Bestfest – Day 2 – The beautiful voices Comments Off

See also Day 0, Day 1, Day 3, The whole thing.

This day was headlined by Orbital, But I’m not a big fan of their music so I went that day with only 2 things in mind: Gabriella Cilmi and Franz Ferdinand and none dissapointed!

I just got in time to catch Gabriella starting the show.

This is a short cover on Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz and continues with Got No Place To Go. The was the very beginning of the show. I’m a big fan, waited for almost an hour to get an autograph but didn’t get it because of the Klaxons (see below more about this). At least I got the Klaxons autograph (all 4 of them) and had a picture with Beanie Bhebhe (the drummer). The crowd didn’t really knew who Gabriella was and she followed after some heavy rocking, so not the greatest timing and people were not very enthusiastic. I absolutely loved her show and the music.

Pictures go here. (Klaxons, autograph Beanie)

The Klaxons didn’t go on stage because their equipment was not there (the truck broke down, or something like this). so instead they gave autographs while some other band played. Two things pissed me off here. First is that if they knew the Klaxons were not playing they could of left Gabriella Cilmi play some more songs, as she wanted it anyway. And second, they guys gave autographs when Gabriella should of :).

After the an hour of waiting and walking around the amazing Franz Ferdinand went on stage and rocked the house! I think it was they played the longest encore so far, 4 songs, if I’m not mistaking. This is the a song they played as encore Ulysses. They played a few more, some instrumental stuff too. The crowd loved them!

I’ve got two more songs with them Walk Away and Can’t Stop Feeling, which some say they played for the first time live. It was definitively one of the best performances of the festival, The crowd called their name and clapped longer then they did for Santana and the Killers together. And you have to remember that people were waiting for Orbital to come on stage. Great show!

And the day ended with Orbital.

I’m not a big fan so I left early, but people were enjoying it, were having a good time and they two guys were putting on a great show but I don’t want to comment more as it is not my kind of music.

What I remembered from Day 2:

- Gabriella Cilmi’s amazing voice and good show

- Franz Ferdinand making the crowd beg for more even after a long encore

- Watching the Klaxons while waiting to get an autograph from Gabriella Cilmi, which didn’t happen.

Conclusion:

The day was remarkable, for me, because of two performers gifted with beautiful voices: the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand and Gabriella Cilmi, hope I’ll get to see them again.