Glasto 2004 is GO!!

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http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?b=news&id=17209

so: £112 + booking fee, "personalised tickets", tickets on sale 1 april.

WHO'S EXCITED??!!??!!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I'D GO IF THE PIXIES ARE PLAYING!

IN FACT, I'LL PROLLY GO ANYWAY!

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

are Poison playing? Brett Michaels solo??

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

SFOINQEFOINBEFQOIUBEWFQBFQEJBFOEQJBFQBJF!!!!!!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean... TO THE PERRY STALL!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Basement Jaxx and Prince and the Pixies!

The fact that this increases the vague possibility of Prince guesting with ver Jaxx (ie candidate for best thing evah) has got me all over excited already.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely Prince will be dropped into the site by purple helicopter ten minutes before he is due on stage and off the site again half an hour after the end of his set (to allow for inevitable and pointless interview with Jo Whiley)?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cure as well! this is a sign....Dan Perry and Ned Raggett to England (come on you guys can share a tent)

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Stomp lightly, for you stomp on my dreams, Mr DC!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

i think ILX should build a fort this year

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Good luck finding Ned in the middle of all those other hippies.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

We might have to cut his hair.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Come on! More speculation over lineup please!

Prince - 3/1
Orbital - 2/1
Kelis - 50/1
Outkast - 100/1
Franz Ferdinand - No longer taking bets

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

whether he comes to glasto or not.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Kelis may be worth a fiver, how about Rolldeep to headling the dance tent on the Friday

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Eavis should consult me, here is the 150 proposed shortlist

1. !!!
2. Eivind Aarset
3. Adem
4. Animal Collective
5. Aphex Twin
6. Arcturus
7. Julian Arguelles
8. Attrition
9. The Bad Plus
10. Iain Ballamy/ Stian Carstensen
11. Bark Psychosis
12. Tim Berne's Big Satan
13. Beta Band
14. Bjork
15. Black Dice
16. Black Tape for a Blue Girl
17. Blockhead
18. The Blue Nile
19. Boards of Canada
20. Boredoms
21. Kate Bush
22. The Capital Stereo Conspiracy
23. Capitol K
24. Casino Versus Japan
25. Cave In
26. Chicago Underground Trio
27. Christ
28. Nels Cline Singers
29. Coil
30. Clouddead
31. Coloma
32. Converge
33. Carl Craig
34. Cranes
35. The Cure
36. Cursor Miner
37. Greg Davis
38. Deathprod
39. DHG/ Dodheimsgard
40. Diabolical Masquerade
41. Dillinger Escape Plan
42. Disiplin
43. Dave Douglas
44. Doves
45. DJ Spooky with Dave Lombardo
46. DJ SS
47. Duran Duran
48. Eardrum
49. Einsturzende Neubauten
50. EL-P
51. The End
52. Ephel Duath
53. Fear Factory
54. Felix Da Housecat
55. Fennesz
56. Flunk
57. Frantic Bleep
58. Fridge
59. Frog Eyes
60. Funk D'Void
61. Jan Garbarek
62. The Grid
63. Guapo
64. Stafraenn Hakon
65. Hella
66. High Contrast
67. Kim Hiorthoy
68. David Holmes
69. Lars Horntveth (from Jaga Jazzist)
70. Icarus
71. Icon of Coil
72. Impossible Beings
73. Interpol
74. IQ
75. Isis
76. IZZ
77. Junior Boys
78. Mick Karn
79. Kinski
80. Ladytron
81. Lamb of God
82. Lapsus Linguae
83. LCD Soundsystem
84. Liars
85. Lift to Experience
86. Zan Lyons
87. Madder Mortem
88. The Magnificents
89. Lasse Marhaug
90. Marillion
91. Massive Attack
92. Mastodon
93. Michael Mayer
94. Meanwhile Back in Communist Russia
95. Meat Katie
96. Mice Parade
97. Miriodor
98. Miss Kittin
99. Mission of Burma
100. Murcof
101. My Dying Bride
102. Neurosis
103. New Order
104. 90 Day Men
105. Nine Inch Nails
106. Gary Numan
107. Nurse With Wound
108. Outhud
109. Paradise Lost
110. Photek
111. Richard Pinhas
112. Playgroup
113. Portishead
114. Potentiam
115. Red Harvest
116. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
117. The Red Masque
118. Rico
119. Savath and Savalas
120. Shalabi Effect
121. Sigur Ros
122. Simple Minds
123. Skinny Puppy
124. Skyphone
125. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
126. Slowpho
127. Solefald
128. Sophia
129. Spring Heel Jack and Wadada Leo Smith
130. Squarepusher
131. Craig Taborn
132. Tomasz Stanko
133. Superpitcher
134. System of A Down
135. Tears for Fears
136. Telefon Tel Aviv
137. The Thing
138. Tortoise
139. Trans Am
140. TV on the Radio
141. Two Lone Swordsmen
142. Ulver
143. Underworld
144. Univers Zero
145. Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love
146. VAST
147. White Willow
148. Xiu Xiu
149. XTC
150. The Young Gods

