Yes, but they were really motivated after Brixton shows in 2005, working on new tracks and... well, the next stuff was released in 2009.

Im going to guess its Rusko's remix of California Lovin

after some bad downers from pills @ milton, feeling more and more privilaged to have been there. And today I received my v fest tickets, if it's even 70% like milton bring the noise!

anybody catch any of the bands in the boneyard?

nope, it was a much better tune

I would have been really suprised if they'd have done that. Just cause it's close to covering the band that's about to be on. Almost stealing their song! lol.

I was hoping we'd get the track that featured Liam off the new album... but alas no...

Pendulum didn't play VP? wow I thought that they'd be pumping that one out until the very end of time. When I saw them in Jan '09 it was probably the track that got the best response from the crowd.

Well what an epic gig! It's Tuesday and i'm still buzzing from it

Rolled on down from Norwich on the Friday afternoon and stayed in my old hometown, St Albans, which is half hour down the road from MK ready for the early start on the day of the gig. I had heard whispers that there would be a golden circle and kinda thought that this would be the case from previous experience of gigs at venues like MK Bowl. Early bird catches the worm as the saying goes so wasnt going to leave anything to chance as i've had the displeasure of being stuck at the back of the Bowl at a previous gig many years ago. Plus i was brining my 16 year old Daughter to her first ever gig and i wanted to make sure she had the best experience possible. Man oh man did she bitch at me for bringing her to the Bowl at 9am just to hang around at the gate as did my mate! We managed to meet up with some friends from Norwich at the gate and i just socked up the vibe and started chatting with likeminded people who were on the same mission as us, trading stories of the band and past gigs etc, which passed the time nicely.

I decied to have a walk around the outside of the venue and was kinda suprised at how many places it would have been easy to have gained entry for free! I'm a bit old school and have a history of bunking fences and blagging my way in to events but these days i prefer being guarranted entry. When i walked past one of the gates directly opposite the steps that leed up to the top of the Bowl i had a very surreal experience of seeing Maxim rise to the top of the steps, dressed in black with his black hat on, looking the dogs bollocks walking down the steps waving as he went. Big shouts & screams of MAXIM went up, with me shouting at the top of my voice also! I was like a little teeny bopper not a 34 year old Dad

I was very happy that the security decided to open the gates an hour early and must say i found it ammusing watching everyone leg it up the steps, through the bushes for those that couldnt find the steps to get to the golden circle. Once at the top of the bowl we could see that it was a big golden circle and there was no where near enoug people to fill it at that point but sod it we all legged it like we were being chased by a pack of hungry wolves. Once in there was a huge sense of relief that we were in and then my Daughter & mate decided that it was a grat idea getting to the Bowl early doors after all.

With wristbands obtained we all decided to look around the venue and checked out the Boneyard set up. We then found a nice spot up on the side of the Bowl to the right of the stage by the last Prodigy flag pole. Was wicked to watch the Bowl fill up and feel the air of anticipation build. This was to become our meeting point for the day as there was a lot of us and it freed people up to go off and do there own thing but be reasurred that they could meet up again later in the day.

We didnt bother with the DJ or DIOYY but i ventured down to watch C&S as my Daughter is a big fan. Must say was really impressed with them and started getting bang in to theiir set. Enter Shity i can live without seeing to be honest but enjoyed watching the madness from up high on the sides. I'm not a moshpit kinda guy and neither are my mates but was mad to see it going off from our vantage point. We all decided that we would get back down to the circle just before Pendulum came on, if anything just to get a good position for the boys as well as to check Pendulum out. Msut say not the biggest fan of Pendulum but have seen them live at a few fezzies in the past and new they could put on a good show but was left a bit bemused by their lack of stage presence and lack of energy but everyone in my group enjoyed them as did the majority of the crowd around us. Once they came off there seemed to be a mass exidous of people leaving the circle so we managed to move nice and close to the front of the stage. I was happy to stand towards the back as i was concerned about my Daughter knowing what the crowds can be like but she assured me she was more than fine and that she would let me know if she wanted to move back if it got to mad. Really enjoyed feeling the vibe build & build in anticipation and just buzzed the time away whilst Zane Lowe spun the tunes!

BANG! We're on!

Man the rush i felt when those lights lit up behind Liam's gear and the sirens rang out Just a mad wave of excitment coursed through my body, wondering if it was gonna be WOF or B&E as the opener, and then bang it was WOF and i was away in another world a world where Liam, Maxim, Keith, Leo & Rob took me to for the next 2 hours and spun me around upside down in a dream like paradise of tune after tune after tune The bass ripping through me making my whole body shake and vibrate was immense. They fooking ripped up the whole of the Bowl and there was no where else in the world that i wanted to be but right there. I know opinions are split but i loved the re-worked version of Colours! Was perfect for Keith and rocked the place hard. But as for most of us Weather Experience just took it to another level! That was something very special and there was something euphoric about it. The lights & lasers shining out in time to Liam's magic. It had the whole of the Bowl spelbound and man oh man am i so glad i was there to witness it To be honest i dont think words can describe how that moment felt to me. One of the biggest highlights of any gig i've ever been to and that includes past Prodigy gigs! Something i will never ever ever forget.

The whole set rocked and to hear Mindfields, EITP, & Charley mixed in to the set just rocked it man. Loved the re-works that Liam did on those tunes but No Good was especially cool with that thumping, rolling bass ripping through it. Had the pleasure of Liam dropping it at the Bridlington gig back in January but it sounded better this time around not that it didnt the back then but you get me! Loved the whole set and as always buzzed when Omen Reprise into IMD was dropped! Has been one of my fav parts of the gigs over the past few years on the tour. OOS was as wicked as always and what a buzz it must be for the boys to have that thrown back at them by 65.000 mad warriors.

The added bonus for me was the fact that my Daughter had the best time possible. She is hooked on that buzz now and wants to know when the next gig is She has always liked the Prodigy but like me 20 years ago her love affair with The Prodigy has now kicked in big time

Big shout out to you Liam, Maxim, Keith, Leo & Rob. Man it was mind blowing to be a part of Warrior's Dance Festival and i will take the memories of that day away with me and never ever forget them.

Great little review there mate! Cheers, great read!

Haha, exactly my thoughts. The way back was even worse... Oh well, wasn't it fun...

Some photos of the laminate I bought...

Not sure if anybody spotted this via facebook text:



Could be a dvd on the way, hopefully not just for a Dugdale short vid.

Where the fuck are Stasz's words?

I 100% agree with this. MK was my 7th Prodigy gig and very close to being my favourite, (that honour goes to the first time I saw them in 94 at the Manchester Academy).

BUT without doubt when Liam dropped Weather that quite easily has to be my greatest ever Prodigy moment - F**k it even musical moment. Greater than sciving school to buy MFTJG and going home and listening to it all day OR hearing No Good for the first time on Stu Allan's radio show and constantly replaying the cassette (which was f**cking awkward as my Walkman only had a FastForward!!!) OR Poison at Glastonbury in 95 with Maxim on his Knees screaming into the mike like a derranged Banshee.

It really was that good - and this was Liams moment, the way he was looking at the crowd (camera) on the monitors at the side it was almost his love letter to the fans - I guess you could tell what this gig meant to him in that moment. Absolute GENIUS!

http://www.zanelowe.com/


Video from the side of the stage... amazing stuff, think Zane might of overdubbed the original WOF though!