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The Farm Summer Festivals 2023 – Part 2

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Saturday June 17th 2023

The second of our Let’s Rock gigs this year takes us to Temple Newsam, a country estate in the heart of Leeds.

Our usual bus was hired out to another act so the gear went in one van….

and us in another.

No time for a stop off as the journey is only a couple of hours.

Also no DVD player so conversation was the order of the day

Peter and Roy were listening to podcasts but Carl spoke about a film he’d watched recently called ‘The Mole People’

No expense spared for costumes or special effects…

Keith told us about a recent trip down to Worcester to pick up his new dog Chapo…

Likes toast

As usual I spoke at length about brewing…

zzzzz

As we crossed the border it started to rain…

but eventually there was some scenery to enjoy.

Near Halifax
Near Sowerby Bridge

Apparently we were sent the wrong postcode…

so after a quick detour along the M1 we finally made it to the venue….sober!

‘Have you brought the beer?’

Coffee and cakes all round…

We had a quick look to see what time we were on…

then wandered outside to have a look around.

We came across an auction of memorabilia.

Fletch

Then we had an idea to visit the museum…

Newsam House Museum & Gallery in the background.

but decided against it and walked over to the VIP bar.

Here we watched Roland Gift.

The bar was busy…

Nathan Moore from Brother Beyond

We had a pint and a photo with a few of our Leeds mates…

Lovely people

we had the Atlantic Pale Ale

The Beer in brief: Atlantic is a modern pale ale that captures the essence of Sharp’s home on the rugged north coast of Cornwall. It is brewed with Sharp’s trademark precision to give complexity, subtlety and a cleanness of palate while showcasing the fresh citrus flavours of New World hops. All in, a beautifully refreshing pale ale. Deep golden in Colour, Atlantic has a vibrant fruity aroma redolent of lime zest to mango. The flavour is harmonious balance of barley sugar and grapefruit with a refreshingly crisp citrus linger.
Malt: Pale Ale and Low Colour Caramalt
Hops: Cascade, Aurora, Citra, Simcoe
Aroma: Citrus and tropical fruits, fresh hops and candyfloss
Flavour: Delicate sweetness with a fruity succulence and citrus spice to the fore
Finish: Clean with a hoppy linger

As it was served far too cold you couldn’t taste any of the above😀

Oh well, time to head back as we were on shortly.

Safely back in the artists area…

and into our dressing room!

Few more beers before we go on…

Keg & bottle; Pasteurised.
First brewed in 1952.
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, maize, wheat malt, colour:caramel, hop extract
Kronenbourg 1664 is France’s No.1 selling beer and the UK’s second-biggest selling premium lager.
Kronenbourg 1664 is made with a unique blend of hops including aromatic hops from Alsace.

At last, time to go on!

Pics by Dee Keith

Great crowd!

What a great gig!!

All Together Now

Great praise from Stu Kershaw, OMD’s drummer – the band had arrived early in order to catch our performance!

We stayed around to watch the remaining acts.

Liverpool legends The Real Thing…

Midge Ure

OMD

Soft Cell

It was a fantastic festival!

Nice review
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8 thoughts on “The Farm Summer Festivals 2023 – Part 2”

  1. Sadly Sharp’s brewery is now owned by Molson Coors Steve, so I doubt any of there beers taste of much nowadays, whatever the temperature!

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      3. There’s actually three of us coming and we have our tickets already. So don’t go to any trouble, but it would be cool to meet up with you and the band for a drink. A cup of Darjeeling or a tomato juice, obviously.

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