Hats off to the bbc for some great coverage already. Still gutted I didn't get tickets this year but with the TV and web coverage I have prolly got the best seat in the house!!!!
Eeny, Meeny, Miny Mo Springs to mind looking for ones tent at the end of the days festival activities!!
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January - Red Squirrel
February - Red Squirrel
March - Gimme Shelter
April - Elie
May - Noah's Ark
May - Riverside, Skipton
May - Blair Castle
June - Braithwaite Bridges
July - The Star
July - Witches Craig
July - Scone
August - Highburn House
September - Gimme Shelter
Quote: Originally posted by borntoshop on 26/6/2015
Go to Upton Jazz Festival instead, much better!
in what way? Jazz is jazz.... good that it may be..pending on who dishes it up!!! Glasto' gives you an eclectic mix of EVERYTHING... jazz included.... and even for just over £200 it is good value for money
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Not everyone likes Glastonbury. BBC coverage over 3 channels at the same time is a bit over the top. And is there anyone that works at the BBC who is not at Glastonbury?
Why is it called Glastonbury anyway? It's at Pilton which is much closer to Shepton Mallet as a nearest town than Glastonbury.
Being born in pilton itself, to me it will always be called pilton pop festival!!!
Worked at the festival for many years, and can say its brilliant, normally camp there and stay on site when not working. Have not worked there for the past 2 years, but I think as soon as my little girl is a bit older I will be taking her there to experience it. Have moved away from the village now, when we was younger my dad worked for Michel evis. Such a genuine and down to earth person.
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7tth August -15th August 2020 trevornick Cornwall
Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 27/6/2015
Not everyone likes Glastonbury. BBC coverage over 3 channels at the same time is a bit over the top. And is there anyone that works at the BBC who is not at Glastonbury?
Why is it called Glastonbury anyway? It's at Pilton which is much closer to Shepton Mallet as a nearest town than Glastonbury.
at the onset of the festival over 45 years ago!! it was more linked to the lay lines and hippy type of peace gathering than in its current form, though there have been one or two skirmishes there.... and don't think that Michael Eavis would have dreamt it would have got the the size it is now.... and if the local Mendip council had had their way it would never have,....cost the rate payers thousands in the high court in failed attempts to get it stopped for some reason or another... and as stated Michael Eavis is as "normal" as the guy/gal stood next to you..........whatever "normal" is, is another matter!!!
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I've been to Glastonbury quite a few times, but the last time was 1987!
I hate to sound old fartish, but back then you drove into a field and parked your car by where you wanted to camp, which meant if there were a few of you, you could have a decent amount of space.
You could have a fire, take your own food and drink rather than pay exorbitant prices at the food concessions, didn't have to restrict yourself to the amount of kit you can lug from a car park miles away and have a relatively civilised time of it (except for the shower and toilet facilities). I recall seeing many a sunrise while sitting round the embers of the fire, wine or beer in hand, and wondering whether or not to cook our breakfast before we went to bed.
The sight of those camping fields terrifies me now, they're crammed in so close they're practically touching. Every time I see pics of it, I think "What if there was a fire?" It would be an inferno in seconds. If it happened early in the morning when everyone's sleeping it off, it would be carnage.
I'd only go to a big festival now if I had a camper van, I think.
Last time I was there it was called Glastonbury Fayre ... 1971 was a good year! Would love to go again!
As a major festival of contemporary music / arts I think it quite appropriate that our public service broadcaster gives a good coverage. There are, after all, about a hundred other channels to choose from if you don't want to watch.
I have enjoyed a lot of this year's acts ... and not enjoyed some others. But then, that's my taste and I've never necessarily enjoyed what is popular! I just wish some other channels covered music half as well as the BBC.
Personally, love watching Glastonbury on the BBC as I'm far too old now to actually go there!
Didn't think much to the Saturday headline act - not my kind of music at all and there are many more talented people than him I would prefer to listen to.
Quote: Originally posted by lissabuff on 27/6/2015
Quote: Originally posted by borntoshop on 26/6/2015Go to Upton Jazz Festival instead, much better!
in what way? Jazz is jazz.... good that it may be..pending on who dishes it up!!! Glasto' gives you an eclectic mix of EVERYTHING... jazz included.... and even for just over £200 it is good value for money
Quote: Originally posted by Patches on 29/6/2015
Didn't think much to the Saturday headline act - not my kind of music at all and there are many more talented people than him I would prefer to listen to.
Yes, apparently a 38-year-old man has been detained in connection with the brutal murder of Bohemian Rhapsody.
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2016
Monplaisir - Provence
Camping Les Gorges du Loup
I'm 55 and went for the first time in 2011 and I've been every year it has been on ever since. I work on the Recycling Crew, who clear the site each morning of the rubbish left behind. It's hard work and on one day I walked over 17 miles. Averaged 10 miles a day over the whole festival.
You can still take your own booze and food, so no need to buy from the concessions, but that said the food there is amazing. This year they introduced "meal deals" where you could get a meal and a drink for £5 - typical prices are £7 for a mains. We also had an amazing Sunday lunch, with Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pud, Roast Potatoes, Carrots, Greens & Red Cabbage cooked by a guy who won the Observer's Best Sunday Lunch Award in 2014 for just £12.
The loos are fine, lots of compost toilets this year, which don't smell and as I work I have access to showers
And finally the music is just a small part of the whole festival, there is comedy, theatre, poetry, circus, street theatre, amazing nightlife. It's just a wonderful place.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
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