Ahead of performances by a trio of pop heavy-hitters, many festival-goers had already pitched up their tents and claimed a place at the front of the main stage by the early evening. Mel C set the tone with an hour of thumping techno and piano-house edits of pop bangers - including plenty of Spice Girls hits, of course. Giving it her all behind the decks, she delivered a high-energy bass-heavy set that was packed with crowd-pleasers to satisfy all ages, including a guy on his stag do whose ginger wig and Union Jack dress recalled Geri Halliwell (scroll to the bottom to see his outfit).
(Image: Alice Howard) He wasn’t the only audience member who dressed up for the occasion, though; a scan across the site showed a range of rave gear, fur jackets, huge butterfly wings, bucket hats and freshly-bought sunglasses. Even though it had only just turned 6pm, there were middle-aged dads drinking out of a cup placed in their trainer. After a 30-minute interval dinner break, popstar Natasha Bedingfield bounded on stage in a salmon pink play suit and beret, sunglasses and white Doc Martens.
She wasted no time in getting the large crowd to sing and clap along to fan favourites ‘Love Like This’ and ‘Pocketful Of Sunshine’. (Image: Alice Howard) Vocally, she really went for it and showed off her range throughout the career-spanning set that at times saw her rock; a swaying, guitar-heavy cover of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ was particularly special. Closing her show with ‘These Wo.
