The Intangilbles

[One Tonne Baby]

• That incandescent buzz all weekend
• That wave of emotion as those gates open
• What hand!? What wrist!? it seems so important for how the festival goes.
• The uniqueness of the those specific people in that specific place at the specific time
• The groggy early morning tent chats
• The unzipped tench stretch
• CLANG...CLAG....CLANG
• zig-zagged old railway walks
• Taking in the vast expanse of ants below the glasto sign
• The song extending after the set, into the night
• Why can you always hear horns when you have a lay down in the grass?
• 'Maybe vegan is the way, cos this curry bangs'
• That funny little in-joke no one can predict, that colours everything that weekend
• i love you's

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

The dewy grass first thing in the morning.

The smell of burning charcoal as you walk through the campsite.

The long grass on day one.

Laying half awake as you hear them test the Pyramid sound system with a tune from that night's headliner. 

The buzz of the pylon.

[deebeedoobee]

Hugs

[kalifire]

1 minute ago, deebeedoobee said:

Hugs

Have a +2000 hug from me 🙂

[parsonjack]

That slightly musty hessian sack smell of the Bimble Inn....

The quiet chatter and campfires by the path in Green Crafts after dark....

The TrakWay that moves slightly under the weight of the human motorway above....

[deebeedoobee]

4 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Have a +2000 hug from me 🙂

Back at yer kali

[kalifire]

The diversity of people and accents as you queue, realising we've all come together for the magic behind the fence

That point you have no specific plans and just go wondering aimlessly into whatever will happen

When you notice everyone around you in the crowd is just going for it and nobody cares

 

[Zoo Music Girl]

Love this thread. Genuinely makes me feel a bit emotional.

Lying down for the night and hearing the faint sounds of people partying from all different directions.

Trying to work out what a song is when back at your tent from a DJ off in the distance. 

Waking up and listening to your neighbours chatting.

Hearing the rain on the tent and trying to decide if it sounds heavy or like just a light sprinkling.

That morning coffee sat in my chair outside the tent, watching the world wake up, looking through the programme.

The way the breeze drifts up the Pyramid field at sunset as the day finally starts to cool.

Edited June 25, 2021 by Zoo Music Girl

[TheSheriff]

5 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Hearing the rain on the tent and trying to decide if it sounds heavy or like just a light sprinkling.

 

It always sounds like a monsoon 😂

[Maurice Mecca]

the long walk back to your tent in the early hours

seeing the path lights swaying in the darkness

spending a lazy saturday afternoon watching bramble fm

that first pear cider at Brothers Bar on Wednesday

that moment when you and your friends have finally pitched tents and done the final run back to the car for provisions and you have 5 days of indescribable pleasure ahead

then those "we've had the time of our lives" hugs as you say goodbye monday morning

[Skelts]

The roar of the spider spitting flames

The sound of the ribbons on the tower in the wind

[Zoo Music Girl]

15 minutes ago, TheSheriff said:

It always sounds like a monsoon 😂

Indeed! Also that first glimpse of the site from the coach or shuttle bus. Always reminds me of a mate turning to me as we saw it and saying "I just let go of all my worries for the next few days." 

[Crazyfool01]

The clang of the long drop door 

[Zoo Music Girl]

First pint of Brothers and a stack of festival noodles with tempura has been a steady ritual.

First gin in tin when the tents are up and the airbed is pumped is another. 

[Quark]

The moment in a crowd when you're dancing / bouncing / singing away, and you catch eyes with a complete stranger dong exactly the same thing, and for that split second you're singing at each other like the best mates in the world, before the dance carries you on elsewhere.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I need like 20 more upvotes for this thread!

[Hugh Jass]

The smell - it’s a mixture of cut grass, wood being burnt in the distance. Marijuana and a small but distinct hint of human waste.

Edited June 25, 2021 by Hugh Jass

[oneeye]

The relieved feeling of 'I knew I parked it there'when finally tracking down where you parked your car 5 days previous

Drinking Thatchers  at 9am and no one judging you

Queuing in the morning for that token bird bath, teeth brushing and poo, knowing you've got another great day ahead

The roar across the site when the sun breaks through 

Edited June 25, 2021 by oneeye

[Hugh Jass]

Double

post.

Edited June 25, 2021 by Hugh Jass

[One Tonne Baby]

The unplanned - you can know what band you are seeing at what time at what stage but the things that will really make the memories are all the bits in between that could literally only happen in those specific set of circumstances that you have little to no control over

[Zoo Music Girl]

9 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

The smell - it’s a mixture of cut grass, wood being burnt in the distance. Marijuana and a small but distinct hint of human waste.

Bang on! 

[kalifire]

Seeing the line up in lanyard form and instantly questioning your must-see plans

This forum from the very moment the build starts until the glorious debriefs when it's over for another year

 

 

[nikkic]

Man this thread has got me 😓

[Quark]

Particularly if you're camped on one of the hills, the moment of taking a last look at the site lit up before turning in and shutting the tent flap for the night and knowing you'll be back out there in the morning.

 

[oneeye]

Waking up to the chatter of tent neighbours pouring over the night before debriefs and plans for the day.

Finding your Lenor bottle.