
In a sun-drenched Victoria Park, a gaggle of fans wearing Haim hoodies queued patiently to get their photos taken on a row of retro blue deckchairs. A meticulous recreation of their debut album cover Days Are Gone had been transformed into an interactive photo booth, and the winding lines proved a solid clue when it came to the main attraction of the day.
First, though, the Baltimore indie-rock musician Snail Mail brought her wry snarl to the main stage, thrashing straight through a quick-fire set of favourites from 2018’s debut album Lush, and its woozier follow-up Valentine.