Up the Walls
Tanya Sweeney catches The Walls' Main Stage jaunt
Tanya Sweeney, 14 Jul 2003
Hangover sorted? Good. Amazingly, people are still trying their luck (and their stomachs) on the fairground rides, yet the wise are watching the Walls on the main stage. The Walls have garnered an impressive crowd, and their wearing of ironic country shirts and their penchant for pulsating, upbeat indie rock makes for mandatory festival protocol. Just as the festival is in full swing, the brothers Wall morph into the Stunning, and those members of the crowd old enough to remember the Walls' previous incarnation look as though their birthdays have come at once.
Tanya Sweeney
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