'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess, singin' drunken lullabies
I've been meaning to do this since August, and I've finally got around to it:
THE READING AWARDS 2004
The best:
BEST BAND OF THE ENTIRE WEEKEND: The Stills
Most tears shed by Chris during a band's set: Taking Back Sunday
Best stab at a former record company: Hundred Reasons
Best use of a giant neon "CUNT" sign: The Darkness
Best guest appearance: Thursday with Lou Koller from Sick Of It All
Best pissed-up Irish-American folk band: Flogging Molly
Best ancient old-school punks: New York Dolls
Best bass solo: The Roots
Best White Stripes diss: The Dillinger Escape Plan
Best Ted Nugent diss: Goldfinger
Best circle pit: Sick Of It All
Most hilariously inappropriate audience participation: Funeral For A Friend
Best use of a bagpipe player: Dropkick Murphys
Best random find: The Cribs/The Secret Machines
Biggest improvement on last year: Placebo
Best impromptu onstage band-forming: Green Day
The worst:
Biggest number of be-tracksuited oafs onstage: Goldie Lookin' Chain
Worst Abba cover: Reel Big Fish
The "We got a second guitarist so our singer could concentrate on his singing, but his singing actually got worse" award: Ash
Most prolongued set for a lame pop-punk band: The Offspring
Blind Optimism Award: The Rasmus/50 Cent
...and the rest:
Best falling in the campfire: Chris
Most festival wristbands on one arm: Eddie
Best skiffle compilation: Steve
Best efforts at staying up all night: Chris and Eddie
Best efforts at record-breaking alcohol consumption: everyone
Most fantastically cheap food: The Salvation Army
Best bonfire: the entire campsite
Biggest tossers: Reading security
Whew. Well, that's it for this year folks. Same time next year? Wouldn't miss it for the world.
Take care, and have a safe journey home.
THE READING AWARDS 2004
The best:
BEST BAND OF THE ENTIRE WEEKEND: The Stills
Most tears shed by Chris during a band's set: Taking Back Sunday
Best stab at a former record company: Hundred Reasons
Best use of a giant neon "CUNT" sign: The Darkness
Best guest appearance: Thursday with Lou Koller from Sick Of It All
Best pissed-up Irish-American folk band: Flogging Molly
Best ancient old-school punks: New York Dolls
Best bass solo: The Roots
Best White Stripes diss: The Dillinger Escape Plan
Best Ted Nugent diss: Goldfinger
Best circle pit: Sick Of It All
Most hilariously inappropriate audience participation: Funeral For A Friend
Best use of a bagpipe player: Dropkick Murphys
Best random find: The Cribs/The Secret Machines
Biggest improvement on last year: Placebo
Best impromptu onstage band-forming: Green Day
The worst:
Biggest number of be-tracksuited oafs onstage: Goldie Lookin' Chain
Worst Abba cover: Reel Big Fish
The "We got a second guitarist so our singer could concentrate on his singing, but his singing actually got worse" award: Ash
Most prolongued set for a lame pop-punk band: The Offspring
Blind Optimism Award: The Rasmus/50 Cent
...and the rest:
Best falling in the campfire: Chris
Most festival wristbands on one arm: Eddie
Best skiffle compilation: Steve
Best efforts at staying up all night: Chris and Eddie
Best efforts at record-breaking alcohol consumption: everyone
Most fantastically cheap food: The Salvation Army
Best bonfire: the entire campsite
Biggest tossers: Reading security
Whew. Well, that's it for this year folks. Same time next year? Wouldn't miss it for the world.
Take care, and have a safe journey home.