BACK TO LIVE
Bloodstock
Catton Park, Derbyshire
With music from a wide-ranging roster of artists glad to be on a stage again, this year’s model was never going to be less than triumphant.
FRIDAY
Any concerns that the live music scene wouldn’t be able to recover from the negative impact of the past 18 months are soon dispelled as the Bloodstock experience serves to emphasise the sheer joy of simply standing in a field while watching live musics.
Well, technically EVILE are playing in a tent that houses the Sophie Lancaster Stage, but the joy is still unabated as the veteran British thrashers power through to a respectable audience. The same goes for RAGING SPEEDHORN, with their ferocity and drive unconfined.
When Ginger is in the mood, THE WILDHEARTS are a devastating act, and today he’s clearly up to the task, as he and the band get a healthy crowd bopping and headbanging to 10 songs including Vanilla Radio, Caffeine Bomb and the evergreen I Wanna Go Where The People Go.
Nobody is better at getting fans to fever pitch than Benji Webbe. Today the frontman is almost on fire as he leads through a set that is among the highlights of the weekend. is monstrous, and they even throw in a taste of Van Halen’s , mixing it in with their own . And when the Newport Helicopter – this band’s variation on the more traditional mosh pit – gets into action at the end of their performance the atmosphere is electrifying.
