Celebrating its 21st anniversary, the Concorde 2 opened its mini-festival with some of the best indie talent.

String-heavy folk psychedelic from John the Savage drew an interested crowd to the seafront arches, before Jacobs Stories took to the stage with his one-man band, armed with multiinstrumental backing tracks, a keyboard and trademark haunting vocals.

Inside the cosy Back Room, the energy of young punks ESSER was infectious. An enthusiastic crowd packed in to hear memorable indie pop songs thrashed out on the guitar and drum kit, and held together expertly by the teenage frontman.

The disco rock of equally young band Magistrates drew attention back outside as a deep orange moon popped up above the pier.

With great presence and vocal strength, the singer and keyboard player produced catchy angular guitar riffs.

In the main hall the audience listened intently to the chatterings and melodic guitar splendour of Canadian-born folkster Devon Sproule.

With songs about capital cities, love letters and the bowling green of her adopted home in Coventry, the singer’s quirky helping of north American country charmed existing fans and no doubt won her some more.

Finishing off the band segment of the night and drawing the biggest crowd were Scottish indie popsters Camera Obscura. With swaying 1950s numbers and polished melodies, the band filled the stage and chilled the audience as harmonies drifted out into the warm summer night.