Battle of the Burn 1992, 1999 or 2010

[lucyginger]

3 minutes ago, little_jim said:

2010 was just bliss, i'd have that every year, sitting on the hill with a cup of cider bus brew, singing along to Ray Davies was fun.

I think that was the afternoon where we had Norah Jones, Ray Davies, Slash and someone else all in a row on the pyramid. A load of us sat up the back of the hill, we had booze and food and plenty of water, and a blanket to lie on in between acts. It was bloody brilliant. 

[Spindles]

'99 was lovely for the first few days but it fucked it down Saturday afternoon/evening and was fairly rainy overnight, leading to a soggy start to Sunday.  Mentioning it in the same breath as the perfect weather of 2010 is almost heresy   

I didn't attend in 1994 but friends who did came back with serious heatstroke and major sunburn, only to repeat the experience a couple of weeks later when we went to Phoenix and it was WAY hotter/more unrelenting than g2010.

I'd take 2010 again without question, I'd also take adequate precautions for the weather (which I did last time).

[The Nal]

2 minutes ago, craigb said:

Surely 2013 gets an honorable mention. I know it rained on the Thursday? But the weekend was scorchio. 

Yep. Was dry again by 2am and that was that.

2010 was hot obviously and I was only really uncomfortable for a few hours one of the days (whenever The Stranglers and Willie Nelson were on, Friday?) due a fucking horrific hangover. 

[FuzzyDunlop]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Having to wear a hat and suncream doesn't qualify as 'extreme'

Neither does putting a coat on and changing your socks regularly.

Edited March 13, 2017 by FuzzyDunlop

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, FuzzyDunlop said:

Neither does putting a coat on and changing your socks regularly.

Indeed - though last year I didn't need to do either of those.

[FuzzyDunlop]

I've never been to Glastonbury without coming back sunburnt.

[mr flow]

I don't remember 1999 being a scorcher? I do remember 2000 being one though.

 

For me, 2010 was by far the hottest and most consistent for heat. It's the only time I've actually hunted the shade during the day!

[Quark]

2010.  More of that please. With the amount of water points dotted around and a hat you can't go wrong.  Hell yeah.

[Hugh Jass]

20 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Having to wear a hat and suncream doesn't qualify as 'extreme'

It does where I come from.

When there are mass cases of heatstroke then I think it's fair to say it's a bit too hot.

Although Bestival 2012 was even hotter.

[giantkatestacks]

I am going off piste with 1994 - a good sunny year but not as blisteringly relentless as 2010 which was too hot -  It made me ill, too ill to see Slash which still rankles.

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

When there are mass cases of heatstroke then I think it's fair to say it's a bit too hot.

When this came up a year or two back I had a quick scan of the weather data for that weekend to see if there was anything unusually hot about it and came up with squat.

What actually happened was a tonne of folk out of their trees not taking care of themselves.

[The Nal]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

When this came up a year or two back I had a quick scan of the weather data for that weekend to see if there was anything unusually hot about it and came up with squat.

What actually happened was a tonne of folk out of their trees not taking care of themselves.

Yep, didn't actually get anywhere close to 30c. 26/27 was as high as it got I believe. But anyone sitting out in that all day with no water, sunscreen etc is going to feel it. 

The real issue is that staying up till 5 or 6am means a couple of hours sleep at best in a tent. 

[Twisted Melon]

I'd take 2010 again in a heartbeat. I'm pretty sure even my eyes got sunburnt and the tent was like an oven but I'd take that over constant rain any day.

[TheSheriff]

I remember having a particularly hedonistic Thursday night in 2010 and got back to the tent about 6.30am, by 8.30 the tent was like an oven. Managed to watch Willie Nelson then spent the afternoon in the Acoustic Tent, managed to get a few hours kip in there as well. Took a bit of time to get used to the heat, but when did was one of my favourite years, being able to move around site easily and sit down anywhere and not worry about any mud was a treat

[Pinhead]

Certainly 2010 was hot but I remember 1995 as hotter outside at night, so much so that I slept outside the tent for 2 nights (and no, not just cos I couldn't manage to find it or passed out before I got inside - at least I think so)...

[Lynsey Cox]

93 was a bit of a scorcher as well.  

[balti-pie]

2010 was cold at night though wasn't it? The relief when the sun dipped down was palpable, I'm sure it wasn't just me  I'm a really pasty bloke who has to slather on factor 30 twice a day in those conditions, so that's exactly what I did. I had a very nice kip in the shade by the boat near the greenpeace field, that was lovely but did mean I missed cassetteboy. Bad times. Being baked alive out of the tent at 8am every morning was fun too, and I had to avoid pints until 2-3pm which is frankly despicable behaviour at Glastonbury as far as I'm concerned. 

 

All things considered though, id take that weather again for this year, but I'd need to fashion some form of testicle cooling device. A kind of iced dip tank for the genitals. Lovely! 

[Woffy]

2010 was amazing. Loved it. Although I had zero sympathy for people queuing for hours in the heat to get into various venues to watch the fucking football. WTAF?

Drinking plenty of water rather than alcohol steadily throughout the day also increased my general enjoyment. Fucking revelation, that was. 

[shuttlep]

who doesn't want this every day

[Curlygirl]

2010 was fecking Glorious!! I wish I'd been more sensible and drank water though as by Sunday, I just could not carry on. I was a broken woman. I'm much more sensible now and am praying to the weather gods regularly for a 2010 repeat. 

[shuttlep]

i walked around in sandals all festival amazing didn't want to leave, yes it was hot it was glorious 

 

I fear it will never be like that again

[FuzzyDunlop]

53 minutes ago, shuttlep said:

who doesn't want this every day

me

[Spindles]

1 hour ago, shuttlep said:

who doesn't want this every day

Bit cloudy for my liking

[Calvin Klein]

There is no such thing as "too hot" weather in England.

[Quark]

1 hour ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

me

I refuse to downvote on the basis of someone having a different opinion from me, so I won't.  Just be aware that I look really disapproving right now Fuzz.