Popscene deliberately avoided a separate VIP area and made a selling point of the fact that everyone was equal once inside the doors. “Sophie Ellis-Bextor came up to me and went, ‘I’m going to be a singer, I just sung Noel Gallagher ‘Wonderwall’ and he thought it was fantastic’” McCarthy recalled in an interview with DJ Mag.
Popscene deliberately chose not to have a separate VIP area and instead promoted the idea that everyone was treated equally once inside.  Sophie Ellis-Bextor shared an anecdote about meeting Noel Gallagher, who had been impressed by her rendition of "Wonderwall."