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh shoot, Craig David isn't there!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.ananova.com/images/web/71852.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Stereolab?

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Instead Eavis will end up with NME / Q backed bands: Franz Ferdinand and Oasis - MUST be dead certs for Glasto 2004

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Dude, WIND CHILL FACTOR!!!

― my name is sarah and i r funky (starry), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Martian, quit harshin' my buzz man.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Martian, why?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:24 (twenty-two years ago)

why, because Eavis is big fan of Oasis and Franz Ferdinand are the media buzz band of 2004. Both will have 2004 albums.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Oasis are never playing Glastonbury again, it's fairly obvious.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Eavis has already promised 2 big bands in media interviews during the past 6 months. Who else?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Bono and his chums?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Macca and Prince are not bands they are single artists. So who else?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Soundgenerator are tipping

The Cure
http://www.soundgenerator.com/news/index.cfm?articleid=3079

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

no, i meant why should those 150 bands play glasto (i'd imagine a handful of them will though)?

FF definates i would've thought, couldn't give two figs either way about wasis...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

not fucking REM again i hope

i wouldnt go and see Oasis, no doubt they'd be on the same time as Orbital anyway

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Carsmile they are all scheduled to release albums in 2004 - that's all.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

but Ned is still recognisable amongst a bunch of hippies, he's the one shaving off their sideburns.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Are Travis not big enough to headline any more?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually what am I talking about, the Strokes must in with a chance of headlining the main stage.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary Jules will be headlining the acoustic tent on the Sunday night. along with 'Mad World' highlights are expected to be his innovative renditions of 'Dr Feelgood', 'Two Tribes', 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' and '4.33'

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

This will be in the middle of Euro2004 Steve, what about Three Lions?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

They should put on Hawkwind, the Pink Fairies, quintesscence, Traffic, Man, Gong, Egg, Henry Cow, the Edgar Broughton Band, Tim Blake's crystal machine (drone drone drone)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Heavens i forgot, will this be the weekend of the E24k final?

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely AT LEAST three of those bands will be on the bill anyway Norman!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Spring, Gracious! Warm dust, Clearlight Symphony (a single shot rings out)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

No, the 24000 European championships will not be held for another 21996 years.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come!! (expires)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Return of the FOOTBALL FIELD.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Spiderman 2 in the cinema field!

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

you can rule that Thug in White Stripes - he will be done for GBH and serving time in a US prison.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

That's okay - get The Red Stripes to perform instead.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

euro final weekend after:

http://www.euro2004.com/Competitions/Euro/FixturesResults/index.html

(can't remember link to boyler's spreadsheet)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Even better, semis or quarters!

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 23 January 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

hmmmm-mmmmm...could be interesting

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

not fucking REM again i hope
i wouldnt go and see Oasis, no doubt they'd be on the same time as Orbital anyway

I'd go and see no doubt!!!

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 23 January 2004 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

if i go again this year (and i hope i do), i'm supergluing all the various bits of tickets to myself and making sure my companions do likewise. the amount of crap i had to keep pulling out and showing to people was truly impressive, and the state we were all in meant that everyone kept losing bracelets or receipts or whatever and had to cobble odds'n'ends together. at one point i had a badge indicating that i was part of the flaming lips' crew.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Were you dressed as a panda or something?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

oh so that was you in the pink bunny costume

(x-post dam you d'cruz)

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

the amount of crap i had to keep pulling out and showing to people was truly impressive,

!!!!!!

