What’s the first set you saw on Worthy Farm?

[sime]

The Velvet Underground  in 1993 opening the Pyramid Stage on the Friday. What an introduction to the festival. I bloody loved it!

[fred quimby]

Would have been Randy California in 1982. I don't remember much at all

[robith]

Modest Mouse with Jonny Marr on the Other stage 2007. Thank you past Rob for not embarrassing current Rob

[TheParkAfterDark]

On 6/24/2020 at 4:17 PM, Ryan1984 said:

Thought this could be fun. Who did you see play the first set of your first ever Glastonbury?

Mine was The Darkness on the Pyramid Stage, 2003.

The Darkness were also my first band at Glastonbury. Fair enjoyed them! 

[themuel]

On 6/24/2020 at 4:17 PM, Ryan1984 said:

Thought this could be fun. Who did you see play the first set of your first ever Glastonbury?

Mine was The Darkness on the Pyramid Stage, 2003.

Me too!!! 

[Northern Jack]

Beady Eye opening the Other in 2013. 

Not the best, if memory serves The Hives were on straight after and were brilliant. 

[ghandi]

It would have been The Rakes in 2009 on the Other Stage

[DareToDibble]

I’ve just had a look at the 2014 times and I think my first set was whoever TBA was opening the Other Stage as I camp right by there so wandered down.

I’m in for a lot of stick if this is right but I actually think it may have been Kaiser Chiefs? Hoping someone can tell me that was a later year... please?  

[Crazyfool01]

13 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

I’ve just had a look at the 2014 times and I think my first set was whoever TBA was opening the Other Stage as I camp right by there so wandered down.

I’m in for a lot of stick if this is right but I actually think it may have been Kaiser Chiefs? Hoping someone can tell me that was a later year... please?  

Oh dear ..... I predict a riot ... 

[squirrelarmy]

42 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

I’m in for a lot of stick if this is right but I actually think it may have been Kaiser Chiefs? Hoping someone can tell me that was a later year... please?  

Don’t worry Dibble you’ll get no hate from me! 
 

Surely there’s more than two Kaiser Chiefs fans on the forum? 

[DareToDibble]

3 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Don’t worry Dibble you’ll get no hate from me! 
 

Surely there’s more than two Kaiser Chiefs fans on the forum? 

Rumour has it for every 2 Kaiser fans on this forum there are 2,000 that hate them...

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, DareToDibble said:

Rumour has it for every 2 Kaiser fans on this forum there are 2,000 that hate them...

I’m a Leeds United fan. I’m definitely used to being hated 😂

[bellboy]

11 hours ago, ghandi said:

It would have been The Rakes in 2009 on the Other Stage

Me too!  Followed by the Maccabees if I remember right.

[hfuhruhurr]

12 hours ago, Northern Jack said:

Not the best, if memory serves The Hives were on straight after and were brilliant. 

They were, I remember they got us all to sit/kneel in the mud

[Wellyboot]

I have no idea who my first act was. I've even looked at the 2008 line up and I couldn't tell you..

[ghandi]

4 hours ago, bellboy said:

Me too!  Followed by the Maccabees if I remember right.

Correct, Maccabees were great, first album tour and first set, such a pity, just when they ready to make the next step as well.

[phillyfaddle]

Wilco - Friday 2004, Pyramid. Good set.

[phillyfaddle]

21 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

I’ve just had a look at the 2014 times and I think my first set was whoever TBA was opening the Other Stage as I camp right by there so wandered down.

I’m in for a lot of stick if this is right but I actually think it may have been Kaiser Chiefs? Hoping someone can tell me that was a later year... please?  

Yes, it was Kaiser Chiefs. Lasted 2 songs then went to the Glade for Alabama 3, who smashed it. Awesome opener.

[5co77ie]

Galaxie 500 - Friday 1990, Pyramid.

 

 

Was putting the tent up in front of them in the Pyramid field by the tree whilst thinking our neighbours look like they've been here months!

Edited July 2, 2020 by 5co77ie

[5co77ie]

This is a great story I've just found about this set:

 

"That Summer we were invited to play some festivals in Europe. First up was Glastonbury. It rained all week leading up to the Glastonbury Festival and the field turned to mud. Our shoes were hosed down before we went on, to clean off the mud we had picked up backstage, where the Happy Mondays were kicking a football around. I looked out at people wearing plastic bags on their feet

We were the first band on the big stage on day one, playing at noon to thirty thousand people. I should have been terrified, but I wasn't. The people were so far away, and I didn't know any of them personally, except for Kramer who was out at the mixing board

Kramer wanted to join us for a few songs, like he had done on the last European tour. But Damon & Naomi didn't want him onstage anymore. They now thought it was a bit strange to have the producer jump onstage with us, and maybe they were right. I said I didn't mind if he played a few songs, but they had made their minds up

In the middle of our third song I heard a sound behind me -- it sounded like someone else was playing guitar. Kramer. He had given the house sound engineer some pointers and had quickly made his way through the crowd to the stage, where he found my spare guitar and a spare amplifier. He couldn't resist -- he was Kramer. He wanted to play on the big stage at Glastonbury." (Dean Wareham, "Black Postcards")

 

[hillwalker]

The View - 2007 pyramid stage. I remember it being wet - a theme that continued for the rest of the weekend.