My festival season finally kicked off earlier this month in Manchester with newbie festival Parklife. I don’t usually favour dance orientated events but the line-up was so good I couldn’t resist (oh and my best friend bought me tickets for my birthday). My ears were thrilled with the sounds of Calvin Harris, Nero, Joker, Emalkay, Simian Mobile Disco, Japanese Popstars, Booka Shade and Friendly Fires. Unfortunately I missed out on seeing Kele Okereke from Bloc Party perform his anticipated solo set, but hopefully I’ll be able to catch him at Reading Festival in August. The brilliant Friendly Fires headlined the main stage and played an exhilarating show as usual. It’s been a year since I saw them live and they have evidently improved in the time between. This can also be said for vocalist Ed’s ants in your pants dancing, which never disappoints. The band perform a number of familiar pop gems from their debut album such as ‘Skeleton Boy’ and ‘Jump In The Pool’, but also thrill the crowd with a few new ones; one of which particularly caught my eye and has got me thinking good things about their next record.
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