Heavy rain again turned Glastonbury into a mudbath on the final day of the 2004 festival. But, as usual, the weather did little to dampen the spirits of revellers.

Some bands suffered a drop in audience as the unready took for shelter, but others profited. Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster played to an audience seeming to number about 100 people, while half that number crowded into an obscure tent in the Green Fields to hear the folky sounds of Kangaroo Moon. Elsewhere, stoic fans stood in anoraks and ponchos looking for cover from the pouring rain.

Already by 5pm tents were coming down and people were beginning to leave the site, but others were still looking forward to the remaining acts. Most festivalgoers concurred that the highlight of the event so far had been Paul McCartney's headline slot on Saturday night and that the main down point had been the weather.

Sitting in yellow ponchos in front of the JazzWorld stage, two men from Surrey said they had enjoyed McCartney more than they expected. "We thought we were going to watch it for half an hour and then wander over to see a band on the Jazz stage," said Malcolm. "But he was good so we stayed. He was fucking A. Fair play to him."

As the rain rolled off his poncho, Malcolm was unconcerned about the weather. "The worst thing is not the weather, it's the timetables being all up the spout."

Heading through the mud to catch Gomez on the Other stage, Lucy, Sarah, Laura, Becky and Kirk, five teenagers from Kent, were less sure of the merits of the former Beatle. "He was all right," said Laura. "But we thought he might be a bit past." The friends had differing opinions about their festival highlights.

"Oasis ... "

"Damien Rice."

"Groove Armada."

" ... and the mud!"

"There hasn't really been a low point," said Sarah, waving a magic wand from under her poncho. "Except maybe getting sore hips from sleeping on the floor."

Waiting for his wife outside the toilets in the Green Fields, Toby from London said he thought the festival had been a great success. "My wife's actually six months pregnant and it's still worked out very well. It's my first Glastonbury, but it probably won't be my last."

Back at the main stage, Stu from Newcastle was having a drink with friends. "I've had a great time, like. Paul McCartney doing Let it Be was my highlight, but it's all been a total experience. It's my first time, but I'm going to try to get a ticket for next year. It's getting tickets that's a total nightmare. The mud's the worst thing but you accepted that that is what it was going to be like so you switch off to it in the end."

Stu said he was still looking forward to the remaining acts. "And then tomorrow it's the long drive back to Newcastle."