Festivals

The summer music festivals have started. Tonight Sarah and I are watching the Glastonbury festival live on BBC 3. We've seen songs from Bloc Party, Super Furry Animals, The Coral, and The Fratellis so far. Amy Winehouse, Kasabian, and the Arctic Monkeys are on later. It hasn't rained much today but there's already a bit of mud.

There are some tempting concerts for me. Tomorrow Peter Gabriel and Crowded House play in London at Hyde Park Calling. And next month is the Latitude Festival right here in Suffolk. It's billed as being family-friendly, and I'd enjoy the chance to see The Arcade Fire and The Good, The Bad & The Queen, but I just know the idyllic fantasy of a sunny day on the lawn would more likely be a rainy crowded day with long queues for toilets, a bored and whiny daughter, and a long wait to exit the parking area afterwards.