Even though I'm going to see Red Rum Club the following week, even though there are bands like Sophie & The Giants, Mysterines and Weird Milk I'd like to see, I think I'll have to make sure I catch them.
Hamish Hawk is my must see though.
There are a lot of good quality, but quite samey bands on I think, so I want to catch Big Society who seem to put a little more premium on the melody rather than driving bass and snarly guitars. Although I'll probably take in The Clause.
Quite like Finn Forster as an early bit of quality to set the day up. Mostly, I'm just looking forward to the buzz of the live small venue urban festival again. Nothing beats it.
This Friday its Field Music at the Westgarth, then Gathering Sounds is all day on the Saturday. The following saturday it's the Kubix festival at Sunderland to see The Wedding Present, Sleeper, The Farm, Cast, Primitives, Selector, Futureheads, and the Levellers. The Saturday after it is Twisterella and the Saturday after that it is Live At Leeds. In the middle of all that I've got Red Rum Club, Lounge Society, Waterboys, Nick Cave and Plastic Mermaids.
Plus Spector, Public Service Broadcasting, The Charlatans, The Snuts, Cattle & Cane, Tim Minchin and Songs From Northern Britain in November and December. I've probably missed a couple.