Electric Picnic 2010 - Villagers (secret gig)
Body and Soul, Saturday 4th September 2.00pm
Describe in a tweet: ssshhhh it's the Villagers...
What Happened: Deep in the heart of Electric Picnic's very own faux-hippy commune, the Body and Soul area, was a (planned) impromptu gig by the rising Irish star that is Conor J. O'Brien.
Billed as a 'special guest', word rippled across the camp-sites and on twitter that the Malahide lad would be playing and a big(ish) crowd gathered in anticipation.
Conor, clutching his dinky little guitar, looked relaxed, apologising for his late appearance and urging his audience to move closer. He then eased several hundred hung-over heads into his now well known roster. This gig was really a warm-up for his evening slot in the Crawdaddy tent and from the brief set which included Becoming A Jackal, The Meaning Of The Ritual, Ö÷²¥´óÐã and Twenty Seven Strangers, it definitely looks like what's being billed as his 'homecoming show' will be an epic spectacle.
Electric Dreams: New song 'In A New Found Land, You Are Free'. "It's a quiet one, but you got to listen to the words.." asked Conor.
Ants at a picnic: Wet bums after sitting on the damp grass bank. Eww.
EP rating: 7/10
Comments Post your comment