Astonbury 2008 - The Report
Well, it's soon to be time for Astonbury 8 but it only seems a short while since Astonbury 7.
For the 2008 Astonbury even more people came to see us and join in the fun. The great news was that we had some new singers and some returning after a break away. The weather was almost kind to us in that it at least did not rain, however it was an unseasonably cold night. Fair play to the audience - they stayed and reveled in the proceedings.
Gazebo city appeared to frame the outer reaches of the audience arena, and for the first time we were able to park cars on the rec. This was so much easier for all those attending from outside the village.
The whole event was organised by the team under the chairmanship of Phil Corrigan, with Dave Lewis and Phil Spooner as the resident techies, putting all things electrical together, assisted this year by Donnie Douglas who seemed to know where to get everything that we had forgot. The stage was built by Shillingford Scaffolding and fitted out by Rod Rothero and Peter Shorrock.
The sound system was by Martin Audio and had come to us direct from the Pyramid stage at that other event - Glastonbury. The whole thing could not be put on without the help and assistance of all those mentioned above. |