It’s been over a month since the annual Tromsø Open Air Festival, Bukta 2009, so I thought it’s about time to formulate some thoughts about it. This was my fourth year at the festival since they started up in 2004, and probably the coldest one yet. It wasn’t raining though, so that’s got to count for something. One can’t control the weather, but I am starting to think that the first weekend in July isn’t the best time to have a festival each year. Later in the month tends to be warmer and sunnier, even though Festival Weather is becoming a dreaded phenomena up here. This year’s headliners were Roky Erickson, Ray Davies (from The Kinks), The Wombats and the Kaiser Chiefs. Other big names included Eagles of Death Metal and Fu Manchu. I thought I’d give a quick roundup of the bands I got a chance to see. Read the rest of this entry »