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MusicYou are in: Guernsey > Entertainment > Music > Guernsey Live 2008 - Day 1  Editors headlined the main stage Guernsey Live 2008 - Day 1By Tom Girard A mix of local and British talent took over the Victoria Avenue playing fields on Saturday 3 May 2008 for the first day of Guernsey Live.  Robots in Disguise The rest of the day was made up by bands from the UK first came the electonic pop of Robots in Disguise, who, though they tried very hard and had a lot of energy seemed to only attract a crowd thanks to the presence of the Mighty Boosh's Vince Noir, aka Noel Fielding, at the side of the stage. Art Brut came next and put in a largely entertaining turn with their tongue in cheek indie rock. With vocalist Eddie Argos featuring as an at times Vic Reeves like focal point the band were entertaining, though I'm not sure I could have taken much more of their, at times gratingly, ironic take on rock.  Art Brut Reverend and the Makers played some good tunes today which had a real good dance-ability to them, it was just a shame that front man John McLure seemed to want to spend as much time telling us how short their set was as actually playing songs. Scottish alternative rockers Biffy Clyro were up next, and as the sun set and the field was now nicely filled, they provided what was, in my opinion, the highlight of the day.  Biffy Clyro Their unique hybrid of driving rock and intricate musicianship drew the first major crowd reaction of the day, with "Biffy Clyro" chants from the crowd filling the space between their unique and thoroughly impressive songs. Finally the main stage welcomed indie rockers Editors who did exactly what a festival headlining band should do which is get people moving while clearly being extremely talented musicians.  Editors Editors potent and atmospheric rock seemed to add an almost euphoric air to proceedings as the day's biggest crowd waved their hands in the air and danced along before calling for an encore. As the echoes of the first day died down things seemed to have gone well for Guernsey Live with a minimum of anti-social behaviour and an abundance of great music that looked set to continue into day two. last updated: 07/05/2008 at 16:24 SEE ALSOYou are in: Guernsey > Entertainment > Music > Guernsey Live 2008 - Day 1 [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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