Tucked away from the rest of the site down an alley of extreme sports demonstrations was the Slam tent, a small enclave of shirt off, glow stick hedonism amongst the major stage attractions.
This was the apt setting for French electro duo Justice to make an earth shattering entrance at the less than conducive hour of 6.30pm on a Sunday afternoon. That said, most of the denizons of the Slam tent seemed to have been there for most of the weekend and were ready for another peak.
The stage was dressed with stacks of Marshall guitar amp cabinets piled high, either side of their trademark white cross behind which stood two hairy Frenchmen.
Having spent the last few months charming the Yanks with their live show, taking a leaf from their countrymen Daft Punk’s handbook, it was no surprise that we’d get a performance to dazzle.
Coming on to the ominous fanfare of album opener ‘Genesis’, surely a track that was made for live performance, the white cross flickered into light as they drew out the drama, giving a retina searing blast from their lights as the beat finally kicked in.
An advantage that dance music acts have when playing live is the sonic power of their sound, they don’t have to worry about the drummer having an off day affecting their performance, and Justice sounded magnificent in the gloom of the Slam tent.
