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Darwin Deez made a song, Right When It Rains, which could be about Glastonbury - "I wanna be soaking wet in Somerset this summer, let's dance in the storm" - it's also a lovely song that deserves more recognition!
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On 6/14/2023 at 4:40 PM, PassingCloud said:
I’d be very interested to hear about the post-grad. One of the many reasons I am training to be a counsellor is because I’ve got an interest in working with psychedelic therapy (should it ever come to fruition) or working with integration after expanded states of consciousness.
I have friends working in that space, one of which is an amazing person, doctor and therapist, who’s working on the trials in London.
Psychedelics have been extremely important for my health and growth. We have a small group that have become quite adept at sitting for one another.Are you sure you're not me? 😅 I think we have a lot to talk about! I got some post-grad credits through Fluence (based in the US), but put that on hold when I learnt about the University of Exeter starting up their own course (which begins Jan 2024 I believe).
Psychedelic therapy absolutely has come to fruition! Just, not here in the UK yet... One of the many reasons why I am contemplating a move to the States - they just seem to be light years ahead of us when it comes to this field. We're catching up, of course! (I'm also signed up to a few upcoming trials, but there's not much happening up here in the north yet)
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1 hour ago, jamesrfisher said:
What it actually made me do was slow down and just enjoy the experience, if things were going to fast step away, slow down and just take the time to enjoy it. I am really looking forward to Glastonbury this year. The best thing I have learnt this year is it really is good to talk, either to people around you or go to one of the spaces available and talk.
I seem to be cursed with "resting bitch face" (even in my profile pic, which is about ten years out of date now!), but I'm almost always welcoming to people coming to chat when I'm solo. I had a mild bit of (positive) local fame this year which has really put my socialising skills to the test, with people coming up to meet me because they saw my face somewhere, so this has really helped my self-esteem in that respect, but I'm still unlikely to approach strangers if I'm on my own - so if anyone sees me out and about, come say hi! I'm all about the "talking it out" thing, I just struggle to do it myself...
Edit: I updated my profile pic, so feel free to dismiss the "resting bitch face" comment!
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Another top tip, from my experience at Glasto 2022 - it turns out, I don't like crowds, and getting stuck in the Park/Arcadia crush (to the point where I couldn't feel the ground beneath me) has just confounded that. I am certainly still working through PTSD from that experience, but at least I know now that I'm not good with crowds. And that's fine too. It means I don't get to see as much as I would have tried to see before, but also means I can plan my time better and (hopefully) have a better time because of it.
It might mean that I'll be stood separately from my group for an act we're all going to see, which does feel a little strange... But it's better than that feeling of turning around and seeing no way out of a crowd, thus sending me on a spiral and ruining my experience entirely.
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6 minutes ago, raoul_777 said:
Being a huge Coldplay fan (blasphemy in these ends, I know)
Oh don't worry, I'm a huge Coldplay fan too... And I was in bits at times during Glasto 2022 (Kae Tempest, mainly because the camera operator decided to focus on someone important (to me) in the crowd during a particularly personal lyric - and also Sea Girls opening with "Sick", which seemed to describe me perfectly). I'm making a point to avoid some sets this year, because I just don't feel like crying in public anymore... But I'm sure it'll happen accidentally, somewhere.
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It's also worth noting that the festival has a couple of "Sensory Calm Spaces" on the Vodafone app map - don't recall seeing these in previous years. They're there for a reason! Don't be afraid to try them out if you just need a bit of a reset.
As for me... I had a particularly rough year in 2015 and left early, and I'm in similar circumstances this year (but I am NOT leaving early this time!). I have a tendency of attaching Glastonbury Festival to emotional situations (namely, relationships), and it doesn't matter how perfect the weather is, or how great the lineup is - if I'm not in a happy place going in, that's just something I have to accept, and just make sure I do things I enjoy doing while I'm there (even if that involves doing absolutely nothing for a little while).
