A few punters awoke with sore heads and not much quality sleep to bring in the second day of the festival. 

Mr Higgs said the site preparation was completed in the rain, but in typical Tasmanian style the sun shone late Friday afternoon. 

“It looked like the middle of winter. It was misty, but it cleared and the sun came out and everybody had a really good afternoon,” Mr Higgs said.

“(Friday) was awesome, and Saturday is shaping up to be a big one too,” Mr Higgs said.

He said his stand out was hosting Hermitude and the last show of Sticky Fingers.

“They kicked two AFL sherrins into the crowd, which were signed by the guys, they wanted a crushed red velvet background, they wanted Persian rugs and five bottles of champagne to spray over the crowd and they wanted to ride a motorbike on stage,” he said.

The organisers allowed a postie bike on stage, ridden by a trained professional. 

On Saturday, organisers held an “interactive tribute” to their friend Chris, who passed away. 

“It’s just a bunch of fun, but it is also a tribute to Chris our friend we lost, we always play his favourite song, he is the naked (cutout of the) guy on the hill,” he said.

“I think despite the tragedy of losing Chris, it became really interesting motivation and inspiration to put that energy into something positive.”

Organisers hope to make the interactive tribute a tradition for the whole audience, not just those who were close to Chris.

More than 7000 people attended this year’s festival, making the fifth year the biggest installment yet.

“There has been a few issues, but I think you get that with a large capacity. Nothing too serious,” he said.

“Obviously with this amount of people, statistics aren’t on our side, but I believe our atmosphere is. We’re really pro good behaviour.”

Kim Churchill, Vera Blue, Remi, Sticky fingers and Hermitude played on Saturday night. Singer Kim Churchill said the location of Party in the Paddock was one the best he has ever played at. 

“It’s absolutely beautiful,” he said.

The three day festival wraps up on Sunday.