Oyafestivalen: Röyksopp

Here's what went down Saturday five weeks ago when I went to see Röyksopp at the Oya Festival :)

We get up late coz we don't have any plans the first half of the day. Röyksopp aren't playing till late, and it's pouring outside, so we decide we'll just stay put until just before the gig. It's the last day, so I'm packing my things away. 

As we arrive  in Middelalderparken the place is dark and muddy and crowded. We're worried as we see Enga (where Röyksopp are playing) is completely full for Beirut, believing it'll be the Thursday problem all over again. Fortunately though, most of the people there to see Beirut were actually there to watch Beirut! As my brother is talking on the phone I spot an opening and we hurry to the very front just at the side of the stage. What unbelievable luck! The only thing is, we're placed just in front of the speakers x) A friend of my brother's comes up to us and we talk before he leaves and we don't see him again until later. We're not giving up our places and wait in the rain for about an hour. It's worth the wait though, the view from here is fantastic! Röyksopp are fantastic! It gets crazy. 

I'm a bit worried about jumping since there's a person standing right beside me who isn't moving at all. I can't help myself though and start jumping and head banging and whatnot. After all, who can stay still to tunes like Eple and Remind Me? Not to mention Happy Up Here and The Girl and the Robot! They ended the set with Poor Leno, a special song to me as it's the first of theirs I remember. After Poor Leno most of them went offstage, but then Svein Berge says “har vi mere tid?” (have we got more time?) and we all scream “jaaaa!!” and he ushers the others back onstage and they play another song! It was a magical evening. 

Even though it stopped raining for the gig, our clothes were pretty wet and the weather was pretty cold. We met up with my brother's friend and he showed us to the house where he was staying with another one of my brother's associates. She offered us vodka to warm up. It may have been the first time I tasted vodka, but I can assure you, it won't be the last x) 

I'll never forget those three days :)

Apologies

Hey...

Sorry I didn't post the One Month Anniversary of Seeing Röyksopp Live at the Oya Festival Post, but I caught the most horrible cold. I'll post it tomorrow though, so it'll be the One Month Plus One Week Anniversary instead. 

Anyway, I've been listening a lot to Jamie T and The Streets lately and I'm feeling increasingly melancholic towards my current situation (i.e. not in England). Err... Whatever. 

See ya tomorrow

Oyafestival

Isn't it weird how your box fresh Vans after a days use suddenly looks like they've been trampled on by thousands of frantic Arctic Monkeys fans? Oh, wait....

Today is the one month anniversary of when I got to see Arctic Monkeys live for the first time. I remember it like it was yesterday, it was just that mad. I'd been looking forward to the event since spring when I found out they were coming to the Oya Festival in Oslo. I knew instantly I had to go, after all I'd been waiting for the day for two years! And it was really spectacular, best days of my life :D Well, this and London of course :P

Anyhow, here's what happened day to day:

Day 1 - Thursday 13th

We arrive onsite at noon, though the Arctics aren't playing till 21.40. There's lots happening before that though, so it's not like 

there's nothing to do. We go to lots of gigs, Fjorden Baby!, Mungolian Jet Set and Glasvegas to mention a few. But I just can't wait! How much longer?! My heart rate rapid.

The Monkeys are playing just after Glasvegas so we figure we'll just stay there for the hour between them and Arctics. Unfortunately though, that's what pretty much everybody figured. We do our best to get to the front, but it's impossible. There's just no doing! And being only 1.57, I've got no advantages. I get crushed to death, die and go to heaven! Arctic Monkeys enters the stage and things get frantic.

After a song or two we decide to try and get farther out and manage to get a good spot a bit out at the side, still keeping a pretty good view of the stage. As they dive into I Bet You Look Good I'm jumping like I've never jumped before, and everybody is jumping alongside me! Truly an awe inspiring experience. 

After the gig's over, somebody comes over and asks me if I'm a fan. "Why, YES!" Turns out they want to interview me! Crazy! I'm more than happy to be of assistance. 

It's been a great day but it's time to go and we start making our way home. The city is alive with music lovers all heading for the tube. It's strangely beautiful. 

Day 2 - Friday 14th

Today is shopping day and I've got my shopping list ready. Before we leave, I check out www.aktivioslo.com which is where I was told I'd find my interview. I'm made Fan of the Day! Pretty rad if I gotta say so myself x)

Shopping is something I would normally find quite stressing, but today I'm shopping records and books, so I'm in my right element. We go through a lot of different book stores and I manage to track down 1984, Tank Girl One, Glue and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. After that it's straight to the record shop, the highlight of the day. I find more stuff than I'd hoped for, buying in the end for about a hundred quid. The last time I used that much money at once I think must have been in HMV in London last year. I guess there's something about record shops that just makes me go crazy. 

This is what I bought:

Parklife, Blur

Modern Life is Rubbish, Blur

A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols, Sex Pistols

A record by Nina Hagen I can't remember what was called since I only bought it as a present for my brother

This is England

Trainspotting

Quadrophenia

Bananaz

Braveheart (got this for free, being a "grand shopper" x))

I also bought PiL's Album in a small independent record shop called Tiger. Bit of an impulse buy really, but it was an LP, and I love LP's! ^^

When we get back, we watch Bananaz, which was... really sumfink to put it that way x) I loved it :)

Day 3 - Saturday 15th 

The rain keeps pouring and we decide to stay at home till Röyksopp begins, which is a bit sad, because I was really up for watching the Big Pink. We get there a little bit before Röyksopp (they're playing 21.40) and realise as the place is already full for Beirut (who are playing the same stage) that we've done the same mistake as we did with the Monkeys. It's still raining, but the arrangers have put out covers which are working pretty well. They don't let the mud through, but they can't hold the water, so my All Stars with their air holes get filled up pretty fast. After walking about a bit we find ourselves a place a far bit from the stage. But then something fantastic happens: I spot an opening straight to the front of the stage! We make our way immediately. 

Sorry, I've caught a cold and can't go on. I'll resume on Saturday, which is only right I suppose, as that's the rightful day of the Röyksopp anniversary :P 

Bai for now then, see you Saturday ^^ 

Playlist Update

Keeping it simple with only one track =P I don't suppose you'll spend more than six minutes on my blog anyways so x)

I fell head over heels in love with Brian Eno's ambient music. 

You'll find loads more in Spotify =) I recommend Apollo (Atmospheres and Soundtracks) and Ambient 4: On Land =P 1/1 is from Ambient 1: Music for Airports.

Enjoy =)

Some minor changes

Dontberubbish has experienced some minor changes :) For instance, there's a new widget, the Arctic Monkeys widget (which doesn't fit any better than the Blur one) and I've got myself a new profile picture! I'm also about to update my playlist again :) You'll be surprised, I can promise you that :P 

Also, next week is the one month anniversary of when I went to the Oya Festival, so be prepared for that. 

I know I haven't been all that faithful to my blog and all, but hey, I'm not dead so don't assume I am. 

Kthxbai, I'll see you later, you elevator alligator ^^