Hotchilidog

I've stayed in both, and for me the major selling point is the day one experience. Not having to stress about arriving early and queuing for ages really does get the festival off to a good start. I've done the bell tents in WV and whilst they are meant for 4 I reckon you could get another one or two in, very roomy indeed. Did the Tipi in SL last year, still plenty of room, but it's better set your sleeping bag/camping just in from the side as the side of the tent did annoy me when getting up! As for location. With SL I did like basically being right next to Bailey's or Back House I can't remember which, you felt closer to the festival. Although it is still a trek back to the campsite from the north side of the festival. With WV yes there is the hill, but in the morning you down to the railway track fairly quickly. We were in the bell tents which were furthest from the entrance to the festival so you did feel a bit remote. If you were in the two person canvas tents near food and festival area I reckon you are on to a winner. I'd recommend either, the lack of first day hassle really is a godsend. It's not the same as being inside the fence though and imo you lose a little bit of the atmosphere if you spend too long in camp.

Watched this last night. A really nice snapshot of the weekend.

I surely hope so. Paris would be amazing!

I'm after Vienna, Zurich or Lisbon for my continental choices. Pleased to see the extra dates added. In fairness I'm registered for all of them, just want to get tickets for at least one show. Some great cities to make a neat holiday with too.

Really pleased to see that things had improved on the 2022 situation and that some lessons had been learned.

The only annoying thing about them is that they didn't enjoy Metallica at Download when in fact they were flipping epic! Kids today eh? 🙂

I'll take that 👍

In the unlikely event Taylor can do it, she will be playing Sunday, all her dates are Friday/Saturday

Was wondering when they'd get around to Glastonbury. Their videos can be pretty funny, I'd be interested to see what they made of the Farm.

I think you may be right. Elton has been part of the soundtrack to the nation for so many decades that his songs have seeped into the national consciousness in a way that someone like Taylor has not. You didn't even need to be a fan of Elton to A: know who he was and B: know a huge number of his songs. Reg is a bona fide national treasure that has a universal appeal across society as a whole. It was great seeing so many younger faces in the audience singing along as lustily as the older folk who were there when Elton was parading around in platform DMs.

From the TV 1. Elton 2. The Foos 3. Rick Astley (both if I can cheat) I have to also shout out Rina, Shame, Chvrches too. Was out most of the weekend so will catch up with more later.

We do agree

Watching at home I was all set for them to be an embarrassment, they were anything but. I really enjoyed it and the crowd seemed to enjoy it too. As someone who did see them in the 80s when they genuinely were good I happily watched all of that set and it was good to see some youngsters really get into it too. A very pleasant surprise all round.

Gone for Edinburgh first; London second; Cardiff third even though I live in Brighton. Really like the idea of Edinburgh and Wembley will be a bunfight, will go for that in pre-register sale. Really got my eyes on Vienna, Zurich or Lisbon on the continent also

Feeling it myself too today, knowing that my colleague is probably hitting Shepton Mallet just about now on his way down to the farm. I've avoided this site since last October which has helped my withdrawal a little this year. Just thought I'd poke head in and see how everyone is getting on today. I sincerely hope everyone lucky enough to be there this week has the best time!

Got the midnights email last night. Have pre-registered for all shows other than Dublin in the hope of getting something on the continent also. FWIW the registration for Vienna, Zurich and Milan were much quicker than elsewhere.

Kiss over GnR any day of the week.

I'm afraid visiting this site has been difficult to do since missing out on T-Day. I occasionally pop back to see what's happening on the Taylor thread though 🙂 I booked Download for the first time so have filled a little bit of my Glasto-shaped hole but I'll be back in the build up to resale, this thing ain't over yet! Also congrats Blutarsky!

Sadly I missed out this year, but if my group were returning I think we'd go Sticklinch again, it just felt more like part of the festival and only a 25 minute walk back from the pyramid stage with no hill it just felt more convenient. I'd say Worthy View has more character, and there is a lot to be said for stopping off at Strummerville on the way home, but the practicality of SL won out for us. If you get the tipi's they are right next to the fence and you are practically in the festival itself. Enjoy the festival!

Just got through to the reg page but it returned me to event not found. Gutted, but them's the breaks I guess. We had one person through to the deposits page and it threw them out. I'm ok with not getting through, but I do feel See should be able to protect those who do get through, that is pretty crap for al those who were thrown out at the final hurdle.

I had taken a break from listening to it, I've been too caught up in other things this week, so it was my first listen in a while this morning and for me it has matured very well. Whilst it is not my favourite Taylor album, it is a very strong one indeed that is pretty consistent from top to bottom. Anti-Hero really is a solid favourite with me now, and I flipping love Snow on the Beach, YAOYOK, and Labyrinth.

Congratulations to all successful coachees last night. Absolutely delighted for you all. No joy for me last night, took 9 minutes to get the holding page up! Still, all in with the entirety of my group on Sunday morning. Bring it on!

Good luck Coachies! Despite the lack of Taylor I'll be in the bunfight this evening I just cannot let a sale pass I need the adrenalin!

If there is a straw then I'll clutch it. But in all seriousness I'd suspect absolutely ZERO chance.

I think I'd rather not think about it for now, with no European dates in sight. Need to refocus on Thursdays coach sale now.