So it was okay weather in the morning but as I watched in amazement at Erykah Badu's terrific set, the rain begun falling! And falling and falling all day. This however beat the heat in the past when I went to this interesting festival that is changing shape every year.
So first up on my day of Good Vibes was the divine Erykah Badu, she was simply amazing. The crowd loved her and the beats and rhymes were amazing. She played my favourite "Love of My Life" (less Common) and also the dreamy "Window Seat".
Then it was onto the very wet but bloody fun main stage with the Ting Tings. They played all their big hits from their debut opening with "Great DJ" and spinning "Fruit Machine", "Shut Up & Let Me Go" and closing with the extremely fun "That's not my Name". The new hit "Hands" was great too, overall they did the best possible with a small back catalogue and played to some die hard fans in the moist weather.
Then it was onto the MOST AMAZING Kelis! Great! The new album went off live (shame the sales are woeful) and she threw in some amazing old tracks including a mash up of Holiday and "Milkshake". Her performance, her performance was simply delightful! I loved every minute of her performance and also think this woman is one of the most under valued solo female performers of all time, thank you Good Vibes for providing this truly awesome performer!
Then was a touch of Damian Marley and Nas followed by some Ludacris. Overall Erykah and Kelis, what a day, it was awesome, it was wet, it was loose. Good Vibes you put on a winner this year despite no shows from Janelle Monae and Cee-Lo Green.
5 stars for the Good Vibes in 2011
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