I enjoyed the day, but I am glad I didn’t pay to go. There were a few things I would not have been happy about if I had paid for it – but when its free you make allowances.

The biggest problem was the big screens. They are a great idea for large shows, and you might expect a slight synching problem, but these were at least a whole second in front of the sound, which made them almost unwatchable. I wonder if the ones in the other section of the park were any better?

You would see a singer open his mouth then after he had finished you would hear the words.

I was still amazed at the way a band could be playing live in Berlin or the US and the whole sound and vision could be relayed to a field in London at full volume and full depth. An aspect of modern comunications it is easy to take for granted.

Mobile phone reception was very poor – probably the result of having far too many people in one cell for many of them to get a channel. This was a bit of a problem for those of us trying to check up on the kids.

My favourite bit of kit was this:

I don’t know what I would do with it, but wouldn’t it be great to have one of those! Jayne thinks I was obsessed with it, but I couldn’t help worrying about the man who was stuck up there. He must have gone up there at midday and had to stay there for at leat 12 hours. I bet he was happy every time the end time got delayed again! Anyone with a practical mind also has to wonder about the toilet arrangements for him…