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July 05, 2004

Well, it didn't rain on me... But what was good about it? The wind and the noise from the various sound systems in the tents meant that you could barely hear what was going on on the main stage unless you were near the front so god knows how the sound guys managed. What I could hear of Ritchie Havens was all you'd expect from a legend, Ozomalati were, er, different... but not my cup of tea. Grandmaster Flash started well, but then I lost him on the breeze so went for a wander around the tents.

The Strongbow tent provided the best entertainment. A real party vibe, very up-for-it tunes, although I don't know who did what [was the guy in the "Iron Maiden" T-shirt Touche?]. Although the sound went once in there! Jon Carter did half a good set and then seemed to spend half an hour or more wanking around over a sample loop and playing with the mixer... only to redeem himself by closing with the Dirty Funker remix of Nirvana's Lithium.

As is always the way with these things we missed Groove Armada completely, as they were on the same time as Jon Carter. Other than that the day flew by, only marred by woefully inadequate toilet facilities, some heavy handed security and extortionate bar prices. At least it didn't rain!

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