Guest blog by Reddy....
And so all back to the Optimo after party…
After the eaglefaced Wickerman had fired
fireworks from his fingers, and the entire structure had burnt to the deck – we
adjourned to the main bar area to return to the SubClub.
Dancing with the neon
facepainted kids, the music was banging and the party vibe was in full effect –
Absintine made an appearance on the dancefloor, along with Kate Bush with her cloudbursting,
Prodigy took your brain to another dimension – it was the age of love for a committed
number of focused dancers. Optimo knew where we were and where we wanted to be and reminded us with their final song, Lost In Music.
Earlier Example had got the packed main crowd
jumping and fist pumping to his and DJ Wire’s party and indeed cheesy beats – Example
‘kickstarted’ his set with some bouncing tunes, with DJ Wire providing the
dancebeats; it seemed like the party was going to continue well into the night.
However with a strangely lo-key exit from the stage, the mood lowered and we
all got into position to witness the Wickerman’s grand gesture.
The finest hip-hop storytelling happened
before the cheese-pop of Example; Hector Bizerk rocked the Scooter tent with
frontman Louie getting the crowd totally in the zone, including a flag-waving
breakdancer and an artist painting out the Wickerman scene as the gig flowed
along proving an additional visual to Louie’s tight rhymes and manic
performance with ‘Party at A&E’ topping the bill. The set might have been
cut slightly but everyone who saw Audrey and Louie will remember the all-round
party-zone and especially the lowering onto their hunkers and bouncing aloft…
Photo by Gordon Reid
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