Some of the greatest names and the most exciting new acts in music rocked Victorious Festival this weekend. Up to 80,000 fans each day were on Southsea Common to see headliners including Sunday night’s Biffy Clyro and Becky Hill who appeared after performances from The Kooks, James Bay, Wet Leg, Red Rum Club and Natasha Bedingfield. On Friday, headliner Fatboy Slim was right here, right now with a shock and awe dance mix after an epic set from joint headliners Snow Patrol, who thrilled with killer hits such as Run and Chasing Cars.

There was also a huge Saturday night with headliner Jamie T showing he is still running with believers after Manchester’s Courteeners wowed fans with an epic set ending with Not Nineteen Forever and What Took You So Long? But the save of the weekend was from Yorkshire band The Sherlocks who appeared on Friday with only a few hours notice, replacing The Snuts, who could not attend. Frontman Kiaran Crook told The Echo that the band had no clue of the festival’s SOS until the evening before when they were together on a pub crawl around Sheffield. “We were in one pub when a call came through and by the next pub it was confirmed,” explained Kiaran.

“But it was worth it, the crowd and atmosphere was unbelievable,” he added. After years on the smaller stages, local stars Crystal Tides made their debut on the main stage on Saturday in front of thousands of music fans. Five-piece Billy Gregory, Harry Knowles, Neil Cripps, George Regan and Joe .