There was noticeably more people on hand for Day Two of Longitude compared to the day prior. It was the first day of the festival to sell out every ticket of its 10,000 allocation, meaning that the extra bodies added to the festival’s already vibrant atmosphere but also extended the waiting times for the bars, toilets and food stalls. Scroll down for photographs.

Performing in front of a flowery backdrop looking kinda like your nan’s wallpaper, Vampire Weekend looked every bit the part of festival headliners. The New York afropop collective have fashioned for themselves a unique style all to their selves, and with their new album Modern Vampires of the City being one of the year’s best so far, the stage was set for them to churn out on of Ireland’s more memorable festival performances of recent years.

The band’s setlist was taken in equal measures from their three albums thus far. Set opener, the raucous ‘Cousins’, the incredible ‘A-Punk’, ‘Oxford Comma’ and ‘Hannah Hunt’ were particular standouts, ensuring that Marley Park’s revellers raised their arms and danced their feet in unison. Excellent stuff.

Villagers’ placement as second to last on the main stage reinforces popular opinion that Conor O’Brien and his band of Village People are currently Ireland’s finest musical export. The Domino signees are one of Europe’s most in demand live acts, having garnered a reputation of masterfully crafted songs entwined with outstanding live performances.

Opening with the gentle melody of ‘Meaning of the Ritual’, O’Brien (looking every bit the rock star in his shades) seemed giddy to be home, especially in such blissful conditions, after being on the road constantly for the best part of seven months.

The setlist was filled with songs from the band’s second album {Awayland} but they still found a place for old favourites like ‘Becoming A Jackal’ and ‘Twenty Seven Strangers’.

Brief visits to The Maccabees and VANN MUSIC yielded mixed results (the latter being far more impressive than the former) but it was Local Natives on the Main Stage at 4.30pm who were arguably Saturday’s most rewarding band. We last saw the Californian band under very different meteorological conditions at Other Voices in Dingle last December and vocalist Taylor Rice was the first to say that our current sunny spell is not the weather he associates with Ireland at all.

The set was heavy with tracks from the band’s second record Hummingbird, with a few from Gorilla Manor thrown in for good measure. The monumental ‘Breakers’ was a particular favourite of ours.

We’re not done yet, either. The final night of Longitude includes much-anticipated sets from Hot Chip, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the incredibly intriguing prospect of a Kraftwerk 3D show. Check back tomorrow for our report…