5 Things to do at Glastonbury 2011

[rumpola]

What with all the moaning/rejoicing at this years headliners (presuming the 3 mentioned are confirmed), I thought we should have a thread about what fun things people suggest Glasto-goers can do at this years festival outside of watching the main stages so here goes:

1. Strike up a conversation with a random stranger

2. Find a secret bar

3. Try a drink you have never had before from a bar you have never been to before.

4. Watch the sun set at the Stone Circle with a joint/drink/intoxicant of choice...

5. Pick a random band you have never seen before and watch them no matter what.

All pretty straight-forward but i've had a lot of fun with those in the past.

[dottycat2205]

1 Try not to be sick on the Wed afternoon drinking frozen cider!!

2 Try to make it to the late night areas!

3 Try some real ale and not just cider

4 Watch a different stage to the pyramid and other stage on sunday night

5 Watch a circus show

[daley]

1. Visit the park this year

2. Watch some amazing music

3. Find a secret bar

4. Stay up and watch the sunset from the stone circles

5. Meet some amazing folk!

[grumpyhack]

1. Try food from at least five different countries

2. Try at least five different drinks

3. Visit at least five different stages

4. Dress up in something silly/different for at least one day

5. Buy something nice to take home to Mrs Grumpyhack that isn't made in Nepal and that she'll actually like/wear.

[LEDZEP66]

1. If your with a group go off by yourself for a few hours.

2. Go around the late night areas during the day when its quiet and get a good look at all the hard work they put in which you probably won't appreciate whilst hammered at 3am.

3. Explore the whole site.

4. Talk to random people.

5. Catch a circus show

[anoldhippie@60]

1- Make new friends

2- A veggie curry at the place by the bridge

3- Explore all the places I have not yet been to.

4- Soak up the atmosphere and watch the world go by.

5- Enjoy the music

[ghandi]

1) See more late night stuff

2) Find a hidden bar like the Rabbit hole for eg

3) i will dress up this year, the anthem will be Flower Power

4) Try not to get to drunk for one day so that i can last late enough to do number 1!

[euler]

1. Make sure I get a ticket in the re-sale

2. Stay up all night at least once

3. Talk to more strangers

4. Watch an entire set by a band I have never heard of each day

5. Spend more time away from the group and explore the site more alone

[FunkyDenz]

1) Take part or spectate at the /index.php?showtopic=156641">Glasto-Lympics on the Thursday

2) Get to one of the eFestivals meets.

3) Dress up on the /index.php?showtopic=150682">Fancy Dress Friday

4) Find Strummerville.

5) Look out for Michael Eavis driving around the site in his red land-rover.

[grumpyhack]

2- A veggie curry at the place by the bridge

[Okky]

1) Take your whole group to the top of the stones without looking back until you're right at the top

2) Sunrise at the Stones

3) Roley Poleys down the flag field

4) Try and see at least 1 band a day

5)Take a different route back to your camp each time you head back, it means you end up getting lost and finding new stuff

[geztival_09]

OK...

1. First and foremost, Brothers bar!

2. Bimble about and get lost wandering round discovering all the weird and wonderful things that make Glasto, Glasto.

3. See someone you've never heard of. I'd never heard of Frank Turner till I was dragged to see him and I now love his music!

4. Explore the night time areas and rave your neon socks off

5. Take in the view of the whole site from The Park or somewhere similar. Don't look back until you're at the top. It really is amazing.

[robith]

1. Have an oggie

2. Check something out in the performance areas like the Circus

3. Relax in the basking sunshine on the flag hill

4. Stay up all night

5. Definitely do The Park late at night. Everyone floods to Trash City and Shangri-La (and yeah, they are f**king amazing) but the park has got a lot going on, is nicely crowded and there's such a great vibe there

[rexclark]

1.) Go to Shangri La

2.) Eat a Growler

3.) Chill in the Green Fields

4.) Go see a legend on the Pyramid

5.) eFest Cider Bus meet on the Wednesday.

[niceandfriendly]

1) Take your whole group to the top of the stones without looking back until you're right at the top

[johnmcga]

- Try the Silent Disco

- Have a dance by the bandstand

- When you're getting a round in, buy the stranger next to you a drink too (choose your stranger carefully, this can be misconstrued!)

- Go to the Bimble Inn and check out the cash register

- Watch a couple of random bands on a couple of random stages

[traktor]

1. Get involved in the shangri-la hotel pillow fight

2. Try and see a headliner in the dance village as the atmospheres awesome!

3. Start the festival and end with a chill/spliff up at flagtopia

4. Watch the updated arcadia show that will inevitably blow everyones minds.

5. Stay well away from the "See you in 2013" screens shown on the main stages

on sunday night.

[Wanderlei]

How many secret bars are there and where are the hot spots to find them?

[Gregcharlie]

1. Sit at the top of the hill at the Park as the sun goes down on Wednesday night

2. Go watch a Special Guest slot, even if you're not certain of who it is

3. Drink as much cider as possible

4. Eat a Growler

5. Watch Beyonce and do the Single Ladies dance, with another 100,000 people round you doing exactly the same thing. (no matter whether you're male, female, goat etc)

[blue6field]

First time back in 20 years this year, based on following the forums over the last couple of years here's what I must do this year!

1. Pint of brothers festival strength.

2. Find strummerville.

3. Dinner at the goan curry stall

4. Shangri la!!

5. At least 1 efest meet

[niceandfriendly]

First time back in 20 years this year, based on following the forums over the last couple of years here's what I must do this year!

[Milbert]

4. Watch the sun set at the Stone Circle with a joint/drink/intoxicant of choice...

[HurrahBrother]

I can only recommend you get lost.

No, not the rude get lost, but at least one afternoon, wonder away from the main areas without a care for where you are, were you're going or worrying about having to be some place later, and just wonder round taking in the other sights, sounds, smells and tastes the festival has to offer.

Plenty of wonderful little gems out there.

If you are a Wednesday arrival, I recommend it for all of Thursday!

Edited February 13, 2011 by HurrahBrother

[Okky]

absolutely! although the effect is better if doing this to the top of the flag field, it's steeper so has a better view. this is the first place we head to as soon as the tent is up for our first joint.

looking over all of what we've got to look forward to over the next 5 days... bliss.

[Okky]

- When you're getting a round in, buy the stranger next to you a drink too (choose your stranger carefully, this can be misconstrued!)