Pigstock 2012 - Fighting With Wire
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Main Stage 11pm, June 1st
Describe in a Tweet: They're back. And this time it's personal.
What Happened: We're up close and personal by the time our headliners arrive - Pigstock didn't feel the need to layer up in that sun and now the evening chill has set in, most of us are huddled down the front. Fighting with Wire are in a welcoming mood, bigging up anything that moves, winning us over to their twisted way of thinking despite those obscene anecdotes. Clearly a band desperate to prove their second record (it's been so long coming Cahir now calls it 'Chinese Democracy') will be worth the wait. We're convinced, even if it does seem like a pleasantly confused prospect, from the filthy 'I Am Ursus' to the Blink-poppy 'Didn't Wanna Come Ö÷²¥´óÐã'. Old songs are a little overshadowed, but it's still nice to hear a tweaked 'Into the Ground', growling monster 'Make a Fist' and the reliably nasty 'Cut the Transmission'. Oh, and recent single 'Colonol Blood' already feels like a classic.
Silk Purse: Slightly unfair to highlight a cover given the quality of those new songs, but 'Breed' was a real treat, the band claiming to be 'winging it' after a random request from the crowd. In their words: 'after all, it's a party.'
Sow's Ear: Potty mouth. So much potty mouth.
Pigstock rating: 8/10
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