Who popped your Glastonbury cherry?

[mr flow]

First year for me was 1998. I arrived early afternoon on the Friday and set up camp, went to the old outdoor cinema field to watch England vs Columbia in the pissing rain, then on the way back to my tent to get dry clothes, stopped to watch a bit of Catatonia on the Other stage.

[JoeyT]

2005 on the Sunday - James Blunt.

I was 15 and only went for the day. Old enough to know better though...!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[windy_miller]

I remember trying to go and see Embrace on the other stage in 1997, but they had to cancel because the stage was sinking in to the mud.  I have no idea who I actually saw first!  I definitely saw Beck on the Friday though, so maybe it was him.

[hfuhruhurr]

Diving catch by Mik Artistik on the Thursday in the band stand, otherwise in 2010 it would have been the first act on the pyramid (R Harris).

[jeffie]

Think it was the Shirehorses in the mud of '97.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has blanked some of that year from my mind though.

[PiratePete]

In the rabbit hole tent at the top of the Park (I don't think it's the 'proper' rabbit hole, I haven't made the effort to go in there, yet) on the Thursday last year, a singer songwriter bloke call James Riley. Pretty decent - hadn't heard of him but me any my mates wandered in there on our stroll around the site. Only saw him for half an hour or so, but my first big stage act was Blondie the next day so I'm definitely counting James Riley, Blondie were fucking dog-w*nk awful!

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

No idea leading up to the weekend but the friday of Glastonbury 2002 went ;

New Bands Tent - British Sea Power

Pyramid - The Dandy Warhols followed by Doves

Other - QOTSA (with Grohl on drums)

Pyramid - Ash followed by Faithless

Glade - Eat Static + other Warp Label artists

Then we carried on up to Stone Circle and stayed until sunrise.

A great day was had..

[bigfurbdogg]

Jay Z. Me and my mate got in Saturday night, was quality experiencing it all for the first time just as the sun was going down and the festival was in full flow.

[matt2007]

If anyone can remind me who was first on the old Pyramid in 1987 then it was them, or her or him

[bigfurbdogg]

If anyone can remind me who was first on the old Pyramid in 1987 then it was them, or her or him

If i'm remembering correctly, then i believe that was Vampire Weekend. I could be mistaken though.

[H.M.V]

If i'm remembering correctly, then i believe that was Vampire Weekend. I could be mistaken though.

I think vampire weekend might have still been in nappies in 87. 

[matt2007]

I think vampire weekend might have still been in nappies in 87. 

I think you might have been too.........or just a dirty thought in someones head!

 

[H.M.V]

I think you might have been too.........or just a dirty thought in someones head!

 

Thats the nicest thing anyone has said to me all week, Thanks.

[bigfurbdogg]

Thats the nicest thing anyone has said to me all week, Thanks.

It's only Monday.

[Watergirl]

Looking at the program it must have been Ian McNabb, World Party of L7.  Can't say I remember any of them.  I do remember seeing Johnny Cash that year though!

[sedra]

I have a vague recollection of it being Christy Moore on the Sunday 1984- we snuck in for the day - I think Fairport Convention and Linda Lewis followed according to the programme! 

First paying/camping - 1986 and the sound of The Waterboys wafting up from the stage as we pitched the tent next to the car. The rest is history as they say .. ( 18th Glastonbury next year:)!!!

[Mardy]

I'm happy to say that as an old fart who has no knowledge of what's happening in the real world I have no idea what the statics sound like. 

Long may it stay that way, mate. They are the UFO obsessed techno offshoot of Ozric Tentacles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll just let the horror of that combination of words sink in

[stuartbert two hats]

Long may it stay that way, mate. They are the UFO obsessed techno offshoot of Ozric Tentacles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll just let the horror of that combination of words sink in

Eatstatic are ace!

[phillyfaddle]

Wilco, Pyramid, Friday 2004. They were excellent. Got a new album out too I see....liking what I've heard so far :-)

I then ruined everything by going to see Oasis later on.....

[OG]

King Blues in the old left field tent on the Thursday evening 2007

[Spindles]

Long may it stay that way, mate. They are the UFO obsessed techno offshoot of Ozric Tentacles. 

 

I once had the pleasure of seeing both the Ozrics and Eat Static in the same weekend.  Sometimes drugs make us do some terrible, terrible things....I also saw Paul Weller.

[mrtourette]

Looking at the '98 line-up the earliest band on I can remember definitely seeing is the Foos, but I;m sure I would have watched something before that.

[Boozy]

Kesha. Somewhere in Silver Hayes on the Thurday 2011

Edited October 20, 2015 by Boozy

[gorfield]

kasabian opening the other stage about 10 years ago

[deardo]

The Darkness 2003