Wednesday, 2 July 2008

Wakestock 2008 at Blenheim Palace (Saturday)

Saturday morning at Wakestock kicked off with some of the world's best wakeboarders competing on the lake beneath Blenheim Palace to see who could pull off the best stunts and tricks. It was a more relaxed affair on the lakeside, with the festival punters easing out of their hangovers from the night before with some free energy drink samples that were being handed out and hot bacon butties from the van parked nearby.

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After the wakeboarding, everyone decamped back to the main festival site. There was more wakeboarding at the Pool Gap, a custom wakeboarding stunt pool erected in the middle of the main arena. There was the odd painful moment as the riders wiped out.

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The festival had secured some pretty big names to play on the various stages spread across the site (not bad for Glastonbury weekend). The headliners on Saturday included The Happy Mondays, The Mark Ronson Players and Funeral for a Friend, who all gave very entertaining performances (having said which, Shaun Ryder and Bez from the Happy Mondays didn't look as if they were too sure where they were).

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Shaun, Bez and a guest vocalist from The Happy Mondays

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Bez from the Happy Mondays


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The crowd goes wild for Mark Ronson

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Mark Ronson

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Mark Ronson, again

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Funeral for a friend


Stay tuned for Sunday's action!

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