IT may be one of the smallest festivals on the UK circuit but Blissfields still packs quite a punch.

Thousands of fans descended on Hampshire at the weekend for the festival, headlined by indie darlings Bastille and Mystery Jets.

Held at Woodmancott, near Winchester, the festival had Director’s Cut as this year’s theme, with revellers encouraged to base their outfits on famous films.

There were plenty of lights, cameras and action, the former and latter particularly when Bastille took the stage as crowds could not stop moving, even though the band’s visual effects were overbearing at times. However, their set was superb.

They are very much in the public eye at the moment and lived up to top billing.

It was their third appearance in as many years at Blissfields and they have certainly built up a rapport with fans.

Signature song Pompeii was the main crowdpleaser although they had me very early on thanks to the excellent decision to cover City High’s What Would You Do?

Mystery Jets were also superb and although the rest of the line-up may not have included names as famous as some of the characters roaming the fields, they put on a good show.

Dub Pistols have played Blissfields several times and I’d seen them before but I am constantly impressed by their energy and ability to get the crowd moving, despite a relatively early slot.

Multicultural Europop band Famy were also excellent in the Bradley Bubble second stage.

It was a very relaxed occasion even if occasionally that went too far, with some of the acts, such as Saturday night’s main support Theme Park, pleasant enough if quite forgettable once their set ended.

But there was so much fun to be had in glorious sunshine that it never seemed to matter whether a band was good or bad.