"Must don'ts" 2019

[august1]

7 minutes ago, chazwwe said:

Visit a new stage every year

(This year is Mandala stage, where is it? xD) 

Red and yellow one in green fields I think.

 

There is a white and green one in there which is a nice chill out on Wednesday/Thursday,  slightly quirky and acoustic stuff. Cake and tea, all very civilised to start the day!

[gooner1990]

3 hours ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

This I cannot answer. There were several pie alternatives last time but none looked that good

 

What’s happened here then?

im fairly sure i ate a square pie at the 2017 event. 

[Peroni]

Don't pitch your guy ropes at full extension away from your tent.  Try to be mindful of the space. 

Thanks in advance as this will stop drunk future me tripping over them and falling into your tent...

[Homer]

5 hours ago, gooner1990 said:

What’s happened here then?

im fairly sure i ate a square pie at the 2017 event. 

They went bust a few years ago now. They were quite the trailblazers on the London casual dining scene with that development sadly. 

 

Barnaby Sykes is decent - according to the food thread they’re between Leftfield and West Holts. Here’s a pic of one I ate at Bestival a few years back..:

[stuartbert two hats]

2 hours ago, Peroni said:

Don't pitch your guy ropes at full extension away from your tent.  Try to be mindful of the space. 

Thanks in advance as this will stop drunk future me tripping over them and falling into your tent...

Don't use your guy ropes at all. They're for wind and there are so many tents packed together the wind has already been broken. They're not necessary, at least not on the 2/3 man tents I use.

[Notamurderer]

Don't bring your guitar to the stone circle.

[Neville Street]

8 minutes ago, Notamurderer said:

Don't bring your guitar to the stone circle.

Don't bring your whipped cream dispensers to the Stone Circle - please! Maybe this is the year where that trend really goes into decline.

[plot2pot]

9 hours ago, paulshane said:

Don't buy a 'comedy hat' - people will judge you.

I found a cow hat a few Glastonburys ago and I wear it every year. It's tradition. Don't stop me from wearing it

I didn't buy it - does that make it okay?

[Quark]

8 hours ago, JoBalls said:

Don’t stand directly in front of me in the crowd if you’re 7ft tall ?

 

[Quark]

49 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Don't use your guy ropes at all. They're for wind and there are so many tents packed together the wind has already been broken. They're not necessary, at least not on the 2/3 man tents I use.

Not always true. I know with mine (and previous) the tension on the ropes also keeps the gap between the tent and the outer shell so there's no leakage. But you don't need them at full stretch.

[marathonsteve]

Be nice to people and dont be a twat

[Padgey]

Don't be afraid the shed a tear, somehow Glastonbury does that to you. 

[JoBalls]

41 minutes ago, Quark said:

 

So accurate ?

[MetaKate]

Don't be a dick, other than that, do whatever you want! FREEDOM BABY.

[p45]

Dont be the one wandering around the campsites at 6 am muntered saying i dont know where my tent is 

[Yokel Again]

35 minutes ago, Jah_Roots said:

don't spend the whole festival banging' on to everyone about how it was better in "the good old days" - nobody gives a shit.

(or so i am told) ?

I've set myself a reminder for this. 

[found home in 2009]

Don't have your wellies get stuck in the ground as your pushed forward in a crowd and end up ankle deep in mud in your bare socks in the south east corner.

 

That's my lesson from 2016

This year if it's wet I'll be wearing walking boots instead of wellies & I'll be avoiding the naughty corner at peak times

[Padgey]

13 minutes ago, p45 said:

Dont be the one wandering around the campsites at 6 am muntered saying i dont know where my tent is 

Unavoidable! 

[mouserat]

1 hour ago, Neville Street said:

Don't bring your whipped cream dispensers to the Stone Circle - please! Maybe this is the year where that trend really goes into decline.

100% this. Nothing more depressing than doing the sunrise walk back to the tent, taking a look up the hill towards the stone circle and seeing thousands of empty silver cylinders littering the entire hill.

[gmb1992]

Don't forget how lucky you are to be there and how all the T-day stress lead up to that weekend! 

 

[rawrsomesauce]

51 minutes ago, Jah_Roots said:

don't spend the whole festival banging' on to everyone about how it was better in "the good old days" - nobody gives a shit.

(or so i am told) ?

I remember in 2016 after they moved John Peel and some of the staff camping there was an old guy walking past shouting "YOU'VE RUINED IT!"

The golden rule for me? Don't be a dick. 

[BIGman04]

1. If self medicating is your thing don't forget to buddy up

2.Don't worry about the weather - it achieves nothing other than anxiety

3. Don't rush enjoy the journey!

[doogie]

Don't leave valuables in your tent (and do use the free lockups).

It's not nearly as bad as it used to be but thefts do happen, especially on the first night.

[Beartown]

11 hours ago, paulshane said:

Don't buy a 'comedy hat' - people will judge you.

Don't judge people wearing comedy hats!

(They're very useful to find your friends easily)

[GMF]

1 hour ago, Jah_Roots said:

don't spend the whole festival banging' on to everyone about how it was better in "the good old days" - nobody gives a shit.

(or so i am told) ?

I remember telling people just that back in 95, obviouslly there were lot less people then and the line up was better.