Its time to let go.....

[The Shings]

I think everyone should ease up on the complaints. I dont think there would be as many complaints if half you you had to endure an monday morning at oxegen. Glasto is like heaven compared to that shit. You need to get things in prespective. Its still the best and most friendly festival compared to all of the other biggy's. Its never gonna be the same as it was in the 90's etc, half of that crowd have families now and have settled down, a new generation of punters has come thru with different ideals and different perspectives, coupled with the fact of zero tollerence drug policy, its not gonna be the free love, weed smoking festival it once was. Lets move on and embrace future instead of trying to hold onto past memories....

[LusciousLucy]

90s kid through and through...never giving up on the dream and memories!!! Sorry mate!

Had you been there you would understand!

[pineapple-tea]

You've only written this because you want us to accept James blunt too.

But I do agree.

[The Shings]

90s kid through and through...never giving up on the dream and memories!!! Sorry mate!

Had you been there you would understand!

[The Shings]

You've only written this because you want us to accept James blunt too.

But I do agree.

[oafc0000]

Everything changes... The wolrd is different... Glasto has to change with the world or it will die... Like it almost did before the fence etc...

[Phil-itfc]

I bet the vetrans of the 70's used to moan about how the 90's kids are ruining the fest and no doubt in 10 years time I'll be moaning about how Glasto isn't like the 00's anymore!

[LusciousLucy]

Glasto was going very very strong before the uber fence...it was the licence that was going to die!

[The Shings]

Glasto was going very very strong before the uber fence...it was the licence that was going to die!

Edited July 1, 2009 by The Shings

[LRW]

90s kid through and through...never giving up on the dream and memories!!! Sorry mate!

Had you been there you would understand!

[The Shings]

Seriously Lucy, can you not see in any way shape or form how condescending that comes across as.

Edited July 1, 2009 by The Shings

[Pipine]

I think everyone should ease up on the complaints. I dont think there would be as many complaints if half you you had to endure an monday morning at oxegen. Glasto is like heaven compared to that shit. You need to get things in prespective. Its still the best and most friendly festival compared to all of the other biggy's. Its never gonna be the same as it was in the 90's etc, half of that crowd have families now and have settled down, a new generation of punters has come thru with different ideals and different perspectives, coupled with the fact of zero tollerence drug policy, its not gonna be the free love, weed smoking festival it once was. Lets move on and embrace future instead of trying to hold onto past memories....

[Vectrex]

So you think a free for all is a better option than a security fence? Surely that wouldve led to another Roskilde type incident.

[LRW]

What incident happened at Roskilde? And when was this, recently? I'm thinking of going to Roskile next year or maybe 2011. But if there's regular riots there, it might be a good idea if I gave that a miss!

[The Shings]

What incident happened at Roskilde? And when was this, recently? I'm thinking of going to Roskile next year or maybe 2011. But if there's regular riots there, it might be a good idea if I gave that a miss!

[pman]

I think that the festival has changed in many waysover the recent years. My first 2 were '99 & '00. People who complain about the crowds, toilets & tent robbings do not have a clue!! In '00 i dont think a saw 1 turdis that was not a poo mountain by the friday & whole tents were vanishing in a suprisingly frequent occurance.

That is not to say that these things are good or affected the fun you had, you just accepted it & got on with it.

I loved last year lots of things just seemed nice & well done, this year was also a blinder. The one thing Glastonbury Festival will always be is one hell of a party, there truly is nowhere on earth like it.

This year tho I thought that it was just about on a borderline, there were many things that I noticed, little things that just grated a bit.

No leftfield - instead we had some big TV screens, a bar & the Queens head & playstation kareoke

More & more concentration of the Pyramiders - I think the balance of attendees may be swinging way in favour of the Babylonians.

So much stuff - By this i mean that everywhere just looks so much more produced & polished instead of the more natural ways of years gone by & there seems to be a need to ram as much stuff as possible in every nook & cranny.

Tannoys having to direct people & one way systems - What the F^^K is this all about, surely it is a health & safety nightmare to have a whole site of poeple decending on 3 small areas. A large part of the vibe died when the spontaneaty was cancelled on the rest of the site. I miss the 24hr Joe Bananas sessions.

There were & always will be crushes when there are 2 masses of people moving in oposite directions but the need for some woman on a tannoy screaming KEEP TO THE LEFT every five seconds just about did me in.

Specialized Security need to be sacked off immediately, they just do not understand the spirit of the place, there is always complaints about them & in the field where we were camped they were walking round banging tents @ 7.30-8.00am monday to wake people up to leave. This was what they were told to do aparently F:*k wits.

Anyways only my opinion & maybe im getting old, but, I'll be there next year without a doubt, I love the place and start looking forward to next year on the drive home & i just hope the things like the ones above do not increase as the years go by. Although with the fun police cracking down on every other thing in the rest of the world that people want to do it will only ever become more & more popular.

Cheers.

P.

