Bearded Theory / Friday

The bed in the camper fits across the van, making it slightly shorter than me, which made for a cramped night's sleep. (The Minx suggested that we sleep diagonally next time.)

We had a leisurely start to the day, with the Minx making excellent fresh coffee using the Wacaco, a device that I would heartily recommend. 

Late morning, we wandered into the festival, which is quite reminiscent of Bluedot in terms of size and vibe, albeit with less science. 

And we had a lovely surprise when we finally settled down in a beer tent, as our old Twitter friend Andy came over to join us. 

Musically we had a good day, too. Passing one of the tents - The Something Else Tea Tent -  on the way to the Woodland Stage, we heard some great music and popped our heads in. The band, it transpired, were called Hagar The Womb, and I loved them. (The first of two good discoveries for me, today.)

After that we saw Angeline Morrison, who plays folk music about the historic black experience in Britain. She's very, very good, although I did feel slightly uneasy when I realised the only black people in the audience were the security guys. But, as the Minx pointed out, festivals are very white events.

The other discovery, for me at least, was Yard Act, who seemed to be very well known by everyone else. They gave the best live performance I've seen in years: a fantastic frontman, great musicians, and terrific songs all performed with tremendous energy.

I finished the day by seeing The Sisters Of Mercy, who were somewhat disappointing - I had been warned of this - but I enjoyed 'Dominion' and took my leave once they'd played that. 

Main photo: Angeline Morrison
Extra: Hagar The Womb