A look back through all the seaside shenanigans from our sophomore year
Last weekend RFB put on a massive seaside party in Margate's piece de resistance Dreamland: a restored theme park replete with arcades, rides and two rooms chock full of some of the most exciting live artists around right now. It was, if we say so ourselves, a roaring success (don't believe us? Ask The Guardian and The Times) and we're already plotting our next moves for By The Sea's third birthday next year.
For now, however, take a look back through all the action from this year, from Jarvis on the dodgems to Wolf Alice's final live show of the year.
Photos: Josh Atkins, Ollie Harrop, Jon Mo
Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell looking suitably chuffed during the band's first ever festival headline
Super Furry Animals - keeping it normal
Bat For Lashes: so hauntingly special, she's actually learnt how to levitate
Wild Beasts brought the raunch to Friday night with a saucy romp through recent LP 'Boy King'
And Mystery Jets took one step further into indie national treasure status in the Roller Disco
Subdued revellers headed over straight from the office
Gruff Rhys: Welsh Wonder
The weird and wonderful Let's Eat Grandma had all of Saturday's crowd under their spell
While lyrical tear-jerker Bill Ryder-Jones had Friday swooning
Joff beats Ellie in Wolf Alice's inaugural leg-parting competition
OH YEAH AND ACTUAL JARVIS COCKER CAME AND DJED FOR US. YOU KNOW, THE ONE FROM PULP. THE ACTUAL LIVING LEGEND.
Bye bye Dreamland, until next year...