Andy Marsh and his pals used to spend their time organising music nights and gigs for punters at one of Portsmouth's most popular pubs.
And back in 2012 they decided to up the ante and organise a small free festival - but little did they know it would turn into one the city's biggest annual events, attracting 75,000 people from across the UK.
Ahead of this year's festival, which will see acts including Sam Fender, Stereophonics and Primal Scream take to the seafront stages, Andy tells the Mirror what it's really like to organise such a huge event - and the biggest challenges and misconceptions.