― Pinkbunny (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i knew security would be tight, but there were like 3 checkpoints at the entrances and exits with people demanding different things. our caravan was off-site and we went back and forth fairly frequently (we were parked next to a cozy 24hr pub that some enterprising family had opened for the weekend), so it was a continual hassle.

stevem & matt, have you considered taking your act on the road?

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

yes but the CHuckle Brothers have already taken all the good venues

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, caravanners.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that why you're growing your hair so long then? So you can get it cut into an authentic Chucklemullet?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, caravanners.

totally. our caravan ruled. it was waiting for us when we got there, complete with electricity, a small lounge, and little padded bunks. plus the aforementioned 24hr bar and a nice old fellow with an egg/burger/sausage/strong tea truck.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

24 bar.

This bit sounds U&indeedK.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

whiskey and fireplace for when it was when it was chilly, bloody marys in the sun when we got up - i don't know if u&k is a strong enough statement.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 23 January 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I wanna Steve and Matt in panto at the Beck Theatre in Hayes.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

this year i might get access to a camper van (hot shower!) tho i wont be able to sleep in it, cor

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Please Carl Craig and Felix, and Michael Mayer, play at Glastonbury, I will dance to every song.

Ronan.

(Please Michael Eavis do not waste loads of good money on Orbital, everyone has seen them at least twice, at most 30 times and I'd prefer to watch a DJ than a live dance act any day of the week)

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Live dance music is like going to watch a play.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm pretty sure Orbital pay to play these days. Its like a works outing for them.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

If Felix and Mayer play at Glastonbury I will be a) surprised and b) utterly overjoyed.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 23 January 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

but Ned is still recognisable amongst a bunch of hippies, he's the one shaving off their sideburns.

Quite right. You should all fear.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Felix would be unusual. Has he ever been in a field in his life?

On reflection I can't imagine them paying the big bucks for a DJ who isn't really that popular to a Glastonbury audience.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

cos he is expensive.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

So are the tickets. I want to go to this but I had no idea.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a 4 or 5 day holiday if you want it to be though. dude you have to go!!!

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

My saved wages are gonna take a BIG hit. I've always wanted to go to Glasto, though I feel my moment for festivals has passed (I'm bitter that I never did any as a schoolkid and now I'm (almost) 22 and feeling weirdly old).

Slow connection means that site is taking a millenium, which exciting (non-Jaxx) acts are coming?

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 23 January 2004 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

hang on prince is *confirmed* isn't he ?
like, as of last year ?

what with dance being 'dead' and all will
they even have an actual dance tent this year ?

can i be the first to say (whisper it) its going to p-ss down.

― piscesboy, Saturday, 24 January 2004 10:16 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe this year I will get up in time to see the Glastonbury Towne band.

did anyone catch the Pilton Vicar last year? he was ace.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Saturday, 24 January 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

three weeks pass...

Oh shit!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely everyone with a bank account has a debit card these days?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:31 (twenty-two years ago)

surely every parent?

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

1 April is payt day too, so I will be flush.

Good for me.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely everyone with a bank account has a debit card these days?

Science says this is not the case. Maybe I will have to get a Debit Card so that I can go to Glastonbury. I bet they won't take foreign Debit Cards... fuckers.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Just do it with a cheque or postal order then. That's all clear on the site.

I think Eavis is very wise at not encouraging people to get into even more debt.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

This year I think I'll being proper ID for my flight. As much fun as paying an extra 180 euro and tearing my hair out all day on the wednesday was.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 16 February 2004 12:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Just do it with a cheque or postal order then. That's all clear on the site.

booking tickets by phone from another country will be fun.

I think Eavis is very wise at not encouraging people to get into even more debt.

they should ban credit cards from everywhere, because otherwise people will just get into debt.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Exactly.

Look at who Glasto appeals to, and are these people we should be encouraging to get into more debt.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Err.. yes?

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

this is going to be madness. also my pay day is april the 3rd :-(

we're having a karaoke fap on the 1st, aren't we? late start?

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure what Pete's saying. If memory serves, 'Glasto' is filled with naice home counties boys and girls, terrorized by a few scallies who never paid to get in in the first place, or whose debts will be paid off with the money they make from STEALING ALL MY FUCKING SHIT ON THE THURSDAY NIGHT. Ahem.

