Street life: Hammerfest, Pontins, Prestatyn, north Wales, April 24-25 2009

Darren Ballard, 40, landscape gardener, Didcot: “It’s a football injury. I’ve taken five trains and two taxis to get here. I wasn’t going to miss it" Photograph: Alex Sturrock

Dave Morris, 50, metal critic, Wellingborough: “I’m here to see Paradise Lost, Saxon and the mighty Attica Rage. The people here are a close-knit community, we all know each other. For those who moan about the Pontins accommodation, it’s better than a field“ Photograph: Alex Sturrock

Erin Main, 18, student, Dundee: “I won tickets from Metal Hammer. I’m here to see Saxon, they’re old school. My Mum likes them too” Photograph: Alex Sturrock

Kyle Vint, 18, student, Telford: “Pontins is a bit tacky but we’ve brought loads and loads of cider so we’ll make do” Photograph: Alex Sturrock

Lyndsey Tait, 31, florist, Deeside: “I get a lot of compliments about my purple hair. No one’s brave enough to say anything bad about it" Photograph: Alex Sturrock

Sarah Blake and Gareth Eden, 21, travellers, Brisbane “We have nothing like this in Australia, it’s awesome. We’ve met loads of the bands" Photograph: Alex Sturrock