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Watch The National, Wild Beasts, Lykke Li Play BBC 6 Music Festival 2014
Watch performances from the closing day of Manchester’s first ever 6 Music Festival.

Yesterday saw The National round off BBC 6 Music Festival’s inaugural year with a headline set, following on from yesterday’s action headed up by Damon Albarn.
Matt Berninger and co. closed the events in Victoria Warehouse, Manchester. Earlier in the day Wild Beasts performed songs from their ‘Present Tense’ record, Lykke Li previewed her brand new album ‘I Never Learn’ and Bombay Bicycle Club, James Blake and Franz Ferdinand also featured amongst the performers.
Lykke Li’s set was closed out with three songs from her new record: ‘Gunshot’, ‘No Rest For The Wicked’ and ‘Never Gonna Love Again’.
Watch a round-up of the best sets from yesterday’s action below and check out setlists and further performances here.
The National, ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’
Wild Beasts, ‘Mecca’
James Blake, ‘Retrograde’
Lykke Li, ‘I Follow Rivers’
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