Glastonbury virgin! So...can you tell me what's the fuss about?

[ghandi]

like Adster i went on a diving holiday and got to go with Dolphins. I cried , with happiness. Something i never thought i'd do. Likewise Glastonbury. I always thought when i watched it on tele , i wish i was there. Last year i made that come true, and again at one point i can only say that i had that very same feeling, and tears of joy came to my eyes.

That feeling is what you get at Glastonbury.

[r0cky]

There was light drizzle on Thursday morning, a thunderstorm Thursday evening, just before the Ciderbus meet, and steady rain on Friday morning.

[Guest musiclove123]

like Adster i went on a diving holiday and got to go with Dolphins. I cried , with happiness. Something i never thought i'd do. Likewise Glastonbury. I always thought when i watched it on tele , i wish i was there. Last year i made that come true, and again at one point i can only say that i had that very same feeling, and tears of joy came to my eyes.

That feeling is what you get at Glastonbury.

[NeilVJ]

Now I remember the thunderstorm Thursday evening. Totally forgotten, but now you mentioned it, I remember being at the Ciderbus and moved for shelter just in case!

[smudger]

its the only place in the world, other than being at home with my children, where I feel really, I mean really at piece.

I think about it from, July through in increasing degrees to June.

'Christmas as a kid' Perfect.

I fear old age not because of dying but simply because I'll miss Glastonbury.

You've a real treat coming, enjoy every minute we all will!

[OneLittleFish]

There's not a square inch at Glasto that hasn't had some thought put into it on how to surprise, entertain or provide enjoyment to the punter - you don't get that at V or elsewhere.

[grumpyhack]

I've told this story before but it sums up Glasto for me. In the Year of the Great Rains and Floods a lot of people camped alongside the railway line lost everything when their tents were submerged under six feet of water.

As the rains stopped and the clouds parted to give a golden burst of sunshine, 'lost' stragglers were wandering aound the site in a daze.

One guy came up the hill past our encampment in Big Ground. He'd lost everything, his tent, his clothes, his money and all he had were the wet clothes he was standing in.

We took him into our encampment, sat him down and made him a meal.

We'd just started to debate if we could find him space in our tent when two women who were camping nearby announced they'd had enough of the rain and were going to go home. "You can have our tent," they told him.

So we all had a whip round to raise some cash for the guy and he moved into their tent as they set off home.

That's the spirit of Glasto.

Edited April 9, 2010 by grumpyhack

[RichieSpenno]

Glastonbury...well...

I want to go home.

[snedd88]

I'll Use The Solar System As An Example:

V Festival Is Like Pluto....

Glastonbury is The F**king SUN!

[Filthy]

This thread is brilliant! I've had goosebumps reading some of the excellent responses.

I had a poor introduction in 1999, losing my stuff, not meeting the friends I was going with but still managed to have a pretty decent time. I knew I'd return at some point to make up for it.

Nothing prepares you for the vastness of the site or the wealth of entertainment on offer at every turn. Nothing prepares you for the friendly nature of the majority of people you bump into.

No other festival in my experience comes close.

[JimOfTheJungle]

I was lucky, glastonbury was my first festival.

I had somewhat the opposite effect that some people have listed here when I later visted a 'normal' festival (leeds) i found it to be much more like an outdoor gig than what I'd experienced as a festival. I can only imagine that going the opposite way, turning up expecting leeds/V etc and being confronted by the big G must be brilliantly eye-opening, and I love it every time I see someone going through their own individual 'wow, now i get it' moment at glasto.

It'l be my 5th glasto this year, so a lot less than some on here, but ever since the first, if I had to sum it up i'd simply say - Glasto feels like home.

[Scouse Andy]

Nothing prepares you for the vastness of the site or the wealth of entertainment on offer at every turn. Nothing prepares you for the friendly nature of the majority of people you bump into.

[jamiejc]

I've told this story before but it sums up Glasto for me. In the Year of the Great Rains and Floods a lot of people camped alongside the railway line lost everything when their tents were submerged under six feet of water.

As the rains stopped and the clouds parted to give a golden burst of sunshine, 'lost' stragglers were wandering aound the site in a daze.

One guy came up the hill past our encampment in Big Ground. He'd lost everything, his tent, his clothes, his money and all he had were the wet clothes he was standing in.

We took him into our encampment, sat him down and made him a meal.

We'd just started to debate if we could find him space in our tent when two women who were camping nearby announced they'd had enough of the rain and were going to go home. "You can have our tent," they told him.

So we all had a whip round to raise some cash for the guy and he moved into their tent as they set off home.

That's the spirit of Glasto.

[Chazeboy]

Exactly, I walked for 20 minutes from the car park with my stuff and a friend only to be half way there, I was shocked and massively concerned. Once I was unpacked and had a "stroll" and started to take the place in I realised this is the place for me.

Last year was my debut and I haven't stopped talking about it since!

Edited April 9, 2010 by Chazeboy

[Bernsville]

this gives an idea of size and sums up for me glasto, that dawn/dusk lovelyness of it all

[titusbungle]

Glastonbury is being at home for five days of the year, the rest of the year is waiting to go home......

[Scouse Andy]

this gives an idea of size and sums up for me glasto, that dawn/dusk lovelyness of it all

[hazey_jane]

Mind if I steal that too for mine, Chazeboy? That's a gorgeous photo.

[mandypants]

My PC desktop at work ever since I got back

[BlackHole2006]

Glastonbury for me is the place for me to break out of the shell I am usually in and show my true confidence.

For those that don't know me I am a really shy, closed off guy when you first meet me and I don't really talk much. I've got very low confidence and self esteem and this has been a problem ever since I started secondary school. But with Glastonbury I know that the people on the site are into the same things I am into and I turn into a very talkative person and really show the true me inside.

But anyway back in 2008 before I went I was absolutely obsessed with the place and knew that I had to go there because it looked so amazing on telly but my parents told me that I could only go when I was 15 so I went with my dad and I had the best time of my life. I was having some really bad shit at home at that time and going to Glasto helped me forget all the problems that was going on in my life.

Then in 2009 I returned (With a better taste in music ) and the before mentioned problems were all started and I enjoyed it even more. It was so much more layed back because I didn't worry about constantly going to see bands and just chilled. I missed prom for it and didn't regret that a single bit. Over Expensive limo hire, Americanised bollocks, dressing up in posh clothes and dancing craply infront of teachers to shit music? No thanks.

When you've been it will absolutely take over your life. You will become even more obsessed with it and you will think about it 24/7. You will start to compare everything to Glasto. Glastonbury has literally changed my life and made me a much stronger person because I know now that if things go a bit tits up then at least I am still going to Glastonbury. I know this post is a bit long/self indulgant but I just wanted to put how I really felt and I hope people like it

[mandypants]

I know now that if things go a bit tits up then at least I am still going to Glastonbury.

[Langdale Wolf]

this gives an idea of size and sums up for me glasto, that dawn/dusk lovelyness of it all

[lord stradmor]

You see that tall mast with the red lights on it over the horizon? Well that's the top of the Pyramid stage. That photo is only taken near by The Park. It would take you several days to walk it, unless you happen to be Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli. Then you could be there by teatime.

[Langdale Wolf]

You are a very naughty wolf. Everybody knows thats the launch pad for the Shepton Mallet space project

[BlackHole2006]

This man lies. Shepton Mallet is to the East. That photo is looking due North. It's the Pyramid Stage. Honest.