British Summer Time Festival Hyde Park

This weekend I went to the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park and it was out of this world!  My friend and I were one of the lucky few who got our tickets for £2.50. I thought it was too good to be true but for once it was true and boy were we happy campers :) 

I was very impressed by the whole set up. The food looked amazing; we didn't have any because we ate before we arrived but I was gutted we did.  You were also allowed bring in your own food which is great if you wanted to save some money.

The décor was insane, they replicated cool houses in lovely pastel colours and this was where you went for a cheeky drink.  There was a beautiful carnival at the back of the festival and in the middle is felt like you were in Jamaica.  The entertainer was hilarious and got the whole crowd going, he even made us all do the Harlem Shake J

Throughout the day we saw Tom Odell, The National and Neil Young.  Tom Odell is a new artist I discovered last year at a different festival, he is incredibly talented and is only 21 or 22. He was my favourite act of the day, I just love his stuff so much, especially his song "grow old with me".  The National are huge in America so I was glad to see them again and Neil Young, what can I say the man is iconic. We were all rocking on a free world…

Hozier Fever

Hozier is a musician hailing from good aul Ireland. He is very new to the scene, making his debut in 2013 with “Take me to Church”, boy did that song go viral.

Following his remarkable debut, he gives back again and brings us “From Eden”.  The man is a chocolate voiced sex bag, to put it politely.

One would describe hozier’s musical style as a healthy mixture of pop and animal deep country blues, suffused with a sprinkle of gospel.  His voice is addictive to the core, Amen.

I’ve seen Hozier twice this year and he hasn’t failed me yet. Ironically, I saw him play in a church J

Here’s a link to one of my favourite Hozier songs “Someone New”. If you've never heard of Hozier before, have a listen...you'll be glad you did J

Rock En Seine & Paris

Rock En Seine is a music festival held in Paris during August.  There is a lovely atmosphere surrounding the festival and like Pukkel pop, everyone was really nice. No trouble what so ever.

My friend who lives in Paris told me about the festival and she convinced me to go.  I’m glad she did because I had the best time there.

 I went to Paris a few days before so I could catch up with my friend and she gave me an amazing tour of Paris.  I had never been before so it was nice to have a guide. 

Kerrie brought me to all the main  attractions like the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Sacre Coeur etc.  There was so many beautiful gardens around Paris as well, it truly is a beautiful city.  I’m going to plan another trip to go back and visit her again as we missed out on Disney Land! Oh and obviously because I miss her dearly J

But anyway, back to the festival.  The festival is held inside the Château de Saint-Cloud's park.  Everything is nice and close together so you are not walking around for ages to get to the next act.

We went to the festival in 2012 and I was pretty impressed with the line-up. We saw the black keys, temper trap, foster the people-insane, the reeling, green day; so many cool acts.  We also discovered new artists which I still listen to today.  My favourites were Caravan Palace and C2C, they were incredible and I would definitely go see them again. They were both funky class acts and brilliant for the summer atmosphere. 

The festival will take place on the 22^nd to the 24^th of August this year.  The tickets for three days cost 119 euros which I think is great value.  There is also the option to camp but I’m not sure how much that costs, but the link the website can be found here. 

I hope this post was helpful in your decision making for planning summer festivals this year J

Pukkelpop Music Festival