There have been hundreds of A Day On The Green festivals, and it shows. It's the low stress, civilised way to actually enjoy music, rather than just consume it. As this was British India's second experience on the Green they were the newcomers of the bill, a moniker that suits them. Although now on their fourth album, there's something eternally young about the lads. They rocked out with a few oldies like Tie Up My Hands and I Said I'm Sorry (apparently their attempt at rewriting Fleetwood Mac's The Chain), but mainly played from their 2013 album, Controller, including Blinded, Plastic Souvenirs and the anthemic Summer Forgive Me.

Something For Kate never disappoint, playing a true festival set, opening with a cover of R.E.M.'s The One I Love, and ticking off Captain, Déjà Vu, Three Dimensions, Cigarettes And Suitcases, Monsters and Electricity without ever breaking the cool Don Draper sex appeal that Dempsey oozes. When busting into 2012's Leave Your Soul To Science they stuck with crowd fave, Miracle Cure.

“We're You Am I if you give a damn, and if you don't we're Steely Dan.” Tim Rogers seemed to be in a less belligerent mood than usual – jocular even. Perhaps it was the wine. Hardcore fans appreciated Minor Byrd, Trigger Finger and Gunslingers, while the showman in Rogers succumbed to the seductress of a sweaty, wanting crowd and cranked out Rumble, Cathy's Clown, Good Morning, Berlin Chair and other singles. As if the women weren't prehensile enough, Dempsey joined the stage for a little song he and Rogers had worked on together a while back called Born To Run.

It's mind-boggling that a band as huge as Hunters & Collectors, bred through an Oz rock era of playing every gig in every town, had never played Cessnock or neighbouring towns. They seemed determined to make up for it though, with full horns, a relatively chatty Mark Seymour and a mix of super massive hit songs and much-loved album tracks. For every Holy Grail there was a What's A Few Men, for every When The River Runs Dry there was a 42 Wheels. The lyrical update for Throw Your Arms Around Me wasn't appreciated by all, but was masterfully done and showed the depth of Seymour's aural photographic talent, capturing the mood of a moment in society perfectly.