Despite the logistical problems this year, Fatboy Slim is planning another Big Beach Boutique party in Brighton next summer – though only if local residents agree.
Although there was no real trouble at the 2002 event, the sheer volume of party-goers crippled Brighton’s infrastructure. Meanwhile the event was slightly tarnished by the death of Australian Karen Manders, who fell from railings just hours after the concert finished. At the time Norman Cook said he wouldn’t stage another event, but he has begun planning a third party after Karen's parents gave him their blessing.
But he is looking for the blessing of the locals too. Cook told The Sun: "We're having a referendum in the local paper and if the people of Brighton want this we'll go ahead."
Norman the entrepreneur is also looking into taking the Big Beach Boutique concept around the world next year, with Rio's Copacabana, Miami's South Beach and Bondi Beach in Sydney all on the list of possible sites to hold the event.