The Hove Festival 2009 is over – I am exhausted! It has been four incredible days with lots of good music, beer and sun. We could not have asked for better weather and my geeky white skin is long gone!

Among the best concerts this year was The Killers (no surprise really), Ratatat, Little Boots, Hockey, The Gaslight Anthem (only caught the last half though),  Franz Ferdinand and the Prodigy.

I have just woken up after sleeping constantly for almost 12 hours – probably a sign my body is happy to have a few days of restitution before going back to work on Monday. Just one more week and it’s of to Europe!

Here’s my pictures from Hove 2009 on Flickr.

Tomorrow is the first day of the Hove Festival, at Hove just outside of Arendal. The previous years I have only had day passes for one or two days, but this year I will be there all four days! I’ve managed to steal the house from my parents, who are living in Arendal and will enjoy the comfort there – I am not really much of a camping person, hence we’re not bringing a tent with us for our Europe trip either!

So, tomorrow I am heading to Arendal and Hove for the first concert at 16:30. This year’s big must-see (and hear!) on my part is The Killers on Tuesday. There are lots of great bands this year, though, so I won’t have any problem filling the days with great music. On my top list are:

• Montée
• White Lies
• Franz Ferdinand
• Hockey
• Ratatat
• Casiokids
• Little Boots
• Faith No More
• M83
• Prodigy

Looking forward to my first week of vacation this year – spending it in the sun drinking beer and listening to music Then it’s back to one week of work before Aleksander and I head off to France, Spain and Italy for four weeks.