Summersonic Festival (Osaka)

An early start is never so bad when there’s something so good around the corner. We arrived at the festival into the artist’s lounge and straight away we were right in the thick of it – rockstars playing table tennis, BBQ’s all around us, people jamming in each corner, and oh yeah, Stevie Wonder casually strolling through every once in a while. It was hospitality like nowhere else I’ve been.

Our set time was 3.15, a great time to play at a festival because people are still excited about being there but not too tired from a full day of it, and as we went on to play from the first song to the last the atmosphere that surrounded the stage was magical. From crowd participation to improvised blues solos the set took all sorts of beautiful and unexpected turns. 45 minutes never went by so fast.

I never quite know which one I prefer, the kick you get from going on stage or the buzz from coming off – I guess it’s all just part of the experience. For me a gig is never just the amount of time on stage, it’s everything that surrounds it. Hopefully the show tomorrow at the Tokyo side of Summersonic will rock as much as Osaka, who knows where it will take us, what I do know is that I can’t wait. Here are some photos from today’s adventure: