Crazyfool01 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Following on from the staying up thread ... how much sleep do people get over the festival ? ... I find it harder these days and am amazed at those who say they don’t sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shez Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 3 or 4 hours a night. 6-10 ish. Maybe a bit more on the Wednesday and Sunday nights. The rest of the time I want as minimal time asleep as possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb4747 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I had a baby last year. Thanks to her training me to live on minimal sleep, I think I'm going to easily smash Glastonbury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbulance Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 3-4 hours a night. Depends how strong that morning sun is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fussah Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'd say about 6 a night but I think i'm going to try and cut that right down if I can this year. I want to make the most of every minute i'm there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyoung Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 If I only slept 3-4 each night at Glasto I would be a fucking zombie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian the worm Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I’m like Thatcher averaging 4 hours for 10 nights. At least two of them are always zero but never consecutive ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I aim to get at least 6 a night, I'm useless otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bags73 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Anything approaching 6hours ish usually works for me. There's no way you can have a lie in if it's hot as the tent becomes super heated. I'm usually busting for a wee too by 8am no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bags73 said: Anything approaching 6hours ish usually works for me. There's no way you can have a lie in if it's hot as the tent becomes super heated. I'm usually busting for a wee too by 8am no matter what. At the risk of doing the hard sell, these are a game changer: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/2-seconds-easy-iii-freshblack-pop-up-tent-3-man-id_8357353.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_65718920351_c_316423054750_w_aud-308557096493:pla-329717980502_n_g_d_c_v__l__t__r_1o1x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030818_z_GB_i_en_j_329717980502_s__e__h_9046436_ii__vi__&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleGNeu8tlkkcRf6iVY0dJmh9J9uHqM-GBMzHn__5YpMNK8hwBKoEpzcaAvN0EALw_wcB It's much cooler and much darker, to the point where you can actually go back to sleep if you wake at 5 or 6. They're brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike86 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I was at a two festival this weekend and still feel like death today. I don't know whether it was lack of sleep, or other substances. I really don't know how I'm going to manage five days. I honestly might have to have some sober days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morph100 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 used to be 2 or 3 hours, then I got old moved into campervan fields and I can get up to 7 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawrsomesauce Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I tend to get around 6-7 hours a night although it varies depending on acts I wanna see and where. I remember in 2016 I slept for about 10 hours on the Sunday morning rising to go watch ELO but then in 2017 had 5 hours before heading to watch Hacienda Classical - in short, it varies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Someone has shares in quecha/decathlon .... I try to stay up past 3 am as there is really no point going to bed before due to the proximity of the beat hotel ..... but im usually up and out the tent before 8 as I just cant ever get back to sleep maybe the fresh and black will change things this year ...(.anyone humming faithless due to my subtle/unsubtle thread tittle ? ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffy394 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Hmm depends. Cos of long running back problems I cant smash it until 6/7 AM like I used to! I will probably do 2/5 nights on about 3 hours sleep, then the other 3 nights on 5 or 6. ... I guess thats still pretty heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gherkin8r Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, Bags73 said: Anything approaching 6hours ish usually works for me. There's no way you can have a lie in if it's hot as the tent becomes super heated. I'm usually busting for a wee too by 8am no matter what. This is me. Wake up about 7 absolutely busting for the toilet, my hip on whatever side I am lying on is killing me and the tent is too hot. Trip to the toilet and there's no chance of me getting back to sleep for any more than a few mins. Normally take myself for a wee dander, get some breakfast and get to toilets before the madding crowd, get a wash and brush my teeth. I like already being up and kind of watching the festival come back to life. Then get the 10 o'clock bus into Shepton mallet on a drink run, fill the cool bag with cider and ice and back on site before midday ready to rock. Unfortunately I need a few hours more sleep these days so the other side of the coin is being in bed earlier more often than in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuttlep Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, cb4747 said: I had a baby last year. Thanks to her training me to live on minimal sleep, I think I'm going to easily smash Glastonbury. Good luck, I thought that when my boy was young , went on a mental stag party, managed to sleep for 24 hours missing the entire first day. it was the first time in 18 months i had no one bothering me . best sleep ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbadger Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'm off the naughties this year so not sure how long I'll end up staying up for as dance music really isn't my thing without assistance. Plan on venturing elsewhere post-headliner and checking out the green fields, cabaret etc. I'm quite lucky in that I'm very much a get up and go person, so can easily get in at 5am, 6 hour kip and down for the first couple of acts. Fresh and Black tent is just superb for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Dickfingers Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 In life I’m an early riser up at 6 every day, lucky to see 7 on a weekend. At Glastonbury I tent to sleep from around 6/7/8-10/11/12. Never really feel I miss out on anything. Sleep when you get home bollocks to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havors Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I would like more but always find myself wide awake after about 4 hours regardless of how long ive been awake for previously. I will likely hit the sack about 6.30-7am thursday morning and be up again opening and beer by 10.30-11am. If i get to sleep about 3am ill be awake before 8am... its like a festival internal clock just cant sleep for any longer. I make up for it when i get home though and usually sleep for about 48 hours straight ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork_UK Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I always have my best night's sleep in tents, whether it's at Glasto or out on the moors. I reckon I get a nice cosy 4-6 hours a night while at Glasto, depending on how late I manage to stay up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug85 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Around 3/4 hours, sometimes 5/6 depending on how tired I am after a long day. Have to be up for work at 5:30am and usually get back around 1/2. Doesn't leave much in the tank for the next day but adrenaline and alcohol usually gets me through apart from the monday where I was dead to the world last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jow95 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 Back at the tent around 6am, awake by about 12, repeat. Varies massively of course depending on the night or the morning really but generally thats my schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanr Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: At the risk of doing the hard sell, these are a game changer: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/2-seconds-easy-iii-freshblack-pop-up-tent-3-man-id_8357353.html?iv_=__iv_p_1_g_65718920351_c_316423054750_w_aud-308557096493:pla-329717980502_n_g_d_c_v__l__t__r_1o1x_pla_y_15177021_f_online_o_2030818_z_GB_i_en_j_329717980502_s__e__h_9046436_ii__vi__&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleGNeu8tlkkcRf6iVY0dJmh9J9uHqM-GBMzHn__5YpMNK8hwBKoEpzcaAvN0EALw_wcB It's much cooler and much darker, to the point where you can actually go back to sleep if you wake at 5 or 6. They're brilliant. They also do this one if on a tight budget. It's lighter and an easier shape to carry in, not as roomy as the pop up but still has the blackout. Edited May 30, 2019 by alanr typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Chris Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 4 to 6. Seems the average for most folk, it’s the 450 mile drive home on the Monday that’s the killer, I stop every two hours for a short nap and tea. Back home and it’s a 12 hour sleep after a shower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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