Take one guess over who the most anticipated artist was at Leeds Festival on Saturday night.

If you picked Dave, you’d be right. The 21-year-old hip hop and rap artist constantly looked floored at the amount of support he had at the Radio 1 Stage tonight – and with good reason. The crowd was so packed that people had to watch Dave from outside of the tent, with those arriving late to the party having to watch from about seven or eight rows deep.

Not that they couldn’t hear him perform, mind you. Dave exploded into life with ‘Psycho’ and, spurred on by a vocal, vibrant, and unrelenting crowd, strode purposefully through other favorites including – yep, you’ve guessed it – ‘Thiago Silva’.

‘Streatham’ and ‘Funky Friday’ were also greeted with gusto and, seemingly humbled by the experience, Dave truly looked lost for words as he soaked in the atmosphere. Not many 21-year-olds can pull off such a display, but Dave did with aplomb and was fully deserving of the reception he received.

Off the back of his gig, it won’t be a surprise to see him headlining a major festival in the near future. It would be truly deserved for an exciting young artist.