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Ok, I just got home and can sum up today's festivities with just one word:
Oh-my-fucking-god-it's-so-fucking-hot-I-think-I'm-going-to-pass-out-just-how-fucking-hot-is-it-anyway??
Seriously, I don't know the temp, but when Ben Kweller came out, the man who introduced him said it had finally cooled down to 104. I drank about 8 bottles of water in 5 hours and didn't pee once, it was that hot. Believe me when I say that it was freakin' damn hot! Ohh shesus was seeing black spots and was gettin loopy, so she found a spot in the shade and plopped herself.
Okay, now for the bands we saw: Tegan and Sara, The Arcade Fire, Dandy Warhols, and Death Cab for Cutie. We didn't see as many bands because it was too damn hot to stand out there, so we watched alternate sets, sat our asses in the shade with a bunch of water, then went back to another band.
Tegan and Sara: Unfortunately they had to cut their set short as apparently you Canadians aren't used to this freakin' hot weather and Sara seemingly was suffering from either heat exhaustion or heat stroke. She left the stage, Tegan finished the song and ended their set. They got through I think 4 songs. They did sound good for what they played.
The Arcade Fire : I don't want to sound blasphemous, but I think they had a bigger crowd than the Pixies last night. They wore 3 piece suits in the 100 degree heat and still commanded the stage better than most other bands at the festival. They also won over a lot of new fans as well. A man in front of me turned around and in a thick Irish accent asked me where they were from. I told him I'm pretty certain they're American. "No fuckin' way; they sound good enough to be Irish. I never heard them before, but I like 'em."
Dandy Warhols: What the fuck is happening to one of my favorite bands? They played what seemed like a 25 minute long cover of The Smiths "What She Said". It's like they're turning into a too-hip jam band or something. They also brought out Brian Jonestown Massacre and performed a couple of songs with them.
Death Cab for Cutie: Not too bad, they played a few songs from their upcoming album. They had a pretty decent stage presence but were sometimes a little too mellow. Both ohh shesus and I would have preferred The Postal Service, but you take what you can get.
All in all, it wasn't the greatest festival ever, but it was worth the money to see some decent acts.
Over the past two days, I would say the best performances came from Kaiser Chiefs, the Pixies, and the Arcade Fire.
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