Liverpool-Live

Liverpool's Baltic triangle could easily have been mistaken for the Bermuda triangle tonight, an array of bands and artists whipped up in a frenzy. Bands battled each other to fill the space of the Camp and Furnace warehouse, men disappeared into the hugging room (some for longer than others) and the sound waves crashed upon the sea of plastic cutlery that was dumped on the floor in an artistic manner for the headspace exhibition.

Wandering between stages you find youself roaming amongst zombies, walking in the shadows of stilt walkers, ducking from the swinging poi and dodging the flowers that are being thrown in your direction. Imagine going to see your favourite band but needing to negotiate your way through a fun house first, even that only somewhat reflects the extravaganza of Threshold.

The fancy art provides the frills of the festival but these exhibitions simply dress up the real thrill of the live bands. With no spare silence, there is always some type of music being played somewhere in the Baltic triangle. More often than not you're faced with a brewing dilemma of determining what stage is playing host to the hottest talent, the choice of the warmest venue leading me to just that.

The cosy surroundings of Elevator Studios were to be shaken up in style by Welsh trio False Alibi. The rock band had an innocence about them, polite with rare enthusiasm, but this certainly wasn't reflected in their music. With intrusively catchy lyrics, the guys were a storm to be reckoned with as they powered through songs of a pleasant but not too soft nature. It was a privilege to see such a talented band in their freshest and finest form.

Over in the Camp & Furnace the theme was more scattered. From the foot tapping folk music to be heard by David Harbottle and the Friendly Cats - unfortunately minus the Anfield cat - to the punching drums and sharp vocals during Katrine Stenbekk's set, there was a diverse range to suit everyone.

As the festival continues, expect to see more boundaries pushed and louder music played.