So I’d like to apologise for the radio silence. Things have
not been great, but I’m working on it.
However amongst the ups and downs I have had the epic high
of working at Glastonbury again this year.
And let me tell you… It was as insane as ever.
This year, my friend and I decided to go earlier as last
year we were left lugging all our crap for miles. This was a super smart move
as we managed to cut it by half the distance by being able to park closer, which
is well worth it- believe me!
By going earlier it also allowed us to have a look at more
of the stalls than last year. Sure, we didn’t get to see EVERYTHING, but in all
honesty I think that’d take you at least a month!
As per, the acts were on top form. It’s got to be said that
Jungle were my fave this year. (I always seem to find better acts on ‘The Other
Stage’ opposed to the ‘Pyramid’) For those of you who decide to go next year- I
highly recommend you hitting up this stage.
This is the thing with Glasto, sure you’ve got the Pyramid
stage with all of your headliners. But in all honestly it’s difficult to enjoy
the acts there- as you generally get rammed in like sardines, unable to move
your arms. This is why you must visit the other stages too, not just the
popular ones. For example, this year I got to see Gregory Porter at ‘West
Holts’ which was phenomenal- while yes, a smaller stage- I could actually enjoy
the performance.
The night life was as manic as ever, but also, as brilliant
as ever (and that’s all I shall say).
The people that you meet are half the experience too. I met guys who were completely off of their
faces and just chatting amusing crap. I met people who had an ‘undying love’
and wished to share that with me. I also met people who just wanted to meet
EVERYONE. This is half the fun, just meeting people that you would never meet otherwise;
you must be pretty open minded because there is such a variety of people. Not
gonna lie though, it does make me sad that I’ll never see them again…
Additionally things seemed to be more reasonably priced this
year, opposed to last year. By this I don’t just mean food but the items you
are able to purchase there too. I was super happy about this as last year
things did seem rather extortionate. However it did mean that I ended up
spending most of my money by the third day.
People’s costumes were amazing- such effort was put in.
There’d just so much to see and do- the earlier you go the better!
Overall I had a very different Glastonbury to last year, I’m
not sure if it was better, but it was surely different.
I highly recommend going for those of you who are unsure;
even if it’s just for the experience.
Go get your Glasto on.
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