Particularly right now, festivals like Mighty Hoopla feel more needed than ever. This is not just any music festival, after all (cue M&S voice), this is perhaps the world’s biggest and best celebration of all things pop. In the mood for some Nineties and Noughties nostalgia? JoJo, Daniel Bedingfield and Vengaboys have you covered. Eurovision fan? What better than Sweden’s two-time champion, Loreen? Drag stars? The crème de la crème, darling, from Tia Kofi and Bimini to Queen Priyanka and Black Peppa.
And as if some cosmic nod of approval: after a few grey days, the sun comes out just in time and shines down on London’s Brockwell Park, reflecting off sequins, glitter and latex as thousands of fans strut, shimmy and sashay from stage to stage. Forget Coachella, this is where you come to see the most outrageous, ingenious festival attire, from hand-crocheted dresses to, in the case of pop singer and reality star Heidi Montag, a shiny leotard bedecked with a pink and white Union Jack. God save the queens, indeed.
