Describe in a Tweet: Dressed for sunny Cape Cod but rocking the Punchestown rain.



What Happened: Looking like they rocked up out of a Bret Easton Ellis novel, the Upstate New Yorkers bring a brighter note to the main stage after the serious blues rock driven sound of Black Keys. BK rocked, but with the skies emptying ever more furiously, this crowd is in need of some preppy pep. With most songs weighing in around the two minute mark, VW are the perfect soundtrack to an irony loving Irish god of summer.

Not much in the way of brand new material but highlights from both albums get a run out. Cousins and Horchata sit better in a live set than on the Contra album, while the stand out tracks from the eponymous debut still outshine in general. A-Punk is an outrageous machine gun spit of indie pop and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa is a shimmering gem whatever the weather. M79, Mansard Roof and Campus flowing into Oxford Comma beautifully seems to echo this.

Onstage the band behave with all the charm of a new chum back to meet your mum for Sunday lunch, with a knowing glint in the eye that suggests they may just try to fire the lips on her after dessert. The nicely pressed shirts hide a definite air of menace.

Crazy in Love: The 'Hey Hey Hey's during A-Punk will likely have caused turned heads in Tallaght.



99 Problems: At times the band's clean cut image and sound can straddle a fine line with appearing smug, but hey - if we were rich, handsome and in a cool band, we'd be frankly unbearable..



Oxegen Rating: 8/10