― ENRQ (Enrique), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

it's gonna piss down (see you there)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

And people ask me why I like Glasto?

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

delicious tartiflette

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Scallies are shot on sight by Mean Fiddler snipers these days, Enrique.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, good frankly. I went down Glasto way at New Year. Much nicer without all the hippies and rubbish music, I can tell you. Got off the train at Castle Cary -- totally deserted. Last time I'd been there it was like a railhead at the Somme front.

Yeah, it rained both years i went, so I am a Bad Sign.

― ENRQ (Enrique), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(cue some vacuous fuckhead telling us that it's supposed to rain, that's the point)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

It's supposed to rain, that's the point.

(x-post.)

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 16 February 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

ha just heard some of the names lined up, it's gonna be a shitter of a year:

Paul McCartney
Kings of Leon

http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=19328

also reported no White Stripes or Dork-ness - they are lined up for Reading - according to other reports of what Eavis said

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

more
http://www.nme.com/news/107582.htm
Other artists confirmed for the three-day festival are The Cure, James Brown, Kings Of Leon, Basement Jaxx, My Morning Jacket and the Scissor Sisters.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

is anyone going to roskilde? i'll probably be there, but i think two festivals in two weekends is too much for me.

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

At the end of last year's Eavis seemed to claim that Prince, Paul McCartney and Oasis would be this year's headliners.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Hang on, hang on... JAMES BROWN?!

It was only a matter of time, I s'pose.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

i detest RHCP, but Eavis claims they are aimed at 14 year olds, however I thought RHCP were more aimed at 30s/40s travelling sales reps in Mondeo cars that like trad rock rubbish and whose favourite radio station is Virgin radio.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 19 February 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

RHCP appeal to lots of people of different ages. There.

― ENRQ (Enrique), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I am starting to very much worry I won't be able to afford to go!! ARGRMEH!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

If The Cure really do play, does that mean it'll be full of GOFFS?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

i haven't been to a cure gig full of goths in over a decade

― kephm, Thursday, 19 February 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never been to a cure gig full of goths.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 19 February 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never been to a cure gig at all, in fact.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 19 February 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan's Orbital comments upthread be clearly mentalism.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 20 February 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan's comments = pure sense. They've been getting progressively worse ever since they stopped doing sets as one long mix. I actually fell asleep at the last gig of theirs I went to.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 20 February 2004 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

they were fine at Glasto 2002 but i sort of agree with Ricardo anyway

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 20 February 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

The last Glasto set was a long mix, as was the 1999 set... apart from Halcyon which they always play separately (wish they'd can it with the Bon Jovi/Belinda Carlisle though).

The huge gaps between every tune was what disappointed me most about seeing Underworld a couple of years ago.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 20 February 2004 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't see them in 2002, but I was sure the 1999 set was a load of separate tracks. Mind you, I was on something a bit strange that night so my memory's a bit foggy.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 20 February 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

So at present, the state of play is that overseas tickets can be ordered over the internet, but have to be picked up in Shepton Mallet. This happened to a few people I knew last year who had to take a taxi there, as there is no bus service to/from the site. The Infoman has confirmed that there will be no special trasport options, and taxis are it.

I love you all individually and profoundly. Who'll buy me a ticket?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 11 March 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Try Glasgow more.

― the bluefox, Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm to buy two already Andrew, soz

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Nobody's bagged my (proposed) second yet Andrew so unless Isabel changes her personality completely in the next 3 weeks and decides to come, you're on.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 March 2004 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll probably have a second flopping around too.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 11 March 2004 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Result! Thanks a potential million.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 11 March 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been seriously contemplating this but a friend has her 21st on the Saturday night. WHAT DO YOU DO, KEANU, WHAT DO YOU DO?

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 11 March 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

At first I thought you wrote KANYE instead of KEANU and thought that everyone believed that they could speak to Kanye through ilx now.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 11 March 2004 21:36 (twenty-one years ago)

HE SPEAKS THROUGH ME.

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 11 March 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

He says to tell you he's got some slow jamz for ya.

