Best Glastonbury

[Jaydog]

This topic may have already been on, if so I'm sorry!

Just wondering what was peoples best Glastonbury and why!

I've never been so hopefully the 40th will give me some great experiences to remember!

[Guest musiclove123]

The best one (so far) was 2008. The weather was just right ( a god send following the previous years rain) and it was with a great bunch of peeps. Spent alot more time in exploring different areas such as the Park and Trash city and the atmosphere was amazing as always. Every year has it's unique memories

Edited March 1, 2010 by musiclove123

[LusciousLucy]

1994 or 1995. Too close to call. Ridiculously hot and sunny (give or take a wee bit of rain on the Sat in 94). The best line ups ever pretty much, soundsystems galore and all the real fun of Glasto back in those days and just the best atmosphere ever. And I wasnt even at 1994!

[Richk109]

1992. My last and only visit.

Stupidly hot, no shade, no money, slept on bin bags.

Excellent times !

[Niblet]

I have a toss up between 3.

95 coz I was 21, it was my first Glasto, splendid weather, a festival romance, Orbital ripped off my gourd.

02 - coz after being robbed blind in '98 I liked the feeling of security the new fence gave, again splendid weather, Dreadzone in the glade whilst ripped off my gourd.

03 - coz I spent a great deal of the festi with new friends, not bad weather, a glowstick fight in Kidney Mead and System 7 in the avalon tent whilst I was ripped (you get the picture...)

[mandypants]

Last year, cos it was my first The weather was fantastic once we'd got the storm out of the way, the entertainment was fab, and it was just the most memorable weekend of my life for all the best reasons

[4AssedMonkey]

2009 because it's the first and only time I've been. Ask me again in July and I may change my answer.....

[LusciousLucy]

Perhaps this should be re-phrased as the best festival per decade?

Makes a wee bit more sense cos there are so many folk on here that only started going this century and those of us that went in the 90s love those years a lot and nothing post uberfence comes close to the super sunny days of the mid 90s. 94 and 95 were very very special indeed.

If its a Noughties Glasto I have to vote for...02 all the way. 80,000 people...LOVELY and very very sunny!

[OneLittleFish]

Last year was my only Glasto, but it was the best festival I've been to by some considerable distance, from the storm on the Friday morning to Shakey to Rolf Harris to Blur via dancing to Metronomy and spending Wednesday night/Thursday morning up at the Stone Circle with some brilliant people - can't beat it!

[Jaydog]

Perhaps this should be re-phrased as the best festival per decade?

Makes a wee bit more sense cos there are so many folk on here that only started going this century and those of us that went in the 90s love those years a lot and nothing post uberfence comes close to the super sunny days of the mid 90s. 94 and 95 were very very special indeed.

If its a Noughties Glasto I have to vote for...02 all the way. 80,000 people...LOVELY and very very sunny!

[Mahdnyw]

2000 was awesome, purely because it was so chaotic due to the attendance.

With well over 250,000 peeps onsite it truly was a 24/7 experience, with loads of sound systems & impromptu raves throughout the weekend - back when LV was new & fresh and the Astral Cafe used to be pumping out tunes well into Monday afternoon

[howard the oryx]

1999 was my favourite, hot and sunny and the best line-up out of all those I've been to. Back in the days when I was a naughty fence jumper along with about half the people who went back then. A much more relaxed festival not dominated by the superfence or crawling so much with security. Lots of nudists in the green fields. Drugs sold a lot more freely and a lot better quality than what you get nowadays. REM's first glasto performance was awesome, massive stage invasion during Hole, Manics toiletgate scandal, Joe Strummer attacking the cameras with his mic stand and Skunk Anansie bring the festival to a scorching climax. Lazing on the grass under the tree by the stone circle surrounded by lovely people, excellent music and the scent of sandalwood joss sticks in a hash-induced daze, sun beams pouring through the trees is my favourite Glasto moment. Can remember it like it was yesterday. Only downside was the tent thieves, but since I had nothing worth stealing anyway they didn't trouble me.

Second best would be 2008. Leonard Cohen and Elbow, Arcade Fire and Bjork were amongst the best performances I've ever seen, along with discovering the awesome Mik Artistik, now to be seen playing in just about every small venue at some point during the festival.

[the_hutch_keeper]

Your best Glastonbury will always be your first Glastonbury!!!!!

