Friday August 22 2025
Hot Wax
The Charlatans
The K’s
Ash
Daniel Bedingfield
Wunderhorse
Kaiser Chiefs
Queens of the Stone Age
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Hot Wax
Simply put, opened and nailed it! I’ve seen Hot Wax a couple of times at small venues and an instore and loved their shows, great songs and great presence. This time opening the main stage at a 12.15 slot and they can definitely make the jump to a big stage. Can be tough but not here. A good crowd was already in attendance and I’m sure appreciated it as much as I did. Only given a 30 minute slot but they made the most of it.
The Charlatans
Just pure class and a huge crowd at a 2pm slot. People were flooding towards the stage and they did not disappoint. To me they are British music royalty but they don’t rest on that. It’s a festival with a Friday midday 45 minute slot but they pulled out the classics and a new track about to be released.
The K’s
They do what the K’s do, great guitar rock and more lyrics crammed into most tracks than some band fit on an entire album. They were over on the castle stage and the crowd turned out for them. Even a hand flare smoke covered part of the crowd on their last track Sarajevo. I saw the welfare team moving in not sure what happened to the instigator.
Ash
From my uni days but never saw them live, finally the stars aligned and brilliant. Another 30 minute slot they were packing the in but what a 30 minutes. A true best of from Kung Fu to Girl from Mars. I’m sure Tim Wheeler bribed the sound guy as the volume out of his Flying V seemed more than any other band. A great set.
@we.will.trampoline.gigs #ASH at @Victorious Festival ♬ original sound – we.will.trampoline.gigs
Daniel Bedingfield
We stayed on at The Castle Stage for this. UK Garage done right. His voice is still great and he owned that stage. I don’t think he took one breath, just relentless and stated he was just off a 24 hour flight from Tokyo, it didn’t show or put another way, what would he be like fresh and ready? Smashed it and got the entire place dancing. Sorry the Sun facing where we were stood blacked out the stage but go online and take a look at feeds.
Wunderhorse
They came, they played, they f%%ked off, and I like them more for that. Literally just walked on stage, no fanfare, ragged their instruments. Just no holds barred Wunderhorse. a great set then gone. Such a great live act that deserved the main stage. All attitude with the music and swagger to back it up.
Kaiser Chiefs
Always a crowd favourite. A last minute replacement for Michael Kiwanuka. They certainly didn’t show it, they came ready. Ricky Wilson the consummate showman and the band delivered the set everyone wanted. All the classic Kaiser tracks were there accompanied by some great visuals on the main screen. These guys were built for this crowd.
Queens of the Stone Age
Just raw energy. You see many bands at big and small venues, then a band like QOTSA turn up and it’s like relearning everything you believed was possible, power, presence and it’s like they were born with instruments in their hands. It’s another level. Made better as the darkness had rolled it creating an audio and visual spectacle. The crowd was immense in size as was the set.
