1-2-3-4 Festival, Shoreditch Park, London

Thanks to Chris Morris and a certain comedy series he created, the word 'Shoreditch’ is now forever destined to conjure up images of garish fashionista in the mind of a generation.

Yet at the heart of this oft-derided location lies the urban setting for the Sean Mclusky organised 1-2-3-4 festival; a yearly shindig that serves as a celebration of East London’s continuing musical success.

This obsession with the new may well lead some to point a finger, proclaiming that this year's bill to consist of “Hear today, forgotten tomorrow hipster bands” - but despite some partial truth in that, the festival does at least capture the region's dexterity.

The typically diverse La Shark serve as a lively introduction to the day, with their idiosyncratic and occasionally '80s-sounding electro-rock. We then swerve from the sugary pop-punk of Pull In Emergency to Invasion’s hard-hitting but soulful doom metal.

The vigorous Sharks later prove that they know how to get their jaws around a high spirited punk song, while Maria and the Mirrors confuse all who expected a female-fronted pop act by delivering some rhythmically charged, noise embracing experimentalism.

These bands are fresh faced whippersnappers compared to seasoned veterans Comanechi; a garage rock duo with a fondness for slamming distorted riffs into high speed rhythms. Rolo Tomassi, on the other hand, have got the security guards worried: their screamcore blasts of noise are accompanied by a competition to see who can climb the tent pole to the top.

The obsession with the new is temporarily forgotten, while Peter Hook takes to the stage for a rendition of Joy Divisions classic album ‘Unknown Pleasures’. The question everyone's asking is; "how bad will this be?"

Hook isn't a natural frontman and he's not yet mastered the art of singing and playing bass in unison; furthermore his reinterpretation stays so close to the original that even Ian Curtis’s vocal inflections are mirrored - an awkward choice. However, judging by the crowd's reaction it appears to serve as a high point for some.

Headliners These New Puritans have brought in a wind section especially for the appearance, although their hard work unfortunately comes undone halfway through opening song ‘We Want War’; the PA decides to self-destruct, leaving a simple choice between Bo Ningen’s psych-rock and Fucked Up’s post-hardcore carnage to finish the day off with.

Many will gleefully admit that 1-2-3-4 had its failings – queues for toilets and bars were at times snakeishly long and there were sound issues across all stages, but there were enough positives to ensure that the majority of complaints fell by the wayside.