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2019 - A vintage year


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Ninth one for me, been lucky enough to have gone every year since 2009. Was an incredible year, helped massively by the weather but doesn’t rank in my top 3 - can’t put my finger on why, but I just didn’t get that same emotion I have previously from others. 

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11th for me and it's right up there with the best. 

Heat was brutal but despite being an unfit fat bloke it didn't bother me as much as some (being a non drinker helped)

Musically not my best line up, but that meant I wasn't rushing to get to places and followed friends to things I never would have usually. And the few I really wanted to see were excellent. No dud sets at all.

Dickhead numbers way way down. I steward on the gates and even the scammers and blaggers seemed nicer than usual. Polite while trying it on and no hard feelings when they didn't get in. 

 

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13th festival for me and I really enjoyed it. Definitely down on the random madness levels, maybe due to the heat. Far, far less people completely off their faces. Saw literally no-one peeing where they stood (a first). 

Saw some truly great sets - Lizzo (wow, Queen), Chems (wow), Fontaines DC (they're gonna be BIG), Janelle Monae - and made some new discoveries e.g. Fatoumata Diawara, Fantastic Negrito, Snapped Ankles, Young Offenders. Very, very much enjoyed the Greenpeace DJs late at night, such a great vibe around the Avatar-stylee tree. Only a couple of low points - Miss Lauryn Hill....oh, what it could have been....and Roy Ayers. He was barely on stage, bless him. I saw him perform at Ronnie Scotts in 1989 and he was the absolute dog's b*llocks. His age is clearly showing now :'-(

Bring on 2020. T-Day is going to be heller than usual.

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