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Leeds festival review – Lana Del Rey and Liam Gallagher are sublime after the storm


An eclectic line-up – from Lambrini Girls to Fontaines DC and Fred Again – defied Storm Lilian to deliver a fiery, heartfelt festival

This year’s eclectic bill stretches from nightingale-voiced Rachel Chinouriri’s charm and vulnerability in the Festival Republic tent to Spiritbox’s gothic metalcore or Raye’s jazzy soul, string section and ballgowns on the main stage. A returning breeze means Fontaines DC’s Sunday teatime set initially suffers sound issues, but the Dubliners suddenly erupt with a killer double whammy of Boys in the Better Land and the brilliant In the Modern World, from new album Romance. Finally, on Sunday night, breakout producer Fred Again makes history when he becomes the first electronic act to headline the main stage, delivering a laser-enhanced closer that hurtles between showmanship, crowd-pleasing grooves and heartfelt emotion.

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