What's your favourite day of the festival?

[kalifire]

There are so many great things about every single day of Glastonbury, but if push came to shove, which day would you choose as your favourite, and why?

[a6l6e6x]

Friday, always wake up feeling horrendous on Thursday so never enjoy it as much until quite a bit later in the day

Friday all the music starts up

Saturday you're dreading sunday as its the 2nd to last day of the festival

Sunday is the last day so I get sad

[Gacheezbo]

Thursday. 

Nicely settled in from the Wednesday, stories from the wednesday to get you through the first hangover, the rest of your group arrives, the gang is finally back together and telling the same old stories but it feels like gold. Wondering around finding the odd band, discovering random places for a drink and a catchup before the day takes a downward spiral after a few too many brothers ciders. Head up to the glastonbury sign and watch the sunset with thousands of other people. 

Bliss. 

[Gnomicide]

Friday. You've been there two days, had a spectacular time already, you wake up knowing that now the actual festival begins and there's still 3 days to go.

What a moment when they sound checked The Edge's guitar at some stupid time on Friday morning.

[Hugh Jass II]

Friday for me too, the day the stages open and the serious business really starts.

[Enda Krabappel]

Friday when you hear them first sound checks, just before the first bands come on. You can feel the anticipation and excitement all around which is something else. 

[Hotchilidog]

I think Thursday. After the excitement of arriving on Wednesday and getting settled in, Thursday really allows you to explore the whole festival before getting bogged down in the main stages from Friday. There is always plenty of scheduled entertainment to keep you going but also the promise of finding that unexpected nugget that you were not expecting. At the end of the day you can finally hit the hay in the knowledge that good time you have just had is merely the prelude to a big weekend of music and more.

[Homer]

I think we all know it's Wednesday (still not over it).

Edited March 24, 2022 by Homer

[chazwwe]

Thursday for me. Wednesday is get settled, catch up and explore. Thursday is the day where I get to see acts in the smaller corners of the festival, maybe a secret act or two and the first night I go out for a dance. 

[Mwk525]

Wednesday is my favourite as it’s a scrabble and chill with a beer day planning the weekend out! 

[the_arsonist]

I've said Thursday - bit more settled than Wednesday and feel like the whole festival is slowly waking up as things open and the buzz intensifies. Always some good music on during the day/night and just a bit different to when the festival is in full flow Friday-Sunday. 

[nikkic]

Thursday for me (followed closely by Friday).

We always arrive Thursday so the initial buzz combined with the fact there’s always some ace music on and that feeling of finally being there again is just unreal. 

Friday is the next best because the real stuff starts.

[shuttlep]

I have always joked that when the music starts it ruins an amazing festival.

[FloorFiller]

Thursday for me. Settled in, hopefully not waking up feeling like complete dogshit which is more than I can say for the other days, and getting the party started with the smaller stuff on around the site all day/night but without the rigorous schedule of the rest of the weekend - just go with the flow with the group I’m with. 

[BluePaul]

It's a toss-up between Wednesday and Thursday but Thursday just edges it for me.  We've been in Campervan fields for the last few years so all the arrival and setup work is done on Tuesday.

Wednesday is therefore free to just wander on site, soak in the fact we are back on the farm and watch everyone else settling in before getting stuck in for a wander.  Cider bus, where we inevitably end up with three pints each because we all go for the 'three for £10' option without checking what the rest are doing.  Then Brothers, then wherever the mood takes us.

But Thursday is when things are starting to happen - small bands in out of the way venues culminating in, for the last few years at least, Tony Bowen wherever he is playing and Rhythm of the 90s in Croissant Neuf.

Best thing about Weds/Thurs is there is no agenda, follow your nose, see what you see.

Friday onward is great but there's always that sense of there being more of an agenda to follow and the freedom of the first two days is dissipated somewhat.

But every day is a grand day really.

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[Earth_pig]

Friday after two great days the main stages wake up and you still feel like you have plenty of time left.

[grumpyhack]

2 minutes ago, BluePaul said:

It's a toss-up between Wednesday and Thursday but Thursday just e does it for me.  We've been in Campervan fields for the last few years so all the arrival and setup work is done on Tuesday.

Wednesday is therefore free to just wander on site, soak in the fact we are back on the farm and watch everyone else settling in before getting stuck in for a wander.  Cider bus, where we inevitably end up with three pints each because we all go for the 'three for £10' option without checking what the rest are doing.  Then Brothers, then wherever the mood takes us.

But Thursday is when things are starting to happen - small bands in out of the way venues culminating in, for the last few years at least, Tony Bowen wherever he is playing and Rhythm of the 90s in Croissant Neuf.

Best thing about Weds/Thurs is there is no agenda, follow your nose, see what you see.

Friday onward is great but there's always that sense of there being more of an agenda to follow and the freedom of the first two days is dissipated somewhat.

But every day is a grand day really.

I could have written that myself - sums it up perfectly.  The great bonus of the CV fields is arriving and setting up on Tuesday and, effectively getting an extra day.

[zero000]

Saturday for me. Think I’m a bit of an outlier here but it always seems like the peak of the festival for me. You’re fully into the swing of everything being open and the Saturday after hours is usually the most debauched of the weekend. It’s perfect. 

[the wonderwhy]

Who voted for Tuesday? One of the cows? 

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

What’s this got to do with Glastonbury?

[Bradders]

I very nearly said Saturday. It probably is the best day, but on Thursday you have the excitement for the upcoming weekend as well as the great day. As the festival gets better the excitement for what’s to come diminishes, and I reckon this cross section graph peaks Friday night.

[Hugh Jass II]

8 minutes ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

What’s this got to do with Glastonbury?

What’s your favourite day to eat crisps at Glastonbury?

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

Just now, Hugh Jass II said:

What’s your favourite day to eat crisps at Glastonbury?

Probably Wednesday tbh. Once I get a couple of days in the only thing I want is greasy burgers and stuff.

[MetaKate]

All my most memorable days have been Sundays.

Something about the last day, beat down, torn, and ready to milk every last second. 

[AtomsForPizza]

2 minutes ago, MetaKate said:

ready to milk

That's best left to Michael and his farmers!