Stu H

Gutted that I missed out on Sticklinch. What are the re-sales like for WV / Sticklinch?

2011 absolutely hammered it down all Wed and most of Thurs/Fri from what I can remember. It got better, but it was hard work. 2016 was certainly muddy and a bit of an effort. Every other year I have been, even with rain, has been fine. The odd mad shower or two (the Metallica year had a crazy thunderstorm that shut the Pyramid)

I felt it was much much busier than my previous 7. I got caught in mental crowds in random places like the Bandstand. It seemed harder work navigating the site, took longer to get served at bars, it was definitely over the numbers I’ve previously been a part of. Wednesday/Thurs seemed a bit crazy, with too many people and not enough to see. I’ve never seen a Wednesday that packed.

Yep it was bonkers trying to get it all moving afterwards

Panic over; ”Children Please email us if you are bringing your children on site to ensure we have enough wristbands on the gate. In addition to the adults, we allow one child per two & four person accommodation unit and two children per six & eight person accommodation unit.”

I’m a bit worried now; it says number of wristbands only given to maximum occupants of tent. I’m in a 4-person Bell Tent in Sticklinch. There’s 3 adults, a 5 year old & a 2 year old. I hadn’t thought kids were a problem. Is it going to be?!

I mentioned this on the line up thread, but there's a noticeable lack of Wednesday action compared to the last decade.

Not a criticism, but very little on at all on the Wednesday this year?! I'm sure the Bandstand and various other places were open/had acts on?

The Walkabouts in this part of the site are some of my favourite parts of the festival! The grannies on motorised trolleys and Vamos Theatre being particular highlights from past years!

In 8 years/visits I always seem to struggle to find here, not sure why!

The Watt Bike isn't silent by any means, but my wife downstairs can't hear it and it doesn't bother the kids when in bed in adjacent rooms. It's a notch above my old crappy spin bike, but not much. (when I had an old training bracket thing, I found that very noisey actually!)

I was torn between this and the WattBike. I'm not an uber cyclist, I like a decent 30-40km during the summer and had a spin bike at home to tick over. But I saw a number of boxers raving about WattBike as mixing up their training and a few footy teams used them during lockdowns when they couldn't get to training. I'm two weeks into some decent Zwift rides (3 or 4 a week), weight is coming off, fitness improving rapidly (even though my base level is always decent). Really really impressed. Yep, pricey bits of kit etc, WattBike is about £2k, but I'm going to now ditch my gym membership.

Was there as well. I think the sound system in the Corn Exchange (or O2 now) is miles better than it used to be. I was quite far back and it was loud. I still think some of their tracks are made for open-air festivals!

I've missed the feeling of checking out acts on Spotify etc after the line up comes out and finding a gem or two.

You do you, my friend. One of my major loves of Glastonbury is that there is zero judgement of pretty much anything.

Generally pretty fit (I box, cycle, swim), but bought a WattBike and a Zwift subscription last week and it's ramping up my fitness levels already! Doing a near-8-week program ahead of holiday/Glastonbury so I'm a few pounds trimmer and festival-ready! 🙂

Sorry if mentioned but I used to LOVE the Bourbon Blues Bar. Great vibe, always open late with top music (especially on the Thursday). Discovered 2 or 3 amazing things there in 2010/11.

This is a great question! Tough to answer! Wednesday is that awesome 'wow, I'm back here' feeling. Thursday is when things start to liven up a bit, general wandering around and taking in the site again. A few bits to go and see. Friday I always wake up with the "right, here we go" excitement with so much to see and do. Saturday I wake up with the same "wow, still 2 days of this to go". Sunday is always a bit more solemn as it dawns it's reaching an end, but still plenty to do! Overall, probably Friday or Saturday.

They looked incredible in 2009 with The Boss. Saw them once at a torrential rain T In The Park and they were still great! 🙂

Latitude last year was £5.50 or £6 depending on the bar. I expect the same.

Tremendous. Makes them a cert. https://mailchi.mp/crosstownconcerts/warondrugs?fbclid=IwAR2aG8cqm0uIdwIUSmdRL4g3XTnHEDayodFvrg5vUjelQdhjvkaLsG3U1Q8 Brilliant outdoor festival band.

yep, love this place! Great for a late night sausage roll, or if you need bread for soups!

I didn't realise there was a Co-op now - did that come in in 2019? Latitude had one last year and it was very handy.

Eating at the many stalls, as great as they are, can be an expensive business, especially with kids in tow. Historically, I've taken a small camping stove which is great for soups, adding boiling water to packets or heating some ready-to-eat things. Anyone have any food 'hacks'?! A few of mine; These aren't overly cheap, but super tasty and easily heated in boiling water; https://basecampfood.com/search?type=product&options[prefix]=last&q=wayfarer You can store milk for cereal for about 24 hours in the metal bottles without it going off - a godsend for easy breakfasts for my kids! If you buy BBQ meat on the Wed morning, it'll be fine to use on a disposable BBQ later that day without refrigeration (don't leave it too long though!) The usual high energy biscuits / snacks Bananas, oranges and apples will last the festival Anything that you can add water to, is a bonus! Noodles, that kind of thing. Pre-made sandwiches, pastas etc will see you through your first day. You can boil vegetables if you need that fix If these all fail, cider is full of sugar. 😆

It's one of the only parts of the site with people at the entrance - mainly I think to stop children wandering off with no sign of parents/carers nearby! 2017 we only had a 12 week old, this time she's 5 and a 2 year old also in tow, so Kidz Field is going to be a main part of the site for us - also super handy that it's in a nice corner near Acoustic, Theatre, Circus - I love all that area.