After Fridays double headline offering of dub destruction or Ben Howard’s introspective reflexion Saturday was greeted by Rise and Vibe Radio and The H Club barbershop quartet on the main stage. Beautiful acapella harmonies. Perfect morning music.
The sun shone again, Fieldview seems to have a way with the man upstairs. Performers from the night before sat around on the hay wondering how they never managed to leave after their performance. Tai Chi graced the main stage and Yoga relieved aches and pains in the village. The workshops were in full flow with Capoeira engulfing the village alongside solar panel making, salsa and singing classes. The Reverent Lemon made his 6th consecutive performance at Fieldview delivering an insightful sermon to the revelers in the village.
The one negative from the day was that Sound of Rum and Kate Tempest were not going to be gracing Fieldview this year due to a broken toe. Sad times. The day sped on, cider fueled, slightly sun burnt, with the winds of hells wrath being breathed on Fieldview by Kill It Kid, en mass skanking and the biggest spliff in history for Laid Blak, ASM made it after a hold up on the good old M25. 360 and Picture Book brought the village to a stand still with the biggest crowds the village has ever seen. Afro Magic (below) rewrote the rule book for guerilla magic with his endless card trickery. Two truly great bands that will go down in the Fieldview Hall of Fame.
The main stage came to a close with the euphoric dance flavours of Fenech Soler, who blew ravers old and young away with their evolving set, huge choruses and their Radio One hit ‘Lies’. From the side of the stage the band were having the time of their lives, playing their first headline slot, a status they deserve more often. Huge dance drops, opportunities a plenty for trigger fingers and arms aloft moments.
Bringing the day to a close came the mighty Covert Boom, half Dial A Rave and one third Anomalies this trio worked the crowd into a frenzy and drained every last inch of party out of an already over exposed crowd.
A shame Fieldview was nearly done. The bar was drunk dry. Many went to bed early. Just to confirm it was over, the heavens opened and campers a plenty fled. An abrupt but apt ending to a festival that keeps on growing and offering more love to those who come through it’s rustic gates. Keep an eye out for how much money was raised for Oxfam and Cool Earth. See you next year. Or at Fieldview New Years Eve X Words by James Cameron.