[strummer77]

Your best Glastonbury will always be your first Glastonbury!!!!!

[Wooderson]

1995 has got to be the best one ever. I wasnt there but that whole weekend kicked ass all day long.

[Buddhafish]

1995 - wall to wall sunshine, sound systems, and proper pills. Dreadzone sampled John Major's resignation speech to huge cheers, and Orbital used an image of him with a red cross over his face during Satan.

1993 runs it a close second for The Orb's performance on the second stage, which was immense. They actually managed to light up the entire sky. It was a sunny year too.

Edited March 1, 2010 by Buddhafish

[MEGABOWL]

Second best would be 2008. Leonard Cohen and Elbow, Arcade Fire and Bjork were amongst the best performances I've ever seen, along with discovering the awesome Mik Artistik, now to be seen playing in just about every small venue at some point during the festival.

[howard the oryx]

2007 dude

[ethereal]

Another vote for 1995, too hot to sleep so everyone stayed up

Page/Plant, Jeff Buckley, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Elastica and Veruca Salt was a dreamy line-up, to mention a few.

[laid back in the sun]

yet another for '95!

[Poleski]

Your best Glastonbury will always be your first Glastonbury!!!!!

[Joshuwarr]

2010. It was the 40th anniversary and I have very fond memories of it. It was back when Stevie Wonder was still alive and before Muse split so they were quite landmark performances. The weather was scorching and the sunburn was the only low point. The monorail riots were a little scary but when everyone came together to help each other was wonderful. England winning on the wednesday was also a high point for many.

Ah, now its 2020 and 2010 seems like a lifetime ago now. But I have fond memories. Oh and you guys who went in 95 must be dinosaurs now

[tevaburger]

for me personally...

2009 and 2003 were the best. i know the thread doesn't ask why, but here i go...

the weather helped for both

2003 - REM and Radiohead the same weekend at that point in my life was just the perfect festival experience for me. 2 bands that were so important and such great friends too. Thom's shoutout to REM "standing over there" as he introduced 'Lucky'. Jools and Jimmy Cliff back to back on the pyramid, and then rushing over to Other to see Interpol and Libertines back-to-back...Flaming Lips before Radiohead. even sitting down and watching Mogwai on the friday, i remember so well. the only disappointment all weekend was Julian Cope who was dreadful on friday up in the acoustic, and I'd been dying to see him finally. Just meant i got better positioning for REM. Beth Orton was brilliant on JazzWorld. BEN ANDREWS, a little known blues guitarist opened up the pyramid on saturday, and he played my local in Wash, DC at the time every Tuesday! incredible, i got to know him well afterwards, and we'd joke about how he "opened up for Radiohead". He told me that Wayne Coyne went up to him after his set and said "you were incredible...who are you?" etc... and that's just the music. overall, the experience was just truly wonderful. even the Manics were brilliant, and placed wonderfully before Moby so i could fook off afterwards to catch Doves close out the Other.

2009- last yr was just an overall great experience. was by myself so perhaps that's what made it more of an adventure for me. plus, i hadn't been since 2004, so it was...umm...a sort of homecoming. too recent to recap the obvious since we were all just about there.

Finally, I must echo Wooderson on 1995. I wasn't there either, but it was the first Glasto I followed by radio. was up all hours recording sets (tapes, still have them) via the radio from Boston, as it was the first time that Glasto was really broadcoast globally, and it was the first time i'd really heard of the festie, and made it a point of going to a few in the future. I can only imagine seeing Oasis in their prime, Page and Plant, Pulp, Radiohead on the Other Stage (!!!), and of course the chance to have seen JEFF BUCKLEY at Glastonbury. for those who did i'll always be envious.

so many ere-defining bands played that weekend. Even one of my old faves/vices Simple Minds, sandwiched btw Page/Plant and The Cure. marvelous. PJ Harvey in her outfit playing a stormer. Sinead playing a blinder (well, it all sounded as such on the radio). and hot as hell also.

i know...i ramble....

[strudders]

94. Rage, The Levellers, The Sun, the Big wind turbine and Peter Gabriel.......

Was a fantastic festival.....

[markeee]

only been 07 and 09 so far , 07 was pretty good for me..partly due to it being my first glasto..fun times

getting lost first night etc..all made it a weird but memorable year for me:)