Blistering sunshine and a warm breeze made for idyllic conditions for the 70,000 people who attended the Oxegen 2005 festival at Punchestown Racecourse at the weekend.
By yesterday evening the sun had left many people dehydrated and suffering from sunburn and the odd case of sunstroke.
Festival-goers in general agreed that the line-up of bands was excellent. However, there were mixed reactions about the camping arrangements and organisation of the event.
"It was good, but it was too far to walk from the campsite," said Conor Quigley, festival-goer. "The toilets are a disaster. The campsite is a bit crammed and there is not enough water."
Susan McFadden, from Belfast agreed that there were problems with the campsite.
"There were no bins available in the campsite which just encouraged people to make a mess", she said.
"Apart from that, the stages were much better than last year and there was more variety, the line-up was really spot on."
Despite the odd misgivings, the mood of the crowd was sunny. "With the number of people here the crowds were generally well behaved," said Supt Tom Neville, who was stationed at the event.
By Sunday afternoon there had been just over 25 arrests for public order and drug offences and nearly 540 drug seizures made at the event. Despite the large numbers travelling to and from the event, Supt Neville said the traffic plan in place for the weekend, which included a fleet of 215 double-decker buses and 16,000 return fares, worked "very effectively".
The event featured 100 artists across five stages including Greenday, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Snoop Dogg and the Prodigy.
Some bands took time out of their gigs to remember the London bombings.
The festival had sold out six weeks in advance of the event with 60,000 people purchasing two-day camping tickets and a number of others purchasing one or two-day passes.
MTV covered the event, sending 150 hours of Oxegen coverage across Europe.
"There was a good atmosphere backstage and the sun coming up on Sunday really helped" said Conchubhuir MacLochlainn, who worked in the VIP area. "You had some of the stars mingling around the barbecue and backstage".
Organisers said yesterday they will release the first batch of two- day camping tickets for Oxegen 2006 this Friday at 9am subject to licence, a year in advance of the next event.
As evening approached, the crowds once again gathered at the various stages, soaking up the last of the sun's rays and looking forward to the end of the great weekend.