The best part about Peaks & Pits lists is there is often little to no context. Sometimes you’ll get the references, sometimes you’ll learn something new. From time to time it’s an inside joke. But I feel like Nestfest was the first event of the summer that really deserved reporting on.
Amid the tree-filled parks of The Stings, everyone I know seemingly gathered in one place to listen to some acts that they didn’t really know. But it was a perfect way to send off a summer, and start off a new life in the north. There were a few things that stood out more than others, and that’s how I rounded out my peaks and pits.
Nestfest Peaks:
- Cool pants on display everywhere you looked.
- Total Eclipse of the Heart at 8am, and 1pm, and 11pm.
- Winery days and kubb with friends.
- Friends, in general.
- Sophie.
- Hearing Delirium getting absolutely thrashed at the main stage.
- Gas up circles; make your friends feel good about each other.
- House gigs in Hastings.
- Bottles of wine.
- Cowboy hats and matching boots.
- The road trip home.
Pits:
- Sprained ankles.
- 1.5L bottles of wine.
- Blacking out the night before the festival.
- Total Eclipse of the Heart at 8am, and 1pm, and 11pm.
- The road trip home.
I feel like Nestfest is one of those festivals that well and truly encapsulates a moment in time. I’ve even been told I missed it, not being in the first few crowds out of the boat, but what made this year so special is the possibility of a feature where we all collectively feel that good again.
