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[chris_top_her]

I keep on trying to be really positive about it though, so far Chemical Brothers, Big Boi, Jannele Monoe and Laura Marling are who Im looking forward too. Just wish I liked one of the headliners! I have everything crossed for some more good bands when the full line up is announced and hope when I get there everything Ive ever read is true

[p.pete]

There's so much to do and see - so much left to be announced.  
For starters look at the late night area announcement made only yesterday: http://www.glastonbu...reas/the-common

And then take a look at how the line-up panned out last year - click on the link to view the clashfinder, and don't pay too much attention to the actual bands, obviously they'll be different, just that there's so much left to be finalised!: http://www.clashfind....co.uk/l/g2010/

<edit> and that's just one of several of the late night bits </edit>

Edited by p.pete, 09 April 2011 - 07:09 AM.

[ghandi]

As said before a hundred times on this forum, Glastonbury is not just about the headliners, it is the " the festival of contemporary performing art" that emcompases more than just the current big thing in the charts. Iyts about enjoying the enviroment and people around you and experiencing things you wouldn't do on a day to day basis. Try to explore a bit and take it all in, you will be just taken aback by the pure scale of it all. Trust me you will not be moaning about the line up afterwards. True the music is its center and what we all speculate about beforehand but i have never worried about it, i always found something that just blew me away in one way or another.

[chris_top_her]

Yeah, I am more excited and anxious than anything I think? I never spend much time at the main stages at Leeds Festival or T in the Park anyway as I think they are too big so you dont feel the band anyway so I wasnt building my hopes on the main stage, just wanted one headliner to experience! Loving the Mexican themed things! Cant wait for that!!! Cant believe its only like 11 weeks away?

[ethereal]

If there's not many that are grabbing your attention playing the two main stages, then  consider that a massive bonus, the other stages are so much nicer

Often had my best festival experience at festivals with the weaker line-ups, checking out new bands e.g. you might want to see Anna Calvi if you like Laura Marling. Personally I'd research who's playing the Park/John Peel stages a bit, though in the end bands are just an optional extra at Glastonbury  

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

There's only about 16 people announced so far, and you like a quarter of them! Pretty good odds I'd say.

[beodeejay]

thesecretingredientiscrime, on 09 April 2011 - 07:50 AM, said:

There's only about 16 people announced so far, and you like a quarter of them! Pretty good odds I'd say.

Sounds like your a main stage kinda person - so if you have no "must see's on the smaller stages, here is a Magical Mystery Tour to do Fri, Sat or Sun ( maybe Thu but more hit & miss)

My advice would be to pick day when your not botheed about any band on the Pyramid/other/JPT until later on - you may find you never get there !!

At midday, go over to the Green Fileds for a potter about  - grab a beer / cider some food and aim to get to Croissant Neuff, just next door,  about 1pm.  See what comes on stage & chill.

About 2pm, subject to what is on stage, head over to Avalon - grab a beer, see what comes on ( check out the Avalon Cafe line up as well as the main stage.

About 4ish, head down through the circus up to the acoustic field.  Grab a beer ( BEST bars on site are Avalon & acoustic fields)

About 6 or 7pm, head over to Leftfield and / or West Holts - Grab a beer...etc.  At this point, you will maybe head over to a BIG stage, or return to one of the others above / stay where you are.

You will have spent a very pleasant seven, eight or more hours, and still have the rest of the late evening headliners to chooose from..

The route as described is pleasant, with maybe 10 minutes walk between stages at most  ( if you don't get distracted en-route , which is FAR more likely round there compared to going from JP to Other to Pyramid, which is just dull food shops)


BEWARE  - if you like what you're seeing above, you may find its 1am, and your still up at Avalon with 3 Daft Monkeys and Hobo Jones replacing Elbow and U2, a huge grinon your face and several new mates.

I will build three days around this - with a few "must see's" anchoring the times, with the odd trip over to The Park/Pyramid/JP or other, if required.

You WILL hear new stuff that you love forever.....I fist saw a coulple of my long term fave's playing Avalon & acoustic back in the early 90's - some now headline festivals, others are still playing the "tertiary" stages, and musically they are worth 50 Beyonc'es in my book - but that is just my opinion - the record saales suggest otherwise      !!

Edited by beodeejay, 09 April 2011 - 09:03 AM.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

beodeejay, on 09 April 2011 - 08:57 AM, said:

Sounds like your a main stage kinda person

Me? I'm not sure if you used my quote right, but i'm not to be honest, and none of the people announced so far are playing on Pyramid. But good advice  

[Wanderlei]

I quite like how the line-up is shaping out but i think there is something missing at the moment. Luckily there will be loads more announcements to come.

I'm just waiting for a band that i personally love to be announced.

[beodeejay]

thesecretingredientiscrime, on 09 April 2011 - 09:00 AM, said:

Me? I'm not sure if you used my quote right, but i'm not to be honest, and none of the people announced so far are playing on Pyramid. But good advice  

Fair enough - just based on your other festie comments.

I would just suggest getting around the site - even if you've never heard of any of the bands - in the last 16 joyfull Glasto-going years (I am old, btw !! ) I have met so many who say something ike "last year we sat by XXXX stage ALL DAY - where is the Jazz/avalon/leftfield/acoustic  stage, I never saw it ??

Which is fine - a day spent in front of ANY stage at Glasto with beer and your mates is still time very well spent.....it's just a shame not to get a feel for the smaller stuff on at least one day - it MAY chnage your life.....and should certainly change your music collection & gig habits !!!!

