Yesterday I went to the 10th Lovebox Festival held in London's Victroia Park.
On the tube to Mile End, armed with my wellies, a brollie and a waterproof, I was stuggling to find the enthusiasm for the festival as the weather forcast was for heavy rain all day - which I didn't quite fancy. But I was in luck - there was very little rain and in fact some sunshine! The feeling in side the festival was so electric - despite all the mud - that I quickly found my enthusiasm and had a fantastic day!
Last week I went to see Coldplay at the Emirates with my sister and mum and I was not disappointed!
The band played all their hits, new and old, and despite the dire weather the crowd seemed in good spirits as everyone sung along and danced.
A highlight of the show for me was when the band disappeared from the main stage, and one by one began to appear on a much smaller stage towards the back crowd where they performed 'Us Against the World' and 'Speed of Sound' acoustically in the pouring rain. The various areas of performance and wristbands all add to the inclusiveness of the show that is so hard to achieve in stadium performances which are usually detached and impersonal. The intimacy that Coldplay creates was most seen during some of their classic tunes such as 'Yellow', 'Clocks' and 'Fix You' were the audience was vocal throughout - which seemed to be visually moving to Chris Martin.
