Glastonbury 2025

[JimmyJeffers]

Are Kneecap playing?
Great band

 

[Rita_Poon]

How does volunteering work nowadays ?

Back in late 90s and early 00's you could apply to be a volunteer, get accepted, turn up at the festival, get let in for free and then just disappear for the weekend having never done a single bit of work.

I know a set that were up to no good last year, they took a ticketless pal along and eventually bunked him in (naughty naughty) but they said after a day, the volunteers on the gates that had had a taste of the festival themselves by then were that twitted* that they were either sat uncaring or out for the count at their post. As the event continued the security became more lapse. Because there's cars full of booze n food and further camping supplies, the non stop trudge back and forth becomes passe and it turns into a free for all. Horror stories of a bacon cheese hamburger at a vendor for £25. Licence to gouge.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Aye they used to have these stamps that some dodgy lads would sell for a fiver.
I once had the misfortune of being stuck in the middle of a conversation between 2 old boys who were both trying to outdo each other with Glastonbury stories.
‘I went to the second ever one’
‘Oh did you now. I went to that one as well and parked right outside the pyramid stage’
‘I took 14 acid in one night.’
Etc etc

Many years ago on the train back from a gig I've long forgotten, those same two old duffers were shlong measuring on the ride back. sheets of acid, quarts of marijuana, then tall tales of mescaline in vials and carrying on the party back at casa de duck*head.
We don't grow out of our stupidity, we simply refine it.

 

[evertondotcom]

I always look forward to watching the BBC coverage so that will be me most of next weekend.

 

[Bryan+]

My daughter is at the age where she is enjoying concerts and gigs, and was partially caught up in the enamour of going to this, I told her it’s all on BBC to watch.

she couldn’t believe it.

 

[COYBL25]

Are Kneecap playing?
Great band

I agree with you there mate.

I hope they fly loads of those colourful flags that seem to upset people for some reason.

 

[thevorpalblade]

Well I'm here in Glasto awaiting the morning influx of festival revellers.

I wouldn't believe all these stories circulating. Security is always strict. And it's only getting stricter. Stories of Stewards becoming lazy as the festival develops are false. They operate as teams.

But there are ways and means of getting in.

I've mentioned it before... The Festival IS getting more commercial. Enjoy it on telly.

 

[The Binman]

If I can't have a dump in a clinically clean toilet then it's not for me.
But I hope everyone has a great time, smokes and snorts lots and it's peaceful for all.

I went on 2019, you can just walk to the entrance each morning walk outside, there are literally over a hundred toilets sat there, doing nowt. All shiny and clean, and crucially all were unused, every morning!! so was able to have a lovely morning ablutions experience each day. No waiting, no filth, all perfectly reapectable, and then went about my day.

Lovely.

 

[Blue 1]

Well I'm here in Glasto awaiting the morning influx of festival revellers.

I wouldn't believe all these stories circulating. Security is always strict. And it's only getting stricter. Stories of Stewards becoming lazy as the festival develops are false. They operate as teams.

But there are ways and means of getting in.

I've mentioned it before... The Festival IS getting more commercial. Enjoy it on telly.

Back when we used to have site up past gate 5 in the days before they put the giant fence around it they'd bring us up however many wristbands we needed.

 

[LostLegend]

Got the coach down to my mates in Bristol yesterday. Gonna pick up some last minute bits n pieces here (snacks, more ale etc.) before driving there later today. Should take 45 mins-1 Hour

Some of our group got there early this morning to get our spec and set the tents up, so opting for the lazy experience this year

Sadly going to miss Sunday as I couldn’t get the Monday off work, so will miss The Prodigy

So will have to make up for it during the rest of the time there

 

[COYBL25]

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Just read there that Neil Young wasn't gonna play originally when he heard that the BBC get broadcasting rights for the Pyramid on the Saturday night. Apparently now though the BBC will be broadcasting Charlie XCX's set instead, so he'll be playing on the Pyramid on the Saturday night after all

 

[tommye]

Just read there that Neil Young wasn't gonna play originally when he heard that the BBC get broadcasting rights for the Pyramid on the Saturday night. Apparently now though the BBC will be broadcasting Charlie XCX's set instead, so he'll be playing the Pyramid on the Saturday night after all

Ffs, was looking forward to watching him n'all

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Ffs, was looking forward to watching him n'all

Yep. Apparently won't even be on red button/iPlayer. He just won't be filmed at all by them...

 

[tonyhorne]

I went on 2019, you can just walk to the entrance each morning walk outside, there are literally over a hundred toilets sat there, doing nowt. All shiny and clean, and crucially all were unused, every morning!! so was able to have a lovely morning ablutions experience each day. No waiting, no filth, all perfectly reapectable, and then went about my day.

Lovely.

That describes the essence of my day to day existence. Scale it down, get rid of the camping and the hordes of the great unwashed and there I am ...