Blossoms:

A band whose origin story is arguably as famous as their music these days, Blossoms have built a striking image for themselves, both stylistically and musically, and it has evidently garnered them a hugely loyal fanbase, both within their hometown of Stockport, and outside of it. Never ones to shy away from doing something daring, the band’s iconic 1970s get-up was in full swing today, as frontman Tom Ogden walked on sporting a dashing pale pink suit, in addition to his well-documented long-haired do.

But while their fashions may be a few decades behind the times, their music most certainly is not. Blossoms have managed to harness typical indie tropes of big choruses and light-hearted snarkiness, even when life is pretty bleak (see ‘There’s A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)’ for a prime example!), but weave in amongst them new and exciting elements – synths, samples, and percussion galore! And, at a festival headlined by a man as infamous as Liam Gallagher, to open a track with the first verse of ‘Half The World Away’, penned by his brother, takes a lot of guts! That, and pausing on a pinhead mid-song, only to come crashing back in, perfectly in time, a second later, takes an incredible amount of talent. Hats off to you, fellas!