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ourkid1984

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  1. Good to hear about the excitement levels for some experienced glasto goers and relative newbies.
  2. I've been twice (2016 and 2019) and me and my group, none have been more than twice, and we're all hugely excited and feel privileged to be going. This was increased by the first poster drop and am looking forward to the area announcements and the map etc. The magic of anywhere/thing is bound to drop if you experience it on a regular basis, the odd change will only delay it getting fully boring but it will never be as good as the first 1 or 2 times you experienced it. For every 10 people on here that's been multiple times and are feeling a little underwhelmed there's 10 people who've either never been or only been once or twice that are hugely excited.
  3. I was probably at that gig. Definitely saw Ash at the Joiners in the 90's. I was too young to be there I seem to remember.
  4. That'll be fascinating to see. I suppose you can check an acts past tours and shows and quite quickly see if they have played grassroots or independent venues. I know Music Venue Trust put a statement out regarding a statement that a festivals group had said about struggling to get headliners where MVT basically said that festivals should take more risks in supporting acts that do the hard grind of playing at independent venues and that independent venues and festivals should work together to build up acts to become future headliners.
  5. I think all 3 of those years were very good for their line ups. The weather issues had more of an impact on struggling sales than the line up and as you say, 2008 was a reflection of what was popular, which surely is what festivals like Glastonbury should be about.
  6. I find this image interesting. The acts missing are acts that started their live careers playing in grassroots venues. Not sure how it compares to other years but surely it can only be a good thing for acts, venues and future festivals.
  7. Alvvays, Blondshell, Lankum, Bar Italia, Newdad, Soccer Mommy.
  8. Alvvays, Blondshell, Lankum, Bar Italia, Newdad, Soccer Mommy.
  9. I think the undercard is strong. Overall plenty to see, just a lack of big names, which is typical of every festival this year.
  10. Saw 86 TV's last night and thought they were excellent.
  11. All except 1 of my group are fans of at least 2 of their albums and a few other songs at least. Add to the fact that they know how to put on a show and you can probably see why they sell out massive shows.
  12. Ok, I was just quickly scanning over on my lunch break. I know how easy it is to come across wrong on places like this. Not defending anyone just saying it's hard to see what people really mean or what their intentions are.
  13. I'm not sure but I read "let it happen" as in the announcement rather than making it on a celebratory day.
  14. I have strangely fond memories of that James set as it was mine, my wife's and my dad's first Glastonbury and nothing, not the mud or the Brexit news was going to spoil our fun. I remember waiting for the tractor to do what it needed to do and then for James to come on. I really enjoyed the set as I like it when bands play new songs (who wants the same songs over and over again?) My dad, who admits he kind of lost interest in all new music by the mid 90's, loved it despite only knowing a couple of songs. He went on to buy that album and when we went to Beautiful Days and they played there he was insistent on seeing James and being close ish. We came away from that Glastonbury gig with my dad saying, "that James fella has some good tunes don't he", with me replying, "they're a band." That has never truly sunk in with my dad but he still brings up that moment on a regular basis to this day. The next few days didn't matter that Brexit had happened because for my dad especially, we were in the best place in the world, music soothing our souls and trying it's best to make us forget the mud. The gig at Beautiful Days was technically better but the best moment was at that Glastonbury gig.
  15. Great if it works, as in being reliable.
  16. I tend to be fine finding people and my tent etc, it tends to be the people in my group who have no sense of direction and are mostly all technophobic. Mostly my argument for flags is selfish because of my heavy interest (probably due to my autism) in flags. I literally go around all day at festivals quizzing myself. 😂
  17. Got one thanks! Although it does tend to stay at the campsite.
  18. Thanks! I assume they don't work or work less well if you have poor or no signal? I was aware of these apps etc but am not a fan, but I suppose they'll be useful at festivals as long as they work well enough.
  19. Sorry, I'm probably being dumb but I don't know what you mean.
  20. Phone coverage has always been unreliable for me or some of my group. Also when they do work the conversation isn't much good: "Yeah, I'm here by that guy tye dye top." "Which one, there's thousands!" 😂
  21. Flags should stay. They're great for finding people, adds to the atmosphere and are interesting to look at. Well I would say that as I'm autistic and happen to have a huge interest in flags. 😂
  22. I've seen KOL a few times, mainly at festivals and although only been great once (touring their first album), they've been good enough each time and I have been surprised by how many songs the crowds have known. I've seen other acts who have headlined Glastonbury with smaller crowds and looking like they don't know as much. For example, I thought the Cure was amazing and I knew their songs but I was the only person in our group that knew more than 5 songs and certainly the other people around us didn't know too much. KOL are just one of those bands where everyone knows them and a few of their songs straight off, but couldn't give names of many more songs, despite millions of people owning their albums. I think that is the fault of radio stations as they never seem to play anything other than Use Somebody or Sex is on Fire.
  23. Their tour and overall music sells suggest they could easily headline. So many people clearly judge who is headline material by their taste.
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