So yesterday I went to the Rock-En-Seine festival. But I only went there for the two last live The KillsandPJ Harvey. But those lives started at 20pm and I went at the festival at 15:30pm. I had to take the bus but there was too many people in the bus so i went there on my feet halfway through.
I planned to sit on the grass, eating a kebab, drink two sodas and reading 3 mangas (Gantz) and Blood Meridian but when I go to a stand to buy food I couldn’t because of this cashless bullshit. I did not go to a festival for quite a time so I did not know that crap existed. So I was told that I could not pay with real money and have to get this damn bracelet. But I did not want to.
So i spent 15 minutes to find a stand to get food with my money and I did but that experience bugged me. So I sat eating, drinking my sodas and watching the crowd here and there. It did not feel as warm as it did before in 2003 or in 2005. But I see the same type of people many with their cool rock t-shirt to show they know music (acdc, joy division, kiss …). I made that mistake and put a t-shirt Queen and I should not have because this t-shirt was crap. I should have put my Great Teacher Onizukat-shirt.
The Kills start. I got close the most i could but the crowd is already there. Great live though. i filmed some of it but in front of me there was this tall girl with that thing with flowers on her head. it was distracting.
The live ends. The crowd disappears. Good occasion to get the closer to the stage. So I sat, smoked a cigarette and calmly waited. Until a dumbass ginger hipster comes close and start dancing and screaming. Later he will be close to ruin the live for me. He was screaming “youhou, youhou” between the songs. But strangely we got along whenPJstarted“Down By The Water” because i started dancing and singing like crazy too.
The live was mostly “Let England Shake” and “the Hope Six DemolitionProject” added to that “50ftQueenie”,“Down By The Water” maybe some others i don’t remember. but I was happy.
I filmed some of it but my camera did not have enough memory.
BesidesPJ HarveyandThe Kills It was kind of a shitty experience but it’s my bad for coming too soon when the artists i wanted to see started way later.
Back in 2003 PJ Harvey was already headlining the festival and the live was more explosive. I went with my sister at that time and that’s when i discovered Polly Jean so going to see her again goes full circle.
The festival is over. I missed the last train. The railway station is closed and opens at 4am.So i just take a walk, buy some drink in a grocery store and sleep in a bus shelter. Fuck.
I take the first train, go back home at 7am, watch the mcgregor-mayweather results (not that I cared that much anyway) and sleeps while listening brandon tenold’s reviews.
