Glastonbury 2024

183k listens on Spotify. Respectable, but not in any way Glasto Headliner material. Puts them at around Kasabian, Bloc Party territory, who would never be in the frame to headline the Pyramid.

This thread is a f*cking binfire.

Rarely read so much cryw*nking, entitled ballicks.

Spent the last hour using that ignore function.

Hope anyone that went had a belter.

Apart of course, from when Kasabian actually headlined it.

It's funny I was reading your review on efestivals.co.uk and before I reached the end I was thinking "I bet he's Irish".

Good write up.

The overcrowding seems to be a relatively recent phenomenon. I've noticed people highlighting it since Covid.

I'm not sure of the reason. Is there just simply more people going. I think there's been a slight increase but not huge numbers. Some people have suggested lots of people sneaking in but I don't think it's possible.

I think they have to do something about the SE corner anyway. Either expand it or provide an attractive alternative or both.

I've been a few times before Covid and you could just stroll around everywhere including the SE corner without queuing or crushes or anything.

I think some years like 07 or 08 Glastonbury didn't even sell out which is crazy. This was just before smartphones, Instagram, social media etc..

As far as having random conversations and interactions with strangers, that's what Glastonbury is all about. Maybe you just met the wrong people at the wrong time.

I found myself I could just wander around and just chat to people and I'm fairly introverted. I'm good at reading people though so I know who's up for craic or not. Some people have a big group of friends with them so are just content with them.

I even hooked up with an English lady one year.

No fighter jets this year but Red Arrows buzzed the Pyramid before Little Simz.

Ha! I was always under the impression in the 90s that it was done as more of an aggressive thing. Piss off the hippies kinda vibe😄

Ha yes in the past i've also gotten that impression. Sonic boom rattling the crusties craic.

assuming that doesnt include a ticket either

I saw online someone had posted a video of their posh camping and it was 5k for the week. It was nice to be fair and all food included but very much goes against the original ethos of the festival. I think it was an external operator and not organised by the festival itself

i emailed them earlier and its €4899pp 😂

Yeah, I'd probably like a bit of that comfort in fairness.. someone above mentioned how good a shower felt at Glastonbury having not had one for a few days, and that's where I'd be at…

I reckon if it ever happens it'd be a camper van being the best option for comfort v cost..

I just received the same email..

yeah I'll go for it, but only if I win the lotto this weekend..

and just to add to this… Kasabian have a back catalogue of absolute bangers….

I remember seeing them about 10 years ago at Forbidden Fruit, and was amazed by their set as it was banger after banger and I knew them all (having not really taken too much notice of them at that time)…

I wonder was their set last weekend a sort of a re-rehearsal to be headliners again but with Serge as the frontman…