{"id":1166,"date":"2011-07-24T22:02:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T21:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2012-05-10T23:03:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:03:46","slug":"splendour-live-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/splendour-live-update\/","title":{"rendered":"SPLENDOUR LIVE – Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve eaten so much ice cream and burgers, slapped on the factor 50 numerous times, but sadly it’s now nearing the end of the day. It’s been a great day for Notts music and if you’ve missed some of their gigs ’cause you were queuing for the loos, no fear! Here’s a look back at some of the amaaazing Notts acts we’ve seen today…
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\nKicking off the Jagermeister stage<\/strong> was HARLEIGHBLU<\/a><\/strong>. Her stunning soulful voice perfectly accompanies the funky blues-y style of her band, and the audience (and the deer) were treated to a new original song of theirs called Casanova<\/em> at the start of their set. Upbeat, classy and catchy perfectly describes their performance. It’s a great combo for the sun and grass vibes at Wollaton Park<\/strong>.
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\nFuture Sound of Nottingham<\/strong> winners THE MONEY<\/a><\/strong> gathered quite a crowd for their set to open the main stage<\/strong>. Rightly deserved, as big things are predicted for the band who won their place at the Splendour lineup. The four-piece started with Looks Like Rain<\/em> and confidently launched into the rest of their impressive repertoire of songs, including a brand new melodious tune never played to a crowd before. Catchy riffs and gorgeous harmonies marks these guys out as special and definitely one to watch. They did us proud!
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\nPhoto: David Baird: www.david-baird.co.uk
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\nProvocative and eccentric, frontwoman Lou Barnell led ROYAL GALA<\/a><\/strong> through an energetic performance at the Jagermeister stage<\/strong>. Latin and reggae-infused tunes with accents of heavy brass are their trademark as well as a sensational degree of showmanship from Lou. This gig is no different. The ten-piece band played a couple of new tracks which had a good part of the crowd up and skanking (yes skanking) in no time. Skanking on a Sunday afternoon in Wollaton Park? Now I’ve seen it all.
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\nGALLERY 47<\/a><\/strong> aka Jack Peachey has had the crowd mesmerised today at the LeftLion stage<\/strong> in the courtyard. His soulful voice had passers-by stopping to watch and the crowd were clearly enthralled. He also showed off his song writing skills in a clever song about his cat. That’s a must listen. As a talented young guitarist, he’s def one of our favourite solo male artists in Notts.
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\nSWIMMING<\/a><\/strong> are one of Nottingham’s most unique bands, mixing together rock and uplifting synth to form a sound different to anything you might have heard before. The vocals from lead singer John Sampson have slight undertones of The Smiths and live, they are awesome. Today they played a brilliantly put together set which was highly entertaining and very refreshing to the ears.
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\nSince DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong>‘s first appearance at Splendour in 2008, huge things have happened. They’re now signed and have gotten bigger and most definitely better. A lot of the crowd were singing along to their songs, one of which was the anthem Young<\/em>, which is a testament to their well deserved popularity. Their performance was quality, and the guys also revealed they’re headlining Rock City<\/strong> in December. Wahey!
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\nSwimming’s own drummer has his own side project as himself called THE PETEBOX<\/a><\/strong>, which is very successful in its own right. And no wonder as he’s literally a one man band who can beatbox, MC, sing and play guitar all at the same. He was impressive to watch today at the LeftLion stage<\/strong>. His set was a mixture of his own songs, a Nirvana cover, and he even threw in a drum and bass track. For a guy to do all that layering and recording in one go, live, takes skill, and it’s clear The Petebox has that in bucketloads.
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\nWhat a great day for the Nottingham Music Scene : 0 )
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\nMary Ann Pickford
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We’ve eaten so much ice cream and burgers, slapped on the factor 50 numerous times, but sadly it’s now nearing the end of the day. It’s been a great day for Notts music and if you’ve missed some of their gigs ’cause you were queuing for the loos, no fear! Here’s a look back at…<\/p>\n

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