Generally Sunday was a great day, despite a couple of acts withdrawing from the line-up there was plenty to keep me entertained. Gossip and Basement Jaxx were standout favourites (please read after the jump for the reasons why!), and I heard lots of people enjoyed Salt N Pepa. There seemed to be a general love of cheesy pop music throughout the day, with The Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, Beyonce, and even Survivor getting a few plays.

We started with Kid Cudi, who had an enormous crowd in front of a small stage, but maybe that added to the atmosphere of excitement. He belted out a few tracks in a row, with “Enter Galactic” drawing a huge response. even more than when he played “Day n Night.” I think a highlight of his set was when he screamed out I’m Kid Cudi, or something to that effect and everyone went mental? I think they already knew he was Kid Cudi, not sure how that works. He finished with “Pursuit of Happiness,” but the crowd had already began to leave to see Salt N Pepa, so the atmosphere was killed for my favourite track. The full review is after the jump…

I only wondered past Salt N Pepa, and watched a mass of people swarm towards the stage. I heard plenty of commercial hip-hop being played between their tracks, and that seemed to work well with the crowd. Instead of watching Salt N Pepa I watched the up and coming pop/hip-hop artists, Killaqueenz. The crowd was small and I think they missed out on a great set of booty shaking hip hop, and trust me there were a few booty shakers there.

Gossip put on the best show of the day, on top of their catchy songs Beth Ditto took her dress off! Their set began with Beth claiming they were ‘the shitest band in the world’ followed by ‘we’re the Kings of Leon,’ snap! They managed to do a quick rework of Missy Elliott’s “Work It” using Perth, and some “Billie Jean” at the beginning of Love Long Distance. It was during “Standing In The Way of Control” that Beth decided it was time to strip down to her underwear, and it was worth every moment. After previously claiming her boobs looked like socks filled with coins, she obviously needed to show the crowd her evidence. They played a cover of Tina Turner’s “What’s Love,” and Elvis’ “At Last,” adding to an already fun set. They finished with “Heavy Cross,” and rounded out a very memorable show.

I now need to tell you about the biggest, unavoidable and most frustrating problem… the crowd. I knew it was going to be like it was but I was surprised at the level of grotesqueness. At the beginning of Gossip, Troy was in front of the barrier to get some photos, so Holly and I ventured to the front in the hope of catching his eye and getting a photo. This is the watered down version of events without the swearing but, I kid you not, we received the most intense death stares (plus some swearing) I’ve ever experienced, and we were polite in asking to go in front of them for a few minutes, but it didn’t matter they still hated us. I know you already know this was the case, but angriness at festivals really gets under my skin, especially when we were being polite.

Friendly Fires Dj Set and Armand Van Helden failed to impress. Friendly Fires dj set was plain boring and Armand Van Helden did three exceptionally poor mixes, so I left and got some food.

All was not lost! Basement Jaxx are known for great live shows and they did not fail to deliver. Opening with all members of the stage band in black cloaks, singing easily the creepiest song on the new record, “Scars.” They went through their new and old catalogue, changing costumes, dancing, djing and playing instruments. There was a great transition between djing “warp” and playing a track on an acoustic guitar. “Seven Nation Army” played on the trumpet made me laugh, and then of course it got stuck in my head. They were a great end to the day, if the crowd was a bit better I’d be even happier.