This weekend has been a mental one for me with a trip to Reading Festival on Friday and then Creamfields, Saturday.

I didn’t know what to expect from Creamfields as this was my virgin outing to this huge dance fest held in Cheshire. It was crazy to say the least let me tell you! 40,000 people, at least 95% of them totally crazy and insane….it was awesome! With a high percentage of the crowd visiting from neighbouring Liverpool it was definitely humourous….Liverpudlians are the funniest people ever…

Besides a huge dose of humour and visual spectacles fashion wise there was of course bags full of music. The glamourous Kelis treated us to a few impromptu flashes of her underwear and a fabulous set full of hits from ‘Trick Me’, ‘Millionaire’, and ‘Milkshake’ just to name a few. I also managed to catch a set from Uffie & Feadz in the Strongbow tent which blew me away, but not nearly as much as LCD Soundsystem.

James Murphy was on fine form even after falling down the stairs at Leeds festival the previous day, with bandages on and a few cuts on his elbows. Starting off with ‘Us vs Them’ and breezing through festival favourites ‘Time to Get Away’, ‘North American Scum’, ‘Daft Punk is Playing at my House’, ‘All My Friends’, ‘Movement’, ‘Tribulations’, and of course ‘Yeah’ the crowd were left gasping for breath.

With djs oozing out of every orafice from Tiga, Carl Cox, Radio Clit, Caged Baby, Ferry Corsten and Annie Mac just to name a few there was too much to catch. I was disappointed to miss out on MSTRKRFT, Justice and Freeform Five due to scheduling clashes….better planning and luck is required next year I think.

The Chemical Brothers headlined the main stage with a jam packed set and a visual show mamouth enough to give older members of the crowd a minor heart attack! Highlights were ‘Do It Again’, ‘Out of Control’ and ‘Hey Boy, Hey Girl’ and some people were fond of the footage shown on the video screens of the clown, but I have a phobia of them so I wasn’t!!

Creamfields is already in my diary for next year, and it should be in yours too!

Creamfields, The Story So Far…

Photos by Michelle Owen