The festival capacity, 35,000, was a significant increase on the previous years capacity, and represented its burgeoning status as a force in the United Kingdom festival circuit.

It was the first year of Nokia sponsorship, and attracted talents such as The Who and David Bowie.

The Libertines were scheduled to perform but pulled out due to sickness of Peter Doherty.

However this only included headline performances from Stereophonics, and not from The Who or David Bowie.

[2] In 2017 The Who released their performance on 2 cd and dvd/blu-ray on the Eagle Rock Entertainment label.