Golden Plains 14
For months I had been stressed about shooting my first music festival on staff. I was so excited and felt extremely lucky to somehow end up with the opportunity.
I hadn't ever been to Golden Plains, and only once to Meredith Music Festival sometime in the 90's. My most vivid memory of MMF was my friends vomiting around the outside of the tent during the night and discovering big breasted women porn in the van of someone's dad that we travelled in. I can't even remember the line up, terrible I know.
So turns out, Golden Plains was a dream job. The MMF team were calm, organised, welcoming and professional. I had the greatest time. I never saw a cross word, an aggressive move in the crowd, it was a beautiful experience.
Highlights were Simona Castricum who blew that amphitheatre apart, the vibration was so loud my chest pumped. Sampa the Great was theatrical and fierce. The Black Sorrows and replacement band Agung Mango were amazing! The Pixies, well, it was The Pixies, I have no words.