I'm treating this year as my final Glasto - for aforementioned emotional reasons, I think it's time for me to move on (and I've found "my people" at Boomtown, but absolutely no disrespect meant to those I go to Glasto with! It's a complicated beast). So because it's my "final" Glasto, I'm going to make absolutely sure I make the most of it, because that's what I WANT to do.
Also, contrary to popular belief, having family and friends telling me that "you should be happy cos you're going to Glasto" doesn't actually help! If only it was that easy. I'm also in the process of changing professions into helping others with these things (started a postgrad in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy), and have a lot of respect for people who have been through similar challenges in life and are now looking to help others.
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It's generally going to be a DJ set, in which he'll drop a few of his own original songs, and a bunch of remixes he likes and has worked on - lots of visual elements, instructing the crowd to crouch down and jump up, things like that. It's a lot of fun if you're in the mood for it.
I'd suggest checking out any of his live sets on YouTube from this or last year - that's pretty much what to expect!
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I have a spare ticket for Boomtown, with Wednesday entry and coach transport from/to Manchester. Price listed is £280.50 (including Eco bond), and the link is here:
https://ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/q/78e93eea8a9f4ce1a87e7a403a0994bc
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28 minutes ago, Quark said:
Yes I'm looking at you groups of young ladies with plastic flower wreaths in your hair.
I feel personally attacked.
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Is there any way to predict if an event will have seatfiller tickets offered?
I’d really like to see Kings of Leon in Manchester again next week, but £55+ is a bit steep in the middle of festival season - it would suck to buy a ticket today (there are many still available), only for a free ticket to become available tomorrow…
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I noticed this at the time - I think it might be based on where you were stood. I think the front screen (or something on the front of the stage) was blocking part of the screen for a song or two, if you were looking at it from a certain angle. After that, I think I noticed the top half of the rear screen was further forward than the bottom half, so that could have added to the confusion as well.
What a great set though! I had only a passing interest in PSB, but it turned out to be a perfect end to a terrific festival.
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The Avalanches.
I enjoyed them back in 2017 on West Holts, but it wasn't the set I wanted - too much emphasis on it being a "live band" performance, so it didn't really stand out to me. But this year, on The Park stage, just a straight-up DJ set... Perfect summer vibes.
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1 minute ago, Madyaker said:
Camelphat in The Glade on Thursday bored the tits off me. I left after half an hour. The old Glade was way better. I don't see why they felt the need to change it.
I had a similar feeling re: Camelphat at Creamfields last year. Only stayed for an hour because I didn't usually get to the front of the Steelyard stage and wanted to make the most of it. I enjoyed their set, but no way does it warrant two hours. Can get what you want out of it within 20 mins or so, and then go find something else.
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5 minutes ago, The Red Telephone said:
Just remembered I had the misfortune of seeing Easy Life (Were sitting down planning our attack to get near the front for Macca).
Fucking hell. What a pile of shit. Was it a joke or something?
I love how opinions can differ so much from one person to the next! I went to Easy Life - wasn't on my agenda, only knew one song, but had some time to kill, and it was one of the most pleasant suprises of my weekend - loved it!
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Woody Cook at Greenpeace. Kinda expected something half-decent, considering who his dad is, but it was a mess. When you realise that watching people in the crowd is more entertaining than the act, it's probably time to leave - so we did.
Then, Mura Masa at Lonely Hearts Club. I saw him at Parklife and really enjoyed it, and was selfishly expecting the same set, but something wasn't working for us so we left after three songs and went to Overmono next door instead, which was the right choice, obviously!
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29 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:
Stewards at the bottom of the park definitely helped with crowd control.
There were no stewards at the bottom of The Park when the crush happened on Friday night. A single steward appeared about 40 minutes after we got stuck in the middle of it all (as we were trying to get OUT of The Park and away from Arcadia). Things cleared up quickly after he appeared.
I noticed a lot of stewards in place on Saturday and Sunday night though, and didn't notice any problems then, so not sure why they weren't there on Friday as well. If it was "negligence", they certainly learnt from Friday and improved things after that.
