We were on hand at Leeds Festival this weekend to check out big names and exciting new acts.
After a fantastic show in Manchester on Wednesday night, it wasn't surprising that Taking Back Sunday kicked off our weekend in fine style.
Jumping straight in with 'Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team)', the band put on an energetic set, unaffected by the rain and early start on the Main Stage.
Up next was singer-songwriter Frank Turner, backed by his band The Sleeping Souls.
The sizable crowd proved his profile is rising, and the folk/punk star didn't let the huge stage faze him.
Newer tracks like 'If Ever I Stray' and 'I Am Disappeared' sat perfectly alongside old favourites 'Long Live The Queen' and 'Substitute', whilst 'Photosynthesis' ended the set on a high.
It wouldn't be the last Leeds Festival saw of Turner, but before that the Main Stage played host to Enter Shikari.
Despite putting an energetic show, 'Hectic' was hurt by technical difficulties and the set never really got going.
The band did prove that they're more than a gimmick, coping without their trademark light show, but a certain something was lacking today.
Over at the Lock Up Stage, OFF! were struggling to entertain a relatively large crowd.
Original Black Flag vocalist and punk-hardcore pioneer Keith Morris looked a shell of his former self, rambling in between songs that failed to engage the audience.
In contrast, Panic! At The Disco put on a superb hit-filled show on the NME/Radio 1 Stage.
Brendan Urie has a new-found edge, carrying the set as a more-than-capable front-man.
Covering all three of the band's albums, the set drew a big crowd and didn't fail to disappoint.
Back at the Lock Up Stage, Face To Face made the most of their relatively short set.
Tracks like 'It's Not All About You' sounded incredible in this intimate setting, and proved that the band are a significant band on the contemporary punk scene.
Infectious and power-chord driven, front-man Trever Keith was thoroughly entertaining and guided the band through a brilliant pop-punk show.
After many rumours, the Lock Up Stage Special Guest was none other than Frank Turner.
Mixing it up with a different set of tracks, he also provided some nice surprises.
A duet with Hot Water Music vocalist Chuck Ragan was a great moment, and Turner's cover of Queen's 'Somebody To Love' was a fantastic end to a special set.
Muse also provided a special show as Main Stage headliners, performing their album Origin of Symmetry in its entirity for the first time ever.
It actually fell a bit flat, perhaps exposing that many see Muse as more of a 'singles' band, and that the album wasn't as diverse as people remembered.
Once the performance of the album concluded, the second hour was hit-filled and energetic, a huge contrast to the opening half which, whilst a special moment, didn't always live up to the hype.
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