Early on in the day, the Queen of Country Music Quest entrants were at Riverside handing out copies of The Northern Daily Leader to campers.

Peel Street was another popular place for festival-goers.

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The Leader’s journalists and photographers were chucking laps up the main drag capturing punters who were out and about.

They also snapped Hayley Jensen’s gig at Fan Zone.

AELEC was also a big attraction for the youngsters with Build a Cowboy on.

The up-and-comers got to learn all the basics.