Hallelujah; I had something approximating a decent night's sleep. Still a bit jaded but we all ventured out for a trip to the Alfama district of Lisbon which is the old town situated on a steep hill. They have quaint antiquated trams which admirably drag themselves up the hill, though we walked up. The roads are narrow and winding with spectacular views of Lisbon's surrounding scenery. The city in general is not that pretty but the people are very friendly. An old castle is situated on top of the hill and it costs 10 Euros to go inside, which we declined in favour of a meal and wine.
Back to the festival in the evening for Primal Scream on the main stage. Bobby Gillespie is wearing a bright coloured suit that Ruth assures me is fuscia pink. They tend to be a bit hit and miss as a live act in my opinion and we thought this was a bit miss as the powerful sonic assaults of their records seemed absent. We decided to go and see Johnny Marr on the second stage and as we walked away the sound suddenly improved with Higher than The Sun sounding incredible. The sound is obviously awful near the front of the stage and we were tempted to stay but Johnny was beckoning who is a much more reliable prospect.
Glad we did as Johnny Marr absolutely rocked the second stage. His shows are always celebratory and positive events, notable highlights included: How Soon is Now? Getting Away With It (a disco song from Manchester, UK according to Johnny), Get The Message, Easy Money and the closing There is a Light That Never Goes Out which inspires a mass sing-a-long. The sun was setting over the hills during the last part of the set and it was a perfect festival moment.
We wanted to stay for Grace Jones who was on at midnight which was over a 2 hour wait. Unfortunately due to the site being so small it's impossible to sit anywhere without hearing the music from at least 3 stages cross-polluting into an unholy racket (music these days is so loud and you can't understand a word they sing, where's my slippers?). Ruth and I were exhausted again so headed back to the campsite for a couple of beers and an early night.
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