LOVE ACTION vs RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL
S RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL
Rosie Davies lays it on the line about what you have to see
2manydjs
Where and when? Riverside Museum, Sat 3 & Sun 4 May, 4–11pm What’s it all about? A collaboration between i ve-year-old urban weekender organisers Electric Frog and 20-year-old techno event kings Pressure, this is the second time the pair have joined forces to host this rather brave outdoors festival (there are two covered stages, naturally). Having expanded across two days, the line-up remains a solid homage to house and techno, with big, l oor-i lling favourites squeezed up against each other. Any nervousness one may have regarding the temperamental Glasgow weather
really didn’t come to fruition last year: when the sun began to set over the ragged Clyde skyline, you really could have been anywhere in Europe. Proper Europe.
Who? On Saturday there’s 2manydjs, Vitalic (live), Pan-Pot, Slam, Tiga, Matthew Dear, Derrick May, Felix Da Housecat, Andrew Weatherall and Moritz Von Oswald, while Sunday features Jamie Jones, Visionquest, Francois K, DJ Sneak b2b Cajmere, Derrick Carter and Lord of the Isles (live). Any highlights to watch out for? DJ Sneak and Cajmere playing back-to- back on the house stage should be fairly
special, and festival promoter Dave Clarke recommends the Pan-Pot vs Slam exclusive.
Which less well-known acts should we catch? ‘There are two that everyone should make the effort to see,’ says Clarke. ‘Moritz Von Oswald and the Lord of the Isles live show.’ Have any frogs been harmed in the making of this event? Absolutely not.
See riversidefestivalglasgow.com for full line-up, plus details of the afterparties to be held at SWG3 and The Admiral.
south. Tel Aviv is fantastic as well, but my heart is in Goa. I could eat there forever. Three essential items on your rider? A bottle of your i nest coconut water, local football kit, and something
to help me unwind . . . Three things you miss when you’re on tour Playing football. My family. My ofi ce.
Having to think for myself. Lack of room service. Money: thinking about it and being forced to actually handle it.
Three things you don’t miss when you’re on tour Best part of being a DJ? Being surrounded by music. The travel. The
friends. Freedom. Worst part of being a DJ? The gradual erosion of my memory from excessive travel and sleep deprivation. It’s turning me into an idiot.
What do you do to relax? I read. I write in my journal. I go for walks. I build things with my hands. I cancel plans. (Interview by Rosie Davies) ■ Tiga plays the Riverside Festival on Sat 3 May.
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