As for the music, 'old school' indie was the order of the day. Ian Mcnab kept the crowd entertained with his take on classic scouse pop, via an 'amusing' cover  of  'your one that I want'  from Grease.  Next up were the can't be uncool cos they were never cool Shed 7 - Rick Witter is still the thinnest man in Pop and Alan the drummer still loves It!  Hated by Critics but still loved by many people,  Shed 7 have produced some of the great Indie Pop tunes of the 90s.  If The Smiths had released 'On Standby' it would be regarded as classic, If Oasis had released 'Chasing Rainbows' it would have been number one forever. These were the highlights of a greatest hits set that had the whole crowd singing along . Also great  to hear a rare live outing for 'Missing Out' from Changegiver in the set, lets hope the Sheds are touring for a very long time.

From the Thinnest man in pop to,  well.....Tom Hingley , frontman of tonight's headliners The Inspiral Carpets. The years may have been a little unkind to Tom, but boy can that man croon.  The gig reminded me of the Elvis Vegas years, all that was missing was their Jump Suits.  The set was anything but flabby though, as the band rocked through an impressive array of singles such as their debut 'Joe' right through to their recent single 'Come Back Tomorrow.  With the whole of Canterbury singing along to 'This Is How It Feels' and then jumping around like mad cows to the organ laced anthem 'Saturn 5', the Inspirals confirmed that despite a lengthy break from recording and touring, they can still rock the festival circuit. Were my ears deceiving me or  was Tom singing 'What have I Done With My Pies' during '2 worlds collide' ? Thanks to one too many cartons of Cider, I don't suppose I'll ever know. All in all a great night of Classic Indie Pop in glorious surroundings.