Live at Loch Lomond
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Live at Loch Lomond
, Scotland
's newest festival, took place in the grounds of Balloch Country Park
on the 4 & 5 August 2007.
Nearly 30,000 people were there over the two days and, although it rained all day on Sunday, it didn't stop people going to the concerts, seeing performances from Dirty Pretty Things
, Feeder
, Starsailor
, Supergrass
, 2 Many DJs, The recently reformed Sex Pistols
and Sunday's closing act, Faithless
.
The dance tent was full over the entire weekend with top acts including Pete Tong
, David Guetta
and Carl Cox
.
Hacienda Classics Tent, celebrating 25 years of one of the world's most famous clubs, was packed on Sunday with DJ sets from Boney
, Jon Mancini, Peter Hook
, A Guy Called Gerald
and Allister Whitehead.
Fans also got the chance to see their musical heroes spin their favourite tunes in the Rock DJ Tent which featured Belle & Sebastian
, Bez, Ocean Colour Scene
, The View
and Embrace.
Sunday Mail
's E-mail stage in association with Box featured up and coming acts to keep an eye on in the future including The Black Arrows, Cortez, The Haze, The Shakes, The Law and The Hedrons who closed Sunday's proceedings with a brilliant set.
A second Live at Loch Lomond fetival was held in the summer of 2008, however this year it was less successful due to UpFront security staff on site at the festival refusing entry to many fans due to "health and safety reasons" (i.e. lighting was inadequate along a few streches of walkway) causing many bands (including some local bands who saw this as a great opportunity) to play to as little as 10 people.
It was reciently revealed in a local newspaper that it is likely the festival held in 2008 would be the last Live at Loch Lomand as promoters feel that the weather conditions are too poor to run a festival. However, a final decision regarding the festival's fate has yet to be made.
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's newest festival, took place in the grounds of Balloch Country Park
Balloch Country Park
Balloch Country Park is a country park on the southern tip of Loch Lomond in Scotland. It was recognised as a country park in 1980, and it is the only country park in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland's first national park. Balloch Country Park features nature trails,...
on the 4 & 5 August 2007.
Nearly 30,000 people were there over the two days and, although it rained all day on Sunday, it didn't stop people going to the concerts, seeing performances from Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things (band)
Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a member of The Libertines. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after a dispute between Barât and Pete Doherty led to the breakup of The Libertines in 2004. Barât had worked with Vertigo Records and had...
, Feeder
Feeder
-Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
, Starsailor
Starsailor (band)
Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Leigh, Warrington and Greater Manchester. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.-Early history:...
, Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
, 2 Many DJs, The recently reformed Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
and Sunday's closing act, Faithless
Faithless
Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...
.
The dance tent was full over the entire weekend with top acts including Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
, David Guetta
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
and Carl Cox
Carl Cox
Carl Cox is a British techno and house music DJ.-Biography:Cox grew up in Oldham, Lancashire, before attending Glastonbury High Boys secondary modern school on Glastonbury Road in Morden. Cox began his career as a hardcore and rave DJ in the mid 1980s...
.
Hacienda Classics Tent, celebrating 25 years of one of the world's most famous clubs, was packed on Sunday with DJ sets from Boney
Boney
Boney is a slang term for someone who is skinny, or lacks fat. It also has several other uses:*"Boney" was often what the British called Napoleon Bonaparte, it being both short and displaying a certain lack of respect...
, Jon Mancini, Peter Hook
Peter Hook
Peter Hook is an English bass player, musician and author.He was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with them throughout their career until...
, A Guy Called Gerald
A Guy Called Gerald
A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for the musician, record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson ....
and Allister Whitehead.
Fans also got the chance to see their musical heroes spin their favourite tunes in the Rock DJ Tent which featured Belle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...
, Bez, Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
, The View
The View (band)
The View are a Scottish indie rock band. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, pop punk, powerpop, folk, and acoustic in their music....
and Embrace.
Sunday Mail
Sunday Mail (Scotland)
The Sunday Mail is a Scottish tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. It is the sister paper of the Daily Record and is owned by Trinity Mirror and as such has a left-wing outlook which in turn tends to guide Scottish political debate in that direction.The Sunday Mail is read by over one million...
's E-mail stage in association with Box featured up and coming acts to keep an eye on in the future including The Black Arrows, Cortez, The Haze, The Shakes, The Law and The Hedrons who closed Sunday's proceedings with a brilliant set.
A second Live at Loch Lomond fetival was held in the summer of 2008, however this year it was less successful due to UpFront security staff on site at the festival refusing entry to many fans due to "health and safety reasons" (i.e. lighting was inadequate along a few streches of walkway) causing many bands (including some local bands who saw this as a great opportunity) to play to as little as 10 people.
It was reciently revealed in a local newspaper that it is likely the festival held in 2008 would be the last Live at Loch Lomand as promoters feel that the weather conditions are too poor to run a festival. However, a final decision regarding the festival's fate has yet to be made.