After winning two official slots on the line-up, the Wiltshire-based band played sets on both the Avalon Stage and in the New Band Tent.

I caught up with Joe (guitar and vox), Adam (bass) and Sam (drums) backstage at the New Band Tent to find out how their fantastic prize measured up...

How are you finding Glastonbury? Are you enjoying it?

Joe: We're all loving it - it's been brilliant so far. We've seen some great bands too.

	Joe on the Avalon Stage

You played on the Avalon Stage and in the New Band Tent - how did those two sets go?

Adam: I thought they were both really, really brilliant. The crowd were responding all the time, and you get the amazing feeling of all the people who had come to see you.

Sam: It's been very strange really because I came here with not much expectation, just wanting to enjoy the weekend. Then having so many people at the gigs enjoying themselves its been such a great experience. Such a new experience for us as well because we've played to about 1,000 people before this weekend and I'm told there were 5,000 in the New Band Tent.

How does playing at Glastonbury differ from other gigs?

Sam: The crowd just wants to have a good time; they want to have a party. If you see a good act at Glastonbury you're going to go crazy. I think the great thing about this festival is the fact that everyone can accept all different styles of music.

Were you more nervous before your Glastonbury performances?

Sam: Just before I went on stage I was quite nervous. I guess seeing such a big crowd in front of you is quite striking. You can't contemplate all those people looking at you, so it's a new experience for us.

You've been getting a great reaction from the crowds too, which must feel fantastic, especially at somewhere like Glastonbury.

Joe: Yeah, it is. The best thing was at the very end of the set when we were doing a slow melodic end to a song called Barefoot Dancing. I just said: 'Thank you very much', and everyone started clapping. It was really loud applause. It felt like a really spirited moment to the set.

Adam: It was such a responsive crowd. I don't really think we've had such a crowd that has responded to every little thing that happened - it was brilliant.

Have you had chance to see any of the other bands here at Glastonbury?

Adam: I saw Baby Head on the Jazz World Stage - they were brilliant.

Sam: The best thing for me this festival is some gypsy, jazz, carnival madness in the green fields. It's just the craziness of Glastonbury that's the best thing, I think.

You must be building up quite a strong fan base yourself by now. Do you have any groupies yet?

Adam: Yeah, I guess you could say that (guffaw, guffaw)!

Have you got up to any rock and roll antics, like trashing your hotel room yet?

Sam: Instead of trashing our hotel rooms, we normally Hoover them up and have a bit of a clean for the next band, as a nice sort of gesture.

What's next for the band?

Adam: The immediate future is going to be more of the same - a lot of gigging, recording and writing. We're playing a lot of festivals too - Summer Sundae and the Ashton Court Festival.

What you think of Blackbud?

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