After purchasing my tickets only days before the event (on EBay) for this sold out fest, my wristband (thankfully) arrived in the mail just in time!
Golden Plains 2009 was awesome, all ages (OK, mostly 20s and 30s), fab costumes (mostly in the crowd), 2 days and nights of music and no sleep ('cause if the stage wasn't cranking, someone's campsite was), faves were Black Mountain, Mogwai, The Church and Gary Newman...not usually the kind of music I'd listen to, but the vibe of the fest and the country surrounds (on a farm) and fab weather made it so much more fantastic...I'd never been to a festival with such a polite crowd either, even close to the front there was a polite space around each person, even a polite circle of crowd around a couple of bods that were so drunk they couldn't stand so were splayed out on the ground around their esky (chilly bin for NZers), but were OK apart from that, first aiders on hand checked.
Got to love a fest where you can have a hot shower in the morning (3 mins for $2 AUD), get an egg and bacon sandwich and coffee for $5 AUD, go back to bed for 4 hours then start seeing live bands from the early afternoon to the wee hours of the morning, and people are getting around at all hours of the day in sequins, feathers and other costumery...some brought their own couches, hammocks, bars with kegs, props on poles and more...
There are heaps of photostreams on Flickr with great shots from people with cameras and photo talent much better than mine Aunty Meredith for one (examples below)....
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