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I parked up at 3:15pm on the Thursday and my car parking field out west wasn't in use at the time of this photo so this sounds spot on.

Toyah and Robert were great fun in the Acoustic last year with a rock heavy set and getting to hear the guy that came up with that squealing guitar line throughout Heroes play it absolutely perfectly live was quite special.

I would but I don't mind popping out for a quick charge. Means I get to drive in to the festival all over again which is never less than exciting. Although one year I did this and totally forgot where I parked on my return to the festival which meant 2.5 hours wasted wandering aimlessly looking for a pylon I was no longer parked alongside.

There is still a charging facility on site - some mobile rapids run by the AA near bronze gate. They're for emergency top ups if you are at a low state of charge and cost the earth (was £80 when I went to look in 2022) to get you to 80%. I've done the 220 odd mile journey in a 30kWh LEAF a couple of times and do arrive with not much left in the battery. On both occasions I've just left the site early one morning to use the Instavolts at a hotel on the other side of Shepton so I'm prepared for leaving on Mon morning. The queues at the rapids at Solstice Park in Amesbury are quite big on the way home though.

Got it! it's not a band slot It's still not a band slot Think I'm ready to apply for a job at GCHQ now I've cracked the code.

It is a rehash of a S*n scoop so the usual caveats apply. I'm a little sceptical that GA are indeed top of the Glasto wishlist for the slot as allegedly quoted although would have fitted in with an Avalon booking pre-Sugababes crowd issues.

It's Girls Aloud according to the Maily Dail (link to the.text only site so they don't get any ad revenue): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/textbased/tvshowbiz/text-12791653/Girls-Aloud-play-Glastonbury-honour-Sarah-Harding.html

I think the Freya link only appeared early the next morning but not that early! I grudgingly went to bed thinking I had failed miserably via dial up but logged on to Efests first thing in the morning to see the golden link which amazingly went straight in for my tickets. Told a friend at work a couple of hours later but didn't believe me, so she waited an hour or so before finally daring to do so herself (successfully).

I was probably in the queue behind you both. Loved getting the physical tickets handed to me over their overly high counter and their giglist was the greatest thing in print back then, complete with typos you'd have to decipher to learn if it really was that band you liked or someone else closely named. Always had plenty eager to have a look after me in the office too.

I must be an oddity as I'm happier to hear the solo stuff. He's got a decent solo catalogue now and his latest LP is the best yet. Hoping he's with us on the farm next year.

Weird eh? Think NME has gone out too soon before the band's PR is in place.

Definitely. The Paul Smith one is way better but pleased I got the Blood Recs release even though I'm now fretting about it being ruined by the damned sleeve!

The second Ex-Isles album has been out a week and it's defo one of my 23 highlights. They like more than a bit of Scott Walker and later period Bowie then add some political commentary to it so given the climate of late that equals a rousing doom croon. Great piano driven pieces with plenty of good sax added for this release. Solid 9/10.

Cheers for the heads up. Half completely missed the email so jumped on and got a copy. Just checked and still just over 3k left.

It's fine for the kids packed lunches and improved somewhat with that.liytle sticker giving you a chance to win tickets for the festival but that's sadly lacking at the moment.