I missed out on seeing Californian psychedelic rockers Sleepy Sun the last time they swung through my part of town at the inaugural Zurich Openair in 2010 (too busy extricating myself from the mud and trying to stay out of the torrential rain, probably). A shame, because the Zurich Openair show was one of the last they … Continue reading »
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Love and other drugs – Belle and Sebastian
One of the highlights of 2010 for me was seeing Belle and Sebastian play at Zurich Open Air in August. How many years had I waited for just such an opportunity? More than you can count on both hands, and perhaps a few toes, too. Suffice to say, having another opportunity to see them here … Continue reading »
Best live gigs of 2010
My only concession to the terrible, ubiquitous trend of Best-of lists will be the following summation of my best live gigs of 2010. And, in a huge feat of rebellion, I have chosen 6 of the best, rather than the usual 5, 10, 25 or 100 Best-of’s. Yes, I’m really walking on the wild side … Continue reading »
Interview: Christopher Christopher @ Zurich Openair 29.08.10
On narcissim, Nimbin and Volksmusic It’s unreasonably early (for me at least) on a cold and muddy Sunday morning, and I’ve just waded through a few acres of mud to speak to young Swiss band Christopher Christopher after their great gig on the last day of the inaugural Zurich Openair festival. Matthias (guitar/vocals) and Olivier … Continue reading »
Review: Zurich Open Air Day 3 – Belle and Sebastian, Jonsi, Christopher Christopher
Out and about at the unbearably anti-social hour of 11 am on a Sunday morning, early enough to catch most of Friska Viljor’s jaunty set. Oh, what a happy bunch these Swedish rockers are! Smiles are infectious, you know, so the early birds that had gathered wore big, mostly hungover grins along with their mud-caked … Continue reading »
Review: Zurich Open Air Day 2 – Get Well Soon, Adam Green, The XX
I arrived prepared for battle with the elements, with heavy-duty wet weather gear, gumboots and 4 layers of clothes. The skies stretched cold, grey and dreary overhead as I picked my way carefully through the mud and flotation devices masquerading as walkways scattered around the festival site. Continue reading »
Review: Zurich Open Air Day One – Hole, Vive La Fête, The Hives, Placebo
Now that I have fully recovered from the last weekend’s mudfest, I can now view it through the rose-coloured lenses of nostalgia – ‘Awww, remember that time we stood in the pouring rain and mud for 10 hours without proper rain gear and almost got trampled to death by hordes of teenage boys and I … Continue reading »
Report: Zurich OpenAir Day 2: Islands (of mud)
Day 2: Yawning, stretching and cursing the sticky, stinking mud. Great wallows of mud, as far as the eye could see, with flotation devices masquerading as wooden walkways in the deeper crevices. Good people watching (and no small amount of schadenfreude) to be had watching the look of horror on the faces of new arrivals … Continue reading »
Report: Zurich OpenAir: Day 1 – Bruised and Broken
The heavens opened up with full force yesterday for the the first day of Zurich Openair. Gumboots and rain ponchos were de rigeur amidst the squelching puddles of mud and torrential rain. A staunch crowd braved the elements to see The Shout Out Louds, a crushing (literally) show from The Hives, Hole, the awesome Vive … Continue reading »
On your marks, get set… Zurich Openair update
Ok, so it’s almost time, people, to get your butts down to Rümlang and enjoy 3 days of indie/alt rock/electronica goodness for … … Zurich Openair! UPDATE: The festival site is open around the clock, with the following access times, dependent on what type of ticket you have: FIRST ACCESS / FESTIVAL ACCESS: From Friday … Continue reading »
