South London's Good Shoes fare much better with the crowd, on account of them being one of indie's hottest bands right now and their debut album Think Before You Speak being one of the best long players released so far this year. Playing songs from the aforementioned record, such as Morden, We Are Not the Same and Small Town Girl, they get the audience dancing, with many punching the air in time to the jerky, erratic songs. A half hour set flies by as the group plays the highlights of the album, before their allotted time is up and they leave the stage and the audience begging for more.

And more comes, this time in the shape of the North East's Maximo Park. The crowd goes wild as the lights dim and the group leap onto stage and into action, with the bowler hat touting ball of energy that is band leader Paul Smith high kicking his way into the performance. With two records worth of material to choose from, the set leans more towards Our Earthly Pleasures than debut A Certain Trigger, seeing songs such as By the Monument, Karaoke Plays and previous single Girls Who Play Guitar receive rapturous responses from the audience. Elsewhere in the set are hit singles Apply Some Pressure and Going Missing, during which Smith races around stage as keyboardist Lukas Wooller karate chops each note perfectly on his instrument. After one of the most vigorous shows this side of festival season, a break is much needed. There's just enough time to catch your breath before the Geordie pop saviours are back, starting off the encore with an approach that baffles some sections of the audience. Smith strides out, leather bound notebook in hand and proceeds to read a spoken word heart breaker (Acrobat) over a wall of guitar noise. With the book firmly closed, hysteria breaks out once more as the band step back into more familiar territory with the irresistible Our Velocity. A final effort with one of the best songs Maximo Park have written thus far, Graffiti brings down the house with crowd and band dancing and leaping in unison. From the look on the faces of all involved, it's been a pretty good night.

Writer: Rhian Daly