Ok - quick write-up of festival - well the boosh bit! I'll do it properly once I've had some sleep. Pics will also follow but they aren't the quality or number as for cargo gigs as camera was having issues!!
For moment though - Festival was amazing. Eleanor introduced all of the bands and looked stunning in pink leggings, short lycra skirt etc!
The Boosh were fantastic!! Absolutely great!!!
Similar set list to cargo gigs but not exactly!!
I'm gonna say Vince & Howard rather than Noel & Julian as they are still in character for the gigs and to avoid confusion!!
The graphics and cartoons that played out behind them throughout were immense but too many to describe properly!!
Peaches did a dj set that ended with her serenade to boosh with Hopelessly Devoted to You - which audience all joined in with.
Then the moon was on - it appeared a few times throughout!!
Vince came on in future sailors outfit in a large pirate ship with a booshy skull and crossbones!! Howard was in a small inflatable dingy behind!!!
They did future sailors and electroboy with Joey Moose and band. Rich's future robot costume was fab - it was skintight silver with large groinal features (I think that's the safest way to describe it!!) and phallic headress!!
Then it was I Did A Shit and I Did A Skat - with Howard excelling himself on guitar!! Lester Corncrake came on and played trombone - sliding it too far so it came apart and he just had to wave it about!
Then as Howard talked to audience, Old Gregg crept up behind him and covered his eyes, trying to make him guess who!! Howard got it totally wrong!!
Gregg introduced him to the Funk and to his new boyfriend - Captain something (I can never remember his name!). On the suggestion from Gregg that Howard should suck some of the funk's juice from his teats, the Funk whipped open his shirt to reveal a chest of them and sprayed juice from one all over Howard's face. He then proceeded to spray the audience!! Howard got all funky - pulling some great faces. They did Mangina and Mutants - with a group of mutants appearing from off stage (their additional dancers throughout appeared to be Dee, Sue, Peaches and when he wasn't Naboo - Mike). Gregg gave some people in audience a couple of his watercolours - lucky people!!
After mutants, Gregg was asking the Funk what he was doing later and realised it wasn't the funk but an imposter - cue Bob Fossil revealing himself under the funk costume and doing hid rap. Part way through he chucked Dave off stage and brought on Har Mar Superstar also in blue Fossil suit as his brother. He does look scarily as if they are related. Har Mar Superstar had been on earlier in evening and we saw more of him than was strictly necessary!!
Anyway - Har Mar and Fossil got into a dance off and showed some fab moves before grumbling over who was better at rapping. Har Mar finally went to play congas (is that what those drums are called?) before leaving Fossil to sing on his own.
Then Howard said Naboo was to come on but Vince brought a note saying he'd fallen into an ostrich pit earlier and so was dead. They sang Naboolio in tribute but when Bollo came and did his rap, Vince muttered about it being wrong! Peaches burst onto stage saying it was wrong and showed him how it should be done. When she finished they thanked her but Vince pointed out he meant wrong as in innappropriate because Naboo was dead. Around now Naboo came on riding an ostrich saying they'd got on when they'd shared a spliff!
They carried on with Naboolio with the addition of Soup crimp and Bouncy Bouncy!! Soooo cool to all be bouncing - the guys looked like they were really enjoying themselves!!
They went off and then Rudi came on to do New Sound and Isolation - telling everyone he had many names, giving a few but saying we could call him Rudi!! At end - Mike came on dressed as cactus to be told he was too late. Some lovely gurning and riffs from Rudi!!
The Hitcher then leapt onto stage, with piper twins quickly following. After a bit of banter Rudi and the Hitcher decide on a truce to end of song - using music to patch up differences at least briefly!! They sang Eels!! The girls came on to dance again - this time in skin tight black catsuits with hitcher style markings on them. They formed a conga line for a bit with the piper twins and hitcher joining in. Then a giant green eel came onto stage which Hitcher climbed on and stood atop. At end of song he leapt down but it moved and he hit stage a little harder I think than he intended. He did usual lie on floor before being helped off.
After much cheering Rich came back on as Bingo caller from Nanageddon. He threw inflatable balls with numbers on into audience as he called them. Unfortunately his trousers kept falling down which confused matters. When he got to 666 the boys all came on dressed as Nanas while flames roared from front of stage. Noel's dress was less frumpy than the cargo gig - sort of summer dress with flowers on I think - kinda suited him really! Mike had a zimmer. They did Nanageddon while swinging handbags. Noel's ended up in audience in end.
Then they went straight into Charlie - the girls dressed now in skintight pink catsuits. As they sang Charlie came on - the one from the tv show. Then there were fireworks and at front of stage they had streamers exploding everywhere!! The boys got to end of song and thanked everyone for coming, then ran off to mass cheering.
The moon did a final turn, eventually telling everyone to go home but pointing out the last train had already gone and that they had to get coach, or 4 could go with Tim from Charletans in his car or maybe on donkey of one of other groups.
The audience kept up hopeful cheers of encouragement and encores for a bit but after a while gave up when stage started to be struck.
So - I think that was all the important stuff for moment and I think it's in right order - apols if I've missed anything or got anything confused - I've not slept yet - that is next plan!! I'll add more later when I've had a nap!!
I'd like to say I met some lovely forumers and Modwolves at Fest - it was great to see you!! The Dollybirds - a joy as always!! Why1 - well it was great to see you again, thanks for share of rug!! Denton - great to meet you at last - thanks for keeping me company at Berry and while spending money on merchandise!! Features - lovely to meet you too - I wish it could've been before the coach queue as I'd have introduced you to some nice Modwolves. Ma - well - when isn't it a pleasure to spend time being manhandled by you!! Midge - lovely to see you again too - sorry I didn't get to say bye!!
Oh - and anyone else I met - it was great - sorry I've forgotten names momentarily - as I said I've not yet slept!!
On which note - bed is calling quite forcefully! I'll be on later with pics although I'm sure others will have better ones than me this time! And I'll write something about the rest of the Festival too - just thought I should get something on here about boys asap!! Soooooo fab!!! Need them to do another one now!!!!!