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 11 March 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Holla

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 11 March 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Jus' Blaaaaze...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

so anyway, it looks like i'm only buying one ticket too. however bear in mind that tickets go on sale DURING our annual works quiz, however it is held at work, so i intend to pop out half way through and harness the power of SUPER-JANet to queue barge ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going to buy two tickets, I think - it can't be hard to offload one. Unless there's some ridiculous ticket-name-gate policy once we get to the festival. Which is likely, come to think of it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:17 (twenty-one years ago)

and i quote:

All tickets will be personalised and checks will be made at the gates. Details of these checks will be sent out with tickets.
You will need to give a name and address for each person coming to the festival. As there will be no refund or option to change details once tickets are sent out, please be sure all details are accurate when booking tickets. Ticket orders can be cancelled and ticket price refunded until May 20th.

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/+tickets/

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

You will need to give a name and address for each person coming to the festival.

What if you have no fixed abode?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

what if you move house between now and the middle of may?

i'm quite tempted just to get me own to be fair...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I will be moving the last weekend of May, which really puts a spanner in the works.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I think my brother is getting me mine for my birthday, at least I hope so. Otherwise it's no going for me.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Does the address have to be the same as on your credit/debit card? If not, I guess you can just get it sent to your parents' house or a friend's?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the address on my debit card IS my parents house. This is a good thing, I think. I don't like the idea of my ticket sitting at the bottom of the communal stairwell in my building all day.

IMPORTANT THING - YOU CANNOT USE CREDIT CARDS THIS YEAR.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

(actually i think sarah, alix and tom moved between ordering and receiving their tix last year, and got it sorted somehow...)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

they'll be special delivery anyway, so they won't sit in the stairwell, you'll have to go to the postoffice to collect it if you're out.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:35 (twenty-one years ago)

If it's the same as last year, it will be the one on your debit card. I'll be OK (Sarah's getting mine) but it does seem like it will cause problems for a lot of people.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, might not be. Are Solo and Electron cards the same type of thing?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:40 (twenty-one years ago)

don't worry too much about the moving thing. use your current address when you buy the ticket, and keep some sort of bill/ID that has your pre-move address on it to bring along to glasto as proof.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I was also worried about the ticket being sent to the wrong address. After a bit of ferreting around on the aloud.com site it appears they do use ordinary registered post, so mail redirection looks like the answer. That is if mail redirection applies to registered post, which I suppose it must.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I will go to glastonbury, this year, but just to hang out at the gates and try to steal/find discarded proofs of addresses for houses which could be empty for a few days. I don't even like music, anyway.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Perry perry perry.

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

mmmmmmmmmm, perry...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

and once again they will be euthanasing all those over thirty - especially the ones that escaped last year, they have agents by the cider bus!!

― chris (chris), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:52 (twenty-one years ago)

most of the people there are over 30 now...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Shpeak for yourshelf!

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Starry is safe

― chris (chris), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Er, yes, "proper bo" also.

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 26 March 2004 09:55 (twenty-one years ago)

However, for quoting that anoying bloke, she has just become endangered. Agents will be tracking her to check for further misdemeanours.

― chris (chris), Friday, 26 March 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)

new para on the tickets page, by the way:

Sometimes people buy tickets for others. If you order tickets on-line on behalf of a third party, please enter the address of that person/these people on the booking screen. Do not enter your own address. Please make sure have the full addresses and postcode of the people attending the Festival to hand before making your booking. The tickets will be sent direct to the first named on the booking screen.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 26 March 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

so...umm, are SOLO cards ok?

― piscesboy, Friday, 26 March 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

electron cards aren't, so not sure about solo.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 26 March 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, and worst line up ever.

― piscesboy, Friday, 26 March 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Morrissey is playing Glastonbury. I don't think there's a venue this year that he's *not* playing.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:00 (twenty-one years ago)

He's booked in for the Winchester Club too.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Whatever happened to Gene?

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

They're headlining.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

we have got a proper 2004 glasto thread as well you know ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

When Gene played the Dubai festival three years ago, they irritated the Grand Wazir by excessive drinking. As a punishment the Wazir punished the unsuspecting Watford band by a strange incantation which trapped them in a an old style lamp. Now if you can find them, and you have three wishes, you can hire the Gene Genies.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

that's even funnier* if you imagine the A-Team title theme running over the top

*or as you may prefer, funny

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

oh balls, on re-reading it you totally had that in mind when you wrote it anyway. curse you Baran, curse you

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 1 April 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Right then, now all that madness is out of the way, ROLLCALL!

