Reading and Leeds festival 2009: the best shots

Alex Turner looking mean, moody and magnificent (not to mention emaciated) as Arctic Monkeys headline the first night at this year's Leeds festival Photograph: Colette Parker/LFI/Colette Parker/LFI

Someone's been working out then... Bloc Party's Kele Okereke appears to have the body to go with his vocals Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty

Ian Brown has just spotted a pigeon with three wings. Also, he has matched his jacket with his tambourine rather nattily Photograph: Simone Joyner/WireImage.com/Simone Joyner/WireImage.com

Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend (just in case you couldn't read the big sign behind him) is living the hi-life. Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty

A Vampire Weekend fan tries to get Ezra's attention by levitating. You'll have to try harder than that mate! How about breathing fire?! Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty

Dunno what you're looking so pleased with yourself about, pal. You may be chart-busting dance act DeadMau5, but your head's too big too fit into your new sportscar! Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty

Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a style icon. Just in case you were wondering Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty

For reference, here's what Karen was wearing at Leeds Photograph: WireImage/Getty

While we're on the subject of on-trend artists, just look at the size of that quiff! Apparently it adds an inch every time La Roux has another hit Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

This is Reading! Not the town, but the festival being hypnotised en masse by Yeah Yeah Yeahs' light show. Expect a huge spike in album sales from the brainwashed Photograph: Simone Joyner/WireImage.com/Wireimage

Thom Yorke and Radiohead close the Reading festival, even playing Creep in the process. The festival says thanks by loaning them Alex Turner's red backdrop Photograph: Yui Mok/PA