It’s come a long way since Field Day’s beginnings almost a decade ago in Victoria Park. I remember it well, a friend of mine, just starting out her career as a music photographer had got her first big booking. It rained hard but we didn’t care, classic British Summer afterall. I mean, what could be better than nipping backstage to watch Florence and the Machine, Four Tet, Foals, Bat for Lashes and so many more.
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A simple recipe, really. One: Scoop up top promoters of alternative, indie and club music to book all the ‘you gotta hear [fillintheblank]s’. Two: Add a healthy handful of seasoned critics’ favourites. Three: Shake well and distribute across seven stages. Four: Open Victoria Park to 20,000 hipsters, scenesters and other undiscerning gentlefolk. Five: Pray like hell for good weather and enjoy a scrumptious dish of übermusicalia. From its humble beginnings in the carpark of the Griffin pub in Old Street six years ago, Field Day has developed into arguably London’s most dependable, well-...
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