Tickets went on sale in December 2007 and were sold out within weeks.

This year was the first time that the festival was screened live on TV.

After four years of highlights packages being broadcast on Channel 4, this year ITV announced that they had won the rights to broadcast live on ITV2.

There were live programmes on each of the three days; starting at 11:00pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and contain mainly highlights of the days performances, along with live coverage of the headliners' sets.

Friday Saturday Sunday Thursday (campers only) Friday Saturday Sunday Appearing over the weekend, in the Big Top were Stone Gods and New Young Pony Club, amongst other acts.