Went to Glasto one year, almost drowned when the portaloos at the top of the hill were tipped over and all the chemicals joined the mud and standing water at the bottom of the hill (where they cleverly put all of the camping areas). the music was good fun, but Download was better music and people wise. Reading was an absolute nightmare. - WOMAD is where its at Pub over Club anyday!
A good year in Glastonbury. Fairly busy, more than ever to do. Daily acts on Saturday and Sunday pretty poor on Pyramid and other stages so spent most of it wandering the random corners. Thursday was a serious blur with far too much brothers cider consumed by lunchtime. Rain hit for one day, wasn't too nasty, being my sixth I've had some nasty ones. New compost toilets are a bit pointless, but all were fairly clean and managed to not queue once. Question remains whether I'd go again next year, every year I say maybe. Probably. Who knows. More than likely. Anyone else have thoughts of this year to share?
I thought it was ****. But I didn't go. I just caught about 60 secs of Elvis Costello on the tele, with the crowd motionless and looking as entertained as roadkill. Later I saw the first few tracks of Rolling Stones set, was instantly bored, irritated by Jagger's geriatric mincing about, and switched off. Coverage of Glasto seems to have been increased this year. BBC have been going majorly overboard, for example. Turn off.
Lol watching on tv isn't anything like being there, music is only one slice of the Glasto cake. Your in a temporary city of people, more choice of different food, entertainment and environments than anywhere you'd ever come across. The atmosphere on the pyramid stage for the Stones was incredible, I'm not a fan but it was electric. They had to increase the size of the arena by moving the tent line further up the hill to allow so many people in. I've never seen over 100,000 people on the hill before and I don't know if it could happen again.
British Festivals suck tbh...been to Sonisphere a few years ago.. and been to Download... then I went to Waken open air in Germany...and I realised us brits know sod all about festivals Waken just blew my mind
Just got back. Thought it was awesome, Thursday pissed me off with the rain a bit but dried out quick enough and great weather for the rest. Stones was amazing, got a decent spot fairly close and it was superb in the crowd. The general atmosphere was great and 90% of the people there are really friendly and just up for a good time. A girl fainted near me in the crowd waiting for the stones and the number of people who wanted to help out, offering water and to carry her to the sound stage was great to see. 3rd time and I'll probably go next year too. Yea it's not exactly cheap but I've always felt like it was well worth it. Feel bloody ruined now tho and work tomoro! There weren't so many bands I wanted to see this time so spent a lot of the day in areas I haven't really before and really enjoyed it. Surprise DJ set from Fatboy in the dance tent at the park was quality. Great food, busy, no probs with any of the toilets/facilities.. thought it was well put together. NOW JUST TO NOT SHUT UP ABOUT IT TO EVERYONE I KNOW AND KEEP MY WRISTBAND ON FOR A WHOLE YEAR!!!
Dad was watching the Rolling Stones on iplayer last night, I took one look and wondered why they had Earl from the wonga ads playing drums... (I should say that the only Stones song I can honestly say I really like is Gimme Shelter. Couldn't be bothered to watch much of it to see if they played it though)
Went to Glastonbury in the early years (70's) (your how old, don't ask ) then it was influenced by hippie ethics and the free festival movement, not many people then or amenities just hippies making/selling hash cakes (whatever they were) and locals selling rough as a badgers arse cider. Now I read that Bruce Forsyth was there Glastonbury has obviously long lost it's roots and is now just another commercial venue like so many of the biking festivals, I've been to many real bike rallies in fields with a marque, beer and bands but I wouldn't entertain the commercialized bouncy castle weekends they now call "bike rallies" anymore than I would now go to Glastonbury, yep, definitely getting old and grumpy
