Mix Tape was put to shame this weekend as our home-made Princess Leia mask and some glitter were nothing, I tell you nothing, in comparison to the efforts made by others.


Here is Dr Zoidberg (or James from Welwyn Garden City) sunning himself before delving back into the Big Top tent.


 

This festival caters for almost every musical taste. The best for us has been Florence and the Machine, with her impossibly long legs and her impressively resonant voice and we loved this foxy lady’s green and gold outfit too. Sadly the main stage suffered from some sound problems – don’t put it on top of a hill, guys – so MGMT and Massive Attack looked nice but sounded, frankly, so-so.





Continuing the outer space theme, the apes opted for a spot of ballroom dancing at the Spiegeltent this afternoon – what planet are they on, eh?

Some other musical highlights for Mix Tape were Brassroots, who did instrumental and very lively covers of everything from the White Stripes to Space Odyssey and also threw in some New Orleans jazz and blues. We got hot and sweaty to Cut A Shine, a barn-dance outfit, which descended into downright mayhem. Brass music was strong this year, the euphoric Orkestra Del Sol, the 10-or-so-storng gypsy troupe, got all the aliens, robots, Barbarellas and flying saucers on their feet. They were, as the whole festival, truly out of this world.

Unlike last year’s Bestival, which was a complete washout, this year is a glorious scorcher. No need for wellies, get in!

This is one of the friendliest festivals, where people go all out as it’s one of the last ones of the season. The fancy dress theme is outer space and here’s a taster of what's to come on Sunday: