As one of The Blackout’s biggest, self-proclaimed, and downright stalkerish fanboys, there’s not many places left in England I haven’t seen them live. From Nottingham to Liverpool, London

Pop and punk - two styles when fused together can become either an optimist’s best friend or punk purist’s worst enemy. Sadly, for all you Sid Vicious-worshippers out there, pop-punk is practical

If you’re not fussy how you take your punk in the afternoon, today’s main stage is the perfect place to be. A little earlier we had New Found Glory showing every pop-punk pretender how it’s done a

Few groups at this year’s Leeds Festival have fought through as many obstacles and bruised their knees on as many hurdles as Sacramento’s finest. Catching your first ever Deftones gig is a memo

And I thought the crowd that gathered for New Found Glory was impressive! It seems not only is every Leeds Festival ticket holder in front of this main stage right now, it appears everyone attendi

How things change. Twelve years ago, if you and I were sitting in the cinema watching David Fincher’s Fight Club and you’d have whispered in my ear “you see that pretty-boy blonde douche getting h

It was once a little too easy to have a pop at My Chemical Romance. Especially after that laughable incident a few years back when narrow-minded writers at the Daily Mail placed them at t

Ah, good old Sunday morning. Like all normal people, I find it impossible to wake before the smell of Sunday’s roast lasso’s the nostrils and drags me down to the dinner table. Trying to rise

For those of us who’ve escaped the clutches of the dreaded morning hangover, there are five stages demanding our attention. Welsh trio The Joy Formidable are still playing on the main stage when

I’ll come clean and admit I haven’t heard a single song by Seasick Steve. I’ve read several reviews, one or two interviews and know he was once a street busker who became an overnight sensati

Forget grand arena tours and sold-out stadium shows; your local spit and squalor drinking hole can be the best place to clap ears on some of the world’s most exciting bands. Take Letlive. -

You have to feel a little sorry for Boston-come-Texan blue-collar punks Street Dogs. On the one hand the Lock Up stage is still standing so that’s a plus but having to follow immediately aft

Finally, the moment I’ve been waiting for all day long. It’s time to strap on my sombrero and chill my boots over in the Festival Republic tent for a mild mannered blast of mariachi music done Bro

If you’ve ever seen a shoplifter leg it from a store you’ll have some idea of the speed I’m now doing to get myself in front of Leeds’ main stage. Not because we’ll soon be graced by the godfathe

There’s a competition going on right now between the crowd huddled together in the Lock Up tent and those of us kicking off here in the NME/Radio 1 tent. The rules of this competition are simpl

With tonight’s main stage moments away from hosting global superstars The Strokes there’s only one thing for it – dash into the Lock Up tent for today’s second dose of L.A.’s ironic bunch The Bron