It’s V Festival this weekend, now celebrating 21 years of fun. The not-so-fun, actually-bloody-well-scary thing is: I WAS THERE, at the very first one, that took place in 1996. God, I’m old. I often forget I was at the inaugural festival, V96 as it was called back then, not because old age dementia is setting in (shut […]
I wanna sleep under the stars (but with decent insulation and protection from bad things, with electricity and bedding)...
It takes a lot to get me to a festival that’s a) not on a sun-soaked beach and b) involves sleeping on the floor. Spending several days surrounded by thousands of other humans, under a steady onslaught of rain, without access to a bed, clean toilet or even a roof, is surely only a sociopath’s […]
You know those people who wear their festival wristbands long after the hangover has subsided? Long after the ‘I haven’t come across a pair of scissors yet’ excuse has worn thin? Yep, some people almost have a sleeve growing there. We aren’t going to bitch about them and their smelly wrists, instead we’re going to […]
Well, to be honest, Clean Bandit ANYTHING is currently big in Le Blow’s box. Any group that boasts a cellist, 2 x violinists, a DJ who also plays the clarinet and some SERIOUS vocals gets my vote. In fact they get ALL the votes. Check out this choooon A&E, it’s the perfect mix of deep […]
So last weekend Le Blow trotted off to Bestival with nothing but a snazzy new smartphone – the Motorola Razr Maxx – courtesy of the Carphone Warehouse (and six suitcases full of feathery accessories. Obviously). We were tasked with testing out the new Motorola Razr Maxx, the smartphone with what they reckon to be the […]
Sarah Frere, 36 // Set stylist and props buyer If you’ve ever been lucky enough to bag VIP access to a summer festival, you’ll know it’s not just the toilets that (thankfully) look swanky – the surrounding area always looks pur-etty cool, too. But how do these trippy tents, Oriental rugs, plush pouffes and outsize […]
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