Newbie

[Jasonbee]

So I've done T in the Park twice & V Festival 3 times... This will be my 1st year at Glastonbury! I'm very excited!

Other than a different variety of music... What can I expect;

More of?

Less of?

Better?

Worse?

Than what I am used to

[shuttlep]

1 minute ago, Jasonbee said:

So I've done T in the Park twice & V Festival 3 times... This will be my 1st year at Glastonbury! I'm very excited!

Other than a different variety of music... What can I expect;

More of? everything

Less of? knob heads

Better? in every way you can humanly imagine

Worse? it's hard to leave and wait a whole 12 months till it happens again

Than what I am used to

 

[kellly]

Its just amazing, wait for that first time you see it, will blow you away. I get so jealous when people are going for the first time, wish I could relive glastonbury a first time again such a special feeling

[crocodiles]

I was a newbie in 2016 going back this year . I'm in my 50s and can honestly say it's one of the best things I've ever experienced in my life 

[SwedgeAntilles]

It'll straight up change your life. In a good way 

[crocodiles]

Just now, SwedgeAntilles said:

It'll straight up change your life. In a good way 

It will indeed if you embrace the experience whatever the weather or mud . I must agree with others here the absence of knobheads in such a massive gathering is unbelievable 

[Tartan_Glasto]

Can't speak for V but assuming it's roughly the same size as T...You will get lost at Glastonbury. Which is a good thing. It's size is just amazing and every inch is filled with something different to see and do.

More music, food options, drink options, entertainment options, exploration options. 

Less...unsavoury folk. From my experience. Being able to drink your own drink where you want means less people getting blitzed by 12pm so they can drink all their own drink before entering the arena areas.Plus it's just a different vibe. 

Better? That's just down to your own experiences but to quantify, there's at least a better selection (read as, more of a selection) of music to choose from. Oh, toilets. I find the compost toilets 100% better than portaloos. 

Worse? The post festival lull. It will hit your hard, but only because you'll have had such a great time.

[Calvin Klein]

you will wonder why you haven't been to this festival before.

[grumpyhack]

Walk, walk and keep walking.  Explore the out of the way places that you just don't find at other festivals.  You'll find so much to do that you might be pushed to fit in a bit of music, but that doesn't matter as, is often said, Glastonbury isn't just about the music.

I highly recommend the Cabaret Tent and the Greenfields.

We also set ourselves the challenge of eating our way round the world as there is so much fantastic food to enjoy from all continents.

[evannn]

Also a first timer, is it like a much larger Latitude? 

 

Seems that way from the descriptions 

[Avalon_Fields]

There's very little comparisons, in my experience T in the Park is great for seeing lots of bands - usually there is a strong lineup - and having a laugh with your friends, but Glastonbury is a much wider experience than that, so much so the music can be, if you want it to be, almost incidental. The quality of the alternative entertainment is fantastic, unrivalled in my experience, so embrace as much of that as takes your fancy (Spoken word, comedy, theatre, circus, nightlife, Arcadia, etc). 

The atmosphere is 99% friendly and 'in it together' (Hence, you can learn to cope with rain & mud), and there's a weird, bizarre or unique experience just about around every corner.

Finally, if you love it, you can never tire of it, as it is just so huge you can spend a lifetime going and still not see everything....

 

 

[Simpo]

Always thought the Glidestonbury videos do a good job of showing some of the things you wouldn't see at T+V.

 

 

 

[Gnomicide]

35 minutes ago, evannn said:

Also a first timer, is it like a much larger Latitude? 

 

Seems that way from the descriptions 

It has some similarities and I think Latitude is trying to diversify what it offers and have some after bands entertainment on but there is much more to Glastonbury than could be described as a larger Latitude.

The main thing is no separate arena, so no getting searched on the way in every day to see if you a smuggling any of your own drink in. Once you (and your booze) are in, you're in. Plus of course the size, you could take the entire Latitude audience, double it and stick in in front of the Pyramid and there'd still be another 105,000 souls watching acts elsewhere.

