Faith No More - Phoenix Festival, UK 1995 ak320
The Phoenix Festival was set up by John Vincent Power of the Mean Fiddler Music Group in 1993 as an alternative to the established Glastonbury and Reading Festivals. It was held at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon and was one of the first four-day festivals in Britain.
However, the event was marred by controversy as festival goers were made to put out camp fires and turn off sound systems at midnight. These rules were in contrast to the 24-hour culture of the Glastonbury Festival, with which many of those present at Phoenix were familiar. There were demands for refunds, and the festival's reputation was marred from the outset. The enforcement of these rules by security staff led to many of the festival goers showing their displeasure in no uncertain terms. Fencing and light rigs were toppled, fires set and physical clashes between festival goers and security staff also occurred.
Sounds like as much fun as the Rodney King Party in Los Angeles.
It attracted consistently popular acts, But festival goers were pissed with the site (an old airstrip) and the prices were off the hook.
The 1995 Phoenix was held from 13 to 16 July at Long Marston, Stratford-Upon-Avon
and featured these guys....Faith No More
Tracklist
01 - Ricochet.mp3
02 - Be Aggressive.mp3
03 - Midlife Crisis.mp3
04 - The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies.mp3
05 - Evidence.mp3
06 - Caffeine.mp3
07 - What A Day.mp3
08 - Easy.mp3
09 - Introduce Yourself.mp3
10 - Get Out.mp3
11 - Epic.mp3
12 - Digging The Grave.mp3
13 - Just A Man.mp3
14 - Glory Box.mp3
15 - We Care A Lot.mp3
16 - I Started A Joke.mp3
In July 2011, Vince Power announced his intention to resurrect the festival and he was never heard from again.
Players
Mike Bordin – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1979–1998; 2009–present)
Billy Gould – bass, backing vocals (1979–1998; 2009–present)
Roddy Bottum – keyboard, backing vocals (1982–1998; 2009–present)
Mike Patton – lead vocals (1988–1998; 2009–present)
Dean Menta - Lead guitar (1995–1996 )Short timer
