Standon Calling 2018 – Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire
Bands seen: Confidence Man, Goldfrapp, Marmozets, Gaz Coombes, Dream Wife, Queen Zee, London Astrobeat Orchestra, Pip Blom, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Gengahr, Shame, Nelson Can, Cuban Brothers, Tom Walker, Meggie Brown, Amazons, Pale Waves, Hudson Taylor, Jade Bird, Sam Fender
Standon is a good festival but it always seems like unnecessarily hard work compared to other ones I go to. But I had a good time over the two days.
I was working again and got a few interviews – Danish band Nelson Can, Dream Wife, Gaz Coombes (who was awesome) and Dutch band Pip Blom. Having agreed an interview with Paloma Faith beforehand, I spent a long time trying to get hold of her dick of a tour manager, who then didn’t understand why I didn’t want to do it four hours late, after I had packed up and was driving home!
Got there early enough to see Sam Fender play to almost no one on the main stage. In the next 3 years he’ll have 2 UK no 1 albums.
My festival highlights – Dream Wife are on top of their game at the moment, Gaz Coombes was excellent, Queen Zee had great tunes and great energy, and Confidence Man were a pleasant surprise for me – not the kind of thing I usually seek out at festivals. Although they are way too cool to accept being called “a pleasant surprise”.
Entering the festival
Sam Fender
Jade Bird
Hudson Taylor
Pale Waves
Pale Waves
Amazons
Meggie Brown
Tom Walker
Cuban Brothers
Nelson Can
Nelson Can
Shame
Gengahr
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Pip Blom
Pip Blom
London Astrobeat Orchestra
Queen Zee
Queen Zee
Bootleg Beatles
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
Dream Wife
Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes
Marmozets
Goldfrapp
Confidence Man
Confidence Man
Confidence Man
Thursday 26 July 2018, 714 views
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Gigs
- Gigantic Indie All Dayer – Marble Factory, Bristol
- HMS Morris, Pictish Trail – Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham
- The Others – The 100 Club, Soho
- Stray Tracks: White Gates Band, Mystery Team, Basharan, SNM, Monumental – Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh
- Franz Ferdinand, Master Peace, Great Leslie – Empire, Shepherd’s Bush
- Melys, Yr Anghysur – Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
- Ynys, Sybs, Lafant – Y Cwps, Aberystwyth
- Sultans of Ping FC – Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox, Glasgow
- Franz Ferdinand, Permanent (Joy) – Grand Central Hall, Liverpool
- Half Happy, em koko – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
- My Life Story – The Quarry, Liverpool
- Melys, Osgled – Y Cwps, Aberystwyth
- They Might Be Giants – The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm
- Darling Buds, Simon Love and the Loves – 229, Great Portland Street, London
- Fightmilk, Tugboat Captain – Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney
- Bugeye, Lucky Number You – The Victoria, Birmingham
- Art Brut – The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
- Sultans of Ping FC, Meryl Streek – The Ritz, Manchester
- Chroma, Baby Brave, Lila Zing – Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham
- Melin Melyn, Ynys, Pys Melyn – Town Hall, Llangollen
- Antarctic Monkeys – The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
- Bloc Party – The Institute, Digbeth, Birmingham
- Urdd Gobaith Cymru: Achlysurol, HMS Morris, Llareggub Brass Band – Mathrafal Field, Meifod
- Echobelly, Camens – Live 45, Kidderminster
- Futureheads, Adult Play – Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury
- Adwaith – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
- Melys, Pys Melyn, Sophie Kilburn – Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
- Sea Power, Callum Easter – Town Hall, Birmingham
- Dydd Miwsig Cymru: Morgan Elwy, Tew Tew Tennau, Mynadd – Y Institwt, Llanfair Caereinion
- Bikini Beach Band – The White Hart, Stoke Newington
- Pacifica, House of Women – Academy 2, Islington
- Fonda 500, Bugeye, Hurtling, Colossus – Amersham Arms, New Cross
- Snow Coats, Toodles and the Hectic Pity – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Snow Coats – Tunbridge Wells Forum
- Darling Buds, Keeley – The Thunderbolt, Bristol
- Fightmilk, Feeble Strength – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Thousand Yard Stare – The Lexington, Islington
- Thousand Yard Stare – Prince Albert, Brighton
- Be Your Own Pet – Rough Trade East, Whitechapel
- Brian Butterfield – Bush Hall, Shepherd’s Bush
- Pulp – Apollo, Hammersmith
- Blur, Self Esteem – Wembley Stadium, Wembley
- Blur, Wu Lu – City Hall, Newcastle
- Salad, Repetitive John – Arts Club, West Hampstead, London
- Salad – The Hope and Ruin, Brighton
- The Others – The Garage, Highbury
- Fightmilk – Signature Brew, Haggerston
- Ynys, Gillie – The Victoria, Dalston
- Republica, Freya Beer – Powerhaus, Camden
- Pop Will Eat Itself, Sigue Sigue Sputnik – 229, Great Portland Street, London
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