What do you get from Glastonbury?

[Simpo]

Tonight my friend has dropped the bombshell that she might not try to get a ticket in the resale, and i feel slightly heartbroken.

I already have some of my closest friends coming, but I'm incredibly passionate about the festival and really want this Glastonbury to be The One that all my festival friends come to.

She loves festivals, having come to Kendal Calling with me and been to Sziget, but has never been to Glastonbury. She has been put off by the lineup and by interviewing veterans of Glastonbury saying it's fine "too commercial". 

I'm going to do my best to convince her, but I'd love for people to try as best they can to explain why Glastonbury is still so special, and for it compares favourably with the lines of, for example, End Of The Road, which is now her preference.

Not just the same things that people list when they say why Glastonbury is good, but what experiences you have had, and what makes it important to you.

I think it'll make a heartwarming discussion point as well.

[CaledonianGonzo]

A 5 day hangover

[CaledonianGonzo]

A dose of the fear like you wouldn't believe.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The heebie jeebies.

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

The first few years I went I used to get sleep paralysis for a couple of nights after - it was bloody horrible - couldn't open my eyes even though I was awake

[dentalplan]

New tent and camping chairs on Monday morning, usually.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Scrofula

[Wooderson]

An eight day beard.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Kicky legs 

[bexj]

The massive difference beywen glastonbury and other UK festivals is once you're in, you're in. No barriers,  no fences, no checks, nothing, no arena, no restrictions. 

I cant speak for sziget but ive been to Kendal calling a few times, Glastonbury has such a wide range of entertainment compared to Kendal, the line up poster already announced is about a 1% of what actually happens.  

Glastonbury means everything to me,  it has shaped my life.  I couldn't say that about Kendal.  But at the end of the day if your mate's not bothered you shouldn't let that stop you from having fun. Her problem, not yours 

 

[guypjfreak]

GASH 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Halitosis

[nikkic]

The fear 

[paulshane]

blisters.

 

but a more sensible answer - the first time I went i was just amazed by the scale of everything, and each year I go I still get the same feeling. The fact you can be at the festival with friends, but could be three to four miles away from them still blows me away. The Glastonbury site is bigger than the village I live in

 

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

A sock drawer that looks like it's been in a fight with Slimer from Ghostbusters

[nikkic]

Piles

[Untz]

Glastonbury Toe

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, nikkic said:

Piles

If only it were that straightforward 

[CaledonianGonzo]

A rectal prolapse

[nikkic]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

A rectal prolapse

A total failure of the digestive system.

[BlackHole2006]

You get so wasted that you piss yourself infront of strangers standing next to a bin without even realising that they are watching and laughing at you. 

Edited April 1, 2017 by BlackHole2006

[simian_mobile_mushrooms]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

A rectal prolapse

Goan Curry's revenge

[Untz]

You people need to learn how to balance your omeprazole and loperamide doses.

[Crazyfool01]

2 leg infections 

[Stokesy10]

Gout.