Glastonbury?

[fluffymark]

Strange how other peoples enthusiasm can sometimes rub off on you. Even though she probably can't get there herself, Val has pursuaded me that working at glastonbury to get in free is a Good Thing, and must be attempted. And assuming I'm successful in finding pepoe to go along with me there, thats where I'm likely to end up at the end of June. Muddy fields here we come!! Hurrah! Doseybat has already shown a very keen interest. Catt not suprisingly hates tents and things - not her thing. Still, I'm a bit apprehensive about it, but I'm already looking forward to it.

Plus I've never ever done glastonbury before. What's it like?

Comments

[the-lady-lily.livejournal.com]

All I can tell you are the observations I gathered from my work colleagues on the YMCA Daycamps programme last year who went to Reading.

1) Make sure you have tents near people you know, and that you make sure the most unlikely combination of people end up in the same tent one night, and accuse them all of shagging each other.

2) Help point number one along a little by making sure you're pissed for most of your time there, or hungover so you can claim sympathy from the cute bird with the dreadlocks from the tent next door.

3) Upon returning from your festival of choice, conspiciously flaunt your entry armband thing. Under no circumstances remove it. This immediately seperates People You Know into three camps, of which you are in the most superior - People Who Didn't Go, People Who Went And Took Their Armband Off, and People Who Went And Are Clinging On To Their Armband Even If It Gives Them A Nasty Rash. Enter a competition with your mates about whose armband stays on longest, and a sub-league of who can contract the most interesting skin disease.

I think that's about all there is to it... and the mud. And the cows.

[fluffymark]

*giggle* The asrmbands thing is soooooooo true. I hate taking thie thing off, even if its all tatty. The other comments are also extremely valid. Although everyone gets wasted and then gets sympathy off each other. And try pitching your tent next to a couple of girls who then you later find out to be lesbians. Or maybe not.

I've done other festivals before, and they vary a lot. Some a very civilize things (like sidmouth) others a complete nightmare and full of idiots (reading) and some where the food is odd and they don't sell cider (eurorock). I'm particularly looking for specific comments regarding Glastonbury. Mud and cows aside, I've heard its totally different.

And don't worry, I already know about the communal mixed showers thing.

[gothtart.livejournal.com]

Glastonbury: how to do it and stay at home (http://www.notsosoft.com/words/glastonbury.shtml).

It's fun. Even with the tents (I'm not a camping enthusiast). Also, I hear Rod Stewart is playing this year, but I hope it's just a scary rumour. *crosses fingers*

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd (what's left of them) and The Who.
~shudder~
Although there are hopes of Starsailor and The Strokes (highly unlikely, but there you go) and suchlike, of course.

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[fluffymark]

Pink Floyd! I like Pink Floyd. I thought they'd given up on doing live shows a long while back. I'm stunned.

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

Last I heard (in NME) they were confirmed - mind you that was a little while ago, but these things don't tend to change much.

Well, more reason to go, then. ~smile~

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[aiwendel.livejournal.com]

ooo i wasn't even sure it was actually happening again - i'd love to go work there n stuff :)
never been before either.
xxxxxx

[fluffymark]

Ooooh. You can come along too if you want. Lots of people = good thing.

If you want to know what you might be in for on the 'working there' front, check out the webpage here. True its the 2000 website, but they're not very up to date. The application forms on there are incorrect, but the address is still correct and thats where you write to to ask to work there. ASAP if you want to get a decent shift. Pre-glastonbury shift is apparently the best as (1) You don't miss any bands that way. (2) Theres not much litter to pick up!

Drop me an email if you're seriously interested in joining me there.