Traditionally, a formal, summer garden-party dress did two things: it looked light and uplifting, while keeping all the bits one might generally expose to thesuncovered.
Highlights included the return of the open pit (unlike the Ozzfest which only allowed a 1000 or so into a cordoned off area), great sets from Iron Maiden, Audioslave, Mudvayne, Disturbed (once the mic was switched on), covered areas where people could escape thesun, watch films and play on games consoles, and two stages offering a variety of different styles.