4 years ago I'd never been to Glasto and I'd not ever really considered myself brave enough to go. Then I got a work project that was for the festival, and they offered me a ticket to go and check it all out whilst the festival was on. So I decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth and went! It was awesome. It was the year it didn't rain! I arrived on the Friday and left the Sunday! Loved it so much I paid to go back the next year (2011) I even cycled from Bristol. U2 headlined and it was awesome. It was also hard work! Camping alone in the rain! Still worth it though!
A friend is going to Glasto this year as an Oxfam volunteer and last night we were texting about my personal Glasto highlights from the twice I've been.
They include:
The leafy green bit along side the railway line on the edge of the Greenfields with juice stalls etc,
The Park stage area with it's colourful gypsy caravans and literature tent
The food stalls, fresh smoothies, Thali, Tiny Tea Tent, crumpets, curries and cups of tea
The atmosphere camping and generally people striking up conversations. An advantage to doing Glasto alone I think.
Street theatre everywhere especially in the circus corner
Just sitting and watching people - above the stones is a great place to sit
The lecture tent in Greenfields where there are often talks on Environmental things
Welly graveyards
And then there's the line up... I've looked at this years poster and these are my thoughts:
Well firstly I'm not going so am more jealous than a very jealous thing!!
I LOVE the "Other Stage" line up! Jake Bugg, MA, Paolo (I've seen him live he looks drunk but isn't), the Manics (saw them in '96), saw Ellie G at Glasto '10, Bombay BC usually good show, BLONDIE (legend), John Newman has a few singles out. I like him.
Then I'd also be hanging out at Avalon - Beth Orton (makes my spine tingle, a guy made a mix tape for me in the 90's with one of her songs on). I saw Emiliana Torrini in the Fleece 10 years ago, Newton Faulkner is pretty big act for Avalon, as is Sophie Ellis-B!
Loads of high quality comedians in Theatre & Circus
I'd see Suzanne Vega and Thea Gilmore on Acoustic
Then on Pyramid my headliners I'd make sure I at least wandered past would be: Dolly, Elbow, Lily, Lana DR, Rodrigro y Gabriella and Caro Emerald...
So those are my thoughts. Of course I won't be there this year, or probably for a good few! I'm heavily pregnant at the moment and my life's priorities are about to go topsy turvy! Perhaps baby and I will get to watch some of it on TV!
To all those who are going - enjoy!
