More on: Kaiser Chiefs

It's the final day at Hyde Park and Clickmusic's first band of the day is Los Campesinos. They draw a sizeable crowd in the XFM tent and everyone seems very happy during 'You! Me! Dancing!', which is exactly how they should be.

Sticking in the tent for Good Shoes, late afternoon sees probably the first mosh pit of the day, as the South London lads brought a large fanbase out to see them. The band have an appealing laidback quality under the frenetic tunes, which makes them naturally cool. This also has the unfortunate side effect of a lack of warmth, but half the crowd do not seem to mind.

To the sounds of Mumm-Ra gently swaying in the breeze, Clickmusic cannot resist the temptation of the terrifying fairground rides. Mumm-Ra are very good, write pretty songs, and play them well, but if we are to survive The Cribs we need an adrenaline shot. Shakily, and with churning stomachs, we prepare for the onslaught of Wakefield's finest. Alas, the shambolic and rough 'n' ready nature of the trio does not carry well across Hyde Park. The Cribs are not, and never will be, a great main stage festival band. This is not a criticism as such - Coldplay couldn't create the magic of what the Jarman brothers achieve in a Barfly - but it means that the majority of the crowd are left puzzled and probably with sore ears. Still, they get their fans going mental, and Ryan Jarman leaps into the crowd at the end of 'The Wrong Way To Be' to the amusing horror of security.

Still, security probably got to put their feet up and have a cup of tea during Editors. We wouldn't know, as we were torn between 1990s in the Tuborg tent, and The Rakes back in the XFM tent. We settle for The Rakes, and catch the last part of The Twang's set. The Twang were actually quite good, and came across as effective as they do on record. We expected a more heaving crowd, but they got a good reception. A far cry from the bravado of the Brummies before them, tent headliners The Rakes rely on good old-fashioned charm and wit. Playing a good mix of tracks from both their albums, the biggest response was for earlier classics like 'Strasbourg' and 'Retreat'.

With five minutes to spare, it's time for Hyde Park closers Kaiser Chiefs, in their first ever festival headline slot. We can't imagine this troubled the band too much, as they've been building up to this moment during their astronomical rise to success. Trouble is, this is all too obvious in the lack of humility on display. The genuine awe seen as the Chiefs won over a Glastonbury crowd two years earlier is replaced with complacency. None of this seems to bother the crowd, an incredible mix of people all here to chant the anthems. Wonderful moments included the always moving 'Modern Way', an exciteable 'Na Na Na Na Naaa' with Hero from Polysics providing some extra energy and forcing Ricky Wilson to outjump him, and the extended 'Oh My God' which is purpose-built for a festival finale. Kaiser Chiefs are fantastic songwriters, they get their crowd going, and they sound great - there's something missing though. When they find it, expect them to join the big boys with their stadium-pleasing universal worship.

To read our reports on the previous three days at Hyde Park, see the links below.

Thursday
Friday
Saturday

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Kaiser Chiefs Official Site
Kaiser Chiefs Myspace