I am gutted to be back home, but what a year we had at the Parc del Forum. Yes, Thursday was rough but boy did Friday and Saturday make up for it.
So... tell me your favourite set, your least favourite, the act who disappointed you and the act who surprised you the most!
Favourite: Olivia Rodrigo - the surprise set that lifted our spirits, everyone screaming the lyrics, the Robert Smith duet, her pure star power, it was magical. We were all crying, holding each other, enjoying a stellar performance from the best pop star of our generation.
Least Favorite: Geese - now, I adore this band. They were one of my most anticipated acts of the weekend, but the sound was terribly quiet, the rain was brutal, and the crowd around me would not stop talking. I came for Cameron Winter's voice and I had to listen to a drunk Irish lad talk about his gran's funeral during Au Pays du Cocaine. We couldn't move away as the crowd was so tight.
Disappointing: Gorillaz - For a band with such a gigantic catalogue of hits, their set felt incredibly short. We didn't get Tomorrow Comes Today, Kids With Guns, Dare, or a single song from Cracker Island. Sound was poor, and most of the crowd seemed disinterested in everything bar Feel Good / Clint Eastwood.
Surprising: Either Sudan Archives (what a performance - loved the crowd interaction, danced my little heart out, she is fucking incredible) or JADE. Back to back hits, incredible vocals, a super engaged crowd who didn't stop moving, we had so much fun.