One thing Latitude does better is comedy. There are still some very good acts at Glastonbury and many are repeated across the two festivals but you don't get headline comedy acts of the size you see at Latitude.

Musically there is much more diversity on offer at Glastonbury and while you will probably wander from stage to stage, you could well find that you have a favourite area that best represents the type of stuff you like. I've only been to Latitude once but would say the demographic is best represented by the Park, Other & Pyramid stages (though I'll probably get shot down for that). At Glastonbury you will have almost every genre covered - crooners, folk, techno, metal (if you're lucky ), reggae, country etc. etc.

If you like the Alcove stage at Latitude, get yourself to The Rabbit Hole. 

Another big difference is what to do after the main stages close. When I went to Latitude there was some sort of disco on in the woods and that was about it. At Glastonbury the main focus is on the South East Corner (Shangri-La, Block 9 etc.) but there is entertainment on across the site that basically runs all night.

Anyway, in short.... What @Scruffylovemonster said.

Edited January 4, 2017 by Gnomicide

[jonzpellz]

2 hours ago, Calvin Klein said:

you will wonder why you haven't been to this festival before.

I honestly don't know what I have been doing for the first 25 years of my life...

[evannn]

1 hour ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

No.Not even close.  http://www.glastoearth.com/the-faq

 

1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:

It has some similarities and I think Latitude is trying to diversify what it offers and have some after bands entertainment on but there is much more to Glastonbury than could be described as a larger Latitude.

The main thing is no separate arena, so no getting searched on the way in every day to see if you a smuggling any of your own drink in. Once you (and your booze) are in, you're in. Plus of course the size, you could take the entire Latitude audience, double it and stick in in front of the Pyramid and there'd still be another 105,000 souls watching acts elsewhere.

One thing Latitude does better is comedy. There are still some very good acts at Glastonbury and many are repeated across the two festivals but you don't get headline comedy acts of the size you see at Latitude.

Musically there is much more diversity on offer at Glastonbury and while you will probably wander from stage to stage, you could well find that you have a favourite area that best represents the type of stuff you like. I've only been to Latitude once but would say the demographic is best represented by the Park, Other & Pyramid stages (though I'll probably get shot down for that). At Glastonbury you will have almost every genre covered - crooners, folk, techno, metal (if you're lucky ), reggae, country etc. etc.

If you like the Alcove stage at Latitude, get yourself to The Rabbit Hole. 

Another big difference is what to do after the main stages close. When I went to Latitude there was some sort of disco on in the woods and that was about it. At Glastonbury the main focus is on the South East Corner (Shangri-La, Block 9 etc.) but there is entertainment on across the site that basically runs all night.

Anyway, in short.... What @Scruffylovemonster said.

Ta guys. I used latitude as an example, because I've been there a lot and it's definitely not just one of those "scaffolding in a field" festivals

[Gnomicide]

2 minutes ago, evannn said:

 

Ta guys. I used latitude as an example, because I've been there a lot and it's definitely not just one of those "scaffolding in a field" festivals

Decent festival Latitude, I enjoyed it but to sum up, the 9 hours it took me to get there put me off. The 16 hours it took me to get to Glastonbury last year hasn't put me off.

[Funkyfairy!]

More - just more of everything. More life, more experiences, much much much more random stuff, more stages, more bars, more night life, more variety ,

Nice people (mostly)

more smiles

More randomness

More , much more variety

 

Glastonbury is Wonderland on steroids ....

[Tartan_Glasto]

1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:

It has some similarities and I think Latitude is trying to diversify what it offers and have some after bands entertainment on but there is much more to Glastonbury than could be described as a larger Latitude.

The main thing is no separate arena, so no getting searched on the way in every day to see if you a smuggling any of your own drink in. Once you (and your booze) are in, you're in. Plus of course the size, you could take the entire Latitude audience, double it and stick in in front of the Pyramid and there'd still be another 105,000 souls watching acts elsewhere.

One thing Latitude does better is comedy. There are still some very good acts at Glastonbury and many are repeated across the two festivals but you don't get headline comedy acts of the size you see at Latitude.

