By The Riff Report Blog – still deaf, still buzzing, still standing (barely)

By the time Sunday rolled around at Maid of Stone, you’d think we’d be done, dusted, and begging for a bath and Berocca. BUT NO. We came for the riffs, we stayed for the chaos — and Sunday delivered the final knockout blow to an already legendary weekend.

Here’s how the final day of flame-fuelled festival madness went down. 🔥🥁🎸

👑 SUNDAY HEADLINER: MR. BIG

Genre: Hard Rock / Shredtastic Ballad Masters
YES MUN. The mighty Mr. Big headlined Sunday with a set that was equal parts power, precision, and pure nostalgia. From face-melting solos to those buttery harmonies, they proved why they’re still BIG by name, BIG by nature.

🎸 Highlight: “To Be With You” had the entire field swaying and sobbing into their cider.
🧠 Shred Alert: Paul Gilbert’s guitar wizardry had more notes per second than the crowd had brain cells left.

🥁 SPECIAL GUESTS: TERRORVISION

Genre: Britrock / Partycore
Yorkshire’s finest brought the fun, flair, and beer-soaked singalongs we all desperately needed. “Tequila” basically turned the whole crowd into a massive karaoke mosh.
🍹 Tequila… it makes us happy. Still true. Always true.
👕 Bonus: Someone wore a giant bottle of José Cuervo on their head. Legend.

🎸 EARLY EVENING CHAOS: INGLORIOUS

Genre: Classic Rock Revival / Power Vocals
Nathan James strutted onto the stage like a rock ‘n’ roll lion in heat and tore the place up. His voice? Massive. His presence? Even bigger.
🔥 “Until I Die” blew the (imaginary) roof off.

💥 SUPPORT SET STOMPERS

🎤 BAD TOUCH

Genre: Southern Rock / UK Swagger
The lovechild of Lynyrd Skynyrd and a Norfolk pub brawl. Slide guitars, groove-laden riffs, and a rhythm section chunkier than a Greggs steak bake.

🎸 TAILGUNNER

Genre: NWOBHM Revival / Speed Metal
Like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest had a very loud baby. Blistering twin guitars and vocals so high dogs started howling in nearby villages.

🎵 SWEET TEAZE

Genre: Glam Rock / Hair Metal
These lads looked like they’d stepped out of a time machine from 1987 — and we loved it. Big hair. Bigger choruses. And guitar solos for DAYS.

🔥 SECOND STAGE SUNDAY SMASHERS

Sunday’s second stage was stacked with rising stars and absolute belters. If you wandered over for a “quick pint” and ended up staying three hours, you weren’t alone…

  • KIRA MAC – Charisma, killer vocals, and enough stage presence to command a small army.
  • AS SIRENS FALL – Alt-rock mayhem. A bit emo, a bit theatrical, a LOT of fun.
  • FLORENCE BLACK – The Welsh power trio came in swinging with riffs that sounded like the valleys roaring in approval.

And let’s not forget the local metalcore chaos from HAXAN and the thumping basslines of THE DUST CODA who turned the chill afternoon sun into a proper dust storm of groove.

🍻 SUNDAY STATS:

  • Crowd chants: 11 “ONE MORE SONG!”s (they obliged).
  • Hair flips: Too many to count.
  • Tears shed during ballads: Numerous, mostly from blokes in battle jackets.
  • Cans crushed underfoot: A recycling bin’s nightmare.

🎤 FINAL SUNDAY VERDICT?

Sunday was a send-off fit for the gods of rock. Mr. Big brought the class. Terrorvision brought the party. Inglorious brought the fire. And the crowd? Still alive, still loud, still LOYAL.

We came for the music. We stayed for the madness. And by Sunday night, Maid of Stone felt less like a festival and more like a flaming rock ‘n roll family reunion.

💬 Who smashed it for you on Sunday?
💀 Did you survive the pit three days in a row?
🍻 Or did you cry into your pint during “To Be With You”? Be honest!

Drop your best moment below 👇 and raise your horns for another year of Maid of Stone magic! 🤘🔥

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