I didn’t arrive at the Supreme Court Gardens until later in the afternoon and it didn’t take long to collect tickets and get inside the venue. However I wasn’t in the general queue to collect tickets from the venue, this line stretched down the block. At least it was a nice sunny day to be outside with friends and hear some good music.

Once inside I hit the bar straight away and then wandered around to the Dome Stage to check out what remained of Pnau’s set. The guys were cranking out No More Violence from their latest self-titled release and the crowd was chanting along with the chorus. I haven’t had a chance to hear much material off their new album but I enjoyed what they played this afternoon, as did the sizeable crowd dancing away in front of the stage.

I didn’t stick around until the end of Pnau’s set because I wanted to get to the Black Forest Stage before Infusion started. I knew they had been putting the finishing touches on material from their new album, and would be playing it today so I didn’t want to miss anything. Sure enough, they opened with a new track and the set that followed alternated between new tracks and old favourites such as Girls can be Cruel and Natural. Infusion always put so much energy into their live performances and today was no exception. They stressed that “they weren’t DJs, they were playing live” and they were jumping around behind their keyboards as much as the crowd was jumping around on the dance floor. I thought their new tracks had a harder beat, lots of crunchy guitar sounds and generally seemed louder than their old material and overall, I liked it. Infusion finished up their set with a “crazy fucked up remix” of Careless Kind and said they couldn’t wait to be back in a month.

The next set I wanted to catch was Trentemoller and I had an hour to kill, so I wandered around getting food and more drinks and chatting to friends. I also decided to brave the toilet queue during this break and was pleasantly surprised with how long it took. It’s always a plus at festivals when you don’t miss an act that you want to see because you’re stuck in a queue. I didn’t have a problem getting drinks either, although they did run out of premix vodka fairly early in the evening.

I was front and centre with my friends when Trentemoller came on stage at 7pm and proceeded to completely blow my mind. It’s hard to describe why it was so good because it’s such a matter of personal taste. I loved that the sound was so layered and the use of live percussion and bass elements in the songs. Trentemoller and his two supporting musicians were switching between instruments: guitar, drums, drum sticks, bass, tambourine, harmonica, glockenspiel and god knows what else. It was amazing to watch and listen to, every note seemed to resonate and leave you hanging for the next one.

The background visuals throughout the set were this strange blend of retro 40s & 50s era film clips until we reached the familiar ‘dog in space’ clip that accompanies Moan. Why does that dog make me feel sad? I love the track though. Some other highlights from his set include a cheeky nod to Daft Punk with the keyboard hook from Da Funk and a blistering version of The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army. I was seriously enthralled throughout this performance and cursing the one hour set time when it finished all too soon.

Our intention was to head over and check out Riot In Belgium on the Hussle stage, but we never made it past Fedde Le Grande on the Dome. I deliberately avoided seeing him at Future Music Festival earlier this year but this time I couldn’t help it and I liked what I saw. He was playing a remix of Coldplay’s Clocks and we immediately stopped walking and joined in with the dancing crowd. It was great music for a fun, festival vibe.

We grabbed some drinks and headed back to be front and centre again for Booka Shade. I really didn’t know what to expect from their live performance but for the second time this evening I was blown away. Just the equipment and lighting setup was breathtaking. I don’t know what kind of digital drum kit thing that guy was playing but it was amazingly cool; I want one and I don’t even play the drums! I’d herad the act described as being part of the ‘Berlin minimal sound’ and thought that I might not enjoy their set, but it had so much energy; clearly I have been listening to the wrong kind of minimal. I was dancing away the entire time and actually recognised many of the tracks including Darko, and Mandarine Girl, but my friend had to supply the names for me. Even though I was right down the front, there was no pushing and shoving at all from the crowd; it was a really friendly atmosphere with everyone enjoying the music.

Bam! Just like that it was 10pm and all over again. Again with these cursed one hour set times. The kind of brilliant performances I saw tonight deserve longer than an hour. OK, call me greedy but I had such a fantastic time and I really wanted the sets to go longer. Kudos to Ministry of Sound for bringing out such quality acts. Those sets will go down amongst the best I’ve ever seen, not just this year.