I went twice, in 1992–93, which was enough. Saw the VU, which was interesting (band = fantastic; Lou let the side down), disappointing Van Morrison (way too slick), Television reunion (pretty good) and superb Fall. I also saw, but recall nothing about, Richard Thompson and the House Of Love. Billy Bragg was good. So was Donovan (in a small-ish tent).

Hanging around in fields is for cattle.

i went to that one, carter and the unstopable sex machine threw his dummy out of his pram on stage because they wouldnt let the stinky travellers in :lol:

I was going to go this year. My "friend" is getting married that weekend. I would much prefer to be going to Glastonbury.

Who is meant to be performing there this year?

I really don't like these events, I would prefer to see bands in a small venue with decent sound. Plus I'm not really a camper, I'll have a nice bed and a shower please.

Been to Reading in 1990 (I think). Bloody dreadful that was, awful experience.

Also Glastonbury in 1986 and 1990, which is a lot better than Reading it has to be said.

been twice 94 and 95

cant remember which year orbital blew the place away and one year when folk were getting shot

i like festivals, i like drinking all day, taking drugs and generally getting wasted

the music isnt always the important thing at these events

tend to not follow a strict programme at them either, go with the flow, sometimes its nice just to meet some folk sit down and have a beer with them with pleasant tunes in the background

1999 and 2000.

On both occassions enjoyed it..weather was OK. Main problem is that the artists you really want to see are all on simultaneously on different stages.

Liked the fringe stuff..one seemed to be a bloke who just brewed up for people and had a nice chat. Probably funded by an arts council grant.

Roy Harper was one standout. Bowie was good too...sundown slot performing Life on Mars and Under Pressure

The 2000 one was the one where thousands got in without tickets and there was a lot of crushing.

yeppers.


been once it was ok cos it didn't rain. wouldn't go again. whatever majik the place is suposed to have has long since gone.

Went to Glastonbury in '83 and didn't enjoy it much. One BIG bonus was seeing Curtis Mayfield tho so that made all the horror worthwhile. King Sunny Ade was good too.

On the front of today's Western Daily Press: Win the chance to buy a Glastonbury ticket. Not the ticket itself, but the chance to buy a ticket.

1977 and 1978.

The first was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Saw Here & Now for the first time. There was also Edgar Broughton and Steve Broughton with their respective bands. Can't remember any others right now. The music was almost incidental. Loads of sunshine, scrumpy, naked women and drugs. And it was FREE! Brilliant site just outside Street as well.

The gloss had gone off the second. The site was pretty average. Can only remember Nik Turner. Only stopped for two days and then went to St Ives in Cornwall for a couple of weeks sleeping on the beach. That was another of my life's great experiences.

I wonder why so many people want to go now, they sell out in hours.

I've not been to Glastonbury, but I went to Reading in 1978 and 1979. 1978 was fantastic, '79 much less so. Good weather both years. Loads of great bands both years too, but the best of all was Spirit in 1978. I've probably told this story before, but after Spirit's main set John Peel encouraged the audience not to applaud for an encore, since it would take away from the headliner, Status Quo's, set. Much as I wanted to see Status Quo I really wanted to see more of Spirit. They were really good in 1978. Seek out their Rockpalast performance.

My friend Peter somehow got backstage passes on the 1978 Sunday, and it was fun hanging out there. Unfortunately we didn't have stage access, just to the cordoned off area.

Also went to Knebworth in 1978 or '79, when Frank Zappa and the Tubes played. Not a particularly great day though.

Funnily enough - I went to Reading in 78 and 79 too. I don't remember much about either but you jogged my mind about Spirit.
Weirdly - it stsicks in my head that the Tom Robinson Band were good but the mind plays strange trcks - specially after nearly 30 years.\
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Amazingly I was at The Knebworth Zappa/Tubes thing as well. Was that you behind me in the queue for the toilets?

The other thing i went to around this time was Blackbush to see Dylan which was ok but a bit big.

I don't know about the 70's but Reading was terrible when I went (1990). The actual arena was all fenced off and once inside all the toliets were overflowing with shit in about 10 minutes of it opening. There were too many people packed in. And the campsite outside had no facilities or security and people were having all their stuff nicked, a couple we were with even had their tent nicked.

It was very much a case of a money making exercise and the people just got treated like cattle. At Glastonbury it is much more of a community feel and so on, although I wouldn't go again as I don't like big gigs really, it's a bit difficult to get to the front if there are 150,000 people.

2007 line-up announced. Not very good, is it?

Ick.

In fairness, it does get better once you monve away from the main stage - FULL LINE UP, but still....

I'll be sticking with ATP thanks, better bands and you don't have to live like stig of the dump for 3 days.

Been three times - won't be going again! Went '94, '99 & '05.

