Glastonbury 2007 pt2: the festie!

[scifisam]

The sound on the Other stage for Arcade Fire was dreadful, as were the screens and the camerawork.

I thought the sound was great, mixing all the instruments really well, and the camerawork was jumpy but far better than Bjorks!

The camerawork was absolutely dire in her set; it showed her a lot in close-up, which is good, it showed the keyboard player an awful lot, mostly from one static angle, which got really boring, it showed the mixing desk a Hell of a lot, and it's not interesting enough to fill as much time as it was given, and a couple of times it showed the set from so far away that you could barely tell it was a stage, let alone what was on it. One of the reasons I was looking forward to Bjork so much was that her sets are usually stunning, and I still am not sure what was actually on there. Bjork herself was wonderful, and the song choices greatly pleased me, but the cameraman should be shot.

I am still glad I saw her set, although the walk back afterwards was one of the worst; at one point a car pulled up into a gate as I was walking through it, and stopped, so that we were all squished in for more than ten minutes.

There was hardly anyone there for Bjork, too. How weird is that? Who wouldn't want to see Bjork?

 

[editor]

They don't have a leave no trace policy like the big chill, then?

It's easier at the Big Chill: they just pack up their expensive Winnebagos and purr off in their 4x4s/luxury cars.

 

[Crispy]

At least there were screens for the Other stage - that's new this year, IIRC.

 

[May Kasahara]

It's easier at the Big Chill: they just pack up their expensive Winnebagos and purr off in their 4x4s/luxury cars.

I thought they just levitated away on a cloud of their own smugness?

 

[christonabike]

It's easier at the Big Chill: they just pack up their expensive Winnebagos and purr off in their 4x4s/luxury cars.

Not from in front of the main stage they don't

But you were joking

It's not as good as it used to be, etc

 

[sojourner]

Me and Jules Saturday night, not long before Iggy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63217051@N00/631168331/

 

[Mr Retro]

Do you think they would organise Glastonbury next year so it doesn't clash with Ascot if I wrote and asked nicely? The clash must effect quite a few people.

 

[paolo]

At least there were screens for the Other stage - that's new this year, IIRC.

Yep, new this year.

 

[onemonkey]

we were supposed to give maestrocloud a lift home. at the allotted hour, she announced she was having too much fun tatting round the debris knee deep in mud in just her undies.

crazy girl

she & her partner in crime got a lift with us... eventually.. took them ages to across the site lugging all their loot but they were still bouncing around like loons.. then we all got in the back of the city mobile where we got blotto on 'geebs'.. when we got to her house, maestrocloud would have been quite happy to have slept on the street.. but thankfully between three of us we were able wake her enough to climb the front steps.

 

[scifisam]

Do you think they would organise Glastonbury next year so it doesn't clash with Ascot if I wrote and asked nicely? The clash must effect quite a few people.

It affected one of our workers: her Mum had bought her a ticket to Ascot as a surprise birthday present, and so we arranged for her to arrive late. She came straight from Ascot, tramping around in the mud in her stilletoes, little black dress and enormous hat. Course, apart from the stilletoes she didn't look at all out of place.

 

[sleaterkinney]

the abandonment levels were the highest I've ever seen. Not just broken stuff either. More a case of "oops I dropped my chairs in the mud. oh well, I'll just go and get some more from the shop in the market area and then I'll leave those behind too."

Twats. I brought home everything I took with me and it wasn't hard.

Lots of seats there...

 

[onemonkey]

err william that is consuming to me. you have a wedding, you invite people, you enjoy it. you consume. the next people come in they have a wedding they have their guests they consume.

i went to a wedding.. didn't feel the need for costume hire or champagne.. cowboy hats and homemade calimucho did the trick.. i believe there were 22 pounds spent on the rings but that included the engagement ring

 

[onemonkey]

I hated Banksy's Boghenge. He was totally taking the piss by putting it in the stone circle field

agree it was nowhere near as artistic as that dragon or the milkcarton elephant but i thought it was ok

and did you come along the A303 and see the fugly floodlights and portaloos pitched right next to the real stonehenge? Now that was disgraceful.

 

[Dubversion]

i presume he WAS taking the piss by putting it in the stone circle field. worked for me

 

[editor]

Not from in front of the main stage they don't

But you were joking

It's not as good as it used to be, etc

Even the wettest, windiest Glasto is about a zillion times better than a pleasantly balmy Big Chill.

But there was a ton of stuff left behind at the last Big Chill I went to as well.

 

[William of Walworth]

i presume he WAS taking the piss by putting it in the stone circle field. worked for me

I was fine with it

 

[sojourner]

i presume he WAS taking the piss by putting it in the stone circle field. worked for me

It turned out to be a very practical piece of art - people sat all over it, very handy in the mud

 

[rocketman]

Nah. One line review. Banksy is a twat, end of.

 

[Dubversion]

my one line review:

far from his best work but it amused, served a purpose and wound up some of the hippies

 

[William of Walworth]

agree it was nowhere near as artistic as that dragon or the milkcarton elephant but i thought it was ok

That elephant was CLASS!!! Hope editor or someone got a pic ...

and did you come along the A303 and see the fugly floodlights and portaloos pitched right next to the real stonehenge? Now that was disgraceful.

There were probably around 30,000 or so people there last Wednesday night/Thursday morning, for some reason .

It's all temporary ...

 

[wiskey]

 

[sojourner]

I have pics of the cow, but they're on a disposable camera. That cow saved our lives a couple of nights...'turn left at the cow!!'

 

[onemonkey]

Having just started to catch up with the news I feel so sorry for those people who headed home wanting a comfy bed and warm bath only to find floods.

We got off lightly!

exactly... it was a little tiring at times and got soaked to the skin and caked in mud several times over but it was great fun.. i actually walked round barefoot at one point.. very refreshing

then reading the papers this morning i felt we had escaped very lightly indeed..



mind you on the first day I was a bit surprised to see people choosing to camp in the spot that had been under 8 feet of water last time

 

[William of Walworth]

Do you think they would organise Glastonbury next year so it doesn't clash with Ascot if I wrote and asked nicely? The clash must effect quite a few people.

Top marks for :

1. Sweeping generalisation
2. Cliche-recycling derivativeness -- Telegraph style!

(take lessons from jaed though -- you left out 'Jemima' and 'Tarquin' )

 

[docus]

I thought Boghenge was quite sweet really, it brought a few smiles and was a good antidote to the sanctimonious guff you sometimes hear up at the stone circle.

Does anyone remember Mutoid Waste's Carhenge? I was blown away when I first saw that.

 

[Dubversion]

now that was stunning

 

[sojourner]

Does anyone remember Mutoid Waste's Carhenge? I was blown away when I first saw that.

Their stuff was fucking great, and was wonderful to see them come out to play on Sunday

 

[William of Walworth]

You took those early great pix though

 

[William of Walworth]

I thought Boghenge was quite sweet really, it brought a few smiles and was a good antidote to the sanctimonious guff you sometimes hear up at the stone circle.
Does anyone remember Mutoid Waste's Carhenge? I was blown away when I first saw that.

Missed Glasto that year ...

Saw footage of it on the DVD though, and other pix from time to time. Class!

I'm sure Banksy's oblique tribute to it was in full awareness ...

 

[William of Walworth]

It affected one of our workers: her Mum had bought her a ticket to Ascot as a surprise birthday present, and so we arranged for her to arrive late. She came straight from Ascot, tramping around in the mud in her stilletoes, little black dress and enormous hat. Course, apart from the stilletoes she didn't look at all out of place.

I'm fairly sure I saw her, or someone very like how you describe, but assumed she was 'in costume'