Shangri La

[Filthy]

and did anyone end up in `the worlds smallest nightclub` on the way to the se corner last year? that was pretty funky

[frostypaw]

Is there a good time to hit it? (I'm guessing shortly before the main stages end). Is there a strategy to avoid the bottlenecks?

[LondonTom]

interesting stuff!

this shit is why shangrila is so crowded though - "That all sounds incredible. I can’t wait to spend five days getting lost inside Shangri La. Do you think the installations are what saved Glastonbury from demise into just another rock festival?"

BOLLOCKS - it's more than that without any of Shangri-La. It's a lovely bonus don't get me wrong, but c'mon - saying that dismisses everything else special about Glasto

[sjseabass]

Don't listen to the 'Never go straight after the headliners' doomsayers! Saw the Stones last year, headed straight off to the SE corner with my sister, no queues to get into the area as a whole, then maybe 10 minutes queue to get into Heaven for Messrs Yorke and Godrich. Glorious.

[Slugworth]

Don't listen to the 'Never go straight after the headliners' doomsayers! Saw the Stones last year, headed straight off to the SE corner with my sister, no queues to get into the area as a whole, then maybe 10 minutes queue to get into Heaven for Messrs Yorke and Godrich. Glorious.

[kalifire]

I don't understand. After the Stone was night time.

[stuartbert two hats]

Don't listen to the 'Never go straight after the headliners' doomsayers! Saw the Stones last year, headed straight off to the SE corner with my sister, no queues to get into the area as a whole, then maybe 10 minutes queue to get into Heaven for Messrs Yorke and Godrich. Glorious.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Shangri La page of the official site now updated with lots of info about this year:

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/shangri-la/

[JBarbour]

See the alleyways have changed into corridors!?

Edited June 11, 2014 by craigb

[monkey1989]

Sounds excellent ! I like that the hexagon maze seems to be brimming with things to do, the Nano venues sound cool , hells Mary's !

[Brave Sir Robin]

Sounds excellent ! I like that the hexagon maze seems to be brimming with things to do, the Nano venues sound cool , hells Mary's !

[scrippit]

Video about this year here: http://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2014/jun/11/shangri-la-glastonbury-festival-2014-video

[LondonTom]

Ah all the Nano venues sound awesome this year!!! Especially the rock bar!!

[nickharley]

This has given me a proper Glastonbury buzz at work!

Edited June 11, 2014 by nickharley

[dimus]

See the alleyways have changed into corridors!?

[ICGenie]

This begs the question,

What's the difference between an alleyway and a corridor?

Which is also the beginning of the world's most boring joke.

[dimus]

A corridor has a roof?

[NewloveGlastonbury]

i only managed to get to a few areas in the SE corner last year, i got tested to see if i was smarter than a rat which was an experience. After looking at it all this year i cant believe how much stuff i missed out on. Could anyone tell me what the Rocket lounge and the deluxe diner is like please as was thinking of maybe going there wednesday night this year? thanks

[mazola]

That video is the first time I've twigged that Lost Vagueness is a play on Las Vegas.

I'm guilty of referring to the whole area as Shangri La, but there isn't a name for the area in general.

Considering how much thought and artistic endeavor goes in to Glastonbury, to call it the Southeast Venue Area on the map is a mind boggling decision. They must have have discussed this and decided not to name it.

[Homer]

Is it actually worth a look in the daytime then?

[stuartbert two hats]

I like 'naughty corner'.

[5co77ie]

Article on Noisey (Vice) about what to expect, and the history of the area, people behind it. Doesn't tell us a whole lot new but mildly interesting nonetheless:

http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/shangri-la-this-year-is-a-realisation-that-were-really-really-fucked-glastonbury-2014

[krisskross]

I'll hide in the better thread where my 'miserable' profiteering elite office comment should have been made...

[5co77ie]

I'm wondering how many merchandise stall there'll be selling Hell gear, and an office hell is sure going to be relatable to quite a few people, I'm liking the windows on dark worlds - they always do good windows in Shangri-La. And the idea of the bird song and mandalas sounds pretty good when it's quiet. I'm sure there was bird song and running streams playing last year too.

[nickharley]

and an office hell is sure going to be relatable to quite a few people