What a glorious day! Am sat basking in the sunshine in my shorts and flip-flops. OK, so in reality I'm just donning some waterproof trousers and testing my wellies for holes.

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Don't want to get too British and bang on about the weather but we may be in for a slightly damp one for the first time at Bestival – but hey ho we're ready and the theme is 30,000 Freaks Under The Sea so it's my own fault.

On the ground we're more concerned with getting the Big Wheel up in the air, finishing painting the handmade signage and sticking bog roll in the toilets.

For the first time we're opening the campsites on the Thursday, which adds a whole lot of other pressures with up to 15,000 people arriving today to get the best camping pitches and dust down their raving boots in time for the gates to open to the main site in the morning.

In other business (and its only 8.10am here) I've been up to the artist liaison discussing secret plans to get one of our headliners on and off site and checking the hospitality rider of one of our two special guests (yes that's right kids, two special guests!).

Six bottles of Cristal champagne for starters and a shedload of vehicles of all varieties on standby for her. I wish I could spill the beans on all the backstage gossip and goings on here cos it’d make a pretty decent soap opera. Maybe I can write that kiss and tell book after all!

Musically I can't wait for a 1am indoor appearance from Aphex Twin, My Bloody Valentine on the Friday night and Lykke Li on the BBC outdoor stage.
More reports later!