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My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Sheffield metalcorers, Bring Me The Horizon clearly have an army of juvenile devotees, who knew every word to every ear-splitting track. Intense, tattooed young men with screaming voices, a big volume dial and a huge multi-media budget put on a fine show. The music wasn't bad but the vocalist, Oliver Sykes, was an irresponsible (and foul-mouthed) arsehole of note who continued to encourage the audience to "open it up", "push it back" and extend the mosh-pit to a wall-of-death. In the ensuing melee, dozens of terrified and traumatised young women were hauled over the crowd-control barriers and there was blood among the testosterone-charged (and lager-fuelled) alpha males. I personally experienced a couple of nigh-Hillsborough moments during their set, and wouldn't like to repeat them. Good show BMTH - and you're clearly a rock-god-in-training Mr. Sykes - but cut the nihilistic mosh-pit nonsense. Here's the full Bring Me The Horizon set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
We sacrificed BabyMetal's set for a long, slow "Full English Breakfast" on Saturday morning. But I did pick up this BabyMetal Fox Mask on the ground in the tent city when we eventually got to the festival. It picked up some rucksack rash through the course of the day, but it somehow survived.
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Sheffield metalcorers, Bring Me The Horizon clearly have an army of juvenile devotees, who knew every word to every ear-splitting track. Intense, tattooed young men with screaming voices, a big volume dial and a huge multi-media budget put on a fine show. The music wasn't bad but the vocalist, Oliver Sykes, was an irresponsible (and foul-mouthed) arsehole of note who continued to encourage the audience to "open it up", "push it back" and extend the mosh-pit to a wall-of-death. In the ensuing melee, dozens of terrified and traumatised young women were hauled over the crowd-control barriers and there was blood among the testosterone-charged (and lager-fuelled) alpha males. I personally experienced a couple of nigh-Hillsborough moments during their set, and wouldn't like to repeat them. Good show BMTH - and you're clearly a rock-god-in-training Mr. Sykes - but cut the nihilistic mosh-pit nonsense. Here's the full Bring Me The Horizon set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
This scan is of the "Guest Pass" wristband that I had to wear for the weekend of the 2015 Reading Festival. It also shows the key card for the Holiday Inn, Reading-West where we spent Friday night. The plectrum / guitar "pick" was flicked into the audience by James Hetfield at the end of Metallic's set. I saw it arc through the air, spinning on its Y-axis like a frisby, but never thought it would reach me. I don't know how - perhaps it caught a puff of wind - but it came straight towards me and hit me on the chest, before falling to the ground. I immediately dropped to the floor and beat the other scavengers to it :-) This souvenir was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
For the record, I believe this was Metallica's set at the Reading Festival on Saturday, August 29, 2015:
01. Fuel 2:02
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls 6:07
03. Battery 10:25
04. King Nothing 15:17
05. Ride the Lightning 20:43
* Kirk Doodle 27:27 *
06. The Day That Never Comes 29:18
07. The Memory Remains 37:40
08. The Unforgiven 42:40
09. Sad But True 49:56
* Robert Doodle 55:50 *
10. Turn the Page 58:00 (Bob Seger cover)
11. Wherever I May Roam 1:03:32
12. One 1:09:50
13. Master of Puppets 1:17:50
* Kirk Doodle 2 1:26:10 *
14. Fade to Black 1:29:24
15. Seek & Destroy 1:37:24 Encore:
16. Whiskey in the Jar 1:48:00
17. Nothing Else Matters 1:53:30
18. Enter Sandman 1:59:25
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
This scan is of the "Guest Pass" wristband that I had to wear for the weekend of the 2015 Reading Festival. It also shows the key card for the Holiday Inn, Reading-West where we spent Friday night. The plectrum / guitar "pick" was flicked into the audience by James Hetfield at the end of Metallic's set. I saw it arc through the air, spinning on its Y-axis like a frisby, but never thought it would reach me. I don't know how - perhaps it caught a puff of wind - but it came straight towards me and hit me on the chest, before falling to the ground. I immediately dropped to the floor and beat the other scavengers to it :-) This souvenir was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
For the record, I believe this was Metallica's set at the Reading Festival on Saturday, August 29, 2015:
01. Fuel 2:02
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls 6:07
03. Battery 10:25
04. King Nothing 15:17
05. Ride the Lightning 20:43
* Kirk Doodle 27:27 *
06. The Day That Never Comes 29:18
07. The Memory Remains 37:40
08. The Unforgiven 42:40
09. Sad But True 49:56
* Robert Doodle 55:50 *
10. Turn the Page 58:00 (Bob Seger cover)
11. Wherever I May Roam 1:03:32
12. One 1:09:50
13. Master of Puppets 1:17:50
* Kirk Doodle 2 1:26:10 *
14. Fade to Black 1:29:24
15. Seek & Destroy 1:37:24 Encore:
16. Whiskey in the Jar 1:48:00
17. Nothing Else Matters 1:53:30
18. Enter Sandman 1:59:25
This candid shot was not too sharp and a bit wonky so have edited in aviary..quite like it now!
