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Inevitable huff’s and puff’s and words like ‘diva’ were spewed out, but we should understand that a performer of her calibre is entitled to such (not unreasonable) requests. Some demands were set forth by the artist in order to help everyone immerse themselves completely in her performance, hence all photography was forbidden and movement out of/into venue was limited to the space in between songs. This resulted in an unplanned detour to the Green Room, managing to squeeze in for two songs of this Australian death doom ensemble whom I’m hoping to see properly sometime in the future again.īack at the main venue, everything was set for the beginning of Lee Dorrian’s curated selection under the banner of ‘Rituals for the Blind Dead Pt.1.’ The grand piano was dominating the stage in high anticipations of Diamanda Galás, the undisputed queen of vocal acrobatics. Having bumped into Arne of Marche Funèbre earlier that day, I was informed that he’ll be performing with Inverloch right between Cult of Luna and Der Blutharsch, which were on my checklist.
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Being the first band to set their foot on the main stage to an already full venue at 3.30pm proved that they were a very welcome and anticipated act. Cult of Luna were returning for the third time, now to perform Somewhere Along The Highway in its entirety. Hopefully, this will be sorted out in the next edition.ĭAY ONE (Thursday) kicked off with a band that were no strangers to the festival. There was constant and endless queuing many attendees were irritated by not being able to see bands because of oversubscribed venues of limited capacity. It is yet to be seen how this issue will be tackled in the future, because it seemed that the festival could not handle the pressure. There were also several logistical novelties this year the newly re-vamped 013 looked fantastic, both main venue and Green Room were refurbished and their capacity enlarged, allowing for a significantly higher number of visitors.
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Not to mention a gazillion other bands and side shows, panels and karaoke, making sure no one ever got bored. Roadburn AD 2016 had so much on offer, from Lee Dorrian handling the task of an official curator – who invited a number of incredible acts for his Rituals for the Blind Dead curated sets – to Icelandic black metal fury Misþyrming as artist in residence, who were to play three different shows during the festival. Show me a person who hasn’t raised their fist to the skies in desperation over their two fav bands playing at the same time, venues apart, and I will tell you they probably missed half the fun (or ‘fun’) and the true RB experience. But let me tell you that Roadburn clashes have become a stuff of legends, and commiserating over them turned into a new sports discipline in its own right. However, when the revelation of the running order came about, putting the ‘must see’ bands in practise proved to be a much more complicated ordeal than previously anticipated. Everything about this year’s edition of Roadburn festival was about special shows, sets and collaborations that saw us salivating over the line-up many a month in advance.