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Welcome to day two of Purple Revolver’s live coverage from the biggest event in the dance calendar, Creamfields.
The P.Rev team are up early and will be transmitting the latest news and inside info live from the Daresbury site all day, where the dance fraternity are slowly rousing from their tents after last night’s extravaganza of music and partying.
We’ll keep you up to date with the latest interviews, videos, pictures and reviews from backstage in the CALM zone tent and amongst the revellers around the arena.
It will be hard for today to surpass the merriment of last night but with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, Tiësto and Leftfield on the bill later there are sure to be fireworks.
Keep tabs on this page for live updates throughout the day.
Live updates:
11.00 – Dance pioneers Leftfield have just demonstrated their pedigree with a visually stunning perormance in front of a hardcore of loyal fans inside the Cream tent.
Clashes on other stages with the likes of Swedish House Mafia and Tiesto ensured there was enough elbow room to cut some serious shapes, with only true dance connoisseurs in attendance for this one.
Sadly Leftfield’s crowd numbers suffered from these clashes, and the tent was only ever half full throughout their masterclass. It appears the more popular choice for the average Creamfields punter was elsewhere.
But the savvy dance revellers who went against the grain and swerved the so-called bigger names to catch a glimpse of the evergreen Neil Barnes and Paul Daley were in for real treat.
A series of thought-provoking, striking images were projected on the huge screen at the back with great affect as the pair played through hits from their seminal album Leftism.
During Afrika Shox for example, the screen was furnished with images from the serengeti and depicted the silhouette of a cheetah running across an blistered sun.
The LED display and pyrotechnics were equally as spectacular, with a multitude of green lasers firing out above the crowd for curtain closer Phat Planet.
9.30 – Just walked past the Swedish House Mafia tent and it’s officially packed out. There are still queues of people outside fighting a losing battle to get in as Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso take to the stage. It seems this is the hottest ticket in town and the punters choice of all the shows at Creamfields so far. A lock-out looks probable.
8.45 – Calvin Harris has just sent the crowd into rapture with his brand of pop-friendly dance. The Scottish producer was on top-form as he serenaded the Creamfields crowd with hits like Acceptable in the 80’s, Ready for the Weekend and You Used to Hold Me.
The lanky Scotsman finished with I’m Not Alone, a track which personified the Creamfields atmosphere and set the thronging crowd into overdrive ahead of Tiësto’s highly anticipated headline act.
8.12 – We caught up with DJ’ing sensation, Laidback Luke and asked him ‘Are you as laidback as your name suggests?’
“I have not lost my temper that many times DJ’ing, but once a girl stole a CD from my holder and I flipped. Another time, this girl kept pinching my ass and after the 20th time I had to draw the line and say stop.”
The Dutch dynamo was also spotted catching up with fellow Creamfields stalwart Eddie Halliwell. The pair hugged and discussed love, life and the universe after Luke’s energetic set on the main stage.
7.35 – We’re gearing up to watch what Calvin Harris who has hinted this could be his last live festival appearence for a long while, as seeks to concentrate more on his DJing. Not one to be missed.
Still we are torn between the tent for Swedish House Mafia madness or checking out the legendary Leftfield in the Cream tent. Watch this space.
5.03 – Leftfield’s Neil Barnes has just been chatting in the CALM zone tent and bigged up the crowd at Daresbury saying: “The people at Creamfields are so dedicated to DJ culture and electronic music, there are not many festivals still around like this, it’s unique.”
When asked about his influence on todays artists Neil said: “A lot of the sounds I hear in dance music today, sometimes I think they have listened to us, or they have lifted that bit from us. I mean the dub-step thing that is happening now, people say Leftism had alot to do with that.
“I listen to 90’s classics all the time at home. I was listening to early Aphex Twin the other day, there are some early great records. Listening back makes you realise that some tracks can have a second life, like Strings of Life for example. I never get tired of listening to that.”
2.47 – The outfits among Creamfield enthusiasts are truly something to behold. Many characters from the world of fiction have found their way into the dance arena.
Had a brief but enlightening conversation with the Pink Panther, while a couple of Wallies (Where’s) bought us a Jagerbomb.
12.35 – Crowds flock to see Andy Mac in mash-up master DJ and namesake Annie Mac’s Sunday Creamfield offerings but are left disappointed as stewards turn away effusive dance fans.
Glum faces all round, but not to worry; the eager eyed ravers soon found somewhere else to go.