V Festival conversations

[Jamie D]

I keep getting in to the same situation:

Get in to a conversation with someone about festivals and how great they are. I talk about the fact I go to Glastonbury every year. Then they say something like "yeah I've been to V festival a few times festivals are great arent they".

Every time this happens I just smile and agree but the rage burns up inside me and I want to tell them how rubbish V festival is and Glastonbury is 50 billion times better. But I dont want to seem arrogant, patronising or piss on their bonfire.

What does anyone else say in this situation?

[Funkyfairy!]

Just feel sorry for them. They don;t understand, and won;t understand and no-one can truely appreciate the difference until they've been there and lived Glastonbury

[BonnetBird]

I have a similar issue with a friend who goes to Reading. Her friends go every year, religiously. They just will never understand!

[bob parkhurst]

I’ve never been myself but V was once described to me like being like at a strict school, this was comparing it to TITP and Leeds

[BonnetBird]

I’ve never been myself but V was once described to me like being like at a strict school, this was comparing it to TITP and Leeds

[LondonTom]

It's a truly horrible place. £6.50 for Cheesy chips. 1.5+ hour queues for the only loo onsite. Chairs confiscated before going into the arena. Each act only on for 15 mins. The soulless, corporate atmosphere.

I spit on V Fest!

Edited October 19, 2009 by LondonTom

[TheGreenDropsRule]

I keep getting in to the same situation:

Get in to a conversation with someone about festivals and how great they are. I talk about the fact I go to Glastonbury every year. Then they say something like "yeah I've been to V festival a few times festivals are great arent they".

Every time this happens I just smile and agree but the rage burns up inside me and I want to tell them how rubbish V festival is and Glastonbury is 50 billion times better. But I dont want to seem arrogant, patronising or piss on their bonfire.

What does anyone else say in this situation?

[PAH030]

I've always enjoyed V when i've been before.

Having said that, i experienced glastonbury this year for the first time & i never want to go back to V ever again.

[Guest Flip]

Chairs confiscated before going into the arena.

[cejx]

however, each to their own! Horses for courses and all that!

[Felna]

I went to V in 96 (the first year, so that's my excuse) but never again.

If someone says they enjoy V, I'll usually suggest they try another festival next year and spread their wings - there's only one person I know that thinks V is the best one.

[rischbrit]

I have worked at V at Weston park........... nothing like Glasto. V is much smaller and full of drunken kids/student types.

Glastonbury is much bigger, better, friendlier people, much more to see/do than music... need I go on!

Edited October 19, 2009 by rischbrit

[ivan]

I have done 4 V's and whilst it is not a patch on Glasto.

There is f**k all going on at Worthy Farm , third week in August , certainly no bands on !

And at least V get Faithless !!!!!

[jameshunt]

My word!! V Festival doing something I approve of!!

[geztival_09]

The people I know that describe themselves as true festival goers are religious V festers

I've never been to any festival, but I've always known that Glastonbury was THEE festival to go to. When I was a kid I thought it was where the cool people went! I stand by that belief and now I'm going as well lol

V fest from what I've heard, and seen on TV is absolute shite

[marktea]

My word!! V Festival doing something I approve of!!

[podge52]

I’ve never been myself but V was once described to me like being like at a strict school, this was comparing it to TITP and Leeds

[FunkyDenz]

I've done V Staffordshire twice. It's only got 2 stages, 2 indoor arenas and a few bars with DJs, half the entertainment appeared to be cheesy pop, and there's a load of knobheads running around (and shouting Oi Oi Savaloy all through the night). It took a lot of persuasion to get a camping chair in to the arena for my heavily pregnant mate. It's an OK festival if you like your cheese, and can just about understand people going if they can't get time off school / work for Glastonbury. I'm not planning on going back.

[llcoolphil]

Slight exegeration on bands being on for 15 minutes, its not quite T4 on the beach

I only ever been for the day but its not that bad a place in the arena, there was an okish mixture of people proberly more chavs there than I would have liked and the only people who annoyed me were these stupid little 14 year old sluts during Kooks and this big old guy who stood as solid as a wall near the front for muse and kept giving me dirty looks for jumping around. I think he was with his daughter and her and her friends had gone a bit further to the front and he wanted to keep an eye on them.

But it's really not that bad a place apart from few morons but then surely during glasto you would encounter a few during your stay anyway?

Plus it took about 5 minutes if there weren't crowds to get from one stage to another

[MEGABOWL]

I keep getting in to the same situation:

Get in to a conversation with someone about festivals and how great they are. I talk about the fact I go to Glastonbury every year. Then they say something like "yeah I've been to V festival a few times festivals are great arent they".

Every time this happens I just smile and agree but the rage burns up inside me and I want to tell them how rubbish V festival is and Glastonbury is 50 billion times better. But I dont want to seem arrogant, patronising or piss on their bonfire.

What does anyone else say in this situation?

[MEGABOWL]

I have a similar issue with a friend who goes to Reading. Her friends go every year, religiously. They just will never understand!

[Jamie D]

I went to V for one day a couple of years ago because my girlfriend wanted to see the Foos.

It was rubbish.

I spose if you havent experienced both then it would be hard to see.

[tylerdurden]

Nod, smile and agree.

I wouldn't tell them to go to Glastonbury, because thats more people vying for tickets a lot of the people who think V is the zenith of festivals I wouldn't want at Glastonbury anyway.

[ICGenie]

That'll be the non-racist, non-judgemental Glasto spirit talking yeah?

[llcoolphil]

Agreed. It's amazing me just how snobbish people are on this forum. I've been to V five times and I've never had a bad time there. Of course it's not the same as Glastonbury. But then it's not trying to be.

As long as people are enjoying the festivals they are going to, what does it matter?