Be Here Now
By Paul Carroll
Review written by Lousie Cannon
Oasis Fans Assemble….. BritPop Fans….. Assemble! Be Here Right Now is a novel taking you into the music festival world and the headliners – Oasis.
Today I am delighted to be on the Random T. Tours blog tour, so go ahead and check out the blurb and my review below…
Blurb
Makes Woodstock ’99 and Fyre look like Sunday school outings
When Oasis reform for a one-off gig on a wind turbine eco-island in the middle of the North Sea, it’s billed as the greenest live music event of all time.
The stakes are high for all involved, but it turns out some of the festivalgoers have bigger personal problems to deal with than the survival of the planet.
Rachel, for one, on a trial break from her husband. The gang of four middle-aged Manc mates trying to re-capture their youth. Not to mention a bunch of activists who plan to disrupt the gig.
Can such an ambitious event live up to the hype? (And has anybody checked the weather forecast?)
Pack your windbreaker, grab your solar charger and get ready to party like it’s the end of the world.
Review
As you get ready for the Oasis reunion of 2025, Be Here Now zooms you forward to a reunion also no one wants to miss in 2029.
The chapters are, like the title, of Oasis songs, which really will take you Half A World Away from your own lives for a bit as it provides the perfect escape.
Follow Rachel into the dizzying world of her life as she prepares for a road trip to see her favourite manc band. She is taking a break from her other half, so what better way to do that go to the reunion of a lifetime.
Not all goes to plan. Much like today, music bands and soloists are looking at greener gigs and green glamping pod type accommodation for fans to stay in. The climate and how to save the world isn’t the only immediate problem on people’s minds…
Paul Carroll writes about the very human situations of why and how people decide to go to gigs and the baggage that people have in their personal lives. The festival-goers are worth reading about and delving into their lives.
The anticipation for Oasis to be on stage at the festival is high as is the rising tensions between the different characters, not to mention people trying to disrupt the event and have a hope it can’t really go any further. There’s also the question of the weather…
To find out what happens at a festival behind and in-front of the scenes and if the reunion of a lifetime is all that is promised, you need to read the book.
This is without a doubt a book to push up your tbr (to be read) pile this summer.
Bookmarks and Stages by Lou 
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