TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
They may not DJ at festivals in their tank anymore, but Saturday night
headliners SUPER FURRY ANIMALS are still up for the free party vibe of Blissfields. Ian Easton checks out their armoury…
Not being ones to shy away from a good party, yet still absolved from the
tank-raving-festival days of the mid nineties, Welsh rockers Super Furry
Animals have had a splendid start to 2009. With positive reviews on their
9th studio album, Dark Days/Light Years, the quintet has a busy summer
ahead, with roughly less than a single working week off between now and
September.
So is there any chance of the band raving inside a tank at Blissfields?
‘Haha no! Back in ’96, we had a tank - or an armoured vehicle - for the
summer.’ Says Super Furries bandmember Cian. ‘We took it round various
festivals like Reading and some others that don’t exist anymore.
Glastonbury wasn’t on that year, but I think we did about six or seven
festivals that summer. We’d sort of park on site and then we’d get some
decks inside and drive around partying!’
Its fair to say that the Super Furry Animals have had their fair share
of festival experiences, both big and small, but what does it mean to them
as a band to headline an independent festival such as Blissfields? Cian
continues, ‘Festivals for me have changed a lot – Glastonbury being one of
the more notable ones. At independent festivals, you can’t make for a
better vibe, because it’s like a private party y’know? Everyone who is
there is up for it. It’s more of a family affair. Well, a musical family
anyway, haha.’
So, with a headlining slot at Blissfields in the midst of their busiest
summer for some years, this promises to be a great chance to catch the epic
Super Furry Animals on top of their game. Not to be missed.
Super Furry Animals are on stage at 9.30pm on Saturday night.
Their latest album Dark Days/Light Years is out now. Buy it from their
website www.superfurry.com
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