Paul McCartney, The Who & Other Highlights From The Best Festival Ever, Desert Trip
We're still recovering.
Bryget Chrisfield, Melbourne editor of The Music packed herself off to California for the second weekend of heritage rock festival Desert Trip, and after soaking up mind-blowing performances from The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Paul McCartney and The Who, it’s safe to say it was one of the best festivals ever.
Here’s a quick recap of our time on the ground.
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“Ronnie Woods' guitar solo during this song stops us in our tracks. The choir is smiling and so are we. Closer Satisfaction is delivered as pyros explode into the desert sky. Satisfied? Absobloodylutely.”
“McCartney reminds us The Beatles were the first band to play in Russia as part of a "cultural exchange" and his stories enlighten throughout the set. He returns to the piano stool for Let It Be then crazy pyros punctuate Live And Let Die. The sound of 70,000 people singing along with Hey Judeprobably contains healing powers.”
“While introducing his band, Waters observes the Lucius girls' voices are "like an extended tuning rod for our souls". Visuals then transport us back to Battersea Power Station, which references Pink Floyd's Animals album cover. "Hello, is there anybody in there?" We're left mesmerised. Comfortably Numb whether or not shrooms were consumed.”
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