The Back of Beyond

[fatyeti24]

anybody else spend time in here?  i did.  lots.

 

what a wondeful place, so much fun.  great, obscure, daft music.  friendly staff.  dancers dressed as skelletons.  cocktails.  having our faces painted halloween-style while lying in a coffin.  such a great atmosphere.

 

the naughty corner at it's weirdest, silliest best.  big thanks to everyone involved in it.

[___S_o_m_a__]

I think this might be the place I was in on Thursday night where when the DJ finished his set they brought a coffin in, put him in it and hoisted him off through the crowd. Great stuff :-)

[Little Andy]

This bar is just fantastic.

[bellboy]

My favourite bar on site - great fun.  Every 15 mins or so the staff do a floor show.  Was waiting in the garden when about 20 people came flooding out of a shed that looked like it could 2 or 3 people max.

 

Well done and thanks to all the Copper Dollar folks - great job.

[Hattie J]

My favourite find, what a Thursday night

[wozwebs]

Where was this? Didn't see The Bar of Ideas this year

[fatyeti24]

Where was this? Didn't see The Bar of Ideas this year

in the Common, between the Cave and the Temple.

[found home in 2009]

had an awesome there last year. Did managed to make it there any point this year, but it's an awesome bar

[SimplyFred]

You know how you live in a shit place full of absolute morons and you go out on a Friday night hoping to have a good time but underneath it knowing that you'll end up feeling self-conscious surrounded by a bunch of soulless c*nts chugging WKD and discussing how great their gym week has been whilst they dance to the latest radio 1 bilge before piling outside for a punch-up?

Well this place is totally the opposite of that. Absolutely gloriously silly fun.

[Gucci Piggy]

Accidentally found this last year and loved it.

Went there on Sat this year with a girl I'd met at the festival, played with one of those tennis balls with velcro mits with a couple, and met some great people in there.

Found videos on my phone of us running around everywhere in there dancing wearing a blue coat and some awful dalmatian patterned sunglasses, so apologies if anyone witnessed us.

Went again on Sunday off my nuts and got so terrified that I had to leave. Horrid.

[SonOfTroyMcClure]

Easily my favourite bar at glasto. Bit of a hidden gem, never feels super busy but still attracts enough to have a great atmosphere. Love it in there and make a point of going every year.

[FieldOfAvalon]

Yeah, stumbling into Copperdollar was a definite moment. Even on the 4th day, of being there for the first time, the sheer brilliant absurdness of Glastonbury hit me all over again.

The crowd in many of these places is what strikes me the most. Walking in, looking about and realising everyone reminds me of my mates in some way. Like I could feasibly be mates with any of them. The tropical disco in the Park was another example of that.

But perhaps this is part of the crowd homogeneity that you can't really deny has some truth to it.

Edited July 1, 2015 by FieldOfAvalon

[fatyeti24]

i'll just leave this here

best bar on site 2nd year in a row for me (not that i got to them all, admittedly)

[parsonjack]

Great place.....favourite bar on site.  If you've always just walked past its well worth a visit.  Lovely garden out back too.

 

[H.M.V]

Running around dancing to the benny hill theme tune with a load of zombies was a particular highlight. 

[stuartbert two hats]

34 minutes ago, H.M.V said:

Running around dancing to the benny hill theme tune with a load of zombies was a particular highlight. 

 

[Curlygirl]

That video had me laughing. I love back of beyond. Really funny when you get up the next morning to visit the long drops and everyone is looking and smiling. It's only when you get back to the tent and look in the (plastic) mirror and see you're still painted as a zombie! 

[richy24]

It was great. Ended up here Sunday now for an hour or so. Did anyone else find the secret passage way that led to the garden shed?

We had about 20 people in there at one point then someone opens the door and everyone runs out screaming! Completely pointless but was hilarious at the time!!

[Gucci Piggy]

Only went here once this year after we'd got a little bored of NYC Downlow on Wednesday. Nice to end my night laying in a coffin and conga-ing around a tree.

[Mash011]

13 minutes ago, richy24 said:

It was great. Ended up here Sunday now for an hour or so. Did anyone else find the secret passage way that led to the garden shed?

We had about 20 people in there at one point then someone opens the door and everyone runs out screaming! Completely pointless but was hilarious at the time!!

Yes this was wonderful. And we spend a good 10 minutes sticking our heads out of the little hole in the garden wall chatting with people passing by outside.

[Winslow Leach]

Hands down my favourite late night venue at the festival. Did my knees in on the final night having a twist off with a skeleton.