Just got back from a fantastic weekend at the Endorse It Festival. In Dorset. See what they did there?

Dreadful puns aside, the festival was an absolute treat. The weather was perfect, the cider flowed plentifully and there were loads of chums about to ensure that it remains my favourite festival of the year.

Here's a few photos. More to come later.
 



 
Our well populated swimming pool!

 
Zion Train onstage.

 
A curious bout of medieval dancing broke out during my ska set.

 
Monday morning. We bid the festival goodbye for another year!

Last year's Endorse It photos: Endorse It photo feature

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Photos from the last day at my favourite festival.

We had a mad party at the campside (don't ask!) before hitting the arena to watch punk rock karaoke, drink more and then groove to the excellent Alabama3. It was a great end to the festie. We'll be back next year.

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Saturday was a hideous rainy monsoon of a wash out.

The rain fell so hard that our gazebo failed miserably, so we had to huddle under the small awning by one of the camping cans and sup cider until we felt suitably empowered to brave the rain and wind.

But party we did!

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Now in its fifth year and already established as urban75's unofficial Festival Of The Year, the Endorse-it in-Dorset music festival takes place in the Dorset countryside, not far from the tiny village of Sixpenny Handley in Cranborne Chase.

The festival started life as a birthday party in a barn, inspiring the members of the band Pronghorn to start up their own festival, growing from a one day event of 750 capacity, to a three day festival of 5000.

Delightfully free of evil corporate sponsorship - and all the other bollocks that goes with most festivals these days - we had a great time.

Here's some photos from Friday. More here.

 

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I haven;t got around to posting up captions, but at least the pretty pictures are up from the Indietracks festival at the end of last month.

There's no less than five pages' worth now uploaded:
Friday, Saturday, Saturday (part 2),  Sunday and Sunday (part 2).

Here's a selection.

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Steam trains, stations, late night singalongs in railway carriages, indie bands, Los Campesinos, real ale and blazing sun all weekend = 100% win!













Click here for a full photo report of Indietracks 2008

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This was a lovely afternoon. Harvest Festivals sarf London-style rock!



Harvest It Festival photos

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Just got back from The Endorse it in Dorset Festival and had a fabulous time.



It's a lovely little festival with a great vibe, lovely people, top bands and a real old-school attitude which means no corporate bollocks.



And after the horrors of Glastonbury, it was great to spend a weekend free of mud and rain.

The Endorse it in Dorset Festival, 2007

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Yes, Brixton does have a proper Grade 2 listed windmill!



I popped up today for the annual Windmill Gardens Festival - more pics here: Windmill Festival 2007

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