What's a festival without a bit of unpredictable weather? Storm Lilian certainly kept festivalgoers at Leeds Festival on their toes over the weekend. With people arriving on Thursday, they were preparing to see the likes of Liam Gallagher, Catfish and The Bottleman, Gerry Cinnamon, Blink-182 and Fred again..
But waking up in a storm probably wasn't on their bingo cards for the weekend. Early on Friday, bosses sent out a warning to those on site, urging them to stay in their tents or in their cars for their own safety and for good reason. But while the weather became the topic of conversation, that soon changed once the arena doors opened and people flocked to the Main Stage and Chevron Stage for the performances.
Having missed Friday's performances from Liam Gallagher, I can only say that I am gutted. LG, or King LG as he's often referred to absolutely smashed it in the videos I've seen circulating on social media and I'm even more gutted after missing the hype surrounding the upcoming Oasis reunion – I mean, we knew it would happen one day but the fact it is finally happening is just something else. Arriving on-site on Saturday, although I've been to Leeds Fest several times I was keen to take in all the new sights (and smells, there are too many options for food – but I managed to try several!).
This year, the Main Stage East had been replaced by the all-new Chevron Stage which I have to say is like nothing else. It was a brave move for bosses at Festival Republic to in.