Bournemouth Square 26.05.2013
Taken on Friday 27 August at New Cross Gate station on my way back from the cricket at Lord's.
iPhone plus format126 (LOFI) for colours and Lo-Mob for framing
Manor Nursery, Angmering, West Sussex.
Actinidia kolomikta (Japanese: Miyamamatatabi 深山木天蓼, ミヤママタタビ) is a species of flowering plant in the family Actinidiaceae, native to temperate mixed forests of the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and China (Eastern Asiatic Region).
The plant was collected by Charles Maries in Sapporo, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, in 1878, and sent to his patrons, Veitch Nurseries, who introduced it into Western horticulture.
Actinidia kolomikta is a very long-lived, deciduous woody scrambling vine and creeper, which ultimately grows to 8–10 metres (26–33 ft). It is the hardiest species in the genus Actinidia, at least down to about −40 °C (−40 °F) in winter, albeit somewhat susceptible to late spring frosts.
Actinidia kolomikta is cultivated in cold temperate regions as an ornamental plant, largely for the striking random variegation of its leaves, which look as if they've been dipped into pots of pink and white paint.
It is also grown for the fruits (Arctic Kiwis), which are like a small version of the closely related Kiwi fruits. There are a number of named cultivars bred for the latter purpose in Russia and Poland, though it takes years for a plant to start yielding. Because Actinidia kolomikta is dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants) a male plant is required for pollination of the wild vines and most of the cultivars.
I have eaten the fruits from my cousin's vine in Nova Scotia, and they are delicious!
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
I am told the plant is attractive to cats, which find it more attractive than catnip or valerian and can severely damage the vine. An early propagator in Boston found all his pots of the newly introduced plant bitten to stubs in his greenhouse, before his cat was discovered to be the culprit. I have a lovely Actinidia kolomikta, and none of my own cats have ever expressed any interest in it!
pros: saves paying someone to mow the grass
gives people who like photographing sheep and graveyards a one-stop-shop
cons: leaves sheep droppings everywhere - eeeeeugh!
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Sheffield metalcorers, Bring Me The Horizon clearly have an army of juvenile devotees, who knew every word to every ear-splitting track. Intense, tattooed young men with screaming voices, a big volume dial and a huge multi-media budget put on a fine show. The music wasn't bad but the vocalist, Oliver Sykes, was an irresponsible (and foul-mouthed) arsehole of note who continued to encourage the audience to "open it up", "push it back" and extend the mosh-pit to a wall-of-death. In the ensuing melee, dozens of terrified and traumatised young women were hauled over the crowd-control barriers and there was blood among the testosterone-charged (and lager-fuelled) alpha males. I personally experienced a couple of nigh-Hillsborough moments during their set, and wouldn't like to repeat them. Good show BMTH - and you're clearly a rock-god-in-training Mr. Sykes - but cut the nihilistic mosh-pit nonsense. Here's the full Bring Me The Horizon set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
The best place to go when the weather gets too hot, usually a few degrees cooler.
