Phoenix Festival 1996

Phoenix Festival 1996
Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, UK
Thursday 18th to Sunday 21st July 1996
Stages: Phoenix Stage, Mean Fiddler Stage, Dr Martins Stage, Megadog Dance Tent, Jazz Stage, Radio 1 Dance Tent, Comedy Stage

I went with Dan and Fi to this festival, lasting memories was too much cider, blazing hot sunshine, no water but at least we got to see David Bowie which a lot of people didn't because of the traffic chaos.

Lineup

Lineup and who I saw in bold, broken down to day and stage from what I can remember.

Thursday 18th

Phoenix Stage: David Bowie, The Prodigy, Gene, Frank Black, Placebo

Mean Fiddler Stage: Beth Orton, Teenage Fanclub

Megadog Dance Tent: Asian Dub Foundation

Friday 19th

Phoenix Stage: Neil Young & Crazy Horse (inc Ian McNabb), Manic Street Preachers, Beck, The Wildhearts, Dodgy, Flaming Lips

Mean Fiddler Stage: Alanis Morrissette, Foo Fighters

Megadog Dance Tent: Alabama 3, Hardfloor

Comedy Stage: Charlie Chuck

Saturday 20th

Phoenix Stage: Bjork, Massive Attack, Skunkanansie, The Amps, Genius, Stereolab, Fun Lovin' Criminals

Jazz Stage: Guru Jazzmatazz

Unknown Stage: Shed 7, Blondie, Ruby, DJ Andrew Weatherall, Collasped Lung, Spring Heel Jack, Sneaker Pimps, Cypress Hill

Sunday 21st

Phoenix Stage: Sex Pistols, Terrorvision, Echobelly, Marion, Cardigans, Coolio, Drugstore, Afghan Wigs

Dr Martins Tent: Chest, Broadcast

Comedy Stage: Sir Bernard Chumley (a.k.a. George Dawes)

Radio 1 Dance Tent: Pete Tong, John Digweed & Blue Amazon

Unknown Day

The Fall, Fruvous, Ben Harper, Moxy Fruvous, Linoleum, Coldcuts, Kerbdog

Selected Artists Playlist

David Bowie

Look Back In anger / Scary Monsters / The Hearts Filthy Lesson / Outside / Aladdin Sane / Voyeur of Utter Destruction / The Man Who Sold the World / Hallo Spaceboy / Breaking Glass / Telling Lies / Jump They Say / Under Pressure / "Heroes" / Strangers When We Meet / Lust For Life / All The Young Dudes / White Light White Heat /Moonage Daydream

The Prodigy live at Main Stage, Phoenix Festival, England (18-07-1996)

Intro / Voodoo People / Jam Track / Breathe / Poison / Their Law / Blow Your Mind/ Skylined / Firestarter / Mindfields /No Good (Start The Dance) /Gabba

The Fall

Pearl City / Behind the Counter / Free Range / Don’t Call Me Darling / Chilinist / Feeling Numb / Idiot Joy Showland / Edinburgh Man / Glam Racket / He Pep ! / US 80s-90s / 15 Ways / Powder Keg

Manic Street Preachers

Enola Alone / La Tristesse Durera / Everything Must Go / Motorcycle Emptiness / No Surface All Feeling /Motown Junk / You Love Us / A Design For Life

Neil Young

Hey Hey, My My / Down By The River / Powderfinger / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Sugar Mountain / Heart Of Gold / Cinnamon Girl / Fuckin' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane / Sedan Delivery / Dangerbird / Rockin' In The Free World