[source: NME.com] Fatboy Slim has lavished praise on the 20,000 fans who braved appalling weather conditions to attend his Brighton seafront party on New Year's Day. The Big Beach Boutique 3 event was plagued by torrential rain and yet the event passed without major incident. Sussex Police said there were five arrests for minor offences and 20 casualties treated at the scene. The DJ, whose real name is Norman Cook, told the BBC he loved the people of Brighton. "They stood there and took everything the elements could chuck at them and still partied on." Cook revealed he received several electric shocks from his equipment during the evening and said it was "cold, wet and dangerous". More than 130 police officers – paid for by the organisers – were on duty at the event. Stewards on foot and a coastguard boat patrolled the adjacent beach. A similar event run by the performer in July 2002 ended in chaos when 250,000 people turned up.