Shoutbox für Green Man Festival 2009 in Glanusk Park am 21. Aug. 2009

oprimus

It might be late but here's day 3 of the festival, with video!!! http://thefourohfive.com/articles/2024

Oktober 2009

emicom

wilco photos; http://smashingmag.com/feature/09feature/090823wilco_kuma.html

Oktober 2009

oprimus

A rather belated, but awesome 405 Review of Green Man (Day Two): http://thefourohfive.com/articles/1994

September 2009

SpaceLlama

Oh, how I wish I could wake up tomorrow morning in a tent back in Wales, where I can experience the whole festival all over again.

September 2009

blue-log

I really had a great time! You can find a fine selection of photos at my website. Please go to http://www.dutchpix.com and go to 'full galleries: live music'. Enjoy!

September 2009

Jellihead

I would have loved to have gone to this. Sounds amazing!

September 2009

oprimus

Review Part One: http://thefourohfive.com/articles/1878

September 2009

sourdnavarones

most of the people there weren't from wales i'd say! just travel next year it's a truly amazing festival

August 2009

craigbullionss

this pretty much looks like the best festival lineup this year..wish i lived in wales

August 2009

thenothinginme

The Three Craws were great- but it felt like they were only on for about 25 mins :(

August 2009

The bizarre thing about Stephen Frost is that he lives just down the road from me in South East London and I was standing behind him in Budgens a couple of weeks ago whilst he was buying some baccy and a paper. Freaked me out a bit to see him on stage. I thought it might be the cider...

August 2009

cause_time

oh also i gained so much respect for noah and the whale when they didn't play 5 years time

August 2009

cause_time

best set was probably bon iver, so so amazing. animal collective are pretty much the best band of all time, but i was so disappointed with them ! such a let down, especially as i had relied on them being the best. wilco was dull. emmy the great was good but expected her to play canopies and grapes which she didn't which was annoying. agree with everyone about the andrew bird/bon iver clash, we ran to far out after bon and only catched the last half of the last song, crowd looked amazing though. couldn't see she keeps bees either due to camera obscura clash. gang gang were so much better than i expected, though i think would have suited a night slot at far out. but basically this was a completely wicked weekend, and how good were the nachos @ mexican and the pies @ pieminister! wow.

August 2009

BlackAndrew

Three Craws: lovely. Shared part of my return train journey with King Creosote and he had some interesting facts about tartan. I will be about the only one to have enjoyed Animal Collective and found Bon Iver to be far too Coldplay. I wish I'd seen Andrew Bird instead.

August 2009

coppston

He's called Stephen Frost! I had to call my dad on Sunday to find out his name, could not remember it either and it began to really bug me...

August 2009

nalwor

Had the best weekend at Green Man. So chilled out and would defo go back there again! I agree that Animal Collective were disappointing. 3rd time I've seen them now and they just don't do it for me live. Too self-indulgent at times. Still one of the best bands in the world. There were some great sets - Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Phantom Band, Dirty Three (v funny), Magic Arm, Wave Machines, Guy in the Herbal Tent doing the dub-harmonica (does anyone know his name?).. but Wilco were by far the best. One of the greatest peformances I've ever seen. Just perfect!

August 2009

kindermusik

What is the name of that midly funny semi-celebrity that introduced a number of acts on the main stage. His name has escaped me.

August 2009

jellyfishpenge

In order , then: 1) The weather. At last!!!! 2) Bon Iver. 3) Four Tet. 4) Wooden Shjips. 5) Wilco. 6) Animal Collective. 7) The roaming rotisserie chicken stall. God almighty.... 8) Amorphous Androgynous. 9) Pivot. 10) The Phantom Band. 11) The people. 12) The Yellow Moon Band. 13) Zun Zun Egui. 14) Grizzly Bear. 15) Vetiver. 16) The vibe.... 17) Gang Gang Dance. 18) Beach House. 19) Rodriguez. 20) Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve. Roll on next year!!!!!!!

