ourkid1984

Avalon is winning for me. Here is my numbers for each stage/area. Obviously can only see a fraction: Avalon - 15 The Park - 12 Woodsies - 11 Other - 9 Acoustic - 9 West Holt's - 8 Pyramid - 7 Glade - 6 Shangri-la - 5 Some of these are a would see if nothing else on, can't be bothered to walk or if the rest of my group wants a 'moment'. Even if I was just doing a love to see Avalon would be top. Not hugely into dance, so that explains why Glade and Shangri-la are lowest.

Is Henge not a bit of a strange booking for Glade or is there more bands on there that I'm not aware of?

Fat White Family High Vis Blondshell Soccer Mommy Frank Turner Arooj Aftab Mdou Moctar Bar Italia Ocean Colour Scene Bernard Butler Flyte

I'm a big fan of Frank Turner but do acknowledge some of the things he has said in the past is strange and often deluded, but if we were all to hang on to every word that everyone has ever said we wouldn't like anyone. We all have opinions that change over time, sometimes for the best and even if he still holds those opinions, which I don't think he does fully, it shouldn't change whether someone likes their music.

I'm a fan of Flyte and when I first heard them I was sure they would be extremely popular but for some reason it hasn't really happened for them. I remember when I saw them live for the first time it was at Y Not and there was a decent sized crowd to see them but delayed their set due to a small technical issue. They finally started their much reduced set after about 20 minutes of faffing and lost half the crowd.

Same here! Hoping for a bit of a celebration for achieving it.

I wish I could! Anywhere close would be fine, but I don't want to be too close to the SE corner as our group all value sleep.

This is stacked for me: The Bar Steward BC Camplight Billie Marten Cat Empire Flyte Frank Turner Go Team Kate Nash Magic Numbers New Model Army Skindred and Toyah and Robert are all acts I'd see.

I thought considering your constant moaning about Two Door Cinema club etc I thought you were talking about those bands and considering my comment it is clear that I wasn't talking about Paul Heaton and Cyndi Lauper.

What you call reheated dinosaurs are acts that people 25 and under wish they were old enough to see back in their heyday. It was the same for me and acts like Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Nivarna and Green Day. Working at a school gives me great insight into the acts that were in their prime 10-20 years ago and are seen as cool now.

In a weird way I think the cost helps with sales, in the sense that people tend to believe they're getting a better product if it's more expensive than the competitors. It appears to be happening for arena and outdoor gigs. In terms of perceived weaker line up, I've had many people, upon hearing that I'm going to Glastonbury, say that they're jealous because I get the chance to see Coldplay and Dua Lipa and amazed that I'm not planning on seeing Dua. Just yesterday I was in my local record shop and was chatting to the owner, she couldn't believe I'd managed to get tickets as according to her no one got lucky and she has spoken to loads of people who are trying in the resale. From my insights and from what I've read on here it appears that the resale will attract a different demographic of people compared to previous years.

Saw the Big Special supported by Alien Chicks and Grandma's House at the Joiners in Southampton tonight. Wow what a gig! I've seen Grandma's House before and they are fantastic feminist punk, Alien Chicks are full of energy and remind me of early Squid on speed mixed with the Fall and Big Special are, well, a bit special. Powerful sounds for just 2 people, brilliant energy, funny and engaging. Hints of Idles, Streets, Soft Play and Plan B (if he was good). All round excellent gig and brilliant value for money showing why independent venues are the way to go for gigs.

Seeing them in Southampton for about the 6th time. Really quality live band.

I'm out of upvotes but thanks, I'll look out for them.

That's a good point. The man is addicted to gigging.

That's a self confirm if I've ever seen one. If he headlines any place it'll give me a difficult choice as I've already got my 3 headliners sorted.

A fantastic thread that I've never come across before but wish I had. Just to briefly say that both times I've been, 2016 and 2019, I was generally speaking on pretty good terms with myself yet came out feeling even better. This past year has been tricky for me. I had 3 months off work, which I normally love, due to a mix of stress, severe anxiety, depression and autism burnout. By the time I returned to work (at a school) I knew I wasn't 100% fit but it wasn't long before the summer holidays so thought I'd manage the wind down to that and then just hoped that as I had quite a few nice things to look forward to (Lowlands festival, Amsterdam and lots of cricket to watch) I would be back to normal by September. I wasn't and that half term was a real struggle and the struggles continued a bit after that. It's only been the last couple of months that I've felt more myself, although I still don't feel comfortable going to certain things on my own which I usually would be fine with. I'm confident I'll continue to improve up to the festival but I am worried how I'll cope if I have a backwards step or if the crowds at the festival feel too overwhelming. I know there's chilled areas but getting to them may be difficult and so I'm working on strategies for my group so they can pick up on signs that I might be struggling and therefore get me to a place of calm. I won't miss going for the world, especially as being fortunate to go during term time means I don't know when the next Glastonbury will be. I think it's just best to have plans in place just in case.

All paid and ready to go. Is it June yet?

Good to hear about the excitement levels for some experienced glasto goers and relative newbies.

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.

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.

I hope so.

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.

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.

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.