Festival Review: Beach Break Live
From the industrial Manchester electro-rock of The
Whip
R
, to the beautifully anthemic alternative sounds of
audience, and each w
ed Light Company, ev
as receiv
ery act w
ed superbly
as relevant to the
.
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip created a stir with the
greatly appealed to the student masses, and the
academics - their articulate and intelligent rap musings
B
BY LUKE YATES
brilliantly creativ
everyone present stop and listen.
e track “Letter from God To Man” made
y
each Break first came to public attention several T
standard for the week, W
uesday headliners Mystery Jets set an early high
Dr
ears ago when its organisers appeared on
Dragons' offers and deciding to go it alone. This w
agon's Den, turning down all four of the the bar with a blistering performance, and Thursda
ednesday saw the Zutons r
y sa
aise
their first public demonstration of quick thinking,
as the elusive Dizz
w
business acumen, and sheer determination to succeed.
sins where he failed to show up
ee Rascal finally absolved of his Zoo8
performance that not only drew ev
. This time he ga
ery student on site to
ve a
Only a team of that sort of calibre, would dream of
pulling off what surely seemed the impossible to most:
into full conciousness and had them talking for da
the main stage, but shook the sleepy village of Lympne
relocating an entire ev
afterwards.
ys
from a beautiful Cornish beach to a z
ent and it's 10,000 attendees
only 6 da
oo in Kent, with Whilst complaints ha
residents, who were neither consulted nor informed
ve been heard from the village
they could do it in st
proved this y
ys notice! But the organisers of Beach Break
ear that not only could they achiev
yle.
e this, about the ev
b
ent, and many of whom were kept awake
On arrival it was clear that the people on the gate knew
nights, it doesn't seem lik
y the celebrations, which went on until 2.30am most
e many of the students were
K
disappointed in the least to find themselv
ent, r
es in a zoo in
a fluorescent jack
were friendly and happ
where everything was, the people at the tick
et could be relied upon to be helpful
y, and everybody found wearing
et kiosk
the artists, Mr R
ather than on a Cornish beach, whilst man
ascal included, have been quoted as
y of
and informative in all they undertook. performed at.
saying it was one of the best events they have ever
Acts pla
the current music scene were on the bill, including the
been carefully chosen. Bands at the v
ying to the student crowd appeared to ha
ery forefront of
ve
abilit
Once again the Beach Break team ha
y to adapt to circumstance, and turn potential
ve proven their
likes of Ladyhawke, VV Brown, and Friendly Fires.
disaster into an o
seems, goes a long w
verwhelming success. P
ay.
assion it
Killa Kella, laying down lyrics at Beach Break. Photo: Luke Yates (Wayahead photography)
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