Portland Bill, 25.08.2019
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
The Worthing-based garage band, Royal Blood, were excellent. I never got to see them as supporting act to the Foo Fighters when the Wembley gig was cancelled back in June, and was therefore surprised to learn that there were only two of them. Quite literally, drum and bass! Good stuff...despite the idiotically brutal mosh-pit. Here's the full Royal Blood set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Sheffield metalcorers, Bring Me The Horizon clearly have an army of juvenile devotees, who knew every word to every ear-splitting track. Intense, tattooed young men with screaming voices, a big volume dial and a huge multi-media budget put on a fine show. The music wasn't bad but the vocalist, Oliver Sykes, was an irresponsible (and foul-mouthed) arsehole of note who continued to encourage the audience to "open it up", "push it back" and extend the mosh-pit to a wall-of-death. In the ensuing melee, dozens of terrified and traumatised young women were hauled over the crowd-control barriers and there was blood among the testosterone-charged (and lager-fuelled) alpha males. I personally experienced a couple of nigh-Hillsborough moments during their set, and wouldn't like to repeat them. Good show BMTH - and you're clearly a rock-god-in-training Mr. Sykes - but cut the nihilistic mosh-pit nonsense. Here's the full Bring Me The Horizon set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian garage rockers Fidlar were surprisingly good, and I will be adding them to my play list. Love the T-shirt :-)
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Sheffield metalcorers, Bring Me The Horizon clearly have an army of juvenile devotees, who knew every word to every ear-splitting track. Intense, tattooed young men with screaming voices, a big volume dial and a huge multi-media budget put on a fine show. The music wasn't bad but the vocalist, Oliver Sykes, was an irresponsible (and foul-mouthed) arsehole of note who continued to encourage the audience to "open it up", "push it back" and extend the mosh-pit to a wall-of-death. In the ensuing melee, dozens of terrified and traumatised young women were hauled over the crowd-control barriers and there was blood among the testosterone-charged (and lager-fuelled) alpha males. I personally experienced a couple of nigh-Hillsborough moments during their set, and wouldn't like to repeat them. Good show BMTH - and you're clearly a rock-god-in-training Mr. Sykes - but cut the nihilistic mosh-pit nonsense. Here's the full Bring Me The Horizon set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian garage rockers Fidlar were surprisingly good, and I will be adding them to my play list. Love the T-shirt :-)
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian garage rockers Fidlar were surprisingly good, and I will be adding them to my play list. Love the T-shirt :-)
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian garage rockers Fidlar were surprisingly good, and I will be adding them to my play list. Love the T-shirt :-)
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian garage rockers Fidlar were surprisingly good, and I will be adding them to my play list. Love the T-shirt :-)
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian garage rockers Fidlar were surprisingly good, and I will be adding them to my play list. Love the T-shirt :-)
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell
My friend, Robin Anstealin securted two Guest Passes for the 2015 Reading Festival...and he kindly invited me to join him! That gave us full weekend admission to the festival, and access to the private R&R zone adjacent to "backstage" of the main arena. By festival standards that meant nirvana - easy access, no beer queues, exotic drinks and cocktails, private dance areas, real food, tables and chairs, no ablution queues, real (sanitary) toilets, no mud, clean/odourless people. Bliss! We checked into an out-of-town Holiday Inn late on the evening of Friday, August 28 and eventually made it to the festival in time to see Limp Bizkit and the tail end of Mumford & Sons. We returned on Friday morning, sadly missing Baby Metal's set, but catching Fidlar, Marmozets, Modestep, Pierce the Veil, Alexisonfire, Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and, the headline act, Metallica. After a great (relatively rain-free) two days, and we made our way back home in the early hours of Sunday, August 30. With no wives and children around, we took the opportunity to brave the fringes of the mosh-pit at the front of the main stage, and here are some of the images I captured.
Californian thrash metallers, Metallica put on one of the slickest performances I have ever seen. Humble and appreciative of their audience they staged a spectacular monster of a show. The two-hour extravaganza was relentless and extreme - exhilarating volume, grinding guitars and heavy, spine-thundering drums. Metallica's performance was teflon-slick and they treated the adoring crowd to four decades worth of metal anthems. Catching James Hetfield's flicked plectrum / guitar "pick" at the end of the set was the cherry on top of a very special weekend for me.
Here's the full Metallica set for your viewing pleasure, courtesy of the BBC.
To quote the oracle, Tenacious-D:
You can't kill the metal
Metal will live on
Punk Rock tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were smite to the ground
New Wave tried to kill the metal
But they failed as they were stricken down to the ground
Grunge tried to kill the metal
They failed as they were thrown to the ground
No one can destroy the metal
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow
We are the vanquished foes of the metal
We tried to win for why, we do not know
New Wave tried to destroy the metal
But the metal had its way
Grunge, then tried to dethrone the metal
But metal was in the way
Punk Rock tried to destroy the metal
But metal was much too strong
Techno tried to defile the metal
But Techno was proven wrong
Metal, it come from Hell