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No necessarily easy or best way of doing it, but most important thing is that everyone is crystal clear on what to do if they get through so you don't end up with some duplication. In 14/15/16 we had a group of 12 made from 6 couples. 2014 we all got tickets, 2015 just the guys got tickets and in 2016 just the girls got tickets. Always winners and losers however you do it.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct8yzRmAUKh/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D Slightly different perspective from another of the pilots, there's more in the comments about how it came to happen too, and he's got a Story Highlights with some more footage and the Capaldi moment. (I was watching Lewis Capaldi).

I was about to share this one, excellent work. There was also one which just said "Ludicrously capacious flag" on it which was good.

Avalon was too busy to enjoy each time I tried this year. Always have a great time at the Bread & Roses when I go, saw Duo in there this year on Thurs pm who were excellent, and the TapHouse was excellent purely for offering some shade and beer and seating when it was needed most.

Shouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility to have something like - a jazz club - a cheesy indie tent (like WG) - a metal/rock tent - classical music / chillout area - late night comedy/cabaret And still 3 zillion other places for drum n bass around the site.

I remember the first time I went in 2013 we were wondering about aimlessly on the wed or Thu and went through some doors and ended up in some mental indoor version of heaven sitting on a white fluffy cloud surrounded by people with their shoes off. Not seen or been into any of that kind of experiential art since then, not sure if it's all too busy or doesn't exist any longer. there does definitely need to be more provision of late night action across the site. SE corner is full of cool stuff, but Silver Hayes and Williams Green/it's replacement need to put things in which hoover up crowds and make the SE corner more accessible and interesting again.

Mentioned this in another thread. Have done WV 3 times now, it is excellent on the whole. No hassle with parking (or leaving), quick entry, tent already there and 2 mins from the car park, flushing loos and excellent showers. But, unless you use loos & showers pre 8am or after 11.30am, there's enormous queues. Also not enough food & drink provision, particularly between those times. Bit weird having the pizza business there, given times when people are at WV. By day 2 or 3 they were opening at 8am for breakfast pizzas, one of which I had. They just need to work with traders to have more available at breakfast time, maybe close 12-8 during the day or have a skeleton offering and then have something back for people coming home in the evenings. The traders were all either absolutely slammed or twiddling thumbs, not that useful for anyone. Need more showers and loos.

They're so good at what they do. Top fun. Looked back at 2013 pics after and turns out I was in the identical spot in front of the stage this year too.

The Club de Fromage setup in Williams green was badly missed this year too.

Was my 5th time this year, and don't remember ever shedding a tear at the previous 4. This year it felt like I barely stopped crying. Grohl when he was talking about Taylor Hawkins Lewis Capaldi, first the song for his aunt, then when he fell apart at the end Cat Stevens Father & Son Badly Drawn Boy talking about the death of his brother a couple of years ago and dedicating a song to him. Elton a couple of times. I was an emotional wreck. Just me?

Only takes one look at how much it costs to see one gig at the O2 to realise how much of a bargain it is. It'd sell out in the same time if it was £500 a ticket, it would just quickly start to become unaffordable for increasing numbers of honest fans which would be a shame.

Left our 2. 5yr old with the grandparents this time, and was glad we did. Would have loved to have her parachuted in for the Sunday, but 5 days seemed a bit much. But whilst we were there, seeing so many toddlers having a great time, we'll definitely take her along next year if we get tickets. Some of the modified trolleys were spectacular too, particularly the ones turned into rockets for EJ!

Had no idea about what he'd been through at the time, it felt special in the crowd nonetheless. Watched his Netflix documentary last night, gave me all the context. Man's a proper hero, hope he gets well soon.

true, particularly with how good that Dancing in the Dark/LCD Soundsystem mashup was in 2015, probably my favourite ever live performance that.

Rick Astley gets every step on the podium for me.

