Indie-pop and rock acts The Owls, Galleri, Goldsmith, Hungry Kids of Hungary and Last Dinosaurs kept the expectant mood aloft.

Then Urthboy and Matt and Kim each played sets designed specifically for an outdoor party, dropping covers between their own material that had the mosh pit jumping.

Aussie hip-hop artist Seth Sentry drew a large crowd before shimmering pop band Alpine radiated their shiny, summering songs into the audience.

Indie legends They Might Be Giants, perhaps with the intent of reminding the very young crowd who they are, threw their classic Birdhouse In Your Soul into the set early on.

Their high energy performance surely won them a new legion of fans.

Festival stalwarts Tame Impala let rip their brand of psychedelic rock as night fell across the showground. 

Watching on with their legion of fans was The Kooks’ lead singer Luke Pritchard who gave a shout out to the band early on in his own set. 

A momentary audio problem didn’t phase The Kooks, with the UK four-piece quickly returning to the stage.

They launched into a succession of hits from their first album Inside In/Inside Out. 

A sea of mobile camera phones swayed along to the band’s Brit-pop songs Seaside, She Moves In Her Own Way and Jackie Big Tits.

Canadian duo Tegan and Sara returned the festival to a relaxed tempo, performing much of their well received new album Heartthrob. 

The twins’ harmony was faultless as they wowed fans with a few old favourites like Walking With A Ghost. 

At the strike of 10pm the temperature in south Maitland noticeably dropped but the crowd in front of the Triple J stage was as big as it had been all day to watch headliners The Temper Trap. 

Everything about their performance, from the stage lamps to the keyboard player’s thrusts, was polished – from start to finish. 

The indie band led in with their first big hit Sweet Disposition, followed on by Love Lost and international smash hit The Rabbit Hole.

The Temper Trap were a stirring  finale to a stellar day of music.