New Detroiter, hailing from London, hits Hamtramck's Blowout and it blows his mind.
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Holy shit, I love the Blowout. I may have only just arrived home (at
what I thought was 2 a.m. but what my computer clock is telling me is 3
a.m. – damn) and therefore still be enjoying the memories that are very
fresh in my mind, but I think that this year’s Blowout is the best
festival ever put on anywhere in the world. Ever. Frankly, you can
stick your Woodstock up your ass.
Having lived in London for 10 years and traveled extensively, I’m
fairly sure that this is a festival that could only happen in Detroit.
In London, New York or L.A., the venues wouldn’t pull together in this
manner and there wouldn’t be enough decent local bands to make the
thing work. As an Englishman who chose to live here 14 months ago, I
truly believe that this is the greatest city in the world, and the
Blowout highlights the fact.
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