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I've never been a massive Levellers fan but I was certainly impressed with their Saturday night headline show despite the fact that Mark Chadwick's voice was on the verge of packing up completely by the end of it. The Stranglers cranked out all the old favourites on the Sunday night to the delight of those who braved the teeming rain. Ex Specials & Fun Boy 3 frontman Neville Staple was also superb. Of the lesser known bands there were stand out performances from The Bays, 3 Daft Monkeys and The Blackfoot Brothers. Current personal favourites, Oi Va Voi followed up on their brilliant Glastonbury performance & Seize The Day got their usual rousing reception for their thought provoking protest songs.
Multiple award winners The Love Gods start things off on the Main Stage
Multiple award winners The Love Gods start things off on the Main Stage		 Lead Love God
Lead Love God		 Macho posing from Drugdealercheerleader
Macho posing from Drugdealercheerleader		 Half of Solabeat Alliance
Half of Solabeat Alliance
The other half
The other half		 3 Daft Monkeys get the 2nd Stage crowd on their feet
3 Daft Monkeys get the 2nd Stage crowd on their feet		 A Daft Monkey
A Daft Monkey		 Irish singer-songwriter Tamra
Irish singer-songwriter Tamra
She barely managed to keep that dress on
She barely managed to keep that dress on		 Rock star pose from Tamra's guitarist
Rock star pose from Tamra's guitarist		 Leveller Mark Chadwick with side project Reviver
Leveller Mark Chadwick with side project Reviver		 She Said
She Said
John Power, once of The La's
John Power, once of The La's		 The Bays
The Bays		 They have no songs as such
They have no songs as such		 All their music is improvised
All their music is improvised
Which is probably just as well!
Which is probably just as well!		 Go-lem System replaced the Peatbog Faeries
Go-lem System replaced the Peatbog Faeries		 They were OK
They were OK		 But not good enough to keep me away from seeing Seize The Day again
But not good enough to keep me away from seeing Seize The Day again
Synchronised gurning from Theo & Shannon
Synchronised gurning from Theo & Shannon		 They put body & soul into it as always
They put body & soul into it as always		 Neville Staple
Neville Staple		 Rude boy & 2-Tone icon
Rude boy & 2-Tone icon
Alabama 3 - No pics of The Levellers I'm afraid
Alabama 3 - No pics of The Levellers I'm afraid		 Laid back Sunday lunchtime grooves from Ox
Laid back Sunday lunchtime grooves from Ox		 Jim Oxborrow of Ox
Jim Oxborrow of Ox		 Poor Old Ben
Poor Old Ben
Joint-winners of a competiton to play the festival
Joint-winners of a competiton to play the festival		 The rather overstated War Machine Of Love
The rather overstated War Machine Of Love		 Despite the name they were actually very good
Despite the name they were actually very good		 led by ex-New Model Army guitarist Andy Portas
led by ex-New Model Army guitarist Andy Portas
Waxed Apple with their experimental dance
Waxed Apple with their experimental dance		 Including loops of plucked string instruments
Including loops of plucked string instruments		 The Blackfoot Brothers
The Blackfoot Brothers		 Yahoooooo
"Yahoooooo"
Finished with Ace of Spades in a Pronghorn stylee
Finished with Ace of Spades in a Pronghorn stylee		 Rose Kemp
Rose Kemp		 Both her parents were Steeleye Spanners
Both her parents were Steeleye Spanners		 Current fave band Oi Va Voi
Current fave band Oi Va Voi
Londoners playing traditional Jewish based tunes
Londoners playing traditional Jewish based tunes		 Other influences include reggae & drum & bass
Other influences include reggae & drum & bass		 New lead singer since their Glastonbury performance
New lead singer since their Glastonbury performance		 Joined by the clarinetist for Yesterday's Mistakes
Joined by the clarinetist for "Yesterday's Mistakes"
King Pleasure
King Pleasure		 One of his Biscuit Boys
One of his Biscuit Boys		 Another of the Biscuit Boy assortment
Another of the Biscuit Boy assortment		 UK reggae legends Misty In Roots
UK reggae legends Misty In Roots
A rather disappointing turnout as they clashed with Drunk In Public
A rather disappointing turnout as they clashed with Drunk In Public		 The Stranglers seen through the rain
The Stranglers seen through the rain

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