Telford FM DJ Paul Shuttleworth was at this year’s Brit Awards at Earls Court in London. Read his diary of the night here.

Paul Shuttleworth at the Brits after-show party

4.30pm: Arrive in the basement car park at Earls Court, up the escalators to the main doors. In we go to collect a platinum wrist band and head upstairs to the Champaign reception. This will also be the venue for the aftershow party so it’s a great opportunity to have a nose around at everything.

The theme for this years Brits is summer festivals, so there are green carpets and cutout trees with white lights outlining them.The tables are sawn tree stumps and there is a selection of traditional plastic garden furniture.

I sit down with a glass of bubbly looking towards the bar. It has a miniature stage set behind it, with puppets on strings playing a guitar and one at the piano playing background music.

Two TV monitors suspended from the ceiling show the ITV2 red carpet coverage of Sara Cox interviewing the stars as they arrive: Kylie, Lionel Richie, Tom Jones, James Cordon, Simon Pegg and Duffy.

5.30pm: Time for a bit of wander to be nosy and find a loo. To the left of the green carpet there are hundreds of different types of hats ready for the aftershow party; straight ahead are Dodgems, and to the right there is a “get lost maze” looking very realistic in green plastic.

Afterwards I head back to the bar. On my left are a few tents, in the six man style that’s a bit like awnings from the side of caravans in the 80s. Inside are lamps. I wonder what they will use those for?

I have a nose around the corner. This room will obviously be the night club. It has a day glow painted dance floor and a large white inflatable ball as a centrepiece; it makes the light effects look amazing as they bounce off it.

Passing through to the other side there is a hot dog stand. It’s not open yet – not that I wanted one as we are heading for a four course meal.

To the left of the Dodgems there is a wresting ring. That could be fun.