anything changed since 1997?

[goodoldfashionedmosher]

i've not been to glastonbury since 1997 and i'm planning on going again in 2011 (can't go next year)

just out of interest, has much changed? is it busier and bigger? i can't wait already!!!!!

[pezzypops]

much bigger, much busier, less wetness (than 1997 anyway, even the flash flood of '05 and the constant soggyness of '07 weren't as bad ad '97) the superfence, pyramid stage, the park, the glade, much bigger dance area, late night shenanigans in the form of shangri-la and trash city, mobile phones are now so common everyone's got one, tony blair's no longer the PM, the millennium bug wasn't as bad as everyone thought it would be.

blur are still headlining though

[thefatherofgeorge]

i`m 12yrs older, less hair, bigger belly and more skint

[famosb]

The garlic bread stall has gone.

[eFestivals]

much busier

I'd very much doubt that's true. '97 was a mental year, with the fence getting knocked down and swarms of people getting in for free. It very probably had more numbers on site than are allowed on site nowadays.

[Paul ™]

I remember working up at the Workers Beer village area when it was up near Gate C (behind Circus/Theatre camping and there was literally hundreds of people jumping over the fence every hour.. and that was just one bit of the site!

[pezzypops]

I'd very much doubt that's true. '97 was a mental year, with the fence getting knocked down and swarms of people getting in for free. It very probably had more numbers on site than are allowed on site nowadays.

[Prest02000]

I'd very much doubt that's true. '97 was a mental year, with the fence getting knocked down and swarms of people getting in for free. It very probably had more numbers on site than are allowed on site nowadays.

[dirk4danger]

Everything has changed.

Where once you had travellers, anarchy and crime you now have a plethora of different Wellington boot ideas.

Saying that, it's not all bad and I still find it still jolly good fun.

[LusciousLucy]

All change, some for the better, a lot of it not. The East end of town is bloody brilliant apart from the excessive hordes of tourists and the Park is a laugh...and the extended fence line that allows for some of the most exquisite views in the world take some beating.

I wish I could remember what I thought of the crowds back in the 90s but unfortunately cant except the crush after Underworld for the Manics in 99...that was genuinely life threateningly scary! Watching the site change from 02 to present (80k in 02 to the nearly a quarter of a million or whatever it is now!) has been interesting cos there is definitly way too many people these days but I think the anarchy of fence jumping etc in the 90s made for a better experience cos you never knew what to expect...these days a reasonable amount of the mainstage crowds are made up with folk who like to sit in their camping chairs all day and not move and get arsey when you politely ask them to stand up and out the chairs away.

And there is a very strong lean to everyone wanting and needing to be at the mainstages for some reason...the cabaret and curcus fields are desolate wastelands these days Greenfields are still pleasant tho.

Its evolved into a very different landscape...the stalls are mostly where you left in 97 (except the beloved Garlic Kitchen!) but the surroundings and vibe are quite quite different. BUT the Dunkerque spirit still holds very very true and if you survived 07 then you can survive anything...but many that attended 97 STILL say THAT was the worst for mud tho...cos it was. Still evokes fear in so many, a repeat of that clag, goo and superglue clay mud.

[greenfairy43]

All change, some for the better, a lot of it not. The East end of town is bloody brilliant apart from the excessive hordes of tourists

[scudetto_boy]

No travellers, the majority of goers are very fashion conscious & there are lots of police onsite.

[grumpyhack]

It's definitely 'organised' these days if you scratch below the surface but, in fairness, it has to be on H&S and licensing grounds.

In a way you'd expect it to be because each year they should learn from the previous one and introduce improvements.

There are still plenty of places to chill and get away from the mainstream though.

[LusciousLucy]

No soundsystems...its all clubs you have to queue to get into now for some mad reason!