[cassandra13]

If this is your first Glasto, go with an open mind, no planned itinerary but intent to enjoy the  experience.  Even if you never go near the main stages you will have a brilliant time just wandering around as there is so much diversity.  Don't try to see everything and if you come across something not to your taste move on to something that does.  If you are planning to see certain acts remember it takes much longer than you would think to move around the site as it is so big, walking from one side to the other can take over 1 hour even if you don't stop.  Also don't forget to just chill, sit and watch, speak to new people, try random acts of kindness.  Glasto is like nowhere else, it can get into your soul and stay forever!!

[oss]

Only did the mainstage twice in two years love the smaller bands that play in the Avalon cafe and smaller stages , thats what makes it for me.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

beodeejay, on 09 April 2011 - 09:09 AM, said:

Fair enough - just based on your other festie comments.

I would just suggest getting around the site - even if you've never heard of any of the bands - in the last 16 joyfull Glasto-going years (I am old, btw !! ) I have met so many who say something ike "last year we sat by XXXX stage ALL DAY - where is the Jazz/avalon/leftfield/acoustic  stage, I never saw it ??

Which is fine - a day spent in front of ANY stage at Glasto with beer and your mates is still time very well spent.....it's just a shame not to get a feel for the smaller stuff on at least one day - it MAY chnage your life.....and should certainly change your music collection & gig habits !!!!

I don't understand  

I've stated on here before Park is my favourite bit of Glasto. Marling there last year was magical. Hmm... Fair enough though. I was referring to the fact that other than the headliners, all of the acts announced so far are playing on the smaller stages.

[Weekend Cigarette Smoker]

I can see where the OP is coming from. I went to my first Glasto two years ago and had a huge list of bands of who I was going to see and at what times they were on. Every part of my day was choc-a-bloc with bands on all stages. I don't have to tell those who have been before that these plans were quickly thrown out of the window once I got there!

This year I am only really desperate to Paul Simon of those listed so far but I am looking foward to it more than any other event. There's less pressure on me trying to cram in loads of bands and I think i'll enjoy it a lot more. Like someone else on this thread has pointed out, some of the best festivals are those where you intially see it as a weak line up

Edited by Weekend Cigarette Smoker, 09 April 2011 - 12:26 PM.

[Stu H]

Festivals like T In The Park have 2 main stages and 3 or 4 tents. There's not a great deal else. You can walk across the site in around 10 minutes.
Glastonbury is like nothing i've seen - there are HUNDREDS of tents, stages, parties, bars - you can quite literally get lost. Last year, I got nowhere near seeing all of it, and that was in 5 days.
So forget about the headliners, it is such a tiny part of the 5 days. It'll be the best £200 you've ever spent and you'll come back wanting to go again and again.


As has been said above, there's also the after-hours side to Glastonbury, which is phenomenal - a real experience. You can party at any hour of the day.

Enjoy !

[Stu H]

Weekend Cigarette Smoker, on 09 April 2011 - 12:25 PM, said:

I can see where the OP is coming from. I went to my first Glasto two years ago and had a huge list of bands of who I was going to see and at what times they were on. Every part of my day was choc-a-bloc with bands on all stages. I don't have to tell those who have been before that these plans were quickly thrown out of the window once I got there!

This year I am only really desperate to Paul Simon of those listed so far but I am looking foward to it more than any other event. There's less pressure on me trying to cram in loads of bands and I think i'll enjoy it a lot more. Like someone else on this thread has pointed out, some of the best festivals are those where you intially see it as a weak line up

agreed - and the amount of acts I either stumbled across or deliberately took a punt at, made the whole festival. I saw music I wouldn't generally touch and came home as a fan of all sorts of new sounds.
Also, as has also been said, it's an ARTS and music festival, it's not just about music. Check out some of the comedy, theatre, performance, art - it's all there.

[Taikonaut]

Don't worry about it, you'll come back on the monday and be embarrassed about ever making this thread because you had such an awesome time. I'm not bothered about 99% of things announced so far but I've been 6 or 7 times so I know it doesn't matter.

[Mardy]

hey, it's my umpteenth festival, and I'm really underwhelmed by the line up so far. It'll be fine though, I don't normally manage any more than 3 or 4 bands over the weekend as it is.

[glasto-worker]

In fact its a positive advantage

if there was a big headline I wanted to see last year then I would have missed a fantastic set by Rodrigo Y Gabriela who I had heard lots about but due to clashing work patterns have never had a chance to see even although I worked at three events where they had played before.

I was so impressed I actually bought a ticket to see them in London later last year { Which does not sound all that impressive until you realising that was the first concert ticket I had bought in the past 22 years }

Going on the information so far it gives me complete freedom to explore on Saturday and Sunday - It may not all go to plan but at least I don't have to race back to the Pyramid stage

One of my Mates Sean Taylor is playing I think its three separate gigs at Glasto so will be looking forward to see him but as for anything else its a free format.

[BlackHole2006]

I opened up this thread expecting another moaner, but I'm glad that you've taken it as a positive thing rather than a negative!

There has really only been less than a quarter of the bands announced so far so there is plenty more to choose from, and if you still don't like the look of the line up then it's alright, I only saw 5-6 bands each day last year and spent the rest of the time just chilling out.

When you are new to the fest it's like you want to see everything, I know I was like that when I first went, but it's fine though, just really stressfull.