Search The Line of Best Fit
Search The Line of Best Fit

The story of End of the Road Festival in fifty photos

03 September 2018, 12:00 Photography by Chris Almeida
(Photos)
(Jeff Tweedy) (St. Vincent) (Vampire Weekend) (Daniel Blumberg) (Titus Andronicus) (Erin Rae) (Fat White Family) (Shame) (Ezra Furman) (John Cale) (Yo La Tengo) (Haley Heynderickx) (Anna Burch) (Lucy Dacus) (Gruff Rhys) (End of the Road Festival)
This year’s End of the Road Festival saw Vampire Weekend’s only UK festival headline slot this years alongside secret shows from Jeff Tweedy, Big Thief and Gruff Rhys. We take a look back at an amazing four days at the Dorset-based event in fifty pictures.
Logo EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The festival begins!
Library EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The library in the woods
Peacock EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Baby peacocks patrol the festival grounds
Jeff Tweedy 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Jeff Tweedy poses for a shot after a Best Fit secret show ahead of his main set
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Ezra Furman in conversation with Velvet Underground legend John Cale
John Cale EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
John Cale
Woods Stage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Vampire Weekend EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Vampire Weeekend
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St. Vincent closed the second night of the festival
Iceage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Iceage
Ping Pong EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Ping Pong
Anna Burch EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Anna Burch
Tipi Stage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Guardians of the Tipi Stage
Lucy Dacus EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Lucy Dacus captured before playing two sets at the festival
Healing Garden EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The festival's healing centre provided massage, astrology and reiki sessions
Du Blonde EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Beth Jeans Houghton aka Du Blonde
Rain EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The only rain at the festival!
Haley Heynderickx EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida copy
Haley Heynderickx and the apple tree
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Big Thief played Best Fit's first secret show of the festival
Adrianne Lenker Big Thief EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker after the show
Feel free to weave EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Feel free to weave
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Bella Union-signed Penelope Isles at their secret show
Crowd 4 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The crowds turn out for Big Thief
Yo La Tengo 19 of 1
Jeff Tweedy's secret set closed the first day of our secret shows on the piano stage
Shame EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Hanging backstage with Shame
Fat White Family 1 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Fat White Family
Daniel Blumberg 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Daniel Blumberg and band - including The Dirty Three's Jim White - in the woods
Piano Stage 19 of 1
Daniel Blumberg's secret show on the piano stage
Crowd EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Live Drawing Sesh EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Live drawing sessions in the woods
Josh T Pearson EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Josh T Pearson unveiled a new look before his Best Fit secret show
Wesley Chung EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida EOTR 310818 Chris Almeida
End of the Road's "Play EOTR" winner A.Wesley Chung also joined our secret stage line-up
Erin Rae 1 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Erin Rae
Ben G Blaenavon EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Blaenavon's Ben Gregory and friend
Fat White Family 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Fat White Family's set was a highlight of the weekend
IDLES EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Idles' Joe Talbot
Food EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Dumplings 4 lyfe
Erin Rae 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Erin Rae takes to the stage for a secret Best Fit show
Recording Studio EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
A secret cassette recording studio in the woods
Cinema EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Gruff Rhys and the Prince Charles Cinema curated screenings at the festival's very own cinema
Wilco case EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Jeff Tweedy's other band
Japanese Breakfast EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner
Crowd 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The crowds go crazy for Fat Whites
Insecure Men EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Insecure Men
Julia Holter EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Julia Holter
Stella Donnelly EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Stella Donnelly plays to a packed crowd in the Tipi Tent
Garden Stage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
The Garden Stage in between shows
Titus Andronicus EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Patrick from Titus Andronicus opened Sunday's Best Fit-curated secret shows
Jim White EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
Jim White dropped in for a secret show before his main set
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Jonathan Wilson closes out Best Fit's secret shows
Ezra Furman 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida
And it's goodbye to End of the Road 2018 from Ezra Furman!
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