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If you think that was bad, don't watch Blondie. Poor Debbie Harry has had so much plastic surgery she can barely move her mouth any more...

I had watched an interesting conversation with an eminent professor of Hindu studies and a military crowd. He spoke of the dichotomy of non-violence within the military, and he explained how, sometimes you have to choose the path of least violence in order to gain peace. The most obviously non-violent action can lead to greater violence in the long run. It’s like confronting someone who is being racist. Yes, it creates more conflict in the short term, but in the long term it will hopefully lead to greater tolerance. I like to think that, in our modern day, our armed forces fight for peace, not war. Read the Bhagavad Gita for more insight. Peace is not simple and never has been.

I remember that - I seemed to be the only person who noticed it. It was almost like there is such a sensory overload at Glastonbury, the Red Arrows was just a bit dull 😂

I’ve just watched this set on iPlayer - never heard of him before but OMG it was incredible! I was at Lottery Winners which was fun, but now having my only Glasto 2013 regret 😖

Honestly, I really enjoyed spending all weekend last year in front of the telly, watching all the footage. Sometimes it's better to give in and enjoy other people's joy rather than just bitterly avoid it.

Something I've noticed from being there and also catching up on iPlayer. Despite all the controversy around the lack of female headliners, there are LOADS of female musicians now. Drummers, guitarists, keyboardists. No longer are women relegated to BVs and swaying their arms about looking pretty. It's actually quite difficult to find an all male band nowadays and I am all for that.

An absolute must-watch on catch up. I knew it would be amazing but (a) I had other commitments, (b) I saw him at the 6 Music festival and (c) I had a sneaking suspicion it might be less easy to get into in a festival crowd. He's one of the most incredible performers around at the moment.

And can I point out what a bloody great pianist Elton John is.

I felt the same about Are You Ready For Love. There was so much love in my bit of the crowd for that one, it spanned generations. Just getting a chance to watch it now. The singalong to the piano riff at the beginning of Bennie And The Jets is astonishing. So happy I was there.

I gave up on O2 (via Virgin) halfway through Thursday. It was consistently telling me I had 4G but doing nothing. Got a free Vodafone SIM. Was impressed I didn't have to sign up to anything at all for it. Yes, meant I lost my number for the weekend but that was no great hardship.

I forgot about Lightening Seeds. Had a lump in my throat during Sense. I adore that song and the mention of Terry Hall had me 😢

Jake Shears was my surprise of 2023. I knew he would be good and was in Avalon pre - Mel C, but I didn’t expect him to be THAT good. Really impressed.

Maybe there needs to be more security throughout the site, random wristband checking?

There is a slew of 80s acts who haven't been legends yet. Duran Duran and Simple Minds already mentioned, perhaps Tony Hadley, Jimmy Somerville, Marc Almond, Erasure, Squeeze, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Eurythmics, Madness, The Specials, OMD, Human League, I mean, I'm a 90s teen so all for it, but please don't nostalgia me too soon!

Watching it now. Gutted, it's the second time they have clashed with someone else, they put on a terrific show though.