Here I was, standing outside Doug Jennings Park and looking through to the other side of the festival into the masses of people. The sun was out in all its Queensland glory with its rays illuminating the crowd. It was going to be a perfect Summafieldayze.

Inside the festival, oversized Smirnoff beach balls were already floating through the air, providing summer entertainment for all. A group of guys roamed the grounds, top to toe in camouflage paint while girls in Sailor Moon outfits cavorted around them with a lone Bumble Bee not far away on the dancefloor. This was indeed destined to be an interesting day!

At The Red Bull tent, a Dizzee Rascal remix laced with a well placed “fix up look sharp” sample was breaking across the crowd. Jamie Vale was behind the decks showing why it was his time to shine. Familiar vocal tracks including Justice vs Simian’s We Are Your Friends and Sidney Samson’s Riverside sent the crowd into a frenzy and set the pace for some well programmed house that was dripping with smooth synth work and solid beats.

The Pure Blonde Stage proved to be a winner, with the hugely inflatable tent featuring wall to wall fans, sufficient bars (that even stocked champagne) and a private outside area. The Shapeshifters turned it inside out with some tremendous re-works of La Roux’s In for the Kill and Eurythmics Sweet Dreams, delighting the crowd with a solid set.

At The Vodafone Tent, there was the enjoyable atmosphere of a warehouse rave; well equipped with an impressive audio set up. Shufflers proudly filled this space as laser lights darted from side to side drawing your eye to the stage where Nic Fanciulli was treating the crowd to some tech. Later in the day, you could also soak up some choice house and tech house from technical wizard Sebastien Leger and crowd pleaser Josh Wink, while Mark Knight unfortunately performed to a rather dismal crowd. Festival goers seemed far more taken with the popular melodies and electro synths of a Sydney duo than the dancefloor bombs of this Toolroom Knight.

It was the sample of Wu Tang Clans Mystery of Chessboxin that drew me straight to the Field Day Stage to catch the fresh, tough breaks of The Proxy kicking the day off in fine form. Soon, Krafty Kuts was testing out his new Iphone applications, and dropping pre cut samples. He took his set through scratched up funk breaks and finished with reworks of The Kings of Leons’ Be Somebody, followed by the ever popular tune Today by Oasis. The crowd was coaxed to sing at every cut.

Major Lazer Soundsytem followed and led everyone through an afternoon of fidget, dub and ragga chanting with some seriously wild dancing from the audience. When Roger Sanchez took to the decks, in front of a strong crowd, syncopated basslines with simple but contagious melodies streamed from the speakers. A popular re work of Chemical Brothers Hey Boy Hey Girl took the crowd by storm with blissful faces in the crowd displaying an intense love for The S Man.

The Presets tough punk vocals mixed with programmed and live drumming held a solid foundation for their sharp synth lines. The massive crowd played to the atmosphere The Presets duo had created. Smoothly from side of stage, sporting black tuxedos and bowties, David and Stephen Dewaele entered as radio frequencies rung out across the Field Day Stage. It was Radio Soulwax time. 2ManyDJs set about doing what they do best and performed to exceed expectations playing a much talked about Rock The Casbah from The Clash, including AC/DC, excellently mashed for immediate consumption.

The Smirnoff Experience was well hyped so a glean over its dual layered frame featuring 360 degree views with ample pod chairs and oversized cushions certainly proved ideal. Apple vodkas were on the menu while the scenes of the entire festival were certainly in line with my expectations.

Securing a spot from The Smirnoff Experience oversaw The Summadayze Stage where Menno De Jong dished out some tasty electro house to a packed out dance floor. Eventually, Infected Mushroom were roaring with plenty of acid tweaks and vocals. Although there was a tough edge to Infected Mushroom’s sound, they also had moments of calmness where arresting visuals reminiscent to early Dead Can Dance washed over the crowd. Deepdish’s Sharam saw harmonies set against his tech house beats which were gradually built from the ground up.

Danny Tenaglia would establish with his fans why he was still a legend, while also capturing the hearts of new ones. Nearing the end of the festival, a packed dancefloor was going crazy to electro king, Carl Cox. The energy from the audience equally matched Carl’s as he led the crowd to what was unfortunately the end of the festivities. The smiles by all showed that the day was sure to remain current in everyone’s mind as this festival proved to be an incredible experience. It was to a 2ManyDJs remix of John Paul Young’s Love Is In The Air that the Summafieldayze 2010 would come to a momentous end.