Glastonbury 2008

[William of Walworth]

Endorse It will be much better

You're probably right, but like JTG, I'm going to both ...

 

[William of Walworth]

I'd argue (and no doubt get slated) that camps of people from various websites can change the nature of a festival completely, sometimes to its detriment, in a way that never happened pre-internet forum. I went to one small festival which was completely ruined by a one-off influx of people from a festival website breezing into town and forming nearly 20% of the population, and substantially changing the mood. In the case of Glastonbury, these groups are still dwarfed by the overal size of the thing, but I'd agree with wiskey that people can have too much information.

Going to think about that one ... and get back to it tomorrow, cos you raise some interesting points, I guess they were wiskey's points too. I certainly wasn't claiming that what she said lacked validity altogether.

Dont forget that it's not so likely that you, myself, Tort and various other people would have met at Glastonbury/other fests but for t'interweb.

Up to you whether you think that's a good thing or not

 

[david dissadent]

I'd argue (and no doubt get slated) that camps of people from various websites can change the nature of a festival completely, sometimes to its detriment, in a way that never happened pre-internet forum. I went to one small festival which was completely ruined by a one-off influx of people from a festival website breezing into town and forming nearly 20% of the population, and substantially changing the mood. In the case of Glastonbury, these groups are still dwarfed by the overal size of the thing, but I'd agree with wiskey that people can have too much information.

It can feel like 20%, but there are never more than 40 or so of them and all but the smallest have at least 3000.

 

[Kanda]

My fav this summer was Glade... cos we got there, made it, got on it and had a fucking brilliant time.

Glasto was fun but too hard work.

Ranks up there in one of best times ever. Even though it wasn't the craziest.

 

[david dissadent]

Glade

 

[Kanda]

Glade

This year?

A triumph of good times

 

[rich!]

I went to one small festival which was completely ruined by a one-off influx of people from a festival website breezing into town and forming nearly 20% of the population, and substantially changing the mood.

I feel I should make some off-the-tracks comment here, but I can't work out what it would be

Anyway, who went to the Strawberry Fayre's where every raver in 50 miles turned up? Was that the internet's fault?

 

[david dissadent]

This year?

A triumph of good times

Ketamine and mud in an official disaster zone...... the big advantage over glasto in the mud..... so much fucking smaller.

 

[Firky]

Glade

Can't remember much about it

I remember Dubversion looking impossibly hungover then twenty minutes later looking alright, I remember hanging onto crustychick as I slipped all over on the mud, and I remember Kanda spilling things

Oh and I remember getting lost in a tiny festival haha

 

[Kanda]

Can't remember much about it

Cos you were there less than 24 hours?

Tentbound I think....

 

[Kanda]

Damn you and your edits

 

[Firky]

This year?

A triumph of good times

 

[Kanda]

^^ Fun

 

[Firky]

You muppet

 

[Kanda]

Yup

 

[Firky]

I remember the thunderstorm too

and looking for the homous to find out I was sitting on it, that really pissed me off

 

[Kanda]

It seems every festival, I drop something.

Glade: You know
Electric Picnic: D80 (lot of smashed glass)

...and the stunned faces were similar but me going: Ah well, whatever

 

[Firky]

I had guest passes for EP and Endoresit (thanks to Dub again) but couldn't get for whatever reason. Money I think. Going to try and get to as many as I can this summer and save up properly instead of procastinating. I'd like to go back to Latitude.

 

[Kanda]

I had backstage passes for EP (thanks to Dub again) but couldn't get for whatever reason. Money I think. Going to try and get to as many as I can this summer and save up properly instead of procastinating. I'd like to go back to Latitude.

I want next summer to be as good as this one. Or better.

 

[Firky]

I hope the weather holds up this year, it was a proper stinky summer. I was actually cold at Glastonbury, parly because I was soaked through and didn't have any wellies. I enjoyed Glastonbury but it wasn't the best I have been too: put me off going back to be honest. However this thread is making me look forward to it again. Can't be arsed with the carry on with tickets mind...

 

[JTG]

There can never be enough Glade 2007 reminiscing.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

 

[TopCat]

Is Glastonbury dead, though? Really?

It's like a headless chicken whose legs are still moving.

 

[Firky]

There can never be enough Glade 2007 reminiscing.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

The only festival I have been to and said I wouldn't go again is T in the Park but I did enjoy it despite that. Was an excellent line up and the weather was top! It just wasn't a festival, more like a giant piss up with neds.

 

[cliche guevara]

I'd like to go back to Latitude.

Latitude was fantastic. I'm already looking forward to next year, headliners will be:

Friday - Sigur Ros
Saturday - Bjork
Sunday - The Flaming Lips

Oh yes.

 

[wiskey]

I still think you're being too jaded and cynical

And more than a little generalising ...

william its the tuesday after the saturday before - i'm surprised you sound surprised at my foul mood

 

[JTG]

The only festival I have been to and said I wouldn't go again is T in the Park but I did enjoy it despite that. Was an excellent line up and the weather was top! It just wasn't a festival, more like a giant piss up with neds.

which is why the Glade will always win in spite of any other factors. It's a superb crowd, out for a good time come what may and even though the vast majority of them are wrecked beyond belief, it's all in the nicest possible way

 

[wiskey]

Dont forget that it's not so likely that you, myself, Tort and various other people would have met at Glastonbury/other fests but for t'interweb.

Up to you whether you think that's a good thing or not

thing is though i remember that this year someone said urban would make up 1% of endorse it - we make up much less of glasto

but VF had literally thousands of members all going to the same place, all spending months discussing it (in details rather than our general thread that struggles to plod along int he early months) and planning everything.

that has to have had an effect and one which is way over the one we have (not to mention the swapping of bank details en mass to enable people to get tickets this year - now i dont think that happened on urban but i might be wrong).

and yeah we might not have all met up, but we all went independently before and had a great time so so what?

eta: thought i ought to point out that i'm not in favour of allocating another web forum to be the the official one. i think it should be left to littler places like EF and here and all the little offshoots rather than a huge one

 

[JTG]

but VF had literally thousands of members all going to the same place, all spending months discussing it (in details rather than our general thread that struggles to plod along int he early months) and planning everything.

really?!

what is wrong with some people? can they not just turn up and see what happens?

 

[wiskey]

It's like a headless chicken whose legs are still moving.

which could continue for ages, years in fact, before the body notices.

 

[wiskey]

really?!

what is wrong with some people? can they not just turn up and see what happens?

err, you cant say that, i tried a few pages ago.

i was apparently wrong.