So this weekend it was my mams birthday on sunday and i went to Evolution Festival at the quayside in Newcastle, It was my first time there and i went because there was some good bands playin. I must say the price has gone up a bit! didnt it used to be free? but now its £35 a ticket? I suppose the calibre of bands playing have gotten better though? maybe.
I got up early and sat downstairs with mammy bear and gave her her presents and card, she liked them woop. i got her a cushoin (my mam loves cushions) from next with Home on the front and decorated with buttons, its rather nice! and a red cup to match our newly decorated kitched (which is lime green with red accessories) for her cuppa's and a little sign for the hut outside. :) along with some walnut whips. after we'd had some birthday chit chat i had to get ready for evolution,
Im dissapointed to say i didnt really stick out a lot of the festival. I will explain why:
When we were walking to the festival at 12 midday we were met by hoards and hoards of drunken kids with their bum cheeks hanging out and tiny crop tops on stumbling all over and screaming whilst clinging on to bottles of wine and vodka... I kept saying "gosh was i ever like that!?" but i really dont ever remember being like that at all! In fact i didnt drink till i was 17 a two months before my birthday on new year when i went to krash! (well apart from the odd one or two smirnoff ices before that) I can tolerate drunk people, when im out on a night out, in places where your meant to drink, but when its hoards and hoards of underage kids its just irritating.
I felt old. very very old. Maybe i am old? maybe this is me officially becoming old and boring!!
Anyways so we went and immediatly went and bought A drink from the bar (hypocryte much? haha, but at least ours was from the bar... being old enough to drink and what not!) and sat down near the front and watched a few bands, The lake poets who were realy good, Theme Park who were pretty funky, Lulu james who was good had a great voice but wasnt really my thing, and Dog is dead who were catchy. Whilst we sat in anticipation waiting for the beautifull specimen of a man who is Benjiman Francis Leftwhich. I love that man's voice, and it was amazing to hear his voice, and im glad i went just because i got to see him, he made it worthwhile. By time he finished it was Devlin next who to be honest we werent really bothered about so decided to go and get some food at the quayside, we ended up going to a lovely tapas restaurant that ive temporarily forgot the name of. it was luuuush!!!! anyways after that we sat contemplating wether to walk back along and see miles kane, maximo park and dizzee rascal or wether to just go home and have a night out. We ended up decided to just go home and see my mam for her birthday and then go out. Which is no big miss because in all i only know a few miles kane songs, ive never listened to maximo park and yeah dizzee rascal wouldve been good but i can get past it. I think if the festival had hae been a bit more relaxed and chilled i wouldve went back but in all it just wasnt my scene.
So we headed home for some cake and wine and tv with mammy and daddy bear and a night out on the tiles instead, and what a night
it turned out to be haha! ended up pulling out the country and western
moves in trocs to achey breaky heart. and dancing my socks off in
glitterball! in my fabulous new dress <3 that was a present of the bf.
So yeah i dont regret leaving early at all tbh. Had a really good night.
On Monday i woke up feeling rather ill! i don't go out drinking much anymore at all due to working thursday friday and saturday nights till midnight so when i do go out i allways get absolutely killer hangovers, I just cant deal with alchohol anymore! ended up staying in bed till like 3 in the afternoon Luckily there were no body i was that interested in seeing until Rizzle kicks at 7ish and Noah and the whale at like 8ish. By time i got ready (after numerous times of having to lie down in between doing things haha i dont know how kids do it these days) and by time we got there we got there just in time for Noach and the Whale who i love. Unfortunately we missed Rizzle Kicks but i only know two songs so i wasnt that bummed about it. and Noah and the whale were who i really wanted to see. so we stood and listened to them whilst singing along. They were really good and i cant wait to see them again in June at Bilbao. Then it was either stick around for an hour to for Deadmaus to come on or go to my aunty's Birthday party... so we went to my aunty's birthday party (mainly because i couldnt be chewed with the drunken kids everywhere again! especially with a hangover!) But before we left i had to get a little face paint going on so i got a pretty little flower haha. which i later took a picture off when i eventually got home :) poser that i am haha.
So yeah overall the music at Evolution was really good and i got to see the two acts that i went to see Benjiman francis leftwhich and Noach and the whale, but i wont be returning next year unless someone amazing plays or they dont let drunken 14-17 year olds in. In all honesty it spoilt the atmosphere.
But i suppose you get that at all festivals, saying that though ive been to download and ive been to t in the park and it was never that bad... it was like being in newcastles version of magaluf with loads of kids. was mental.
My aunty's birthday party was good though, just chilled with all my family and ate buffet food. got to love buffet food!!! :) One of the best hangover cure's haha. We watched some of the queens jubilee concert and i must say i WANT Jessie J's dress. it was beautifull!!!! I will have to watch the rest of it as i want to see Elton john's performance and of course Tom Jones's he is such a beautifull man!!!!!! <3. i may watch it all on bbc i player tonight before work. Im gutted that im not going to see coldplay tonight!!! and rita ora as support! i love her she's gorgeeeeeeeeous. If i wasnt at work id just go stand near the stadium of light and listen from there haha.
anyhoooo, Got to go post a dress i sold on ebay :)
sorry this blog was slightly ranty in parts! just needed an outlet i suppose haha.
toodlepip x