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I saw two guys in red hi-vis with "Security" written on the back, as they were giving two young women a very roaming heavy-handed "search" on a dark pathway in the Paines campsite, near Arcadia - this was late Friday night.
A few other guys started to approach them, and the "Security" guys quickly stopped and walked further into the campsite.
I think this happens every year, at every festival - doesn't make it right.
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How about a screen and repeaters, but they’re only used if the crowd is massive?
That way, the stage keeps its intimate feel for most acts, but in a Wet Leg/Jack White/Idles type situation where they expect a huge turnout, they can use the screen and repeaters. This would encourage people to get closer to the stage for smaller/normal acts as they do now.
Not sure if this is technically possible though!
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Fred again.. sold out his Manchester Academy 3 gig quite quickly last year - they even moved him to Academy 2 so I guess they weren’t expecting it to sell out. He’s blowing up quicker than anyone really expected, and he seems so humble about it all, which is nice.
This time around, he’s playing Albert Hall, which is a much higher-capacity venue, and I do expect it to sell out. Albert Hall is a beautiful venue worth visiting at least once in your life.
He’s definitely bigger in London, but when I’ve seen him at Academy (and also at Parklife festival), he had a great and supportive crowd, and I absolutely recommend seeing him if you want a bouncy, positive, uplifting experience!
I would be very surprised if he doesn’t play Glasto this year, and would expect to see him at John Peel stage in early evening, or maybe afternoon Park stage, who knows. We’ve Lost Dancing is still very anthemic and will be a lot of people’s highlight of the festival if he does play.
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5 hours ago, nikkic said:
Wow sounds ace.
No Loud Places?!Not that I recall, but I could be wrong - it was all very overwhelming!
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23 hours ago, nikkic said:
In what way was Jamie XX different? Was there much from In Colour?
Seeing him at APE in a few weeks.
Glad you had a great time!
I was there - a couple of songs from In Colour but surprisingly not much. The start of the set seemed kind of typical Jamie xx, including a Bicep remix which was a nice touch following Bicep's set. Things got pretty dark and heavy. And then he played Idontknow and the vibe changed entirely - very high energy after the BPM change, the place was bouncing. He slowed it down near the end with Could Heaven Ever Be like This, some disco (if I remember correctly), and ended with Gosh.
It was definitely much more genre-hopping than I expected, and in places, pretty close to techno. It was incredible. Everyone in the audience was so lovely and happy. I'm very excited to see what he does with his 3.5hr set at Warehouse Project in November!
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2 hours ago, zero000 said:
What does it mean by non-refundable? Are we talking if the event is cancelled? Surely against some consumer protection regulations to just keep the money.
Probably worth buying via credit card / PayPal at the moment for the extra protection.
I would imagine cancelled events will be refunded as normal, and this protection fee is if you personally can’t attend due to self-isolation or the like.
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27 minutes ago, mazola said:
well that didn't go very well for me. logged on with my lenovo headset just now, i could only move sideways and everyone was moaning about my mic throwing off feedback. couldn't work out how to turn my mic off so ended up just logging out
seemed pretty cool though and i'll try again later. you start off in a hub, went in to the gas tower but didn't hang around long enough to really see what was going on as i didn't want to get on everyones nerves
I think I saw you
it’s easy to mute other people on non-VR and mods could have muted you if it got too bad.
Can’t give any tech advice as I haven’t fired this up in VR yet, but gotta say, the presentation of these stages is excellent - everyone involved has done a fantastic job. The Twitch stream is probably enough though if you don’t want to be sociable and chat to strangers.
I’ll be on later for Carl Cox et al - if anyone else is on there, feel free to add me as a friend, I think my name is Sidasta-1265 (or just Sidasta) on there.
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12 minutes ago, Freddyflintstonree said:
Someone tell me how good Coldplay really were please. It looks immense.
