The cream of the city's rock bands rocked six venues yesterday (May 14) in the sixth annual Oxford Punt.

Nineteen bands were due to perform at the one-night festival, organised by Oxford's music freesheet Nightshift and sponsored by Borders bookshop.

More than 100 people were at the bookshop in Magdalen Street to hear Richard Walters and his band. They then headed to The Cellar in Cornmarket Street, to catch The Modern -- tipped to follow in the footsteps of Ride, Supergrass and Radiohead. Ill health forced crowd-favourite Smilex to cancel, but Elizabeth, third on the bill at The Cellar, did not disappoint.

Bands also performed at The Wheatsheaf, in High Street, Jongleurs, in Hythe Bridge Street, and Kiss Bar and The Jam Factory, both in Park End Street.