Flags

[Keef]

Watching Arcade Fire and Kaiser Chiefs on TV and is it me or are there fewer flags in front of the stages this year? I know John Peel doesn't suffer as much as the pyramid but both seem to be much more visible from the low cameras behind the crowd.

[Pauljoanss]

Yes, I was just about to start a new thread "Where Have All The Flags Gone".

I have always been a big supporter of the flags and feel a bit sad to see so few. Does anyone know if there is any specific reason, hard to see why it would just suddenly happen when for the last few years they seem to be increasing.

(Here we go, wait for the flag haters)

[lightning1000]

I think the only people that hate the flags are the BBC producers. They're more helpful than a hindrance for the actual festival goers

[Lizzim]

Probably nervous about lightning strikes.

[Bonedaddy]

Less selfish w*nkers at Glasto this year maybe? Less people doing the 'look at me, look at me' for TV coverage?

Whichever it is, it'll be welcome by the vast majority there at Glasto.

[The Pumpkin King]

Less selfish w*nkers at Glasto this year maybe? Less people doing the 'look at me, look at me' for TV coverage?

Whichever it is, it'll be welcome by the vast majority there at Glasto.

Edited June 28, 2014 by The Pumpkin King

[freeak]

The flags have got out of handin previous years and I am happy there number has reduced.

I don't want no flags but it is nice to be able to see a band on the pyramid stage instead of I love sausages...

[Bonedaddy]

The flags have got out of handin previous years and I am happy there number has reduced.

I don't want no flags but it is nice to be able to see a band on the pyramid stage instead of I love sausages...

[caroldecker]

Maybe people are scared of being struck by lightening?

[The Pumpkin King]

You side with the wannabe-seens and i'll side with the wanna-see's!

[cassiel1972]

Definitely seemed to be fewer flags in front of the Pyramid last night. We were in roughly the same place we were in for U2 in 2011 - and back then, all we could see were flags with a brightly lit stage behind them. Last night, sight-lines were, pretty much, uninterrupted. A vast and welcome improvement.

[tumbles]

Definitely less but still to many. Nice on TV, selfish to people in the crowd

[mattgimmeshelter]

I quite like a few flags, i've never actually had my vision obscured by one as they tend to be many feet in the air.

Although when it gets like this it can fuck off

Edited June 28, 2014 by mattgimmeshelter

[The Pumpkin King]

Flags are great, colourful - great images for band/the world to see when they switch over...represents the culture of the place nicely

Life is short - let's keep it colourful/interesting

[Pauljoanss]

Blimey, watching Kodaline (on TV), it's raining and there are lots of people with UMBRELLAS, I love flags but would not be happy in crowd with UMBRELLAS.

I cannot understand how anyone would think it acceptable to open an UMBRELLA in crowd, apart from blocking the view it also means all the water drips onto the adjacent people.

[Essex_George]

Flags are great, colourful - great images for band/the world to see when they switch over...represents the culture of the place nicely

Life is short - let's keep it colourful/interesting

[mandolin]

Blimey, watching Kodaline (on TV), it's raining and there are lots of people with UMBRELLAS, I love flags but would not be happy in crowd with UMBRELLAS.

I cannot understand how anyone would think it acceptable to open an UMBRELLA in crowd, apart from blocking the view it also means all the water drips onto the adjacent people.

[freeak]

Umbrella's have definetly grown in use over the years. They really should not be seen as being acceptable...

[carlosj]

What a terrible post!

The flags are a great sight!! It's one of the aspects that really sets the Festival apart...Imagine the sight for the bands getting on stage, the sheer colour and chaos.

It's the thing that tells Mick Jagger/Jay-Z etc. that this isn't another stadium rock gig, it's Glastonbury, something different, something special..

I hope the lack of flags has been down to the weather, and that this fine tradition keeps pace. Get going people, represent!

[frostypaw]

What tells the artist it's somewhere special is the audience response - not that twat Michael mollesto with his advert held up in front of the pyramid all day

Those who think the flags make the place special never went before when front stage crowds were almost entirely people who wanted to be there, not to be seen

[Essex_George]

Look at the flags right now for Dolly, fucking ridiculous.

[The Pumpkin King]

They look great!

[Bonedaddy]

They look great!

[davefrompompey]

There were people at Daptone yesterday with umbrellas up and hoods on... What the fuck? Is your hood made of toilet paper or something? Fucking simpletons.

This is, however, the best Glastonbury ever.

[Essex_George]

This is, however, the best Glastonbury ever.