So the sheer number of Alternative Festivals this year, coupled with a malfunctioning camera (which has now been replaced by a phone!) means that it was impossible to report on Waregem, M’era Luna Festival, Infest and Dark Mills Festival.
So instead, here are a list of festivals, performances I saw, brief ratings and some pictures and videos I took. I have seen more bands recently including The Birthday Massacre, Luxury Stranger and Bitter Ruin and that I think it’s unlikely I’ll review at this point so please visit MissJade’s YouTube Channel to see videos from these gigs!
Waregem Gothic Festival – Belgium, Waregem 16th, 17th and 18th July
Bands seen:
Friday 16th July:
- Funker Vogt - 3/5
- Umbra Et Imago - 1/5
- Covenant - 4.5/5
Saturday 17th July
- Anne Marie Hurst - 2/5
- Front Line Assembly - 3.5/5
- Skinny Puppy - 5/5
Sunday 18th July
- Vic Anselmo - 5/5
- The Eden House – 4.5/5
- Alien Sex Fiend – 1.5/5
- VNV Nation – 5/5
Festival Highlight: VNV Nation
Best ‘Unknown by MissJade before the festival’: Vic Anselmo
Special Mention: Covenant (for being massively off their heads on stage!)
M’era Luna Festival – Germany, Hildesheim 7th & 8th August
Saturday 7th August
- Angelspit – 5/5
Angelspit performing at M'era Luna Festival 2010
- Brendan Perry – 1/5
- Stolen Babies – 3/5
Stolen Babies at M'era Luna 2010
- Laibach – 1.5/5
- Rotersand – 5/5
Rotersand at M'era Luna 2010
- Nitzer Ebb – 3/5
Nitzer Ebb at M'era Luna 2010
- Unheilig – 3.5/5
Unheilig at M'era Luna 2010
- Sisters of Mercy – 4/5
Sunday 8th August
- Hanzel & Gretyl – 3/5
- Zeraphine – 3.5/5
- Skinny Puppy - 4/5
- Placebo – 5/5
Festival Highlight: Placebo
Best ‘Unknown by MissJade before the festival’: Stolen Babies
Special Mention: Hanzel & Gretyl (for performing their crazy slightly non-PC German jokes in Germany)
Infest – UK, Bradford 27th, 28th and 29th August
Bands seen:
Friday 27th August
- De Vision – 2/5
Saturday 28th August
- Agonise – 2/5
- [x]-Rx – 4.5/5
- Rotersand – 5/5
Sunday 29th August
- Patenbrigade: Wolf – 4/5
- Nachtmahr – 3/5
- Project Pitchfork – 3.5/5
Festival Highlight: Rotersand
Best ‘Unknown by MissJade before the festival’: [x]-Rx
Special Mention: Nachtmahr (for being hilarious by saying that they had made the woman put the cat in the wheelie bin!)
Dark Mills Festival – Merton Abby Mills, London Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September (only 4th attended).
Bands Seen:
Saturday 4th September
- Rome Burns – 4/5
- Diva Suicide – 4/5
- Maleficent – 2/5
- Vic Anselmo – 5/5
- Beautiful Deadly Children – 2/5
Beautiful Deadly Children performing at Dark Mills Festival
Festival Highlight: Vic Anselmo
Who I also had my picture taken with!
Vic Anselmo and MissJade at Dark Mills Festival
Best ‘Unknown by MissJade before the festival’: Diva Suicide
Special Mention: Rome Burns (for being lovely people!)
