Liane Chan

I only went the first day in 2007, but since 2008 I’ve been going every year for all 3 days. It’s definitely worth repeat visits. Of course, it’s expensive to get a hotel and tickets – but it’s like a year’s worth of shows condensed into 3 days. And the line ups are generally amazing, plus you never know who might join some other big band on stage.

I’m planning on seeing Bjork, Interpol, Jarvis Cocker, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Arctic Monkeys, Silversun Pickups, Of Montreal, Tilly and the Wall, Tokyo Police Club, and Noisettes. Maybe also Faithless.

Full journal on my Leeds Festival experience here:

http://homepage.mac.com/porcupiny/Personal20.html

Friday to Sunday

Leeds Festival lineup

Aug. 23:

Main Stage: Guns ’N Roses, Prodigy, Puddle of Mudd

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage: Spiritualized, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead, Cornershop, Haven, Six by Seven, The Shining

Carling Stage: Biffy Clyro

Aug. 24:

Main Stage: The Strokes, Pulp, The White Stripes, Dandy Warhols

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage: Feeder, The Electric Soft Parade, Guided By Voices

The Boutique Stage: Ladytron

Carling Stage: British Sea Power

Aug. 25:

Main Stage: Foo Fighters, Muse, Ash, The Hives, A, Less Than Jake, Andrew WK

Radio 1 Evening Session Stage: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Cooper Temple Clause

Best and Worst Moments of Leeds Festival 2002

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(as seen in the Reading/Leeds Program 2003)

Here are my memorable moments from Leeds 2002:

Worst: wheeling a large suitcase for miles, realizing I’d forgotten to pack my tent poles, being subject to a random ass grabbing

Best: meeting two girls (Marnie and Pip) who let me camp on their site, great performances, spotting Robert Turner of BRMC and getting his autograph while grinning uncontrollably.

In case you’re wondering, he wrote “One is better than nuthin’” on my festival program.