On the Road with The Naked and Famous

During Dot to Dot I was also shooting an On The Road feature for NME. Three days, three gigs, one birthday, a fair few drinks, some pizza, a few riders, some coffee, computer gaming, relaxing oh yeah and one Katy B cover I became friends with The Naked and Famous......here are some snaps.

Dot to Dot Festival

So the festival season has started, I'm slowly easing into it till the end of June and then its going to get a bit hectic. Dot to Dot is in its sixth year for the second year in a row has included Manchester. It was my first time shooting and I must say I was glad to see all three days and most of the bands along the way. If each city, Bristol on Saturday, Nottingham on Sunday and Manchester on Monday, came different venues a different crowd but all in all everyone was out to have a good time and see some great acts.
Here are my highlights....

DAY 1 BRISTOL

Hurts- I was looking to forward to seeing their life show as I only got a snippet of it at the NME awards this year and since getting the album I've been in two minds about it. But seeing them life proofed to me what a unique and wonderful act they are

SBTRKT - I haven't seen their whole set for about 2 years and only managed to get a snippet at Camden Crawl so it was great to finish the first night with them

Wolf Gang - Max and and boys put on a great show at the Thekla in the early afternoon

Fixers- I think these Oxford bands are going to be one of my bands of the summer.

Hyetal- The Bristol local got the evening going with his beats

DAY 2 NOTTINGHAM

The Naked and Famous - I had an absolute blast hanging with these guys over the 3 days as I was shooting an On the Road feature on them, so there's going to be more pics next week. They have a great life show and pulled a consistently huge crowd through the three days.

Braids - I saw these guys at SXSW so it great to see them in the UK

We Are Scientists - I've never seen these guys life and it was well worth it as just like a lot of people it took you back a few years to the mid naughties. Kids still love them though.

Yaaks - Were one of the buzz bands of the festival and I'm glad I caught in between blowing fuses and a bit of craziness on stage.

Swimming - Another buzz band worth keeping your hears on the radar for

Ed Sheeran- Crowds full of teenage girls, never the less the guy can sing

DAY 3 MANCHESTER

Cults - After the weekend I've seen these guys 5 times over this year and I can say that I think they're one of my highlights for the year so far

Dananananaykroyd - These lads from Glasgow put on a super energetic show.

Joy Formidable - It was my first time seeing them and I got to do it twice and loved it each time.

Darwin Deez - Always fun to watch to put you in a good mood

Phoenix Foundation - Another new discovery from the weekend to be added to my playlist.