The Great Escape Festival – Day 3
Day 3 of the Great Escape was when i finally got to go up in the helicopter. It had been postponed for two days because of the weather, but it cleared up enough to do the trip on the final day. It was still pretty miserable weather but loads of fun.
One of the highlights [...]
The Great Escape Hay Fight
Deserving of it’s own post from the Great Escape was the hay fight on day 2. Because of the wet, organisers trucked in extra hay bales to soak up the mud. After John Butler finished his set on the main stage the crowd stuck around down the front, hurling hay into the air and at [...]
The Great Escape – Day 2
Day 2 of the Great Escape Festival saw a bit of rain, but it didn’t dampen people’s spirits.
On the main stage Little Birdy entertained in the afternoon, Ziggy Marley played the dusk set and John Butler Trio headlined.
In one of the food tents this fella played the bazouki to a techno [...]
The Great Escape – Day 1
As i wrote previously, i was the official photographer for The Great Escape Festival two weeks ago. It was so much fun – both the festival itself and the job of taking photos.
It’s a three day festival, which makes for lots of photos. First up is pictures from Day 1.
The Vines were a popular [...]
Angus and Julia Stone and more
This is Angus and Julia Stone at The Great Escape festival.
Normally to take pictures of an established band or artist you need to go through a convoluted trail of publicists, managers, labels and assorted others. And if you’re not doing it for a publication of some sort then you’ll usually be out of luck.
In [...]
The Great Escape Festival photos
I’m loving my four day weekend, what a great idea it is to take Monday off. A good opportunity to finally post some more photos from the Great Escape Festival.
