Love Saves The Day Day One Overview
Have we all calmed down yet? Bristol feels as though it’s in a post-festival haze after one of the most successful LSTD festivals in recent memory.
As the thousands in attendance nurse sore heads and even sorer necks & shoulders, courtesy of the sunshine, we begin to reminisce back to day one of the festival. The weather couldn’t have been kinder, and thousands took advantage of the rays by arriving as soon as the gates opened, making a beeline for their favorite iconic stages or straight to the many bars. LSTD on Saturday was its usual kaleidoscope of colors as people from all backgrounds and walks of life shared their one common denominator: to dance like no one is watching. The outfits, the smiles, and the face-paints all make LSTD a visual as well as an audio spectacle. The reintroduction of the Big Top tent was an instant hit with the crowd, who packed like sardines under its huge roof to enjoy the likes of Hedex, Koven, and Sub Focus. The atmosphere in there equaled anything we have experienced at any festival anywhere. Big crowds also gathered at Paradiso and The Lost Gardens as local, national, and international DJs dropped the hottest sets for the hottest of days. The vibe felt like anything you’d experience in Ibiza. The main stage served up icon after icon with the likes of Andy C and Kelis drawing huge support. While the smaller stages and central stage kept a healthy churn of punters entertained at a consistent and constant rate of decibels. It was the headliner for Saturday though that unsurprisingly caused the biggest buzz. Absolute Dance Music royalty in the form of Fat Boy Slim saw out day one with a 90-min sound and laser show that must have been able to be seen from the International Space Station. National Treasure Norman Cook wowed crowds that extended way past the soundstage with a set that delivered all his classics and mashups with bangers old and new. It was a lesson in eclectic excellence from the showmaster.
Day one wrapped, day two review dropping soon.
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Love Saves The Day Day 2 Overview
Love Saves The Day festival appears to have made a serious step towards being one of the most fondly looked-on festivals in the UK this year, never mind in the south-west. Baked in rays of sunshine, just like the day before, I’m sure the festival owners couldn’t dreamed of better conditions. Following on from the hottest day of the year on Saturday day 2 turned into something special. For me, what makes Love Saves such a great festival is the outpouring of colour and glam across it, from the stages, to the people, to the acts.
Sporting a huge variety in artists, the day got off to a whirlwind of a start, and didn’t let up until closing. Beers were flowing, food was blowing, and the tunes were pumping. The likes of Dazed, General Levy, and Interplanetary Criminal were all seen on the Centre Stage before six o’clock had even hit, simultaneously with Katy B and Kings of the Rollers gracing the Brouhaha stage, with the man Solardo at Paradiso stage.
The main Love Saves Stage saw the Sugababes pull off an iconic performance. Many buttons were pushed, many people were spun round round, and many others belted out that they knew how they felt “about you now”. That one very green, beautifully sunny field in Bristol was truly electric for that hour’s set from the ‘babes, which had to be the standout highlight.
From then on in, The Big Top, a firm favourite with the revellers, blew its top off with performances from the likes of Knucks, Girl’s Don’t Sync, Eliza Rose, Overmono and the techno royalty of Four Tet. There was almost too many artists to choose from, as the main stage held Folamour, SG Lewis, Romy and Years & Years, Brouhaha came with Flava D, Gardna, Clipz and Shy FX, and Paradiso ended with Scottish royalty LF System. There was a stage or act for anyone and everyone to enjoy, whatever their taste in music. This truly was an absolute belter of a day, and the organisers must be absolutely chuffed with the fruits of their labour.
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First attended gig: Republica, circa 1996.
First gig shot: Hands Off Gretel, at The Louisiana!
Dream gig: Huge metalhead and my ultimate dream gig would be shooting my heroes Slipknot at a huge stadium gig, or as festival headliners. And to experience shooting a headline tour outside the UK
