Who: The Big Pink
Where and when: John Peel stage, Saturday, 1pm
Dress code: Black and plenty of it. Frontman Robbie Furze is wearing Berlin squatter attire, new singer Valentine Fillol-Cordier has big boots and auburn hair all over her face, and bass player Leopold Ross is wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "Safe in Heaven, Dead". It's not a Jacko tribute – he's been wearing it all week, apparently.
What happened: A band with a party animal reputation, critics including our own Alexis Petridis expected the Big Pink to be more wrecked than the crowd, but in fact they're completely together and in control after a good night's sleep (no wonder – this is the second of three gigs they're playing here today). They precision-blast songs that combine pop and white noise to the most intoxicating effect since the Jesus and Mary Chain, as black and white patterns flicker on a giant screen behind them.
Who's watching: Everyone who reads the music press, which has been going on about the Big Pink for the last eight months.
High point: Lonesome, country-tinged ballad Velvet is their anthem and a crowd favourite, but it's one great song among many in their arsenal.
Low point: It's music for the wee small hours rather than a sunny afternoon by the hog roast stall.
In a tweet: Early to bed makes for band on the rise.
The Big Pink ... Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space-folk.
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