Before vocal gymnast Kate Miller-Heidke returns to Newcastle, Reverb asked her to tell us her six favourite songs and why they mean so much to her.
JONI MITCHELL - A CASE OF YOU
This is my favourite song from my favourite album of hers, Blue. It’s such a cliche for musicians to like Joni Mitchell, but it’s [...]
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I chose not to venture into the King Street Hotel tent, although witnesses reported it as being invariably similar to the actual King Street Hotel, only with the added advantage of a three-inch thick muddy floor…I’ll let you form your own opinion on this topic. … Please don’t get me wrong, I enjoy these bands as much as the next pill-popping-dance-club-attendee, however I found it quite ridiculous that Sneaky Sound System could go from being a freshly emerging dance band playing in the king street hotel tent in 2007, to ‘headlining’ the Cattleyard stage this year, honestly Mr Organiser Sir, jump further onto the band wagon. 
The lack of international and/or headlining acts indicate to me that the promoters simply did not want to spend any money after the festival was sold out, which is all well and good in theory however I feel that this was a detrimental move for the life of the festival.