Me
Mypete
Mypete's girlf Sarah

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Yer Man O'Farrell unless they disallow his ticket.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

My gf

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:57 (twenty-one years ago)

me, wahey!

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Me and my little brother and an Oxfam mate.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Me
My boy
Loads of my friends!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

as much as I love you all and am looking forward to some boozing it'd be nice if even one of my friends from here got a ticket : (

I mean who's going to stay in the dance tent ALL DAY with me!

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to dance NOW dammit!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 2 April 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

believe me I had a little skip to matthew dear as I refilled my nicotine replacement coca cola.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Me!
bunch of my mates!

― pete b. (pete b.), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

is it too early to start drinking? (i am at work)

― pete b. (pete b.), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I have to go and have sex with the person who gave me that Freya address now. Even though I still have no confirmation email and am panicking that in my excitement I got my address wrong or something.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I just say:

I'm so excited
And I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control
And I think I like it

― ooh yeah (daveb), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:04 (twenty-one years ago)

never too early to go drinking.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! man last year I had to bust my ass to get there aswell, is it ever simple, let nobody say I don't earn my ruin.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:06 (twenty-one years ago)

-Me
-My Canadian friend Trish (who has never been to a festival)
-Loads of other friends, lovers (no family)

hooray! i FEAR the ruin of the ILX camping area...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Did Anna & Toby get tix??

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I think so. Toby is probably still fretting about it though ;)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm going, and diarmid.

and thanks to the freya tip my friends jim, connie, steve and some of his friends are going.

ILX was the only way we all got tix. warm fuzzy feeling now.

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Me and Lixix, as long as the confirmation mail comes...

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:15 (twenty-one years ago)

AYE

will be there to chug cider by the barrel and moan one's arse off, you lucky people

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

WOO!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:24 (twenty-one years ago)

yes i am still fretting. of course. but afaik i was the first person on ilx to get through, at least on the web:

http://ilx.wh3rd.net/postmarkread.php?msgid=4459784

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:25 (twenty-one years ago)

ok i now feel confident enough to say (a mere 12 hours after getting confirmation) ANNA AND I ARE COMING TO GLASTONBURY!!

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I am so tired...........zzzzzzzzzzz

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

yay Toby & Anna!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Myself and Ricardo...

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 2 April 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

pisces + the pisces kids, but not (as yet - COME ON FREYA !!)
pisces' soul-brother. pray for freya 2 do it one last time!

― piscesboy, Friday, 2 April 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I am going, as are lots of my friends, and a nice young lady called Nancy who I only just met but who piggy-backed on my ticket application. And you lot as well. Lovely.

So is there any point in me reviving my All Tomorrow's Parties FAP thread on ILM *again*, or will everyone just ignore it *again*? *sulks*

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Freya fear here.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

ME (assuming no 'no s' backlash)

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Freya neppe venette.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha weird! mindmeld with me on the holy ghost thread!

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

For our next trick we all get tickets on the same FunBus coach.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:39 (twenty-one years ago)

bah, the proper glasto busses aren't on national express yet...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 2 April 2004 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Psst.. have you tried national expres?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 2 April 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

my brane is melting, i had to read that four times before i got it...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 2 April 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Bump: for Rob!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 5 April 2004 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks Pink!

Wow. This thread is long too...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 5 April 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

music festivals are BAD. hippies. mud. stoners. dreadlocks. bad.

― Robbie Lumsden (Wallace Stevens HQ), Monday, 5 April 2004 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, fuck off.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 5 April 2004 12:06 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.wayahead.com/glastonbury2004/

NEWS alert, more glasto tickets have been available TODAY

...be quick

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 15 April 2004 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Gah - I didn't need to stay up all night and compromise my financial security after all. The little liars - so much for 'any returned or misallocated tickets will be used to fill existing needs' or whatever.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 15 April 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

(I love the way DJ Martian seems more interested in all this than the people who are actually going).

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 15 April 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

just passing news on, the reason for extra tickets available today - was due to the cock-up of the duplicates fiasco, caused by inadequate web infrastructure.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 15 April 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Anyone pass the msg onto Magnus?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 15 April 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

They've gone already. News travels fast on this interweb of ours.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 15 April 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

get the lighters out !

Orbital for Glasto 2004
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/040421c.shtml1

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

that sorts out sunday night for me, then. last show ever!