If you can tolerate the music and Chris Martin, a Coldplay concert (in particular, stadium or festival concerts) is worth every penny. They are as good as they look.
Don’t know how they’ll be on the next tour since Chris Martin is going all carbon-neutral, but I’m sure he’ll change his mind when someone invents a new type of self-illuminating glittery confetti.
Let's talk Mental Health...and Glastonbury.
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Apologies for the length of this post! I went on a bit of a ramble, so tl:dr; Glastonbury is a special place and is unlike any other festival. There be magic/dragons here, or something.
So glad to see this thread still going strong! From my experience, Glastonbury brings a lot of emotions and experiences that I’ve just not encountered at other festivals. It’s not a bad thing - I think it’s just testament to how Glastonbury is truly something special, and connects to people in ways no other festival does. I’ve been to a number of other festivals in the last few years, and although I’ve had some great experiences at those, nothing is as era-defining as my attendance at Glasto every year since 2014.
And so, this year is the first year since I started my Glasto journey that I WON’T be attending. In a way, it was a difficult decision to make - how could I possibly break my privileged streak of attending the most sought-after festival in Europe? - but in another way, I realised that I have always formed a potentially-unhealthy emotional connection to Glastonbury that I’m sure 99% of people wouldn’t relate to.
I first started going to the festival with a “f**k it, I’m completely unhappy in my relationship and I need an escape” approach. Then a few years later, I was going to the festival with someone who I saw myself going to the festival with for the rest of my life. And then Covid happened, and we inevitably broke up (mostly amicably), and so when the ticket rolled over for 2022, I was still trying to keep the emotional spirit going. Then in 2023, she had moved on much quicker and easier than me, and brought her new boyfriend into our group, and I probably catasrophised the whole situation and made it more awkward for everyone than I needed to. I had also discovered ketamine (as a self-medicated antidepressant, because all NHS-recognised mediation wasn’t working for me) by that point, which in many ways has changed my life for the better, but at that time, I had no stable footing in reality and I’m kinda ashamed of how I might have come across to my peers.
Why am I talking about this here? Well, Boomtown was a festival I started attending in 2022, with absolutely no emotional connection to anything. I was entirely unfiltered, made a great bunch of friends who were all as f**ked-up as I was (but in their own special ways). I don’t know which festival is BETTER on paper, but I know that I feel “safer” returning to Boomtown than I do Glasto. And so for this reason, I didn’t go for a ticket at Glasto this year, because I feel like I need a “mental health break”. I’d love to go to Glastonbury and not be carrying all my emotional baggage with me, and just attend the festival as a “normal” person, because there really is nothing like it. I just find that every Glasto, even at my happiest, I spend at least a day trying to hide from everyone - I thought I was doing okay in 2022, until I saw my ex on the screens during one of Kae Tempest’s most emotional songs, and a few days later, Sea Girls defined my life with their opening song, Sick. I don’t even remember 2023, when I was (in retrospect) at my worst. And trying to hide from everyone at a festival like this, camping in a wonderful, intricate group as I do, is quite difficult.
Of course, I am strongly considering going for a resale ticket this year, because so much has changed in my life in the last year and anyone who knows me will probably say that I’m a completely different, more stable person now. But I’m just incredibly anxious that I’m going to have an “episode” at Glastonbury yet again, and I feel like it’s my own fault for setting this festival up in this way when I first started attending back in 2014, and so the cycle continues…
This festival is truly unique, in that there is literal magic going on here somewhere and I’m not educated enough to explore it. Or maybe it’s just me. But yeah. Something so amazing and fun shouldn’t be so difficult, and so taking a year out is probably the right decision for me. (I’m also probably taking a year out from Boomtown, because I f**ked my back up last year and I’m still not sure if I’m recovered from that either)
If you’ve read this far, thank you! I appreciate you! I don’t have any useful information to share, other than that Glastonbury is unexpectedly difficult and stressful for some people and it’s okay if you’re in the same boat - you can enjoy something and be dreading it at the same time. I think that’s the new “normal” now.