Glastonbury is second best to Secondfest

Sick of hearing about Glastonbury and all that mud? Tired of hearing people complain about wet they were, despite the fact they saw all those amazing bands? You could tell them to put a welly in it (instead of a sock, it’s more fitting) or you could check out Secondfest.

I first heard about Secondfest through my friend Ruth’s band Mama Shamone. We had originally interviewed Mama Shamone for our journalism magazine project Six Degrees and they are now playing at the virtual festival.

According to it’s MySpace Secondfest describes itself as:

‘A virtual three-day music festival inside Second Life realised by The Guardian and Intel, featuring live music from offline and online performers, theatre, ballet, cinema, animation and general chaos. It kicks off Friday 29 June at 6pm GMT (10am SLT) and rocks and rolls until midnight (GMT) Sunday night.’

The lineup includes:

The Pet Shops Boys

New Young Pony Club

Hot Chip

Simian Mobile Disco

Mama Shamone

It’s sponsored by the Guardian and Intel, which have collaborated to show each other in a technologically favoured light. I am going to be there for the three days of the festival, because I smell one hell of a story for my magazine. The best thing is, I don’t need a tent, wellies or a guitar. Sounds like my kind of festival.