Pearl Jam at Hyde Park

Hard Rock Calling 2010:
Pearl Jam
Ben Harper & The Relentless 7
The Hives
The Gaslight Anthem
Hyde Park, 25 June 2010

For my annual summer festival experience I returned to the scene of one of my favourite gigs of last year (Neil Young), Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park aka the festival for people who don’t like festivals (camping out and being stuck in mud for a weekend doesn’t appeal much to me these days and getting to go home at the end of the night is a big bonus).

Neil Young at Hyde Park

Hard Rock Calling 2009:
Neil Young
Fleet Foxes
Seasick Steve
Ben Harper & Relentless 7
The Pretenders
Hyde Park, 27 June 2009
So the promise of seeing Neil Young live for the ninth time brought me out for (sadly) my one and only festival-style experience this summer. But it was a great day that seemed to encompass the best and worst of the British weather, starting out sunny and uncomfortably hot and halfway through dark clouds suddenly gathering over the crowds in Hyde park and drenching us all in rain.