Deer Shed is making waves for all ages
Destination album.
Deer Shed is full of quirky moments and seeing a small child in a Phillip Schofield mask(!) is just one of them on the way to the main stage to see Friday’s headliners Drenge.
The lads rocked up after a three-year absence the end the evening and embraced the ‘Making Waves’ theme with a giant squid and fairy-lit jellyfish on stage and rollicking cover of The Stooges’ I Wanna Be Your Dog.
Saturday got off to a great start on the main stage with the mellow melancholia of Matt Maltese before a set from Slug at the In The Dock stage, which featured a guest appearance from one of Sunday’s headliners Field Music, which became a bit a recurring theme over the course of the weekend.
Newcastle electro duo Warm Digits also rocked the Dock stage with their bangin’ Kraut Rock beats, awesome live drums and a guest appearance from Field Music’s Peter Brewis on End Times.
The main stage was packed for Saturday night’s headliner Goldfrapp, who served up a visually stunning and emotive performance featuring classics from their near 20-year career like Ooh La La, Strict Machine and Systemagic, leaving ravers wanting more and heading to the Dock stage’s Silent Disco to bop into the wee small hours.
Sunderland’s Field Music (with the Open Here Orchestra) brought the festival to an end the following night with an amazing set under the late afternoon sun, playfully dropping Michael Jackson’s Black or White into Noisy Days Are Over.
As their set ended, the Hyde Park Brass Band – who had been wandering the site playing over the weekend – spontaneously climbed up into the tall trees of Baldersby Park to serenade the festival crowd one last time as they exited the arena.