A LAZY Sunday atmosphere greeted the crowds when they came to see the headliners at a Hampshire festival.

After a rip-roaring Saturday night, which saw a bass-rich Dizzee Rascal make the crowd go wild, many visitors to the Victorious Festival wondered what could top that.

A smaller crowd was at Southsea for the second half of a two-day festival, with nearly 90,000 people expected over the weekend.

Many people yesterday were there to see Britpop stars Ocean Colour Scene on the Seaside Stage, or headliner Seasick Steve.

It was a difficult choice for many as the acts overlapped.

While Ocean Colour Scene played their glory years hits, the American blues musician rocked the crowds with his one string Diddley Bow guitar.

The former hobo from California was as enthusiastic and charming as ever while he sprinkled hits as well as playing tracks from his new album.

Earlier in the day Welsh rockers The Struts drew a strong crowd with their lively glam metal-like tunes, their cover of David Bowie’s Rebel Rebel being a big favourite.

One of the most surprising moments of the day was when ska group The Silhouettes got everyone in the Real Ale Tent picking up their feet.

But the weekend was dominated by Dizzee Rascal when he sent the crowd truly bonkers.

All day on Saturday everyone was waiting for Dizzee to bring his brand of hip-hop to the two-day festival – and he didn’t disappoint.

From the moment he opened with his hits Just A Rascal and Fix Up Look Sharp it was shock and awe.

Keen to get into the crowd, his stage presence made for an exhilarating spectacle, which is more than can be said for some of the other performers.

He closed the one-hour set with a spine-tingling supreme performance of Bonkers.

Lead singer Johnny Borrell is the only original member left of Razorlight, who came on before Dizzee, and the fact they haven’t had a hit in years was very obvious.

What made it worse was a cold performance which got few cheers.

Their presence on today’s music scene is similar to that of Scouting For Girls, but that quartet had no problem whipping up the crowd.

It seems there are plenty of teenagers still singing along to tracks like She’s So Lovely and Elvis Ain’t Dead.

The crowd enjoyed Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s older disco tracks more than her new, alternative material.

It’s a small festival, but after this weekend it has assured its place in the south for the next few years.