This year’s Bingley Music Live has proved to be one of the most successful yet, with the event being full to capacity each day.

Early estimates show there were 15,000 visitors on each of the three days, the maximum the festival can accommodate, and organisers are now working on the daunting job of turning Myrtle Park from a music hub back to a public park. Work on removing the stage is expected to take until the end of the week.

From Friday to Sunday night, the crowds were wowed by headlines Manic Street Preachers, The Wombats and home town heroes Kaiser Chiefs, as well as a plethora of acts including Pete Doherty, Soul II Soul, Badly Drawn Boy and Feeder.

The latter stepped up to help The Wombats on Sunday, lending them their instruments after the headliners were left without many of their instruments due to an airport snafu.

Steve Hartley, Strategic Director of Place, said: “Bingley Music Live is always an excellent event, but this year’s was truly brilliant. We’re now working hard to de-rig the site and will get the park back to normal as soon as possible. It is usual for events of this size to take around two intensive weeks to build and one week to de-rig. We ask that local residents bear with us and we thank them for their patience.

“The festival wouldn’t have been such a success without the dedication of staff and volunteers who have worked so hard over the past year and at the weekend to put on such a spectacular event.”

Organisers would have breathed a sigh of relief that the weather was an improvement over last year’s festival, when heavy rain greeted crowds on the Saturday and ticket sales were seen as disappointing.

But this year, sales seemed strong from the start, and weekend and Saturday tickets had sold out by early August. Mostly dry weather, and a scorching Saturday, meant this year’s festival had plenty of good vibes as well as strong ticket sales.

Many revellers also spent a good chunk of the weekend at the smaller Discovery Stage, which showcased the best of the latest up and coming bands.

This year’s fancy dress theme on the Sunday was blue, and people were dressed as M&Ms, Avatars and a family of Smurfs.

Volunteers from the Lord Mayor’s Appeal were on site raising money for the charities chosen by this year’s Lord Mayor, Coun Abid Hussain.