BBC coverage

[HarrisonJ]

Dont get me wrong, i really love the bbc coverage of glastonbury, an awesome way to reflect on an awesome weekend.

But when i get the chavviest, pikiest mates i know telling me how jelous they are, how they watched dizzee rascal on tv, and how they'll have to get tickets for next year, i start to worry that the bbc coverage starts to promote glastonbury to the wrong crowd.

I think the best thing going for glastonbury is its long living legend of mud. It stops all the narrow-minded, townie scumbags, who cant live without straitening their hair for five days, coming coked off their nut, causing trouble at glastonbury. As far as im concerned, the idea of mud should live forever.

Moral of this rant:

Glastonbury is a muddy, smelly place, full of hippies on acid. The loos smell dreadful, and noone washes for 5 days. Spread the word.

(And its f**king AWESOME!)

[LusciousLucy]

I don't have the capability from my phone to pick up the article link but last year Caitlin Moran (the Times writer) wrote exactly this in a post Glasto piece.

She stated it IS the Beeb's fault for 'turning what was a counter cultural event into a cultural event' and hence brought in the thousands upon thousands of peeps who watch it on telly and want to come just because of the tame footage.

I usually have a wee bit of a gripe when people say they think they want to go just cos of the telly. When I then explain the scale of it etc, they then get a better idea. If they still go and manage to hack it, good on them.

[bubbsio]

Dont get me wrong, i really love the bbc coverage of glastonbury, an awesome way to reflect on an awesome weekend.

But when i get the chavviest, pikiest mates i know telling me how jelous they are, how they watched dizzee rascal on tv, and how they'll have to get tickets for next year, i start to worry that the bbc coverage starts to promote glastonbury to the wrong crowd.

I think the best thing going for glastonbury is its long living legend of mud. It stops all the narrow-minded, townie scumbags, who cant live without straitening their hair for five days, coming coked off their nut, causing trouble at glastonbury. As far as im concerned, the idea of mud should live forever.

Moral of this rant:

Glastonbury is a muddy, smelly place, full of hippies on acid. The loos smell dreadful, and noone washes for 5 days. Spread the word.

(And its f**king AWESOME!)

[emmmmma]

Hopefully they will be too lazy to bother come ticket day. The number of people I know that say they really, really want to come and then get put off by having to register... Ridiculous.

[Salt_On_Everything]

Dont get me wrong, i really love the bbc coverage of glastonbury, an awesome way to reflect on an awesome weekend.

But when i get the chavviest, pikiest mates i know telling me how jelous they are, how they watched dizzee rascal on tv, and how they'll have to get tickets for next year, i start to worry that the bbc coverage starts to promote glastonbury to the wrong crowd.

I think the best thing going for glastonbury is its long living legend of mud. It stops all the narrow-minded, townie scumbags, who cant live without straitening their hair for five days, coming coked off their nut, causing trouble at glastonbury. As far as im concerned, the idea of mud should live forever.

Moral of this rant:

Glastonbury is a muddy, smelly place, full of hippies on acid. The loos smell dreadful, and noone washes for 5 days. Spread the word.

(And its f**king AWESOME!)

[Phil-itfc]

the coverage was crap, online I REALLY wanted to see Foals set again but it doesn't feature and seems to be the case with so many acts I saw. infact I think there is one act I've watched again online.

[fatyeti24]

i think this thread is about 13 years out of date.

i'd suggest that Glastonbury isn't quite as 'fashionable' as it was mid naughties when it seemed to be all about Kate Moss or some other clothes horse hanging off the arm of the latest indie landfill hero.

it'll have just looked really good on telly this year cos the sun was shining. Glastonbury has it's own ways of ridding itself of those just there to be seen: a good muddy year should do it.

[Ponyegg]

the coverage was crap, online I REALLY wanted to see Foals set again but it doesn't feature and seems to be the case with so many acts I saw. infact I think there is one act I've watched again online.

[John Bunnell]

But when i get the chavviest, pikiest mates i know telling me how jelous they are, how they watched dizzee rascal on tv, and how they'll have to get tickets for next year, i start to worry that the bbc coverage starts to promote glastonbury to the wrong crowd.

[Salt_On_Everything]

Suprised you haven't been jumped on for this yet. My first interpretation is 'all dizzee fans are pikey, chavy scum'.

[Phil-itfc]

Was this previously broadcast and you're just trying to watch it again online?

[ancient_one]

Hopefully they will be too lazy to bother come ticket day. The number of people I know that say they really, really want to come and then get put off by having to register... Ridiculous.

[Buddhafish]

But when i get the chavviest, pikiest mates i know telling me how jelous they are, how they watched dizzee rascal on tv, and how they'll have to get tickets for next year, i start to worry that the bbc coverage starts to promote glastonbury to the wrong crowd.

I think the best thing going for glastonbury is its long living legend of mud. It stops all the narrow-minded, townie scumbags, who cant live without straitening their hair for five days, coming coked off their nut, causing trouble at glastonbury. As far as im concerned, the idea of mud should live forever.

[emmmmma]

Agreed. Every year I talk to people who are amazed I am going, and how they have always wanted to go, and how did I get a ticket????? I think they expect them to turn up on their weekly TicketMaster update email.

[GingerRock]

Suprised you haven't been jumped on for this yet. My first interpretation is 'all dizzee fans are pikey, chavy scum'.

[ukslim]

I think the first time I went, it may have been because of TV coverage.

I think it's probably a good thing. For every 100 people that come for the mainstream stuff on the Pyramid, if even one drifts into the Green Futures field (etc.) and has their entire outlook on life changed, that's a good thing.

[GingerRock]

Is it just me, or is Lauren Laverne really annoying, with her tedious attempt to be ironic ALL THE TIME.

Mark Radcliffe is, however, hilariously shambolic.

[**claire**]

On the subject of BBC coverage, who is that Gemma & can you please get rid for next year Beeb? She gets right on my tits.

[guyfawkes]

Without the people who come for the mainstream music on the other stage and pyramid the festival would of been dead long long ago, you might want to consider that before silly sweeping generalisations. The atmosphere at glasto was once again great this year in my opinion.

[ampersand]

i can't handle it anymore. watched the interview with stevie wonder but that's it. does my nut in, especially reggie yates!

[Blueberry]

Glastonbury is open to all who can get a ticket, not simply those you think are acceptable enough to attend. Have you considered that some of those "narrow-minded" individuals that you refer to may actually have their horizons widened by the experience, and therefore become better people as a result? IMO it's your kind of elitist attitude that is more of a danger to the festival than the tv attracting "townie scumbags" or 'chavs and pikeys'.

[shiveringsky]

Is it just me, or is Lauren Laverne really annoying, with her tedious attempt to be ironic ALL THE TIME.

Edited July 1, 2010 by shiveringsky

[CaledonianGonzo]

Channel 4 covered Glastonbury before the Beeb, didn't they? Maybe we should 'blame' them...

[Zacko]

The BBC coverage can definitely be annoying, if I see Florence crop up one more time I'll probably explode...the lass needs to put some shoes on

Saying that, the BBC coverage of Jay-Z made me want to go in the first place

[robith]

First off, isn't the OP a delight "Wah, all these people like Dizzee! They're scum because of their socio-economic status!" Anyone who wants to come to Glastonbury can. End of. Unless their criminals. Well, no with the intent of committing crime whilst there. Every one deserves a second chance etc.

Secondly - on the coverage this year, there was this bit with this guy trying to do the festival for free. It was brilliant, and really got across how diverse the festival is, and how underneath big acts and encroacing corporate sponsorship, the ethos and spirit is still there. I was nearly in tears at the end of it!