Field Day's was always set to be one of the biggest London has seen so far, with a line-up forged from the
crème de la crème
of emerging musical talents, and improvments to the sound and lighting
quality, since last year saw many complaints concerning underwhelming
audio.
With beloved indie rockers Animal Collective facing off against
trapstep superstars TNGHT for the biggest crowd at Field Day’s
headlining slot, the event was sure to please bassheads and rock fans
alike. The sun was shining and the crowd was dressed to kill - it was
clear that Field Day 2013 had arrived at East London’s Victoria Park on
25th May.
The Bugged Out! tent was rammed from start to finish, housing some of the biggest names in
EDM.
Proceedings in the tent nicely started off with a promising set from
East London regular: Kiwi, whose minimalistic house was a fresh and
welcoming beginning to the day. A moderate crowd turned into a raving,
lunatic mass for midday act Seth Troxler, whose deep house joined forces
with the blazing sun to create an Ibiza-style party that had vested
house-heads fist pumping like it was two in the morning rather than the
afternoon.
Meanwhile at the Laneway Stage, Chvrches were bringing their sparkling
indie-pop to a huge crowd which grew significantly for Kurt Vile,
proving his status as an emerging rock God, aspiring to the likes of
Tom Petty
and Neil Young. King Krule was another male crooner who grabbed the
attention of many this Field Day, and indeed over the past year, his
striking appearance combining with his gorgeously husky vocals and
refreshingly organic sounding blues rock to create a snowballing indie
sensation.
How to Dress Well, despite some unfortunate technical issues, succeeded
in communicating the complex, multi-layered sound of his soulful
R&B - not a microphone in the world could ruin Tom Krell’s
plaintive lament. Ben Pearce and Waze & Odyssey rocked the
Desperados Factory to the tune of free desperados whilst Clean Bandit
had the crowd jumping like they only can in a dark, sweaty, packed-out
tent.
It was a touch call between the headliners, but TNGHT get our vote as
the act that best rocked the headliner slot in a true Field Day fashion,
with a high-tech stage show ablaze with dry ice and flashing LEDs.
Lunice in particular was on top form when it came to hyping up the
crowd. Overall this year’s Field Day was arguably the best yet, with the
weather and the lineup both impossible to argue with. Another success
story added to its history, Field Day looks set to get better and
better.
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