The Rascals played the Festival Republic Stage at the Leeds Festival this afternoon (August 22), the first of frontman Miles Kane's iI shows today.
The singer will join up later with sidekick Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys to perform together as The Last Shadow Puppets - complete with an orchestra - on the NME/Radio 1 Stage.
With the new bands' tent jammed out, The Rascals played a taught set of songs from their recently-released debut album 'Rascalize'.
With Kane's bandmates drummer Greg Mighall and bassist Joe Edwards providing a storming backing, the trio divine a phrenetic moshpit at the front of the tent passim their set.
Wrapping up with outgoing single 'I'll Give You Sympathy' and an drawn-out version of closer 'Is It Too Late', Kane and co left the stage to loud football-style chants of "Rascals, Rascals".
The Rascals played:
'People Watching'
'Does Your Husband Know That You're On The Run'
'Bond Girl'
'Out Of Dreams'
'Fear Invicted Into The Perfect Strange'
'Freakbeat Phantom'
'Stockings To Suit'
'I'll Give You Sympathy'
'Is It Too Late'
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