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Title: Re: Glastonbury Festival Post by: Bearded Flip (Phil) on June 29, 2005, 10:18:56 PM Quote Hello people Just wondering if anyone else is going to this party??? Whilst the size makes it a bit inpersonal, it still has lots going for it. There's always something going on, and has 18+ stages with a very varied array of music. Roll on next wed. Doh! Didn't see this but in answer - YES and it was fantastic. We had been away for 5 years after 11 years without missing so didn't know what to expect!!! The Levellers were fan-tast-ic and we were on the barrier for the whole set! Lots of other wonderful music, Peatbogs, Shooglenifty, E Carthy, S Shannon etc etc....the weather was ....hot...hot...biblical...muddy...hot...hot....so 'variable' but nice.....sorry for all the peeps who lost their tents but I think they all got looked after from what I have read... And my views after 5 years away (hope you don't mind) are that the thief/idiot/townie drunkard element has largly been replaced with open friendly people and I honestly mean that... Yrs the traveller element is no more but thats just the way it is, still lots of colourful happy people and music/theatre/dance/cabaret etc etc is mindblowing... Oh and if you like Tom Waits, you just got to check out Jason Webley.....he's totally cool!!!! Thanks...and hi btw, i'm newish ere... :) Title: Re: Glastonbury Festival Post by: Goaty on June 29, 2005, 10:22:32 PM Welcome, sounds like you had fun ;D
Haven't been there in fifteen years or so ::) I can recommend, oh bugger, what's it called, August some time...?!? Anyone ? Title: Re: Glastonbury Festival Post by: Karlhippy on June 30, 2005, 05:23:51 PM Right.....bear with me
Wed: got in after crashes and queues on M5 and road to Pilton. Tent was set up fairly quickly. Got beer and went for tour. Always good to see familiar and not so bits every year. Looking good. wow- the amount of kids (under 12's free). Is it my imagination or is more middle class than Cropredy / Cambridge / Guilfest - who knows..... ;) Meet up with some mates, have beers and jazz woodbine's all is good. Nice sunny easy day, bit cloudy. ring g/f - laughs at me, says severe weather warning on way. Thurs: 4.30am, watch sunrise - beautiful, with massive cheers from stone circle. Go to bed. wake up around midday, lovely day. Look around meet more friends, much of same. Compare life, all is good. Go to bed at 4am. Fri - Thunder wakes me up around 8.30am. Camped up on Pennards (hell's hill) The pictures that the Sat papers show are true. There was a river running through the campsite. It was 4+ft deep in places. Lighting is scary (thought it was inside of my head though) Groan and get b/fast. The Thrills - very good, good melody and performance. Find time to chill in the Greenfields, then food and watch the gods that are Alabama 3. Drink some more and watch the Fatboy Slim set from the safety of the main path. The lights, the sheer force of bass + volume. Sit around neighbours fire till 3am, go to tent and sleep. Sat: have long needed dump - yak, and i thought i had a strong stomach. Get fried egg and cheese roll, and wander over to watch Hayseed Dixie. These guys are class, and HM will never sound the same in these ears again. War Pigs done hillbilly style - mad but great. The energy, skill and passion that these guys show is amazing. Watch the Levellers who are in fine form - nuff said :P More time in the Greenfields and wander over to the Avalon field to watch the Dixie's again, this time with more friends. They are even better. Proclaimers and the Peatbog Fairies follow - I didn't care by then. I walk up into the Greenfields (yes there is a pattern) and lose the next 3 hours of my life. The sun is coming up, and go to find my tent. By the time I pass out it is 5am again. Sun: much the same (dump, food, beer, greenfields, wandering) Catch the end of miserly Van the Man and watch Brian Wilson with one of the biggest crowds ever. It was great. The sun shone, the sound was perfect, the audience sang and danced to mainly the second part of the set - great classic gig. However he is 'not well' to put it mildly. Watched the the Wailers do a great set of mainly Bob Marley numbers - yeah man! Caught the end of Shooglenifty and plodded back to the tent and passed out around 1am. Mon: queues, motorway, bath, decent loo, bed, sleep.... BTW: i would have watched more, but walking in sticky mud (or any mud) takes 3 - 4 times longer to move around. Title: Re: Glastonbury Festival Post by: Dad Volt on June 30, 2005, 10:24:32 PM Glad to see you made it out in one piece Karl, got all the mud out yet? ;)
Title: Re: Glastonbury Festival Post by: issy on June 30, 2005, 10:28:48 PM Nice ;D
Ta KH Issy Title: Re: Glastonbury Festival Post by: Karlhippy on July 01, 2005, 10:28:55 AM It is still the best large festival, but it is BIG and I est. that i must have walked 30+ miles
over the weekend. My legs still hurt, and I think I have lost weight fun tho' ;D ;D ;D and it was lovely to see kids enjoying themselves Bramble FM 69.9 ;) ;D |