Comic relief concert Wharfstock back next year?

The concert was the brainchild of four Docklands businessmen who were keen to mark the 40th anniversary of the famous Woodstock festival with a night of guitars, lights and laughs in the heart of the financial district.

Co-organiser David Jones said: "It was a fantastic night. The entertainment was first class.

"It's something very different for Canary Wharf. The standard of performers was high, and I don't think the East Wintergarden has ever hosted an electrically-amplified show quite like that.

"All the bands said they were really impressed by the quality of the sound."

Acts performing on the night included Longspoon, The Sidewinders, Sweet Thursday, Not Another No Scope, Open Mind, No Quarter and Just Jules. And visitors were also treated to breakdancing, comedy, performances from Nottingham drum troupe Bass Tone Slap and quips from charismatic comperes Alex Fitch and XFM's Alex Zane.

No Quarter lead singer and co-organiser Andrew Hodgson said: "It was simply awesome.

"I've been organising open-mics and showcase nights for seven or eight years now, and I picked the best bands that I know.

"It's a great boost for the bands, but the most important thing is that we're here to raise money for Comic Relief."

Bass Tone Slap drummer Richard Enion said: "There's a really great vibe here.

"We've been going for one or two years now. We did the advert for the relaunch of Wispa for Cadbury's and we're looking at doing V Festival and Bestival this year."

Festival-goer Sarah Fenton said: "I've had an fabulous evening. The drumming act were very good, and some of the covers from the original Woodstock were excellent."

Co-organiser David Jones confirmed that the festival was on track to raise up to £4,000 for Comic Relief. The team had initially hoped to drum up £20,000, but the Paintball Centre managing director said that the event would be "a building block" for future shows.

He said: "It was definitely out of the comfort zone of a place like Canary Wharf, so people are always a little wary of putting their weight behind something until they've seen it for themselves.

"But a lot of people were very impressed and there's a lot of talk about getting on board next year.

"New ventures don't always take off from day one, but we've definitely created something special here which could quite easily fit into the Canary Wharf calendar on an annual basis."