When Does Your Glasto Begin?

[Sack truck]

Once the tent is up. Apart from the odd band I have as a must see , I have no timetable, the only 5 days of the year where I don't have to be up at x o'clock , be there at y o'clock, pick up so and so at z o'clock. Incredibly liberating.

 

As the soup dragons sang....

[poison69]

Taken this Friday off to prepare (watch webcam and weather thread) Heading down from Wakefield Monday morning, dropping a mate off whose working at Cornish Arms then heading into Glastonbury town to meet up with crew. This is when it starts

[mandolin]

Next Tuesday when I leave work at 1pm.  Go and get my Glasto nails done (yes, it is a thing!).  Then home to find daughter and partner have arrived from Ireland.  Will crack open the cider while cooking a roast chicken dinner (pre-glasto tradition since 2010 - no idea why) and glastobating furiously.  Days will be planned to an excruciating level; no detail will be too small to discuss.  Bed early(ish); too excited to sleep.  Drive down early Wednesday morning.  Plans all binned as soon as we walk through the gate.

I normally hate doing the same thing over and over again.  Glastonbury is the one time when I will do whatever required to keep everything exactly the same.

I'm sooooo excited!

[Tuna]

39 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

This reminded me of a good friend of mine. One time on the way in on the shuttle bus from Bath and West, just at the point where we got the full view of the site, closed her eyes, took a breath and said she'd just left all her troubles behind for a week. Always stuck with me that.

Not been since 2015. Time to go home.

This is dead on. I remember getting the shuttle from the train station and my ex being asleep at the time. I was there staring out of the window waiting for those little glimpses of tents and stalls. Relaxed back into my seat, feeling great, and caught the eye of a stranger who had the exact same reaction, with her (I'm guessing) boyfriend also asleep. Great that. 

Also not been since 2015.. it'll be great to be back with the year break. Getting shivers just thinking about it. Hope you have a great time back home. 

[Woffy]

50 minutes ago, Slugworth said:

You're going in and then going to work?

 

Have a word.

*Shrugs*

[Aragorn]

1 hour ago, DareToDibble said:

How do you normally get to the festival mate? You a Wednesday traveller?

 

Yes mate. Gona arrive later this year though. Want to camp in south Park which don't fill up too quick

Edited June 13, 2017 by Aragorn

[Lubic]

Has to be the moment I plonk my bum down on the coach, surrounded by lots of other excited folk.

Vastly preferable to miserably plonking my bum down on my couch on Monday evening and hearing my mum ask me how Ed Sheeran was 

[Dave_c]

My 2017 Glastonbury began on 28th June 2016. 

[Mardy]

Not till the tent is up and i don't have to carry anything any further. Little shot of vodka to toast the tent and all who sail in her, then the festival can really begin

[Tyonks]

10pm next Tuesday

Can't wait 

[Slugworth]

2 hours ago, Woffy said:

*Shrugs*

I admire your commitment, Woffy. But as we both know it's more than worth the effort.

[Superunknown]

Going home to North Wales this weekend to pick up my festival stuff. Then my mates are driving down to South Wales where I live, staying over and heading out early Wednesday morning. 4 more days in work, they are going to drag like mad.

[Curlygirl]

My glastonbury has just started!! I have just walked out the gates of work for 4 weeks, bag is packed, fest buddies have been contacted for last minute details, advice given to virgin niece, and I can glastobate from now til Wednesday. Liver is being prepared and the excitement is building. I fecking love all of you efesters, you're all beautiful excitable people and see me through the year (or two) til the next one! Have a wonderful festival all x

[mr jolly]

Stopping in Salisbury Tuesday and going to Stonehenge for the solstice. Going to be knackered Wednesday but it's something on my bucket list to do. 

[Perks]

I'm going with the 3 stages. Defo part 1 out of work at 4 next Tue, part 2 is coach at 4.15am Wed, part 3 tent up, smoke on. Happy days. Ace thread. Made me smile.

[Sasperella]

On Friday when I hand my report in... With other key moments being seeing the festival from the bus and getting through security 

Although I've spent so long thinking about Glastonbury today, it may as well have already started. Tomorrow Im going to have to leave my phone at home and go somewhere wifi free or nothing will get done 

[mario man]

Glastonbury starts for me the minute I wake on the day i travel down to the fest - which this year will be 4am next Thursday morning (up for 4:30am taxi to the O2 for 6am coach).

Too close...

[Jackomanaco]

4 hours ago, Earthwindandfire2205 said:

I'm working till Friday then I have a abseil event for the charity I work for on Saturday afternoon in Okehampton. Then we are driving in our motor home for 2 nights camping under Glastonbury Tor. Monday we are allowed on site to our FMS campsite. Then look out for 7 days of fun.

I'll be in FMS too camping with my buddy who is working 

[kaytee...]

This time next week I'll be waiting for my coach to arrive! Hoping the rest of the week doesn't drag along 

[fi0]

Friday 9am when we set off for Glastonbury town for our traditional weekend there before the festival. Can't wait to climb the Tor and spot the festival site in the distance. Missed last year's festival and it's felt like such a long wait!! 

[DownlnAlbion]

Our trip begins on Tuesday at 5pm, getting the train from Edinburgh which gets into Bristol for 11:30pm. Loiter around some bars/casinos before getting the 4am NE coach to the site.

Ive already hit the stage of not being able to sleep due to excitement. Thank god I finish up at work on Thursday as it's turning me into a bit of a zombie.

[eviepeach]

I've got one more shift on Sunday. Once I've handed over and driven home then my Glastonbury can begin. Will be frantically packing, getting hair cut and doing the BIG Aldi shop on Monday, driving up in motorhome on Tuesday! 

[rpfranks]

Realistically around about now next week, but I've done no work this week really so probably yesterday morning.

[Ex_ollie]

As with most people, 3 stages. 

1) Finishing work this Friday and heading home to pack the car. Haven't been home to the UK in over 18 months so excited to see family and friends as well as Glasto! 

2) The first beer of the trip on our stopover in Calgary. 5am in Vancouver seems a bit early. 

3) Once my friend picks my girlfriend and I up from my parents at midnight on Tuesday and we head West. First time I haven't been the driver so will celebrate with one in the car! 

[Spindles]

Finish work Thursday night.  Gives me 5 days to get my shit together, get last minute planning and communicating with friends and get my head in the game.