I will be dancing my socks off the whole next weekend at my favourite festival of all - Electric Picnic. Here's my crème de la crème of this year's line-up. Simply as the title indicates: 10 acts not to be missed:
10 - HURTS
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Wonderful Life"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Confide In Me" (their impressive rendition of Kylie's classic)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Seweryn W.
9 - BONOBO
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Night Life"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "The Keeper" (especially if Andreya Triana is there too)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Marcin C.
8 - 808 STATE
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Pacific 707"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Azura" (and if I can go completely bonkers with my dreams "Ooops" with Björk ha ha ha)
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Jackie B.
7 - LEFTFIELD
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Open Up" (and they will go extra-mad if they're joined by John Lydon on stage!)
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Swords"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Kasia M.
6 - MASSIVE ATTACK
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Unfinished Sympathy"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Sly"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Ewa J. & Elton J.
5 - CRYSTAL CASTLES
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Celestica"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Suffocation"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Joana M.
4 - JANELLE MONAE
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "Tightrope"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Reece E.
3 - HOT CHIP
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "Over and Over"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "I Feel Better"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Shane M.
2 - ROBYN
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "With Every Heartbeat"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF SHE PLAYS: "The Girl and The Robot"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Karol S.
1 - FEVER RAY
THE CROWD WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "When I Grow Up"
I WILL GO MENTAL IF THEY PLAY: "If I Had A Heart"
MUSO FRIEND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT: Jason H.
Also very excited to see LCD Soundsystem, Tiga, Caribou, Liquid Liquid, Public Image Limited, UNKLE, Dam Funk, Roxy Music, Marc Almond, Mr. Scruff, Omar Suleyman & Gil Scott-Heron... Roll on next weekend :-)