BEATS
WALKING
It’s that time of the year, one of portaloos and mud, thumping sound systems and day-long smiles. Over - priced hot
chips, big-brag selfies, endurance camping (or Glamping).
This is our Festival issue, a homage to the 3 day event (or 5) .
For some it’s the electronic frequencies that beckon and for
others the perennial rock band or maybe just getting there is
half the fun. Getting out? maybe not so much, especially at a
musical behemoth such as Glastonbury, in which you might
start thinking of words like Alcatraz and Guantanamo.
It’s oft mentioned that the first music festivals, atleast in the
way we think of them, are the Newport Folk Festival in 1965,
known as the year Dylan went electric and of course Woodstock in ‘69 where Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Star Spangled Banner’ was
etched into the minds of countless music fans though if you do
actually remember it, then you probably weren’t there as the
adage goes. Hey Instagram, it’s your line.