Clockenflap: our pick of the first day of this year’s festival

From rock and pop to hip hop and dance, here are the acts you shouldn’t miss on the opening night of this year’s Clockenflap festival on November 27

Harbourflap Stage

Sun Kil Moon (6.15pm): Clockenflap’s first big act is also one of its best. Mark Kozelek, who released his most recent album Benji under the stage name Sun Kil Moon, is one of the finest singer-songwriters around. In 2014, the Post wrote of Benji that “the simplicity and humility of [Kozalek’s songs] manage to make a moral statement about modern day life”. For a raw and lovely set, don’t miss Sun Kil Moon. But beware – his realness comes at a price: he’s been known to aggressively call out concertgoers for being noisy.

Damien Rice (7.30pm): Irish balladeer Damien Rice became famous for the ethereal and melancholy songs on his 2002 debut album, O, two of which (Cannonball and The Blower’s Daughter) reached the top of the UK charts. Since then, he has maintained an influential presence in the UK folk scene. His 2014 release, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, offered a new round of the quiet, vulnerable songs he does best.

Ride (9.30pm): darlings of the critics and early '90s cult heroes Ride are back in the game. One of the most  revered bands of the shoegaze era broke up in 1996, but the British foursome reunited last year and have spent 2015 touring the globe, including performing headlining slots at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Field Day in London.

Atum Stage