One of my favourite drummers since when I was a kid, Simon Phillips, is also on the bill. I wondered if, as a fellow Brit, you knew Simon and what your opinion is of his playing.
Gavin Says:
I love Simon's playing - and I'm looking forward to seeing him play the festival. My father used to sometimes play in Simon's father's band - many years ago when Simon was about 13/14. Sometimes I would go along and watch.
We lived quite near to his family back then, and his folks would come round to visit occasionally. I remember Simon coming over and I showed him my little shed at the end of the garden where I used to practise.
I really loved his drumming on Jeff Beck's "There and Back" album and Toyah's live album of 1982.