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Despite unheralded rain, Friday night turned into such a party - with an amazing ceilidh performance in the Wrong Ness tent - that Saturday already had a hangover vibe about it. A disappointingly dreary set by Hercules and the Love Affair didn't help (their initially intriguing retro-80s disco let down by lackadaisical execution), and electro duo Digitalism's biggest hit, Pogo, was curtailed after they appeared to have run over time.

It was Soulwax that turned things around, their remixes of Justice and Daft Punk pulled off with aplomb, and a tangible electricity sparking up their set. Two of them also perform as 2 Many DJs, playing a variety of crowd-pleasing anthems. Felix Da Housecat also provided some visceral thrills, with Mr Oizo's Flat Beat received with satisfaction by the Fat Sam's tent attendees. It's a nice contrast to the flaccid flailings of Fatboy Slim, whose set lacked any real sense of vitality.

Sunday provided the strongest music, with sunburn-inducing conditions to boot. If Red Light Company were acceptable indie festival fodder and pop-rockers Team Water Polo irritating even before some ill-advised white-boy rapping, Does It Offend You Yeah? were exactly what was required, in-vogue nu-rave done extraordinarily well. Brattish, but in a vital way, they provided some great dance music mixed with the almost-Rage Against The Machine metal breakdown of With A Heavy Heart (I Regret To Inform You).

An impressively robust performance from Simian Mobile Disco followed and there was an equally deft set in the same tent by Roisin Murphy, whose sultry left-field pop leanings must have captured many hearts besides mine.

Possibly the best set of the weekend was in the Skins arena by Boyz Noize, unveiling the dirtiest techno tunes with an intelligently designed, crushing mix set, and after a brief interlude with Annie Mac, Underworld entranced with the perennial Born Slippy, a suitably sunny climax to a weekend blessed with fine weather and some fine music.