August 2009

jacob_harris

The best act by far was Bon Iver, then Animal Collective. Gang Gang Dance, Beach House and Wooden Shjips were also all amazing. Such a good weekend.

August 2009

mattywuh

Oh yeah, and 6 Day Riot.... in fact just the whole thing again. Or even better Green Man 2010.

August 2009

mattywuh

Once again Green Man has left me with an overwhelming sense of euphoria. I love that place. Highlights - poetry at Einstein's Field, Bon Iver, She Keeps Bees, Wooden Shjips, Yellow Moon Band, Trembling Bells, Josie Long... ace festival and loved the new layout. Definitely buying an early bird ticket for next year...

August 2009

Mintrude2K7

Kind of surprised that people thought Animal Collective were weak. One of my personal highlights, even though the setlist was criminally short on old stuff. Bon Iver and Dirty Three were both amazing, and Peter Broderick was a big surprise.

August 2009

DrAlexHaleIII

Really enjoyed it, but some craptacular clashes (and also some annoying people on the campsite who really didn't seem to be there to see bands at all...). I was one of the seldom few who opted to see Andrew Bird over Bon Iver - having seen the latter before and being well aware that the former's set would be far less busy. It was definitely worth it as the Birdman ended up being my second favourite act of the weekend (sandwiched between the amazing Wilco and the less-amazing-but-still-ridiculously-awesome Camera Obscura). The consensus seems to be that Animal Collective were not amazing and I agree wholeheartedly.

August 2009

razzlebathbone

New layout was a massive improvement - why haven't they had bands in the Walled Garden before?! Musical highlights for me were Wilco, Beach House and Wooden Shjips.

August 2009

zennor

Also agree with Animal Collective being very disappointing. Left early for Bon Iver, having seen all the songs I wanted to see & managed to catch half an hour of Andrew Bird but yes, bad clash. I felt a bit like I was super busy with bands on Saturday then didn't have anything to go to on Sunday. Apart from Josie Long- how funny was she?! Loved Grizzly Bear & Errors, & discovered Peter Broderick who was fantastic. Spotted Grizzly Bear wandering around numerous times too which was exciting. What a lovely weekend, can we do it all over again this Friday?!

August 2009

steverhiggs

Enjoyed this years fest more than last, even though the musical line up was probably stronger last year. Animal Collective were a huge disapointment and Sundays line up was rather threadbare imo. But superb sets from Four Tet, Bon Iver, GGD, Dirty Three, Wooden Shjips, The Aliens, Jarvis Cocker and the excellent Literature and Cinema tents ensured there was never a dull moment.

August 2009

SpaceLlama

It was absolutely perfect. The scenery, the bands, the people. Everything! I was very impressed by Dirty Three, Beach House and Peter Broderick, of whom I'd hardly listened to before I went to the festival; I left with an urge to listen to more. My highlight of course, was Grizzly Bear. Agreeing with everyone else; the clashes were painful. Andrew Bird and Bon Iver, Vetiver and Grizzly bear...gah. I will surely be returning next year. How nice was the paella though? Omm.

August 2009

dominijk

the best fest i've been to hands down, only mild grumble would be to ask for longer spots or quicker turn rounds. some stand out sets, agree that animal collective where underwhelming, BSP rocked as ever, fence collective where blinding, chai wallahs is paradise under canvas and i found some fantastic new groups and hope the line up next year is as strong

August 2009

Spider_al

Andrew Bird/Bon Iver was a very annoying clash - I really didn't care about Jarvis and would have much rather seen Bird headline the other tent while he was on. Otherwise I thought this year's festival was okay. Animal Collective were very poor and a fair number of bands were dissapointing - but Grizzly Bear, Wilco, Gang Gang Dance, Beach House and a select few others nearly made up. The stand out set of the weekend though has to have been Andrew Bird - brilliant set and the reverential silence during his encore was amazing. Wish I could have seen Bon Iver as well though!

August 2009