Only one more week and Pinkpop 2009 will be real for me. It is the first time I am going to this festival, and unfortunately I am only going for one day.
That makes my music summer a little thin, because I am also not going to Lowlands 2009. But that does not mean I will not enjoy myself extra next Monday.
Of course it is a shame I will not be there for the whole weekend, but I can live with it because Monday simply has the best line-up. It does mean I have to leave very early by bus to get to Landgraaf on time. But that is no problem thanks to the excellent service of Event Travel.
After the day starts with a very long journey from Zeeland, it is time for The Gaslight Anthem at 12:00. A band I do not know very well. But the song “Miles Davis and the Cool” promises a good performance.
After that, it is time for the band that convinced me to come to Pinkpop 2009: The All-American Rejects. Their latest album is one of my favourite albums ever, and I will definitely enjoy this punk rock band.
Belgian artists are “hot” at the moment, mainly thanks to Milow and Jasper Erkens. But long before them, we already had Novastar. A very good artist I am also really looking forward to, especially because I do not know much of his music.
Around four o’clock, the only problem of the day will occur. The Pinkpop bosses were smart enough to schedule Billy Talent and The Script at the same time, which means choices have to be made. Billy Talent is a very good punk band I have never seen live. But I saw The Script live in Amsterdam in February, and they enchanted me. Besides, I met the band then, and you should never pass up a chance to see old friends again, right?
So The Script it is.
After that will probably come Franz Ferdinand, Katy Perry or De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig, and Anouk. And I definitely want to see the latter. The best female artist in the Netherlands apparently gave an amazing show at Lowlands 2008, but because I was stubborn, I missed it. This time I will be there.
Unbelievable but true: The Kooks are not even playing the main stage, but are tucked away on a smaller stage. Which is not bad; I think it will only make it better.
To close this great day - and for many, a great weekend - we will see Snow Patrol. I am not convinced by this band yet, so they can show me at Pinkpop why they are so great.
All in all, it is going to be amazing.
Seven days left. And we are slowly counting down.