End of the Road Festival 2021
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All lined up in the camper field, a few vehices away from our newish VW T5 is a VW T25 Westfalia just like our previous campervan.
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First night, just after we arrived, across the camper field from us more VW campers setting up for the festival.
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The walk into the centre on the first night took us past this little encampment of young people who during the festival spent a considerable amount of time sitting in this same circle.
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First band we were able to catch on the Thursday night was Kikagaku Moyo, evocative of the psychedelic 60s.
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The line up for Saturday confirmed no missing acts but left us with some major decisions over clashes. In the end we were going to miss out entirely on Hot Chip.
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A pleasant enough sound at home but on stage Stereolab were not exciting us, so we moved on.
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The Nine8 Collective finishing off our first night on the Tipi stage.
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The Nine8 Collective happen to be based in Kentish Town where we once lived
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Gwenno and Rhys Edwards perform the live score from Bait. That's the movie on the screen, not Rhys...
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An artwork in the garden to remind us that we should have been here 12 months earlier.
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From Ireland Jonny Dillon relaxed his early Friday audience with his wit and his guitar on the Garden Stage
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The first of many encounters with peacocks who seemed not to mind the proximity of people or the music volumes!
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Jenny Collier, compere on the Talking Heads comedy stage, ushering audience from the back to fill seats at the front, an offer which we took up.
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Ignacio Lopez - Not a folk singer but a very funny Spanish comedian who we spent a half hour with in the 'Talking Heads' stage in the woods at End of the Road festival. What was disconcerting was that he probably knows more Welsh than me!
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A great arena for comedy - and it never has rained on us in 3 years at End of the Road!
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They were not using stilts, merely navigating the many seated at the Garden Stage at the early end of the day.
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Aoife Nessa Frances on the Garden Stage- busy early on so a shot from distance
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So many places to relax in the garden
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The extensive real ale offering at End of the Road Festival 2021 - and a few ciders too. Near 50 on offer here!
I turned up with my reusable pint beaker from Latitude Festival 2014. This is a fine pint of Downton Quadhop.
Horizontal elements of the audience for Katy J Pearson
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Katy J Pearson on the Woods Stage
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Taking advantage of the best seat in the house
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I took this one as an audience profile of sorts, and accidentally caught a passer by in profile!
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If there's one thing that I imagined would not be a burden in luggage then that would have been a pack of roll ups!
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Sleep Eaters in the Tipi Tent
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Cool T-shirt spotted at the Sleep Eaters gig
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Barber in a caravan at End of the Road festival
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She was reading in a big group - they went off but I think she was determined to finish!
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Just Mustard in the Big Top
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The elephant in the room at the Big Top stage.
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The selection of cask ales available from the Downton brewery - they supply a pub I know well.
Hanging out near the Real Ale tent
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A bicycle made for two - and for churning ice cream!
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Walking with purpose, despite a distraction!
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Part of the festival routine.
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Vanishing Twin - one of a few bands that I just captured a snippet of because of damned but inevitable clashes.
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On the way to the action
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A laid back Damon Albarn
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Damon Albarn did get a little more excited.
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Unfortunately clashing with Damon Albarn, we did spend 20 minutes with this year's Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks, but it was to be from a distance.
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John Grant - so emotionally powerful headlining in the arena of the garden stage. Two fantastic band members, thousands in the audience and the sound was superb.
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Hands raised in appreciation for John Grant
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