For many people, the trip to Leeds Festival is the equivalent of a summer holiday- however, for local lads The Sherlocks, they are pretty much playing in their own backyard! And they certainly got the reception to go with it – despite it being barely ten minutes into the afternoon, the Main Stage West was packed out with an enraptured crowd of indie obsessives. And despite one of the genre’s stalwarts taking to the stage later tonight, The Sherlocks were not afraid to put their all into their own rippling indie riffs that bounce between a perfectly balanced quartet of chords. That, and the full commitment to the genre that is wearing a hooded parka in the beaming midday sun that was pushing 23 degree heat down towards the crisp grass – hats off to you, Kiaran Crook!

Backing up the image, however, were the songs, each of which was teetering with bubbling melodies. From the funky, rollicking riffs and spirited chorus lines of ‘Magic Man’, to the exuberant ‘Will You Be There?’, The Sherlocks have absolutely succeeded in gently rousing the crowd from their final-day stupor, and teeing up a day of indie dominance in delightful fashion.