Do you lot have any little rituals or traditions you like to kick off your festival with?

[BlackHole2006]

Set tent up, find a place that sells bacon sarnies, eat said bacon sarnie, then get hammered.

[joeltg]

Sort of topic that gets me so damn excited this!!!

[The Clearest Blue]

Once the tents up it's all about getting to the cider bus as soon as possible to power through a few ciders, then the rest of Wednesday is devoted to getting a decent base layer of booze into my blood stream. Nothing too strong to begin with, so usually stick to beer which provides a nice foundation of alcohol to build on on Thursday and helps ensure I don't sober up until at least Monday evening.

[Beet]

No drugs or alcohol for me - straight to Honeybuns stall for tea and cake, and a flip through the magazine you get handed at the start.  

For a few years I was always working crazy hours so would have been up until silly o'clock the night before trying to get lots of work done before taking the time off.  During this period the tradition of the Wednesday afternoon nap was established and now it refuses to die.  

So in summary; tea, cake, some light reading and a nap.  Rock and roll!  

[bekimo]

Wednesday night BBQ. Always.

[Mollyanne&Mike]

Tent up, chill with a drink or two in the sun (most years), until meeting up with my daughter and son in law in West Holts for a few Brothers and food before separating and exploring what's changed. 

Getting excited thinking about it!

[Mickball]

18 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

Also gonna partake in this. Was loving it last year until I took a second batch, went west and had to go to bed at like 9

What's the prevalence of mushrooms at glasto? I had some at a fest in Belgium a few years back, and loved the strangeness of it all. 

[Watergirl]

Once the tent is up, mat inflated etc. I make a coffee and have a look through the program.

[chazwwe]

Tent is up and everything is sorted inside the tent, I take a quick wonder around amediate area to say hey to new people. Read the program quickly as people are preparing small drinks then we all go for a wonder in different directions and come back and meet on the Glasto sign. I normally have a fairly early night on Wednesday so i can visit the Green Peace and Circus area on Thursday but my other half is coming this time and wants to do the sun rise and since I haven't done that before it sounds great 

[morph100]

Tuesday night BBQ in campervan East, meet the neighbours etc.

wednesday morning have breakfast, wait for the queue to die down then walk in and head to organic wine tent to meet up with the other regulars, normally stopping for shopping at various stalls on the way.

[LeeGalvin]

Cider.

[Andeeroo]

Set up tent. Collapse in a pool of sweat for about an hour. Go exploring. Rejoice!

[marathonsteve]

Have a quick look at the Stone Circle and the Glastonbury Sign

[beardedbapple]

Cider food cider bimble cider cider cider then maybe more food

[baggienick68]

Park the campervan. Put up the awning. Straight to the cider bus. 

[pinkmolly226]

1 hour ago, joeltg said:

Sort of topic that gets me so damn excited this!!!

Yip, the butterflies are well and truly on force!

cant believe we've got a good 36 days to wait lol

[tarw]

Unpack cocktail shaker and spirits.  Make cocktail.  Offer cocktails to neighbours.  Not sure how I'm going to manage with the ice as going by coach for the first time this year.

[6t6o6m]

17 working days for me!! 

[Leggins]

After tent's up, Meet up with everyone at Williams Green for some ice cold cans of pimms. Apply some henna/glitter/temporary tattoos then it's off to the cider bus for a pint of dry and much laughter. 

[Nickyboy]

We always arrive Thursday lunch time (because of work) so once the tents are up, we always start the festival with a walk up to the back and top of the Park stage by the Glastonbury sign for the best view of the site and to get in the mood.  Spend an hour or so there, and then a gentle bimble along the 'top fields' - Flagtopia, Stone Circle, before dropping down to the Avalon / Brothers (depending on the route) for some beers

 

[Sawdusty surfer]

3 hours ago, Smash1984 said:

Stopping at Fleet services for a Maccy D's on the way down (and on the way back) to the festival

Hmmm, SO not the Glastonbury ethos. 

Hopefully you may learn something at the festival this year.

Edited May 16, 2016 by Sawdusty Surfer

[jonodillieono]

Well the yearly ritual so far is having a mini-argument about where to camp. We usually agree on Dairy Ground beforehand and by the time we reach Bushy Ground (from gate A) the girls usually start complaining about the walk and refuse to go any further and so we camp there. Nothing wrong with it but it's just sooooooooo far away from the SE corner, that walk everyday coming back kills me

[MilkyJoe]

Wednesday

Set up camp > Redbull > Speak to neighbours, offer help with tent pitchings etc. > Sit in chair with can of cider > Look through programme > Bimble > Top of Park for sunset > Bimble

Thursday

Get on it!

[dingbat2]

The instant I switch off the engine as soon as we park in the car park, we open the first can of lager and stand around the car park and talk to the people around us..... and relax........   ... and them I know we are back.....

 

[rumpola]

Floorfiller has nailed it. Tent up and skin up followed by ciders and just soak it all up. Maybe something a little stronger around lunchtime to keep me going.