T IN THE PARK 2008, PART TWO,

after friday's gradual ease into festival mode, saturday thrusted into full gear with every stage opening from 12.00 PM.

the first trek from the campsite to the main arena was for LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION at the pet sounds stage. he played a short and loud set, coming in at a mere 30 minutes and consisting of mainly electric guitar tracks instead of his brilliant acoustic songs. the reason for the ommitance of many of my favourite numbers could have been because dev wanted a sound big enough to fill the massive tent, or maybe he wanted to try out some new material (about 3 tracks weren't on the LP). not that it wasn't enjoyable.



download: lightspeed champion - midnight surprise

the king tuts stage was next, and a brief glimpse of glasgow band SONS AND DAUGHTERS. these guys have been around for ages but, stupidly on reflection, i hadn't taken the time to listen to much of their stuff. lets just say that's one more hidden glasgow gem that i'll soon be in love with.



download: sons and daughters - blood

after regrettably missing MGMT it was off to the slam tent to see an absolute stormer of a show from EROL ALKAN. for reasons unknown he played an extended set, the sound from which shuddered through to the near by portaloos during a well timed toilet journey.

the night's headliners were arguably the highlight of the entire weekend. rage against the machine. this really is the kind of gig that could possibly be once in a lifetime. the band reformed last year to play some special shows and their performances nowadays are few and far between. the atmosphere was purely unbelievable, many of the bands interviewed comment on how good scottish crowds are but the electricity around the main stage was something to behold. i'll admit i only actually knew half of what they played but "wake up" and "killing in the name of" without a doubt represent the pinnacle of my festival experiences thus far.



download: rage against the machine - killing in the name of (sebastian remix)