We started off our Saturday’s entertainment early for the second day of Victorious Festival with The K’s opening up the on the Common Stage followed by a trip over to the Castle Stage to catch sets from Swim Deep and Coach Party.

Swim Deep

Coach Party

Back at the Common Stage it was time for We Are Scientists who always put on a great show, their crowd interaction and between song banter really adds another dimension to the gig experience.

We first fell in love with WAS's ‘With Love & Squalor’ for it's great fresh indie rock tunes that have such immense attitude ... not to mention kittens on the cover - we were SOLD right there (clever marketing ploy). Since the early days there have been so many great albums, which really cemented them as indie rock legends with their intelligent upbeat indie rock which is what so many love them for.

Their delivery was spot on and with so many tunes to choose from even the uninitiated would recognisethey are the kind of band you can see multiple times each being a great and unique experience! With so many catchy riff-a-riffick earworms even the casual listener would be drawn into their vortex of awesome.

Kicking the set off with a bang ‘You've Lost Your Shit’ was powerfully upbeat and got the set off to a riotous start.

There was a good mix of older classics like ‘Inaction’ ‘Buckle’ & ‘It’s A Hit’ as well as new material in the set - W.A.S. are a band which have a solid backbone of hits as well as an ability to keep knocking out melodically interesting and humorous hits literally constantly whilst also seemingly always being on tour!

As the indie alt rock legends that they are they managed to squeeze so many tight performances of bangers like ‘Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt’, ‘After Hours’ and the bouncing ‘The Great Escape’ into their measly 30 minute set like a well oiled machine.

Check out our gallery of the beautifully voiced silver fox that is Keith Murray and the one and only Chris Cain in action: