Around 37,000 clubbers from around the country turned up to this year's Creamfields at the weekend.
The weather held and the general consensus was that it was better than last year.
One of the main highlights was the Cuban Brothers' set - particularly when they got naked - and Chemical Brothers.
We had a chat with Tom and Ed and asked what the general vibe of the festie was and how stars are treated backstage:
"We thought it was a nice vibe."
"Quite surprised how nice it was. Everyone was well randy, having a good time. A lot of snogging. It did seem like people are here to have fun. There just seemed to be a lot of people getting off with each other, which is quite good for a festival isn't it?"
"Did we get treated well? They put a crate of beer on the table for us and that's about it."
"Any job you have when there's a crate of lager on the desk for you is a good job!"
Massive Attack's 'good dirge'
Many of the crowd got the highlight they were waiting for when Massive Attack did 'Unfinished Sympathy'.
Their set featured a huge screen of facts and figures which they've also been using on their tour. The Chemicals caught a bit of their set - we asked Tom and Ed what they thought:
"Some dirge. I don't know! Good dirge. It was a good start. It was good!"
"It wasn't very dancy. Someone behind us was saying 'it's not very dancy is it?'"
"It was quite a brave start for a big dance festival. It looked amazing - the screens, the lighting, it was good..."
Paul Oakenfold claimed he was going to keep raving until about 7am on Sunday, and he told us that in his opinion, Creamfields is possibly the most important dance festival in the world:
"I've noticed over the years that a lot of people fly in for it. I know a lot of Dutch people who come in, a lot of Americans. So it's certainly an international event now for the dance community."
Meanwhile, Cream boss James Barton has revealed they're about to open a chain of bar restaurants around the country called Baby Cream.
The capacity will be around 600, so they're moving away from the super-club to the smaller venue.
The first will open on Liverpool's Albert Docks in the autumn, and they're hoping to open 10 around the country over the next three years.
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Posted 03 September 2003 - 7:56 PM
Quotes from the event:
"We thought it was a nice vibe. Everyone was well randy, having a good time. A lot of snogging. It did seem like people are here to have fun. There just seemed to be a lot of people getting off with each other, which is quite good for a festival isn't it?" CHEMICAL BROTHERS
"We thought it was a nice vibe. Everyone was well randy, having a good time. A lot of snogging. It did seem like people are here to have fun. There just seemed to be a lot of people getting off with each other, which is quite good for a festival isn't it?" CHEMICAL BROTHERS
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