Despite being in Scotland this weekend, I was just too busy to make it to T In The Park, which was a crying shame - particularly as it meant I had to make do with the BBC coverage, which was pretty awful from what I saw (comparing the Beeb's coverage of T In The Park and Channel 4's coverage of Wireless, I know who'd I be wanting as my broadcast partner if I ran a festival).
But our sources tell us that the event itself was storming, while the festival's organisers are hailing it as a big success - logistically and artistically. As of yesterday there had only been 35 arrests on the festival site - which is quite an achievement given the 75,000 capacity. Organisers reported that about 250 people had attended the festival hospital with "minor injuries".
Once again, the bands performing all seemed to hail the event as being one of the best in the music festival calendar (especially a calendar sans-Glasto). Pete Townsend of headliners The Who told the Daily Record: "In the hippy days, stuff like Woodstock and Monterey and Isle of Wight were terrible. I hated them. I felt the whole philosophy of the hippy era was hypocritical. I much prefer it now. T in the Park is just wonderful." Fellow headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers also reportedly told organisers that the festival was the best they'd ever played.
And with all those high spirits in the air, what better time to start flogging tickets for the 2007 event? 30,000 tickets for next year's event will go on sale tomorrow, at 2006 prices. Web and phone bookings will be taken from 9am - expect meltdown.