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Taking stock of the second day (25 June) of the 2011 Glastonbury Festival, here's Q's rundown of the ten best acts yesterday - plus follow today's action live via our Glastonbury Festival twitter feed.

Coldplay
Possibly not the first choice of bill-toppers for many, but Chris Martin and his band pulled out all their stops to make their Pyramid Stage set one to remember, brandishing their extensive repertoire of festival-friendly anthems with a fiery and energetic fizz. Pyrotechnics and lasers lit up the skies above Worthy Farm as the band not only won over their naysayers but possible pinched Bono's thunder to boot.
Key track: Fix You

Pulp
Yet another terribly kept Park Stage secret, but who cares when Jarvis and co are returning to the spiritual heartland that turned them into national treasures in 1995? Living up to their legacy, Pulp's selection of greatest hits and touching moments from their back catalogue - Sunrise was performed as the sun set - made for a second extra special Glasto moment for the Sheffield legends.
Key track: Mis-Shapes

Elbow
A double celebration for the Bury boys - not only did they engineer the world's first "reverse Mexican wave" (you had to be there) on the Pyramid Stage, they also got Glastonbury to sing them happy birthday to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. In return, Guy Garvey and co gave the festival a truly euphoric set to treasure.
Key track: A Day Like This

James Blake
With his bluesy marriage of confessional soul, static-crackling keyboards and dubstep, the young Londoner impressed The Park Stage crowd with a set nothing short of magnificent. The choral electronics of recent single Lindesfarne in particular sweetly soundtracked the setting Saturday sun.
Key track: I Never Learnt To Share

The Horrors
Goth rock roof-raisers The Horrors dazzled the reams of mud-clad fans at the John Peel Stage with their wash of shoegazing synths and pounding bass. Creeping around the stage, frontman Faris Badwan issued his broody melodic mumblings from behind a caterwaul of noise, winning rapturous approval from the festival.
Key track: Still Life

Anna Calvi
Fresh from a Vogue shoot backstage (dress code: no wellies), the Londoner injected some much needed elegance into Glastonbury's second day. Better still her set was as beautiful and debonair as she looked.
Key track: Desire

The Walkmen
Like a force of nature - the weather even seemed to obey them as the sun finally hit Worthy Farm during their performance - the US indie stalwarts soared over the festival from The Park Stage as The Walkmen delivered a skyward-looking set of hard bitten, rock n roll righteousness.
Key track: The Rat

Yuck
The John Peel Stage seems the ideal home for Yuck: a darkened tent full of grumpy, mud-soaken revellers. Which is exactly who the band are too - a festival meeting of minds if ever there was.
Key Track: Rubber

Chemical Brothers
A little bit like an Italian football match, the Other Stage was awash with flares and fireworks - and that was just the crowd. Onstage, Ed and Tom "worked it out" from under a giant cage of lights, green lasers and the most powerful laptops in the music business.
Key track: Do It Again

Guest pick: Zane Lowe, Radio 1 DJ and Glasto Anchor Man
Tame Impala
"It was lovely walking up with It Is Not Meant To Be drifting over the site. They sound so good at Glastonbury, the music they do is perfect. It's rocking but it lulls you in nice and gently."
Key track: It Is Not Meant To Be

Plus check out the best bands of Glastonbury day one and day three.

For the full Glastonbury 2011 story get this year's Q Review, available on site on Monday (27 June) and nationwide next week, plus follow Q's team live throughout Glastonbury via our festival twitter feed.

12:48 PM | 26/06/2011