It's best not to come to Glastonbury with a head full of
preconceptions and a notebook full of plans of what you want to see.’ - Glastonbury
Festival
I’m lucky enough to
have a ticket for Glastonbury this year. Sadly not a freebie for Buckets &
Spades or I imagine Mat would have claimed it first - and who could blame him,
when this is one of the well-known festivals on earth.
I’ve always wanted
to go, but booking a ticket requires military precision that I’ve lacked every
single year. Not this time though. Five of us on separate computers frantically
refreshed the bookings page at 9.00 a.m. on a Sunday morning back last November
and the tickets were ours. Now comes the planning stage (cars, tents, sleeping
bags, beers, etc) and although the website warns against it, I’m making some
plans for what to see and do.
Music aside (of course Dolly Parton makes the top of my list there), there’s a huge amount to experience. A set of documentary preview videos on the Glastonbury site give some indication of what to expect. Craziness, intrigue, queueing, and mud, in equal measures it would seem. I’m looking forward to most of that - perhaps not the mud - and want to have a good look at the ‘surprises’ being promised in the Tipi Field, as well as a hunt for the speakeasies that people have mentioned to me before.
My geeky side is interested in The Glastonbury Free Press - a daily newspaper of the goings-on at Glastonbury produced on-site using vintage machinery - while my inner wimp is keen to avoid the mud (if it rains) and check out the new Pop-Up Spa on offer from The Pop Up Hotel. Promising rejuvenation and recharge throughout the festival with showers, toilets, and various botanical treatments, some people might think it’s not in the spirit of Glastonbury, but they’ll change their tune once the rain starts to fall or the sun causes them to smell.
The pie-lover in me
is hoping Pieminister
make an appearance too...and I can find them, of course. Mat visited Beacons Festival last year with Urban Oufitters last year, be it on much smaller scale - Apparently the food on offer was hard to top, we'll see!
Is anyone else
going? If you are, what are you looking forward to most? And for those who’ve
been, all recommendations welcome! - Nik
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It was my first time at Glastonbury last year and I can't wait to get my wellies on and head back this week. It is like no other place on earth,I am sure you will have an amazing time even if it is muddy!! Also Pieminster was there last year and was easy enough to find but even if you can't locate it there are plenty of other incredible food stalls to choose from (especially up by Green Futures). Hope you have an awesome time.
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Cheers Emma! Hoping to have a great time, despite the likely rain. And Pieminister have been in touch with directions, so we're all good!
DeleteI am not going unfortunately. I hear it is so good there! Really like the look of newspapers too. Have a wonderful time, Nik!
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Thanks Katrina. The newspapers could make a great shelter once read...hopefully I'll come back with some good shots too, although I doubt they'll be as good as these.
DeleteHoly cow, this looks like such an intense set up. Definitely also seems like a lot of fun though. I wish I was going!
ReplyDeleteThere's always next year ;-)
DeleteI have so much love for Glastonbury - mud and all. It definitely takes the cake as far as festivals are concerned.
ReplyDeleteI'm a notorious planner, but with Glastonbury all plans went out the window. The size and scale of the place is just epic. I remember stumbling across completely new areas of the site even on the last day. There was a fair hike between stages, so that makes it difficult to quickly dash between sets. If there's a band you particularly want to see, I'd suggest staking out a spot early on or leaving enough time to move between stages. If you're getting there on the Wednesday or Thursday I'd definitely suggest sitting up on the hill near the Glastonbury sign as the sun sets and just taking the whole scene in. Also, a trip to the Shangri La is a must - it's completely bonkers.
I wish I could go again but, unfortunately, planning a trip from Australia involves a little extra planning and expenses haha.
Enjoy the experience Nik!
Thanks for the tip. I'm going with no plans. Just going to spin in circles and see what I find. Glastonbury will be good, but Australia will be epic. Enjoy!
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