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Sunday, July 20, 2008, 18:51
More than 10,000 people descended on Lulworth Castle, Dorset to watch headliners Chuck Berry, singer Kate Nash and alternative band the Flaming Lips at the first Camp Bestival.
Some queued for up to three hours as organisers had to find extra parking and camping areas when the site filled up after 3pm on the first day, Friday.
Extra toilets had to be found to cater for the new camp site after some complaints from people with children about a lack of facilities.
Organiser and DJ Rob da Bank said: "We're real perfectionists and control freaks and it really annoys us that we have had these issues.
"Once people actually got in and saw Chuck Berry or The Flaming Lips and felt the atmosphere then hopefully that balanced off any frustration at getting in. Our production team have already been working on improving things."
He added: "We would like to do it next year. We need to discuss it with the Lulworth Estate. If they will have us back we would love to do it again."
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