Musically there is much more diversity on offer at Glastonbury and while you will probably wander from stage to stage, you could well find that you have a favourite area that best represents the type of stuff you like. I've only been to Latitude once but would say the demographic is best represented by the Park, Other & Pyramid stages (though I'll probably get shot down for that). At Glastonbury you will have almost every genre covered - crooners, folk, techno, metal (if you're lucky ), reggae, country etc. etc.

If you like the Alcove stage at Latitude, get yourself to The Rabbit Hole. 

Another big difference is what to do after the main stages close. When I went to Latitude there was some sort of disco on in the woods and that was about it. At Glastonbury the main focus is on the South East Corner (Shangri-La, Block 9 etc.) but there is entertainment on across the site that basically runs all night.

Anyway, in short.... What @Scruffylovemonster said.

I'd love another metal band along the lines of BMTH. Their set was one of my faves this year. Not quite metal, but at the heavier end of the rock genre, I'd love to see Hands Like Houses there. They are amazing live. They'd make a great afternoon Other slot.

[Twisted Melon]

When you go on your first wander and realise the scale of the place compared to somewhere like V it will make your jaw drop. 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

I haven't been to Latitude so can't compare. What I can say is that you must use the free Lock Ups to store your valuables (especially overnight while you are sleeping). Glastonbury is mesmerising and has a beautiful vibe, but (unfortunately) there are people who go whose aim it is to steal from tents. If you use the Lock Ups then you are free to have no care in the world while you are at the festival. As for it's scale and diversity of entertainment it'll blow your mind. It is, afterall, Europes largest festival of the performing arts.

[shuttlep]

it is huge

 

it's my tenth of eleventh year and there i still so much I haven't done

[eFestivals]

3 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

One thing Latitude does better is comedy. There are still some very good acts at Glastonbury and many are repeated across the two festivals but you don't get headline comedy acts of the size you see at Latitude.

Hmmm ... not really sure about that.

I'm not sure there's a (decent) comedian I've seen on TV for the last 20+ years that i've not seen at Glastonbury first - tho the difference might be they tend to do Glastonbury on their way to huge fame rather than when they've got it... tho there's still plenty of very decent names, they just don't jump out at you in the Glasto line-up cos there's so many other things of interest.

[Crazyfool01]

7 hours ago, Jasonbee said:

So I've done T in the Park twice & V Festival 3 times... This will be my 1st year at Glastonbury! I'm very excited!

Other than a different variety of music... What can I expect;

More of?

Less of?

Better?

Worse?

Than what I am used to

More of ... fantastically nice friendly people as this helpful thread proves 

Less of .... moments that you have nothing to do !!

Better , the sheer randomness of the place ,( make sure to participate and rather than be the one taking the photos be the one that people are taking photos of ) .the food , the music , the art , the theatre of the place , the atmosphere , the randomness , the friendly moments with strangers , the memories, the nice people from efests that are happy to answer any question on here despite having had many of them asked many times before ..... I could go on but will let others take on the task

worse , maybe the walk from the car park if you aren't prepared for it !!

[SG87]

Think I went to T for about 10 years in a row. Last year was my first Glastonbury - there's just no comparison. What a place it is. Not getting a ticket for this years festival felt worse than a death in the family...

If I don't get a ticket in the resale there is gonna be tears. 

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, eFestivals said:

Hmmm ... not really sure about that.

I'm not sure there's a (decent) comedian I've seen on TV for the last 20+ years that i've not seen at Glastonbury first - tho the difference might be they tend to do Glastonbury on their way to huge fame rather than when they've got it... tho there's still plenty of very decent names, they just don't jump out at you in the Glasto line-up cos there's so many other things of interest.

I think the difference really is in the headline comedy acts at Latitude. They tend to be ones capable of playing arena size shows. While the rest may be of a similar size, what struck me at Latitude was the sheer number of very well known comedians whereas at Glastonbury they tend to be more spread out. Dunno, maybe it's just my perception but I do spend a fair bit of time in the Caberet Tent at Glastonbury and there tends to be a lot of acts that I've never heard of or that are not very good.