[Dave F]

I think that the festival has changed in many waysover the recent years. My first 2 were '99 & '00. People who complain about the crowds, toilets & tent robbings do not have a clue!! In '00 i dont think a saw 1 turdis that was not a poo mountain by the friday & whole tents were vanishing in a suprisingly frequent occurance.

That is not to say that these things are good or affected the fun you had, you just accepted it & got on with it.

I loved last year lots of things just seemed nice & well done, this year was also a blinder. The one thing Glastonbury Festival will always be is one hell of a party, there truly is nowhere on earth like it.

This year tho I thought that it was just about on a borderline, there were many things that I noticed, little things that just grated a bit.

No leftfield - instead we had some big TV screens, a bar & the Queens head & playstation kareoke

More & more concentration of the Pyramiders - I think the balance of attendees may be swinging way in favour of the Babylonians.

So much stuff - By this i mean that everywhere just looks so much more produced & polished instead of the more natural ways of years gone by & there seems to be a need to ram as much stuff as possible in every nook & cranny.

Tannoys having to direct people & one way systems - What the F^^K is this all about, surely it is a health & safety nightmare to have a whole site of poeple decending on 3 small areas. A large part of the vibe died when the spontaneaty was cancelled on the rest of the site. I miss the 24hr Joe Bananas sessions.

There were & always will be crushes when there are 2 masses of people moving in oposite directions but the need for some woman on a tannoy screaming KEEP TO THE LEFT every five seconds just about did me in.

Specialized Security need to be sacked off immediately, they just do not understand the spirit of the place, there is always complaints about them & in the field where we were camped they were walking round banging tents @ 7.30-8.00am monday to wake people up to leave. This was what they were told to do aparently F:*k wits.

Anyways only my opinion & maybe im getting old, but, I'll be there next year without a doubt, I love the place and start looking forward to next year on the drive home & i just hope the things like the ones above do not increase as the years go by. Although with the fun police cracking down on every other thing in the rest of the world that people want to do it will only ever become more & more popular.

Cheers.

P.

[musky]

I bet the vetrans of the 70's used to moan about how the 90's kids are ruining the fest and no doubt in 10 years time I'll be moaning about how Glasto isn't like the 00's anymore!

[bagpuss]

I think that the festival has changed in many waysover the recent years. My first 2 were '99 & '00. People who complain about the crowds, toilets & tent robbings do not have a clue!! In '00 i dont think a saw 1 turdis that was not a poo mountain by the friday & whole tents were vanishing in a suprisingly frequent occurance.

That is not to say that these things are good or affected the fun you had, you just accepted it & got on with it.

I loved last year lots of things just seemed nice & well done, this year was also a blinder. The one thing Glastonbury Festival will always be is one hell of a party, there truly is nowhere on earth like it.

This year tho I thought that it was just about on a borderline, there were many things that I noticed, little things that just grated a bit.

No leftfield - instead we had some big TV screens, a bar & the Queens head & playstation kareoke

More & more concentration of the Pyramiders - I think the balance of attendees may be swinging way in favour of the Babylonians.

So much stuff - By this i mean that everywhere just looks so much more produced & polished instead of the more natural ways of years gone by & there seems to be a need to ram as much stuff as possible in every nook & cranny.

Tannoys having to direct people & one way systems - What the F^^K is this all about, surely it is a health & safety nightmare to have a whole site of poeple decending on 3 small areas. A large part of the vibe died when the spontaneaty was cancelled on the rest of the site. I miss the 24hr Joe Bananas sessions.

There were & always will be crushes when there are 2 masses of people moving in oposite directions but the need for some woman on a tannoy screaming KEEP TO THE LEFT every five seconds just about did me in.

Specialized Security need to be sacked off immediately, they just do not understand the spirit of the place, there is always complaints about them & in the field where we were camped they were walking round banging tents @ 7.30-8.00am monday to wake people up to leave. This was what they were told to do aparently F:*k wits.

Anyways only my opinion & maybe im getting old, but, I'll be there next year without a doubt, I love the place and start looking forward to next year on the drive home & i just hope the things like the ones above do not increase as the years go by. Although with the fun police cracking down on every other thing in the rest of the world that people want to do it will only ever become more & more popular.

Cheers.

P.

[The Shings]

Touche

[rabid]

Had you been there you would understand!

[russycarps]

Seriously Lucy, can you not see in any way shape or form how condescending that comes across as.

[The Shings]

she's right though...

[Mardy]

I was there in the 90s, had a great time, but I like it the way it is now, I'm older, slower, fatter and like a more sedate festival, I don't want to go down with a dozen tooled up geordie drug dealers in the back of a transit, jump the fence and spend 5 days without sleep or food like I did in 94. That's the way it is for me.

[robith]

I love the way people go "It's as bad as Reading and Leeds!" and I have to wonder if these people have ever been to those festivals.

Reading and Leeds make Glastonbury look like the Federation in Star Trek