Splendour in the Grass 2014

Holy hell. It's quite possible that I had one of the best weekends of my life at Splendour in the Grass this year. I'm still pretty bitter about being poor and only being able to attend for the Sunday. (Yes I missed Childish Gambino, the boys Sticky Fingers, City and Colour, The 1975 and every other amazing artist, I don't want to talk about it).
But, despite seeming slightly acidic about the experience, I am far from. Sunday's set was OUT OF THIS WORLD. I was able to see some astonishingly fabulous acts such as Lily Allen, Grouplove, Danny Brown, Foster the People,  Nina Las Vegas, Phantogram, Mikhael Paskalev and a good few more.

oh sweet sweet candy

I think what genuinely benefited the experience a lot, was that I was technology free. Yes I had my phone in my pocket in case I got abducted by aliens, or ran off on a romantic venture with Mikhael Paskalev and had to let someone know. But I did not use it to take any photos or videos throughout the day. This is pretty unlike me, usually I take photos for this blog, or videos for Twitter or Instagram. But as I had my film camera to take photos, I did not use my phone for this purpose once. I know that might seem hard for a lot of people, but I really recommend it. It gives you the chance to really absorb everything and take notice of a lot of things you would simply miss if you were looking at your screen. Like perhaps, this:

(Sorry to the lovely lady that was with walking with Diz (Sticky Fingers), it must be fucking annoying when people like us ask for a piccy. We were not in a great mindset by this point in the night)

Mikhael Paskalev was the main reason I chose to go Sunday. I really cherish his music and I was stunned by his live performance. He was the first act we all saw and was an amazing open to our day. He really gheed up the crowd, and being front row, I felt like we were the only ones there. That was dreadfully cliched (my music teacher called me that today...) but honestly, if you get the chance to see him perform live...DO IT! One of the best live performances I have ever experienced. Very personal, bubbly, and soulful. FAB.

Nina Las Vegas was a thrill. Although she is not my usual style, she did really kill it and had an amazing vibe going on. She got everyone super hyped up for Danny Brown who was on next.

I only was able to see the very start of Danny Brown. Although it was truly rocking...the mosh pit was more of an anxiety attack than a mosh, and there is only so long that a man with dreadlocks can dance infront of you before a dreadlock hits you in the mouth...in order to avoid that I was outta there and headed straight for Foster the People.
I have been a big fan of Foster's most recent album, and I was thankful that they played all of my favourites off it. They were one of the chillest, yet entertaining and enthralling live acts I have ever witnessed. Foster the People always blow my tiny little mind with their lyrics and execution of songs. Honestly, just unbelievable talent from those guys.

I do not recall if Grouplove was before or after Foster, but it was at this stage that I had a bit of a break. I regretted it, as the mosh for Grouplove looked killer. But sitting on the hill, listening and watching the hideously huge police horse was enough wonder for that moment. (Huge horses, like, nah, HUGE).

Although none of the guys we were with were really vibing on seeing Lily Allen, a few of us made sure we were there for her set, which finished the night. Thank God we were there. Bless Lily Allen. I cannot decide whether I want her to be my mum, so I can get killer advice and be really self confident, or whether I want her as a lover. She was stunning, vocally beautiful, and hot as hell.
She had the whole crowd involved. We were not in the mosh for this set as we found a lovely grass patch to dance at. Most of the memories from this time are a blur of friends greening it, men in latex, and pointing out police officers as Lily sang about URL badmen.
Lily Allen played all the old goodies, such as Fuck You, and ofcourse Not Fair. She really put the night out with a bang.

Over all, that Sunday was good food (really good food, holy hell), amazing music, great company and a really lovely atmosphere. I cannot recommend Splendour in the Grass more. (Police were very casual might I add, bless 'em).

If you aren't up for camping there, I highly recommend you try out what we did. Some friends and I rented this weird house/apartment thing near the Splendour site. It was superb, hot water, a fridge, a bed! What more can one ask for. Staying here allowed us to meet some real gems on the bus ride to the festival and home, but also allowed us to visit some really nice local beaches over the weekend. The local Woolies saved our lives with a mean lasagna also.

GOD BLESS SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS

I really hope to catch up with you all there next year. You wont regret coming, I promise you will have the time of your life. 

- Stella Grace xxx