Weirdest thing you saw at Glastonbury 2014?

[swede]

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. Bizarre. That's not a moral position - I don't care enough, but it's just strange to me that one of the few places in the world which doesn't require anything other than what it is to have a transcendent experience is attended by a minority of people who'd rather eliminate it from their memory banks by experiencing the same sensation they'd get anywhere else.

My memory of this year and every year is just fine, like the OP said, you just need some quality stuff and a gameplan. I like spending my days just having a drink and appreciating Glasto and then getting on it on a night, the place becomes a different animal when its dark, plus the sensation of being at somewhere like Arcadia in a heightened state isnt something I can get just anywhere.

As for weirdest thing I saw, def a guy crawling around on his hands and knees in a packed silent disco in Sonic on the Saturday night. The guy still had his headphones on and was in a world of his own just crawling between people.

Edited October 15, 2014 by swede

[lucyginger]

Having not slept all of Saturday night and spent a good portion of the morning and early afternoon of the Sunday getting plastered in the crew bar in Shangri-La, I ended up having a bit of a nap on some grass near the bandstand after Dolly Parton on the way to meet some friends.

First time I woke up, it was a lovely security guy asking if I was okay. Second time I woke up it was to the sounds of the Doritos mariachi band playing "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League. Third time I woke up, there were eight people standing in a circle around me, all dressed as Dolly Parton. They immediately proceeded to initiate a surprisingly intense exorcism ceremony upon me.

It was strange.

Wow that song is on the radio RIGHT NOW. Spooky.

[Winslow Leach]

Saturday night/Sunday morning in The Cave:

Chemically induced loss of depth perception caused me to mistake the brim of the snapback worn by the stranger standing next to my friend for a long jazz cigarette poking out of my friend's mouth.

To be honest the interior of The Cave is confusing at the best of times. I thought we'd got to the outside section and looked up to see what appeared to be an endless, Lovecraftian sky totally bereft of stars. Turned out it was the roof of the tent, I was still inside.

[glasto-worker]

it was 1985 - anyone who was there that year would agree ' it was a very muddy year ' going down the hill towards the pyramid stage a person slipped in the mud - their friend tried to pick them up ' and they slid in the mud ' - someone walking past tried to help but as soon as they lifted up one of them ' they also slid in the mud ' - all in there was six people ' in line ' all on the ground - stuck solid and I reckon if more people tried to help they would also get stuck as well - a handy tractor came past and with a rope he towed them out.

sorry no shots because I was not risking my expensive Nikon F2 as it does not like mud.

shame I Did not have a stall as I could have cleaned up by selling Traditional snowshoes

[jimmyk83]

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. Bizarre. That's not a moral position - I don't care enough, but it's just strange to me that one of the few places in the world which doesn't require anything other than what it is to have a transcendent experience is attended by a minority of people who'd rather eliminate it from their memory banks by experiencing the same sensation they'd get anywhere else.

Do you find the people with hangovers so strange too? Because they're the ones who'll have trouble remembering the night before.

[tweed1981]

I don't get the link between substances and memory loss? sure it can happen but equally it can very well not.

If I drink a certain amount nowadays I tend to forget a lot, it was still fun at the time though. I pay for it the next day but it doesn't stop me doing it again.

People will always over indulge at times, its up to them surely? If they weren't enjoying it surely they wouldn't do it?

[stuartbert two hats]

This is my favourite thread on the board, and this reply gave me a good belly laugh.

I wasn't amused!

[stuartbert two hats]

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. Bizarre. That's not a moral position - I don't care enough, but it's just strange to me that one of the few places in the world which doesn't require anything other than what it is to have a transcendent experience is attended by a minority of people who'd rather eliminate it from their memory banks by experiencing the same sensation they'd get anywhere else.

Three points. Firstly, taking drugs at Glastonbury is a totally experience different to taking drugs somewhere else. Secondly, they don't make you lose your memory. Thirdly, if it's a minority, then it's a significant one.

Edited October 15, 2014 by stuartbert two hats

[5co77ie]

Saturday night/Sunday morning in The Cave:

Chemically induced loss of depth perception caused me to mistake the brim of the snapback worn by the stranger standing next to my friend for a long jazz cigarette poking out of my friend's mouth.

To be honest the interior of The Cave is confusing at the best of times. I thought we'd got to the outside section and looked up to see what appeared to be an endless, Lovecraftian sky totally bereft of stars. Turned out it was the roof of the tent, I was still inside.

