Chim-chiminee.

by JC. 15.08.10.

Saturday afternoon. I think I'll have a stroll round Chimney Pot Park. Blimey, it's changed round 'ere! Rooftop gardens! What next? Starbucks?

Anyway- yes- Chimney Pot Park was the venue for the annual Super Saturday Spectacular or Langworthy Festival or whatever they call it nowadays. Which was basically some bouncy castles and stuff for kids to do, a few places to buy some scran ("healthy" or "life-shortening" were the two options) and wall-to-wall live music. Yay! What more do you need?

I think this was all organised by the lovely people at Salford Community Media Partnership (SCMP) and in attendance were people from the Salford Star, The Salford Foundation, Salford Online and God-knows-who-else. Plus, plenty of punters turned up so it was a great old day.

The music varied from some young people who just got up and gave us a song, to people like The Damp who played their debut gig, a smattering of rap and fine EmCee work, Salford band The Daldinis, legends like Albert Thompson, plenty of collaborations and headliners Death to the Strange.

 

Hats off to Mark and Renee Byrne for organising all the music, keeping the show rolling and generally making sense out of the predictable chaos of an all-day live show. Renee even had the time to get up and join The Misfits on stage for a number and then sing with Suite 57. What a gal!