Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite writes tribute to ATP Festival

The final ATP Festival weekender took place last weekend at Pontins in Camber Sands, with the long-running event series choosing their first headliner Mogwai to, quite aptly, be their last. Now the Scottish band’s Stuart Braithwaite has penned a piece in honour of the fest.

Speaking to The Guardian‘s Harriet Gibsone, Braithwaite described the long history the band have with All Tomorrow’s Parties. ”The first festival we curated was in 2000, at the first official event. It was a little bit stressful. I can remember feeling vaguely responsible, worrying about if everyone was having a good time.”

“I think that’s one of the biggest parts of ATP’s appeal, that and the idea that you share your music taste,” Braithwaite continues. “All of my favourite musicians have been really into revealing their own influences and have always loved that bands like the Cramps, the Cure or Primal Scream have been so open about the artists they love, so turning that into a live situation is a great idea.”

When discussing his favourite moment, Braithwaite says that although there’s many, one in particular stands out.

“I look back at ATP with a lot of pride. I suggested to Barry that we got Sonic Youth to play and when they said they were actually going to do it I couldn’t believe it. It was a teenage dream come true… There’s been so many others great times and it was destination for a handful of like-minded people to go to. Where they’ll go now, I don’t know. But it was a wonderful thing and something I’m lucky to have been part of.”

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