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Warning to Glastonbury festival first-timers – it’s not always that bloody good (see: great mudfests of the past)
I fear I would be failing in my responsibilities as a seasoned festival-goer to not pass on some words of advice to anyone who has booked their first ticket to …
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Yellow hat, bumblebee and the Super Furry Animals at Glastonbury
I thought I’d share this photo with you from the rainy, sludgy mudfest that was Glastonbury 2007. With the sun briefly coming out during the Super Furry Animals set, I noticed a little …
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The worst festival ever!
If anyone thought that Glastonbury was bad this year, check out the living hell that was Yorkshire Folk and Blues festival at Krumlin, 1970. “The Krumlin Festival has the unfortunate …
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Back from Glastonbury
Got back last night from another fantastic Glastonbury, despite the never ending rain and rivers of mud. I’ll be posting up a full set of photos soon, but for now, …
Read MoreSaturday: bands and beer at Glastonbury
As usual, managed to miss a huge swathe of acts I’d eagerly marked down as ‘must sees’. Instead, enjoyed a rambling ‘see what we find’ stroll around the site. Came …
Read MoreGlastonbury 2005: Friday: Mud, rivers and sunshine
Friday: Mud, rivers and sunshine When I left my tent on Friday morning, little did I know I’d be walking out into faithful representation of The Somme. By Lost Vagueness, …
Read MoreGlastonbury 2004; the first days
Glastonbury; weds-thurs After a daunting start at Paddington – with my ‘booked’ train declared full and much platform swapping called for – I eventually got a fast train to Swindon …
Read MoreGlastonbury 2004, Day Five
Glasto Day Five (Sun) With the toilets overflowing and supplies of babywipes running perilously low, things are starting to get very messy indeed. Yesterday’s downpour ensured that most of the …
Read MoreGlastonbury 2004, Day 4 – medieval
Glasto Report Day 4 (Sat) Q Magazine’s one-word weather report accurately summed up the conditions: medieval It pissed down. All day. Footpaths that had only just dried out from the …
Read MoreGlastonbury 2004: Day One report
Glasto: Day One report Arrived onsite around 5pm and then embarked on an elongated faff as Dubversion attempted to blag the van straight on site. Unfortunately, we had to hang …
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