Stu H
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The hysteria. Wowzers.
The media really do whip us into a frenzy, don't they?
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Don't forget it's not just 'big' events. Footy up and down the country sees 40k crowds across cities. Gigs in multiple cities a week of 5-10k
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We used to take pouches called 'Look What I Found' - which were a bit like these:
https://basecampfood.com/collections/camping-meals
They don't seem to be around much any more. They were about £2.50 a pouch and easily heated on a small camping stove.
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I've a feeling Roger Hodgson from Supertramp has been mentioned here before, but his tour schedule has a nice gap....
https://www.rogerhodgson.com/documents/tour.html
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Shovels and Rope, the Americana duo, are in the UK in the days leading up to the festival.
Playing Edinburgh the Sunday evening before.
Would love to see them at Avalon!
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The only Glasto option might be the Sunday. No way they'd do 3 days in a row.
Very unlikely.
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They've just announced Glasgow Green June 25th
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5 minutes ago, maelzoid said:
No kids myself but always thought getting your mobile number onto them somehow was a good move in case they got lost. Maybe a dog-tag / medallion they could wear, or DIY stick-on tattoos. "If found, please phone...." etc.
Absolutely - heard of quite a few people who do this. That's my one major worry; the 3 year old wandering off in a crowd!
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For those mad/brave enough to take your younger kids (i.e. 7 or 8 and under), do you have any tricks you've discovered / life hacks to make it easier?!
I've been to 6 without kids and 2017 was my first with a child, a then-3-month-old. It was actually reasonably straight-forward.
2020 I'll have a 3 year old and a near-1-year old. A different ball game altogether!
One of the best things we did in 2017 was to cover the buggy in fairy lights so at night you could see us from a mile away. It made getting through busy crowds really easy.
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The festival hasn't changed my politics whatsoever, but I'm glad it's a platform for lots of voices - the Comedy Tent is always worth a visit for that very thing. Jeremy Hardy (RIP) was someone I saw a few times comparing and though I didn't agree with all of his views, he was marvellous.
It's the ethos of "anything goes" and "everyone is welcome" that is the enduring thing from attending Glastonbury. And while it has obvious political leanings and platforms for views, it doesn't matter whatsoever for those 5 days what you believe in. Have a drink, chill out, say hello to the people next to you, have a good time.
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On 12/20/2019 at 11:37 PM, Dales said:
Really looking forward to this. I saw them a few years back at the London Stadium and they were good.
I had a wonderful time at that gig. Bought Golden Circle, first time I have ever spent that kind of money on a ticket.
This was arguably my favourite ever Glastonbury moment.
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got a 4 man bell tent in Sticklinch - delighted - going to make the festival with two very small kids much easier!
And no hill of doom to worry about....
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I've seen loads of replies on Facebook about his voice.
You're not going to see a man or woman in their mid to late 70's for their voice. You're going to see them because they're f**king legends and someone you can tell your kids you saw. My kids are coming with me, so they can say themselves they saw him!
There are just some names that transcend other things. Paul on the Pyramid, especially if you're a Beatles fan, is a 'I was there' moment.
To be fair, I said the same about U2. Crap weather, average performance, band didn't even really enjoy it, but hey, I saw U2 headline the best festival in the world. I'm not telling my kids in a few years that "to be honest poppet, Adam Clayton couldn't really be arsed that night".
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Delighted by this!
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1 hour ago, Ayrshire Chris said:
It does seem a helluva lot of cash to put up your tent outside the festival site, be able to go to a pamper tent whatever that entails and flush your shite.
Everyone's circumstances are different.
It's a large sum of money, sure. I'm taking 2 kids next year (a 3 and 1 year old) and the ability to have a car park a 10 minute walk away, a separate (easy) driving entrance, a tent I don't have to worry about, plus a few added extras for the wife and little ones, is worth the hassle.
But if we don't get lucky, we'll camp as per normal.
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My old man got an email reply today - "on sale in the next couple of weeks".
Not overly helpful, but won't be this week/weekend obviously!
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No word on sale date yet?
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5 hours ago, kaytee... said:Told my mum and there were tears. Imagine waiting 50 years to see your all time favourite, so made up for her.
And just realised its on my birthday too, what a party that's gonna be ?
This is all kinds of awesome!
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16 minutes ago, Benjsh said:Incredible booking in terms of legend status and having the songs.
However I think you'll all be very disappointed with her voice these days. It's completely gone. I'm sure it will still be fun and a good laugh mind but I'd rather see a legend who can still hold a tune.
She is 75....
It'll be fun. Paul Simon's voice was shot, Dolly didn't really sing, Kenny Rogers sang the same song 40 times really badly....
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Amazing. This has got me all warm and fuzzy.
100k in that field, easy.
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2 hours ago, vardyvarvar said:
I stayed in WV last year and the walk is absolutely fine. I’d describe myself as pretty unfit and it’s only a slight inconvenience.
We were only going up and down once a day so the Cider may have alleviated some of the pain!
I always wondered how much of a meal people were making it! The vids and pics don't make it look horrendous.
Lugging all your gear to Wicket Ground in 2017, on one of the hottest days of all time, with a 3 month old - THAT was hard work!
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The Hill. THAT bad?! It's all I seem to read about, is it the same steepness as going up to the Glasto sign?
i.e. doable, but a bit of an effort and probably pretty difficult with a buggy etc?
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Not to worry, found them here; https://www.glastofestfeed.com/latest/news/glastonbury-2019-accommodation-everything-you-need-to-know/
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Also, what are the tent options for WV?
Corona Virus - Should we be worried?
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