Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds remained in north Essex for another sell-out Heritage Live reveal at the magnificent home.
Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan began the night with a blistering efficiency.
He has actually lost none of his Mancunian swagger, assuring the audience ‘I’m not dead yet!”
As the rain turned horizontal, anthemic crowd-pleaser I’m On Fire settled an awesome hour-long set.
Liverpool’s The Zutons revealed they are likewise as fresh as ever, with Abi Harding’s pulsing saxophone the driving force behind the music.
Frontman Dave McCabe and the band have a brand-new LP, however it was mainly old favourites from 2004’s Who Killed the Zutons? which whipped the crowd into a craze.
A pumping Zuton Fever opened, with Dirty Dancehall, Pressure Point, Confusion, Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love? and You Will, You Won’t.
The Zutons (Image: Chris Wilkin)
The remarkably appealing Remember Me got fans dancing, however the most significant response was booked for set-closer Valerie.
Over in the VIP location, string quartet String Fever’s timeless handles pop were keeping spirits up as the rain continued to boil down.
String Fever carry out in the VIP camping tent (Image: Chris Wilkin)
Then, what everybody had actually been waiting on.
Double-denimed Oasis legend Noel Gallagher was most likely the coolest man in the world as his High Flying Birds introduced into tunes from their latest album, consisting of title track Council Skies, set-opener Pretty Boy and Open The Door, See What You Find.
Noel Gallagher on the cinema (Image: Paula Oldham)
“So this is Essex?” asked Noel, prior to asking how all the phony tans in the crowd were managing the deluge.
Favourites If I Had A Gun and In The Heat Of The Moment maintained the momentum, prior to Noel cheekily devoted What A Life “to Manchester City fans all over”.
Festival goers Mary and Ben Handley, from Clare, shelter from the rain (Image: Chris Wilkin)
Dead In The Water and Going Nowhere continued to adventure, prior to the band released much-anticipated Oasis classics The Importance Of Being Idle, The Masterplan, Half The World Away and Little By Little as the soaked masses went wild in a rain-soaked singalong.
Michelle Hewitt and Sheryl Rose from Braintree in the VIP location (Image: Chris Wilkin)
A cover of Bob Dylan’s The Mighty Quinn opened the repetitions, followed by a heart-wrenching Live Forever and Don’t Look Back In Anger to bring the day to a thrilling ending.
Noel was smiling as 10,000 happy fans went home really wet, however really, really happy.
