Tom O’Brien, 25, Manchester Occupation: Sales Monkey What site were you at, and for how long?: Leeds, four nights. Performance of the festival: Lethal Bizzle on The Lock-Up Stage. Inadvertently found myself at the front. Didn’t have a great deal of expectations before hand…hell of a lot of energy, and Mr. Bizzle himself seemed choked [...]

09:30: All our food has run out, which means an early trip to the extortionate on-site ‘supermarket’ involves queuing for what seems like an age, only to discover that most of the shelves are empty by now. Pringles for breakfast it is, then. SG 12:05: The third day of a festival is always the most [...]

12:45: Hailing from Helsinborg in Sweden, The Sounds kick off the day on the NME Stage. The tent is fairly empty, which I suppose is a shame for them but is good for us as we get a nice slot right at the front. Their punk-influenced electronica is delivered with gusto by Maja Ivarsson as [...]

10:00: Glorious sunshine greets us this morning, which makes me wish I’d packed sun cream instead of wellies. One thing I notice this morning is that the campsites look a lot less crowded this year, but there’s obviously still a lot of people here. SG 12:00: Enormous queues for the arena entrance means I don’t [...]