Glastonbury

[Cupcake]

Hello

Is anyone else from East Dulwich going? I am rather excited though not looking forward to the loos!

C

[Keef]

There were a couple of threads about this when the tickets came out, think a few people are..... Mark, Sean, Bob????

[TillieTrotter]

Im bloody well not. Loos horrendous but you get used to it. My tip is to take loads of wet wipes and stick one up each nostril.:'(

[Mark]

Yes, I'm going. I was actually on Worthy Farm 2 weeks ago, look here's a photo of my friend on the toilet by the Main Stage at Glastonbury

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/508315432_d696470210.jpg?v=0

[*Bob*]

Indeed.. I'm going in a group of 12 or so. Can't wait hee hee!

[Keef]

Who's playing this year anyway?

I'm looking forward to Reading, not looking forward to the week after it though..... :-S

[*Bob*]

No idea.

And will probably still be none the wiser when I get back. Hoorah!

[Ladygooner]

I heard it was Shirley Bassey!

[Keef]

Oh Dear God surely not?!?!?!? And you pay to go to that? :-S

[*Bob*]

Keef my dear chap.. as a Reading (*bleuuughhh*) ticket-holder, you must be enlightened as to the true nature of Glasto.

Forget who's on the main stages, I say! Mooch around the small tents to seek-out those little nuggets of joy and quirk. That Ukelele band doing Oasis covers! A bit of Cuban ska! Tony Benn holding sway with a tent full of people who clearly haven't slept for three days! People dangling heavy weight from their genitals - for your pleasure! It's all there.

[TillieTrotter]

ah Bob, a man after my own heart. Thats exactly what I would be doing, IF I HAD A BLOODY TICKET.

[louisiana]

Yup, we're going.

We were down on Worthy Farm on 26 May, checking out how they were doing. Fence was mostly up, Pyramid half-built, lots of workers on site, and the locals looking forward to it...

[Keef]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Keef my dear chap.. as a Reading (*bleuuughhh*)

> ticket-holder, you must be enlightened as to the

> true nature of Glasto.

As someone who has been "enlightened" a couple of times in my life, I'm not a huge fan of the whole dirty smelly experience.... I also think "Glasto" is the most pretentious festival of the lot. Going to Reading because I like 2 bands on the line-up, but a big bunch of us are going to spend the weekend absolutely off our trollies... Too be honest though, I'd rather watch a band I like in a little indoor venue with a bar...

[*Bob*]

Each to their own.

Though you'll be missing out: The CPT has a tent there this year..

[James]

I'm off to Latitude. Am well excited, the line-up is the best of the lot IMHO and it's not just music either.

Never been to Glasto - is it as good as everyone makes out?

[*Bob*]

James, it is, quite simply, the best weekend of the year.

Interestingly, this is the first year to have a 'gay field' which has caused a bit of controversy (in a 'will it bring in an element of exclusion which aint what its all about kind of thing').

[Keef]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> Each to their own.

> Though you'll be missing out: The CPT has a tent

> there this year..

;-) Tuche. Funnily enough, the vast majority of the CPT staff are in our Reading party...

Have you ever heard of the Ashton Court Festival in Bristol? Thats a lovely little festival with local bands and things going on.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Have to agree about the Latitude line-up

Would recommend the End of The Road festival in Sep as well

But having done all of the big festivals nothing but nothing compares to Glastonbury. "It's not about the bands" is a cliche but really is true..

*Bob* loses points however for calling it a weekend tho.. As IF. It's a whole week or nothin

Newsflash. Tickets arrived today - bonus points!

[Michael Palaeologus]

Apparently you have to have a standy-up tent. I have a contact in the know. ;-)

[SeanMacGabhann]

thanks for reminder MikeyP

Where is that laminated book of dreams gone....

[Michael Palaeologus]

Its playing with the Unicorns. You will meet them again very soon.

[Cupcake]

I have to agree with some of the posts here about glastonbury - the loos are awful and I found it a bit big but the atmosphere is fab and I did get engaged there so it has a special place in my heart.

Mr Cupcake organised his own festival last year - Chickenstock which was a very small festival of 20 people. The food was good and we had a good old fashioned sing song!

I'm looking forward to Chas and Dave. Really.

[louisiana]

Sean, Cupcake, Mark

Have just acquired a 'Hot Chili' windsock

which will go rather well with the bright orange Marmot tent.

Has anyone tried the Therm-a-rest compressible pillows?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Louisiana

You have too many "things" to be bothering with at the festival for me.. although anything chili-related (even a windsock) is bound to get my attention

[louisiana]

Ah yes, the windsock is the major 'things' thing. Thought it would be a bit of fun, as well as being a way of finding the damned tent. And it was the chili that swung it.

The pillows are more 'we are always carting around our house pillows to festivals (heavy/big to carry)' or 'we never get a good night's sleep owing to no pillows' (cycle camping, with clothes stuffed under head), and trying to resolve that once and for all, so that we have useful camping gear that is small and light and bike-friendly - important when you do a fair amount of camping throughout the year.

The tent in a 2-man (mini!), so we're going pretty minimal otherwise.