Don't remember much of '99 cos I was smashed of my head on ketamine for the majority of it! 2005 was primarily shit, although dancing in a muddy field to Orbital was one of the finest times I've ever had. Morrissey was alright. Paul McCartney was toss. Oasis were bollocks. A downer was put on the whole thing when some twat robbed my tent. '94 was brilliant - Jeff Buckley and Verve being the highlights.

I can't stand Reading. it's not a festival, just a big outdoor gig. Only hippies know how to do festivals properly.

Which is why Glasto is dead. It's been taken over by Mean Fiddler - the News International of music. That bill says it all..

Sheep.

TRB were fantastic in their day generally.
Your mind is probably doing it right.
A mix of Free & the Pistols in one political bullet.
Good onyer Tommo.

Went to Glastonbury in 1990, fucking horrible will never go back. It rained the on the Thursday we arrived all day and night and spent the rest of the weekend slopping about in ankle deep mud kept fluid by people pissing everywhere.

Saw Happy Mondays - funny chaotic, The Cure - actually okay but someone got crushed at the front, De La Soul - dull, Afican Head Charge (with live mixing from Adrian Sherwood) - good but they were on late and I was cold.

But best of all went down to the main stage to see Julian Cope where it was then announced he would now not be playing but we got instead Boo Yaa Tribe who had been moved from the world music stage for not being ideologically right for that arena. They were really, really good - Samoan hip hop played by a live band with big scary bodyguards

It was also the year that all vans were searched for sound systems so depsite fact the rest of the UK was raving Glastonbury shutdown at midnight with no dance music anywhere to be found - oh and if you accidently strayed into the travellers field they gave you a hiding.

Only been to Reading for the whole 3 days once in 1989, saw New Order, Sugarcubes, Tackhead, Butthole Surfers so musically good but the rest of it is how MB describes it above; toilets over flowing on the first night and people stealing.

Been back on single days to Reading in '91 and '92 for various bands, also saw Hawkwind there about '86 I guess, around Chronicles of the Black Sword time anyway whenever that was.

ATP is the only one to go to, pretty much always good music, somewhere nice and warm to sleep and the sound is always fantastic - been 3 times and considering the December one.

It's looking pretty good already - the following have been confirmed:

PORTISHEAD
APHEX TWIN »
JULIAN COPE
SPARKLEHORSE »
ONEIDA »
BLACK MOUNTAIN »
CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
FUZZ AGAINST JUNK
SEASICK STEVE
TEAM BRICK
EARTH »

Fuck when did Earth confirm? I knew about the other stuff and was a bit in 2 minds but Earth - well that does it money and family permitting I'll be there again I reckon.

Me also :) . You weren't the bloke wearing shorts with a Fall badge pinned to yr shoulder at the last one were you?

I went in 1989, got there Thursday afternoon and left Monday morning. It was sunny all the way through and I loved every minute of it. A couple of weeks later I met the future Mrs NPRU who doesn't care for festivals, so never went again.

I mainly remember the whole vibe, a blissed out city. I've just dug out the programme and am surprised how uninspiring the line up seems, and how few of the artistes I remember seeing. But then again I spent most of the time wandering around from stage to stage just watching people I'd never heard of, circus acts, theatre stuff and avoiding the main stage quite a lot. I do remember seeing lots of comedy - Jerry Sadowitz was excellent. I don't remember but I must have seen the Pixies, definitely saw Costello - I think it was a solo set based on Spike.

Shorts in December :blink: not me I'm afraid, though I did have a Saprta FC badge on the jacket I had with me. Or do you me the one in May?

The one just gone, ATP vs. the fans

Nope definately nothing to do with me I only go once every 12-18 months....maybe see you in december though........

Sounds like a plan..... :beer:

I remember that, I was down the front. All those big bodyguards giving the hippies scary looks :lol: .

There is a video about from a security camera, where some of the Boo Ya Tribe turned up at this nightclub, but the bouncers didn't let them in, so they went back and got their whole crew, and some baseball bats, and went back and had a huge fight with the club bouncers.

The only footage from Glastonbury I want to see this year is of festival goers suffering from exposure, trench foot, tearfully extracting their tents from 2 foot of water etc. I don't see why other people should be having a good time when I am not.

just saw some brilliant african jazz type stuff

didn't say who it was though :o

When did it suddenly become obligatory for BBC news/weather reporters to assume that we're all at Glastonbury in spirit, even if we're not actually there?!

I remember the good old days when any music press coverage of festivals was limited to writers taking the piss out of idiots slumming it in squalor (Danny Baker did a classic job one year, I seem to recall) yet now it's taken as read that these atrocities are in fact the cultural high point of the year. Good grief.

Are we talking the Rolf Harris year here? Good set I thought.

Just watching Arctic Monkeys.
So good to see a band of young lads headlining at the festival.
Not in your wildest dreams , it must be incredible for them.
Bloody boring as shit , but I'm an old man .

quite enjoying them :)

sound like a mix of orange juice and wedding present :)

It all seems to be going a bit wrong for Glasto, what with poor ticket sales and baffling line-ups: Prince to replace Jay Z?