There are people walking around with 'I survived Roskilde '07' badges on. and I think that says a lot about the festival this year. After a week of constant rain, sludge, the ground turning into mud, then chocolate sauce (perhaps a more accurate description, to take into consideration the smell, would be 'one big pile of sloppy shit') - we finally have had a day and a half of merciful dry weather gods glooming down on us. And I say glooming because the clouds are still hanging around ominously overhead. This festival has been the wettest and muddiest yet, in the 30+ years this festival has been on, and the amount of flooded tents and sad wet people I have seen is honestly unbelievable. Heaps of people have given up and have left. I've been here now since sunday the 1st, sleeping in a tent that barely holds the water out, and can proudly say I went to a rave in gumboots. freaking awesome. I have just finished my last shift making sandwiches in exchange for a free ticket and am off to see the flaming lips and The Who. The who? Peter Bjorn and John have strummed their guitars and hummed their harmonies into my heart and I am their latest biggest fan. In a festival camping city of 100,000, I have bumped into one random guy who I met in Ireland 3 times completely by coincidence, and haven't been able to find anyone for hours when I needed someone to be wet and cold with. The killers were amazing but standing in the rain for 4 hours does nothing for your health. Except make it worse. The line outside the washing and drying stall yesterday morning was as long as a river, and I mean a long river, going around the corner and not moving for hours. And NOW, as I stand here, it's starting to rain again and I am very upset about it. Fucking weather. It's pouring out there, again, again.
Well, another day, another sludge pit over roskilde. The music is great, however, and it's all worth it, isn't it?
15.7.07 I found a clip of roskilde which I think accurately sums up the festival, despite the rather irrelevant (but good) music accompanying it. Love, a very sick little soph
sorry, I think you'll have to copy and paste...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pqfVsm0vM
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2 comments:
oooh, looks like fun!!!
:D
Dear Sophie Thanks for the update on the festival had a look at the clip found it great loved the music I also looked at a few other film clips so I have a real idea of the mud music and camping keep well lots of love hugs & kisses your Dad Kiwi xxx
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