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O2 Stage,ÌýSunday 12th July, 10.40pm

Describe in a tweet:ÌýMisery loves company.

What happened:ÌýThe opening moments set the tone for everything that was to follow: Prince of Darkness, Trent Reznor slowly, butÌýpurposefully strides out of a cloud of smoke, to take hold of the microphone and share his pain with us. Simultaneously preposterous and thrilling, this is a quintessential festival headline performance -Ìýchoreographed, loud, crystal clear, big lightshow - it's all here.

The spectacle is incredible, and ATL finds itself more than a little surprised to start going mental to some stadium sized industrial rock, but this is exactly what happens. The guitarsÌýkick in, and the drums shake all the mud andÌýdirt off the ground, sending thousands of revelers into a state of mass hysteria.

"Bow down before the one you serve, you're going to get what you deserve," emotes Reznor, and this is pretty much exactly what happens - a glorious send-off for the festival. Who'd have thought one man's misery wouldÌýmakeÌýus all so happy?

This is a high:ÌýA perfect delivery of exactly what was need at that time, 'Hurt' was doomy, portentious, and more than a little corny. It was also completely wonderful. I even got my lighter out.

This is a low:ÌýNIN had a massive stage show, with intense lights, and dry ice. Jane's Addiction had what appeared to be a big carpet, proving that old fashioned showmanship is still easily a match for fancy lights and technology.

Oxegen rating:Ìý8/10Ìý