🎶 Week 266 - Festival

I’ve been a fan of Gene since the mid-nineties and have seen them live many times, always in the UK. This week I travelled to València, in the east of Spain, to Visorfest, a festival for 80s/90s bands, to see them abroad for the first time. I flew out on Thursday evening with Andy, enjoyed some local beers and tapas, followed by lunch the next day in Colón Market. The festival site was next to the beach in very warm temperatures, and sensibly timed to start at 6:30pm as the sun was setting, finishing at 2:30am. A bit late for us ageing indie fans, but much less sweaty than during the day. Hoodoo Gurus, New Model Army and The Damned played on day one, followed by Ocean Colour Scene. 18 year old me hated OCS, and although I put that to one side, it was only when they played The Riverboat Song and that one about a train, that I begrudgingly enjoyed them. The second night was more my cup of tea: The Wannadies, Gene, Ride, and The Manics. We were very near the front for Gene’s set which…

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