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Yet another indie-pop band hailing from New York, Cults provided a pleasant mid-afternoon surprise, especially as I wasn’t wowed by last year’s self-titled debut. But Wild Flag was potent enough to make you think it could even bend the weather to its will.

I followed a crushing guitar drone down to the blue stage to find black metal band Liturgy delivering a sonic drubbing to a crowd of rain-soaked fans.

Cloud Nothings shine despite thunderstorms.

Despite being a literal Youth Lagoon, Trevor Powers and Logan Hyde brought a freshness to the side stage not matched by follow-up Nicolas Jaar.

Saturday's Blue stage line-up began with a true head-bangers ball. The Atlas Moth represented the concious side of metal well, with three guitars and screamed as well as growled vocals. There was also plenty of hair flying as half the band had a longhair, black-clad hesher look to them.

Feist adds interest to straightforward songs, while Dirty Projectors make complex tunes accessible.

Clams Casino’s beats ring out before the hip-hop producer even takes the blue stage.