The organisers of the Field Day Festival managed to convert Victoria Park into a country village theme for the event.  At the centre of the village was the ‘Village Green’ complete with an areas for traditional games including tug of war and three legged races, a bandstand where the Farnborough Brass Band were playing covers of Take That, Lady Gaga and many more.  Surrounding the Village Green there are a selection of bars and high quality local food stalls, plus a fairground that wouldn’t look out of place in Mary Poppins.

The six stages surrounded the Village Green with five of them undercover which created a great atmosphere.  Unlike many festivals Field Day do not see the need to go for the ‘Big Name’ artists or ‘This Years Big Thing’ instead their line up comprises of high quality bands and DJ’s at top of their game.  The biggest challenge for a punter is to decide what to watch!

On the main stage Sun Ra Arkestra, were playing their own style of blues infused jazz with some of the dirtiest sounding baritone sax I have ever heard, to finish the set we were treated to some break dancing from the ever young Art Jenkins.

Next up were Villagers who put together a cleverly crafted set which started up in a laid back fashion with tracks like Becoming a Jackal but reached a rousing crescendo with Ship of Promises, which went down a treat with an enthusiastic crowd.

The reformed Brighton all girl outfit Electrelane who delivered a great set of thunderous bassline, layered with synth and rhythmic guitar tracks, the highlight of the set was the cover of Bronski Beats Small Town Boy.  The only disappointment with the set was that it was not possible to hear the sax due to a 'technical' issue.

Trophy Wife performed to an expectant crowd in the intimate Shacklewell Arms/Lock Tavern Stage, and they didn't disappoint, there set was full of infectious tracks that you just want to dance to.

The Coral are one of those bands which are ideally suited to festival, their pop rock is uplifting and always gets a positive response from the audience,  they mixed the set with both old and new, the inevitable high point of their performance was Pass It On.

The Horrors headlined a packed Lineway Stage and delivered a powerful set and let their music do the talking with a set list that included Who Can Say, Three Decades and culminated with Moving Further Away. This was a great way to finish what had a truly enjoyable day.