Let’s Drive To Brighton On The Weekend
Ever since “Waiting For The 7.18″ became my favorite track on that new Bloc record, it’s been a dream of mine to drive to Brighton on the weekend. And now, thanks to the Great Escape festival, I’ve got a pretty fucking good excuse to.
Like a smaller SXSW or a bigger CMJ, the Great Escape is the biggest festival of the spring in the UK. Or as the Great Escape website so eloquently puts it, “The Great Escape is by day, a series of insightful interviews with leading figures from the music industry; by night, a festival of the very best new artists from across the globe, with over 150 bands playing 20 different venues and all within a short walk of each other.” So yeah, color me wayyy pumped. I mean, just check out the list of artists performing. Willy Mason! The Maccabees! The Noisettes! Fear of Flying! Kate Nash! The Moths! Air Traffic! Jesus, I’m excited.
The only problem? I got on the bandwagon a little late in the game and while I’m all set as far as tickets and transportation is concerned, I’m fucked for accomodations. Seriously, there are over thirty hotels in the area and not one’s got a single availability. You better believe I’m still going, I just might end up sleeping on the streets tonight. That would suck, like, a lot, so now here’s the part where I appeal to any Brighton readers I’ve got out there to be ridiculously kind and consider letting me into their home for any of the three evenings. I’ve got a few leads so far with bands I might be able to crash with and people who know people in Brighton who might consider taking me in, so I can’t definitely say I’ll be sleeping on the street otherwise tonight, but anything would help. So yeah, here’s my mobile number: 0798 220 1585. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you’ve got a couch I can crash on. Sure, asking for a place to stay with random strangers on the internet is pretty much the sketchiest thing I’ve ever done, but as you can see, I’m desperate as shit.
Here’s hoping for a great weekend full of good music and me not having to sleep on the streets.
MP3: “Waiting For The 7.18″ - Bloc Party