Glastonbury vs Roskilde - tents taken home

[Watergirl]

Found this article in my Facebook feed. I can’t read Danish but I get the gist of it. The first two photos compare the Glastonbury and Roskilde aftermath.

Google translate translates the headline as “Incredible festival miracle. The UK's largest music festival, Glastonbury, shows that it is possible to get guests clean up after them”.

Whilst it shouldn’t be a miracle when people do what is the decent thing to do, it’s nice to see Glastonbury in such a favourable light. 

https://ekstrabladet.dk/roskilde/nyheder/utroligt-festivalmirakel/7706719?fbclid=IwAR0VguI5au9FnBoo_JZSti_NnnQfhzO_zKyb3Bel8TpPw4KrJJ3r8hdTNi4

[Gnomicide]

I got an option to see an english version when I clicked on the link.

https://ekstrabladet.dk/roskilde/nyheder/utroligt-festivalmirakel/7706719

[Blueberry]

God, those photos of Roskilde are terrible! What a mess!

[mashedonmud]

Come on Glastonbury,  keep fighting this and lead by example. Still not happy with Glastonbury mess but at least it's not like that. ?

[gigpusher]

Roskilde should be ashamed that's a disgrace. Makes me realise how far we have come. 

[Watergirl]

Beans is always right.

 

[Homer]

Is the demographic at Roskilde particularly young or something?

[Splatt]

I'll await judgement to see if the improvement can be maintained for a few more years. The last two fest's weather have undoubtedly helped. Let's see how it goes at the next properly wet one.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Having David Attenborough this year on the Pymiad undoubtedly helped get the message across.

Unfortunately they probably won't be able to repeat the trick in 2020, so I suggest they book Grotbags to scare people into taking their tents home.

[chemica]

I turned up at Roskilde on Tuesday daytime and the place was already a complete mess. 

For those arguing that Glasto should last a week; this festival does Saturday to Saturday, with the big name music not starting until a Wednesday. The first weekend is seemingly an anything goes for 18 y/o who absolutely trashed the place, which all calmed down once the families bulked out the fields come Tues/Weds.  

[Watergirl]

6 hours ago, chemica said:

I turned up at Roskilde on Tuesday daytime and the place was already a complete mess. 

For those arguing that Glasto should last a week; this festival does Saturday to Saturday, with the big name music not starting until a Wednesday. The first weekend is seemingly an anything goes for 18 y/o who absolutely trashed the place, which all calmed down once the families bulked out the fields come Tues/Weds.  

I was thinking the same about that lasting-a-week argument. I once arrived at Roskilde on the Monday. It was a muddy year and by the time the music started on Thursday I was exhausted (they have changed their dates and the main stages run Wednesday to Saturday now). Those photos were no doubt taken in fields where the younger crowd go. Last time I camped with friends in the caravan field, which wasn’t as bad.

[Pinhead]

It wont be repeated in a wet year, but it is improving and moving in the right direction I think.

[gfa]

17 hours ago, Homer said:

Is the demographic at Roskilde particularly young or something?

Rosklide's fields are very separated, so this is probably of a photo of one of the general camping fields near the stages - it seemed to me when I was looking into going to Rosklide that most of the older people pay to go in premium campsites, similar to Isle of Wight I guess.

[hfuhruhurr]

22 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I got an option to see an english version when I clicked on the link.

https://ekstrabladet.dk/roskilde/nyheder/utroligt-festivalmirakel/7706719

What I didn't need to do was scroll down the page and read the Behemoth article!

[eFestivals]

1 hour ago, gfa said:

Rosklide's fields are very separated, so this is probably of a photo of one of the general camping fields near the stages - it seemed to me when I was looking into going to Rosklide that most of the older people pay to go in premium campsites, similar to Isle of Wight I guess.

from what I've heard, trashing the campsites is tradition and if you're in those campsites you're essentially expected to take part (and have your stuff trashed).

Which is probably why some avoid it by going premium.

[majormajormajor]

18 hours ago, Homer said:

Is the demographic at Roskilde particularly young or something?

Roskilde is a rite of passage for Danish kids. Something close to 50% would be 15-20, so you can expect a certain level of carnage there. I've been six or seven times, it's a lot of fun but it's a bloody messy festival in the campsites - a party vibe like no other.

The site is owned by the company behind the festival, which as far as I know, has no other use (apart from the old gravel pit). So people don't give as much of a shit.

Edited July 10, 2019 by majormajormajor

[stuartbert two hats]

@ian the worm Did you notice a difference on the campsites this in this year's aftermath?

[ian the worm]

I had daughter #2 worm with me and basically woke up and buggered off by 10am.... so I didn’t actually look. 

[gfa]

2 hours ago, majormajormajor said:

Roskilde is a rite of passage for Danish kids. Something close to 50% would be 15-20, so you can expect a certain level of carnage there. I've been six or seven times, it's a lot of fun but it's a bloody messy festival in the campsites - a party vibe like no other.

The site is owned by the company behind the festival, which as far as I know, has no other use (apart from the old gravel pit). So people don't give as much of a shit.

ah so the danish reading and leeds really I guess

2 hours ago, eFestivals said:

from what I've heard, trashing the campsites is tradition and if you're in those campsites you're essentially expected to take part (and have your stuff trashed).

Which is probably why some avoid it by going premium.

oh wow thats just dumb not going to lie, I just presumed the people going premium just leads such a high concentration of young people it just happens

[majormajormajor]

Alps, people burn their tents on the last night. It's quite full on.