The northern leg of V97 promised a weekend to remember with three stages and camping at Temple Newsam Park. Thousands enjoyed Blur, The Prodigy, Foo Fighters and Reef on the main stage as well as Ash, Mansun and Stereophonics on the inaugural NME stage with sets from The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and Carl Cox in the Virgin High Energy Tent. Enjoy these photo memories plucked from the YEP archive showcasing the spirit and atmosphere of the two day music extravaganza. READ MORE: Memories from the night U2 rocked Roundhay Park in 1997 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Memories of V97
Enjoy these memories from V97. PIC: Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Beck in action on the V Stage. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Nigel Clark of rock band Dodgy on stage. The group are best known for their hits Staying Out for the Summer, If You're Thinking of Me and Good Enough which was their biggest hit, reaching number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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An aerial view of a tent city at Temple Newsam. Pictured are some of the 20,000 tents are pitched in fields surrounding the event. Photo: Malik Walton
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Bottles fly at the front of the V Stage. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Echobelly interact with the crowd. Photo: Richard Moran