After the British people stuck one to Simon Cowell and the X-Factor and made Rage Against The Machine Christmas number one last year, the band kept to their promise and put on a huge free gig to say thank you. To get a ticket, you had to register to get a code which you then used when they were released. James forgot to save his code so instead of going with him, I met up with Laura and her friend Jess for the day. We went in, watched Gallows and then grabbed some food and a cider to have while watching Roots Manuva - I went for jerk chicken with sweet corn and a fruit cup. Gogol Bordello were pretty good - at the end, one of the singers threw a bass drum into the crowd before jumping in and climbing on it to sing the end of the song. Very brave indeed. We got a great spot in the crowd for Rage but this photo doesn't do it justice. For once, the three of us could see the actual stage rather than just the screen - we're pretty short! RATM started with a cartoon Simon Cowell introducing them before bursting on and storming through a great set, which included The Clash's 'White Riot'. Halfway through they brought on the couple who had started the original Facebook campaign to get the song to Number One and presented them with the full cheque of royalties for Shelter charity. Such lovely men. 'Killing in the Name' at the end was just fantastic and the whole crowd sung it at the top of their lungs. One of those moments that will stay with you forever. Brilliant. And it didn't rain much!
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