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And that's the thing. Side and back is generally fine for all stages. I was surprised how buy it was with 'campers' in the Far Out given there was no rain. I suspect it would have been some kind of chaos with heavy rain. I don't think some parents realise it's very difficult for tall people to see walking/stumbling children below knee height, especially in the dark. Almost taken out twice on the Walled garden, once by a child walking left to right at the barrier, once by a child walking into the beer tent. Both trailed by adults just watching them go...

I'd add to the top bit that while it's great to see small children wearing ear protectors I fail to see what they're getting out of a musical performance when they can't hear it.

Another good time at GM. Very much the same as other years really. Cons The children are rapidly taking over. Now, I don't mind kids really and they're very largely well behaved but I'm surprised no one is hurt by a child barrelling into them or rolling in front of them. I barely avoided a few at below knee height. It's getting a bit too much around the main stage. As is children using the flat bit to play games when people are trying to watch bands. There's plenty of space elsewhere. Which also includes the problem of mini wagons everywhere. Which, combined with people wanting to use middle to front of stages as a place for a picnic, including the dimness in Far Out, made it a bit ridiculous at times to navigate. Walled Garden was ridiculous at some point with sitter. Again, plenty of room, but not getting up or moving when people wanted to stand. As for talking, it's always been an iffy festival for it but I didn't really notice a particular problem. And for any avoidance of doubt, if you talk during a gig near the front to middle then you're a selfish and ignorant such and such. No need to spoil it for others but this seems endemic at most gigs and festivals. Water points were badly thought out. 3 taps for all toilets AND water filling was ridiculous. You either got people politely queuing to fill up water in a fair heat for Wales or people filling up when others wanted to wash their hands. Separate them and make sure they're close to the toilets. Also, it's better not to think of the hygiene of those compost cups! The line-up was a bit limp with some odd timings/stage choices I don't really get the cinema. Why are the sides open when all you can hear is the Chai Wallahs? Sure, there are subtitles, but there's zero attempt to blot out noise. Pros Loos - While still mourning the loss of Andy's Loos, it has to be said that the compost ones worked much better this year. Seemed to be cleaned better. They could all use hooks on the back of the doors, and they're a bit cramped, but yeah. The women's urinals seemed to really help with queuing and the men's ones were better this year. Food - I'm not sure how, but there seemed to be less queuing for food this year. There was always a quick option, even at busies times and there seemed more in different areas. There also seemed to be more on at most times which seemed to help with crowding. More stuff away from the main stages, which felt a lot better. People seemed to be spread out more across the site. Beer was good again and again I found the bars much better this year in terms of queuing. General atmosphere was very good again. I saw less idiot behaviour, even though it's obviously not a festival for that, and a general friendliness throughout. The sound was good on most stages, except for Saturday in the Walled Garden where there was a terrible vocal mix near the front. Lots of very helpful people around. Site was so clean. Hardly noticed any litter laying around. Which is impressive considering the mix of punter on site Rising - I thought the line-up was impressive this year, as was the way it was managed and the sound.

Always surprises me how respectful people usually are at Rising. By far and away the best crowds and the way it's set up seems to largely dent any noise from outside the cover.

Torres sound was terrible at the front. I left and circled round to where the walkthrough is and it was fine. There was an issue with the vocal mix at the front all day in the Walled Garden.

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Thank you. Enjoy your evening.

I don't suppose some kind soul could post the beer festival selection please?

cheers. Is that with 50p for the cup?

Any beer news in terms of prices if you're there?

Could it be to the left of Rising behind those bushes? It's the one stage without a bar.

I went to Reading in the 90s when it was like this and it was just a dustbowl. Had to put bandanas over your mouth to avoid swallowing it every time it got kicked up. I'm very much hoping for some rain.

GM Twitter seems to suggest some of those DJ acts might be live acts, depending on how you take a wink emoji

I've been twice. First time it was a bog due to the weather. Last year it was a pain because of the height difference from high to low. You could only use the bit that corresponded with your height and the top end was often only any good for a giant! The urinal conditions were much better last year.

I'm hoping they all returned to Glastonbury this year. There were a fair few annoying instances around the Garden Stage,

I remember trying to take photos of Moon Duo through the intense smoke with a terrible hangover. They did a terrible job of promoting it really and it was somewhere which required a car to get to. I can't remember if they put buses on or not. The tactic seemed to be largely to just flyer surrounding cities at a time when flyering was on the way out. Little press and online presence, from memory. The weather was so bad we ended up driving there and back every day. I remember the river stage flooding. It's a shame really but it was probably in the wrong place.

Thanks Robith. Yeah, it would have been bus in, taxi back, but there are enough of us to make the taxi both ways option cheaper if no one wants to drive.

Hello, It look like we're staying in Salisbury this year (I hear it has a nice cathedral from Russian friends). Any tips from anyone who has stayed and done the daily back and forth before? There will be cars but I wondered how reliable/good/expensive the taxis were. And whether you have to pre-book for the shuttle bus or can just get on if not full. Thanks in advance.