I am currently so sunburnt that I’m my own heat source, my back hurts, I have my glasses on because I would be blind without them and I’m probably not going to be a functioning human being without another cup of tea – but I have a massive grin on my face, had the time of my life with the girls, made some new friends and caught up with old ones and had one of those days that was so much better than anything I could have dreamed up in my own headspace. It was so good that it deserves its own sound track.
What am I talking about? Yesterday I went to One Electric Day. It serves as the precursor to the Red Hot Summer tour and damn it was fun.
I didn’t stay for the whole show due to that sun. In fact I spent a lot of time lounging about in the shade, but I heard what I didn’t see of Mondo Rock and they were on fire. Gil Matthews is a sensational drummer and a brilliant fit for that band, Daryl Braithwaite was a crowd pleaser – it seemed like a lot of people around me were there to see him and Boom Crash Opera were a good way to open the show. It was great.
Aside from a line up of no duds (which is bloody unusual) I also want to commend OED on their organization. There were plenty of toilets and there were always people around to ensure that they were clean. Not once did I go in and think “I wish this was cleaner” which is very unusual at an outdoor event. There was a smokers area, an area for deck chairs and a place for rugs. There was something for everyone.
Now bring on red hot summer – hopefully minus the horrible burn marks. I’m feeling a little sheepish today in that regard.
Have a great day y’all.
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