Bank Holiday weekend was in full swing, the sun was out, the crowds were out and the Everywhere festival atmosphere was literally everywhere. Those not attending must have felt pretty glum, Nottingham’s ambiance had a special feel to it on the 4th May, keen people strolling round from as early as 2pm attending the festival’s day events, it felt like summer and there was no questioning the evening was going to a massive hit.
Starting early was a necessity, the crowds gathered at Stealth as early as 9pm, by 10pm it was one in one out, a sure sign it had been sold out, not the smartest move as waiting half an hour just to enter the building put a slight damper on the night. However once inside soaking up the electronic sounds pulsing through the air, walls and floor all bad thoughts were forgotten.
Kicking off the evening, wAFF pleased the crowds playing house vibes worthy of dancing along to. Their clunky irregular catchy beats got the crowd excited for the next act, the chart topping Route 94. The never ending hordes of people in Stealth all got a little too much at times; unable to move, let alone dance combined with the smell of hundreds of people’s sweat wasn’t pretty. The good thing about Everywhere Festival, was that with our golden ticket we can move to a different venue.
Arriving at Walkabout just in time for Birmingham producer Hannah Wants was a good decision. Her eccentric electric ambience was spot on. Dropping Red Light’s Source 16 towards the beginning of her set appeared to set the tone of what was going to be an epic performance. It was obvious most were patiently waiting for What I Want, Hannah I’m sure being fully aware of this, kept her ultimate crowd pleaser till the end, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. It was a shame Hannah didn’t have the crowd she deserved, perhaps as she played in Walkabout, it being further away from other venues meant people didn’t want to leave the bubble of Stealth, Rescue Rooms and Rock City? Either way, her performance was energetic and captivating.
A worthy place to spend your Bank Holiday Sunday, listening to impressive deep House, electronic and techno music, if slightly tainted by delayed set times. The acts were exactly as expected; especially MK, Hannah Wants, and a new found favourite Keela and her performance in Stealth; her voice and interaction with the crowd was intense and emotive, completely unphased by the amount of iPhones shoved in her face as she walked through the crowd, staying controlled and focused on her spotless performance. She even gave an impromptu performance with Hudson Mohawke.
Dollop pleased its festival attendees enormously with Everywhere, the perfect way to spend to spend everyone’s favourite kind of weekend, the bank holiday.
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