You'd understand then how in a similar state, we found ourselves on the receiving end of a late night call from the daughter, whilst in the Cave, and struggled to find anywhere where we could hear the phone well enough to hear what emergency had beset her (turned out the cat had brought in a mouse to the house, and she was freaking out). We ended up walking so far up to the queue gates - that we decided to go to the cabaret field instead.

[Mouseboy11]

There's always money in the banana stand.

I think the man who was running this stall started to get annoyed at how often I said this to him.

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

Last year after finishing an 8 hour shift at West Holts Bar we went round to watch Metallica. Both of us had pretty tired feet by then so found a place on the edges where we could perch on a stone bench, have a drink and still see the stage/screens. We could also see slightly behind and to our right a disco in a tent with a glitter ball. - Scene set.

My Mrs nudged me to point out this old bloke and a couple of people dressed as bananas dancing their hearts out in this disco. As we were watching them a couple, dressed as bananas, wandering up the field, spotted these other bananas and ran up to the disco and they all started freaking out proper and dancing like loons. From their reactions it really looked like they were strangers and this was just a freak random banana incident.

My Mrs turned round to me laughing and said - 'We're in the wrong place', I was enjoying Metallica but had to agree.

[5co77ie]

I saw that banana incident!

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

I saw that banana incident!

[Winslow Leach]

a freak random banana incident.

I hate those.

[jeffie]

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. Bizarre. That's not a moral position - I don't care enough, but it's just strange to me that one of the few places in the world which doesn't require anything other than what it is to have a transcendent experience is attended by a minority of people who'd rather eliminate it from their memory banks by experiencing the same sensation they'd get anywhere else.

http://youtu.be/xsHly9UuQ-A

[Winslow Leach]

You'd understand then how in a similar state, we found ourselves on the receiving end of a late night call from the daughter, whilst in the Cave, and struggled to find anywhere where we could hear the phone well enough to hear what emergency had beset her (turned out the cat had brought in a mouse to the house, and she was freaking out). We ended up walking so far up to the queue gates - that we decided to go to the cabaret field instead.

Totally understand! It's one of the most spatially bizarre places I've ever been in, or maybe that was just the state I was in.

We moved to what I thought was halfway across the dancefloor, I thought "why stop hear, why not move all the way to the barrier?", turned and walked straight into the barrier.

[swede]

Actually the weirdest thing had to be the woman who had to be escorted out of the crowd by the police during Dolly Parton. We were stood near the ice cream van along the top track and she was shouting, being unbelievably obscene and offensive, totally off her head The police turned up and she was sat near the front of the ice cream van trying in vain to clap her hands, the police had a word with her and her response was to squat and take a piss right where she was sat while eyeballing the police officers, dirty protest of some kind I suppose !

Taking the size of the crowd into account the whole thing was very surreal.

[monkey1989]

pretty sure Glastonbury has a pretty extensive history of drug taking attendees from the weed smoking hippies at the beginning to the ecstasy fuelled raves when dance was introduced .

you don't take drugs that's cool some people do that's cool to

[tommmy]

I went back to my tent one night and there was a badger in there.

[jeffie]

I went back to my tent one night and there was a badger in there.

Ruth?

[The 38 year old virgin]

I went back to my tent one night and there was a badger in there.

http://youtu.be/_x1qoQhQAhs

[carlosj]

I went back to my tent one night and there was a badger in there.

What year?

Badger didn't make it past 2013

[jeffie]

What year?

Badger didn't make it past 2013

Nah, I saw her on Tuesday...

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/gallery/image/4694-ruth-badger-pr-photo-final/

Edited October 16, 2014 by jeffie

[Stave_1974]

Actually the weirdest thing had to be the woman who had to be escorted out of the crowd by the police during Dolly Parton. We were stood near the ice cream van along the top track and she was shouting, being unbelievably obscene and offensive, totally off her head The police turned up and she was sat near the front of the ice cream van trying in vain to clap her hands, the police had a word with her and her response was to squat and take a piss right where she was sat while eyeballing the police officers, dirty protest of some kind I suppose !

Taking the size of the crowd into account the whole thing was very surreal.

I saw this too... Weird, but also funny!

[stocky3000]

Lekiddo Lord of the Lobsters

Probably the weirdest/best part of the festival for me on a rather blurry saturday