Another vote for Bayou, their surf and turf was excellent, fast moving queue, really nicely cooked chicken, top chips. Couldn't fault it. Also had Calimari & Chips a couple of times from by the Taphouse bar which was really good. Only duff food was a Lobster Roll from the Lobster place on the Pyramid > Other walk, overpriced and naff. Also ended up having ridiculous meals for breakfast because there was never a queue and they were all delicious. This included a pizza, a chicken katsu curry, calamari and a goan fish curry. zero regrets.

Also doubled up on them, really good. The Calamari & Chips place was excellent too.

he was excellent. never managed to see him at glasto before, was a top vibe on the hill. massive lack of toilets on the left hand side of the field, never needed a piss so much in my life which was a bit of a negative.

Went to see Duo in the Bread & Roses on Thursday. Assumed it was Showhawk Duo and the app was wrong. Turns out they were just called Duo, similar to Showhawk but more flamenco vibes, and they were bloody excellent, top hour of tunes.

First result on Google looks like the one https://www.sarahturner.co.uk/festival-baubles/festival-bauble-gift-set

Love the flags. Some absolute corkers this year, the Kendall In the Wind one was a highlight. Would say maybe having a ban on - corporate logos, the 30% off gym discount one was just taking the piss, and a few Radio X ones just looked out of place - Massive flags, there was one for Maddy or Matty (?) 30th in the style of a Stella Artois logo which was about 3x the size of the others - Short flag poles, if they're all 5M+ up in the air they keep the view much less obstructed could be a way to go perhaps. But, unless you're right up the front, being able to see the artist on the stage is a bit pointless, they just become like an ant size wise, and the screens are far more useful for seeing what's going on than being able to see the stage. Never not been able to see more than enough of what's going on, and the flags are so distinctively glasto and look great in person and on the tv.

Thought I'd add some thinkings on WV this year and see how others found it. Think it's the 3rd time I've stayed there, 15,17 and now 23. It's always a dream for parking, quick access to a solid pre-built tent and nice quick walk into the heart of the festival, with a mega view from the top of the hill too. The new (2022?) hill feels steeper and a bit slippier than the old version but it works. But, as with a lot of the festival this year, it felt mega busy. Every day the queues for loos, showers, coffee and food were so enormous that most people didn't seem to really know what they were even queueing for. By 8.30am you were looking at 30 mins + wait for all of the above. I had my first ever Glastonbury showers after being awake at 7am a couple of times, they are a top way to start the day if you beat the queues or can be arsed to wait. Has capacity for WV increased a lot over the years? I can never recall it being an issue to get a coffee in the morning, although I know there were always long shower queues. The loos and showers are excellent, but there needs to be 2x as much provision somehow. Could do with at least a couple each of extra food and coffee spots, not least to take the load off the poor couple of vendors who looked absolutely dead by Sunday after 5 big days. Anyway, just thinking out loud having just got home. Would definitely do WV again, but seems to be some easy ways to make it even better.

there was a stall this year with a load of glasto scenes made into wooden xmas tree babules with a hole at the top designed for you to put your wristband through to hang from the tree. meant to go back and get some and completely forgot. i've got all my old glasto bands on my keyring, a dab of superglue has kept them all together since 2013.

Only things that negged me a bit this year - Thursday doesn't work any longer. Used to be the best day, but without places like WG to soak up some crowds, there's just pockets of mayhem everywhere. Was in SE corner around 6pm, wife decided we should go for food in West Holts area, then go Rocket Lounge for Mik Artistik. Tried to come back 20 mins later, SE Corner closed, security sent everyone towards Glade which was carnage with Example, shuffled off towards the Park which was also basically a write off, and each info board was issuing warnings about another area being closed or to avoid it. - Worthy View needs more loos, showers, coffee and food vendors - People lying on the floor and sleeping in stupid places, like middle of the acoustic tent during badly drawn boy whilst hundreds were unable to get in from outside.

1. Elton, had real vibes of a performance people will be talking about for decades, he smashed it 2. Badly Drawn Boy, forgot how much I used to love his music, and first time I've even been in the Acoustic Tent. Brilliant 3. Hives. Saw them in the same slot in 2013, theyre the most fun live band I've ever seen, top class.