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Fucking hell! Last show ever?!

It's going to be messy. And emotional.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Despite what I said upthread about them being a bit meh live nowadays, I'll definitely be watching them now.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow - Morrissey? Television? Blondie? Wilco? Spiritualized? If all of those "To Be Confirmed" bands are there, this will be mental.

Scissor Sisters on the list too - I would be very surprised if they WEREN'T there. A good party band, I suspect.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Scissor Sisters have 'first thing on the Main Stage on Friday' written all over them.

That last play out of Chime to close the festival is going to be insane.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:09 (twenty-one years ago)

If they played a down to the last note repeat of their Glasto 94 or 95 shows I'd be the happiest man alive.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Scissor Sisters can c#nt right off. Who on earth decided that they were any good? They're a pile of execrable toadstooling two-timing tartar twisters who keep wasting my precious Popworld/Ad Break time with COMFORTABLY NUMB, hey, you know what I say, COMFORTABLY BUM more like!!!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The mals singer from Scissor Sisters is a complete tw@t!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ricky - I suspect the set will be last album-heavy with added Chime, Halcyon, Satan and Impact. But I want the beefed-up version of Belfast from the last tour as well.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

but matt - their official webpage says:

With the album complete the band are turning their attention to their final show at Glastonbury. An appropriate venue for a farewell as it was here, exactly ten years before that Orbital delivered a live show that Q magazine listed as one of the fifty greatest live show of all time. “It’s nice to know that we’re finishing, it’s not many bands that do that. They tend to just fade away. And it’s nice to have our last gig at Glastonbury. It’s gonna be a party set, a best of Orbital. We’re not gonna sit there and try and promote the new album. I think if we’re gonna do a last gig we should do distilled set of all the best stuff we’ve done. And that’s what we’re gonna do, play all the stuff that’s stuck around for all this time because they are the favourite ones. This will definitely be our last ever live shows,” confirms Paul, “Although I’m sure Status Quo keep telling themselves the same thing.”

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah is absolutely right about the Scissor Sisters.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:19 (twenty-one years ago)

make that absolutely wrong.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:20 (twenty-one years ago)

And hurrah to Orbital for not being all YOU WILL LISTEN TO OUR NEW MATERIAL AND LIKE IT about their last ever gig.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I second Belfast. I've only seen them once in Canada and they closed with a version of it that blew my mind. Plus it used to be the closing track of all my DJ sets in my former life as a rave DJ, so I would probably burst with joy if this happened.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:20 (twenty-one years ago)

it's going to be amazing. glastonbury as a whole is going to be amazing, too. i'm getting really very excited already.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:22 (twenty-one years ago)

well that's the first band i actually want to see. hoo bleedin ray

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I found Orbital v.boring in 2002, but I was just hanging around at the back, really. I think it could be good. OK, yes, I am excited.

I like tits on the radio.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

OK then Toby, give me a reason why I shouldn't kick them down the long drop bogs cos I can't think of ANYTHING!

Orbital = wedding reception DJs with extra vibe = grebtest hits = marv, obv.

Hope they team up with the Quo.

Actually, I wish WINGS would play (sorry Linda).

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah - don't spoil the African pit latrines. Tip them over in a Portaloo instead.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:26 (twenty-one years ago)

After reading the Orbital C/D thread I am now very excited by the prospect of hearing Impact live again, outside, as the bald techno gods intended.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

and that it wil be their last ever gig! blue = last album too

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Good point N. Anyone else have any Scissor Sister recommendations? I mean, no really, I'm utterly baffled as to their adoption by the hipsters/scenesters/fakers (ho ho a considerably more indie than j00 reference there eh) when for gods sake, we have McFLY now, why do we need substandard "performance" wibbling when we have THE FUTURE BEFORE OUR EYES?!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Blue are playing?!! Roxx0r! Hope they'll get in Stevie for Signed Sealed Delivered!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I am holding out for Lush as well (although they did Remind at Glasto in 2002 and it was squealy acid brilliance).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Lush/Impact/Remind followed by Belfast and Chime as encores would be a perfect end of set.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw last show ever, I feel sorry I dissed them now.

Can someone guarantee some sort of comedown piercing industrial strength MDMA for Sunday?

I mean like the stuff they've been using on Ricky Martin before interviews or something.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the only solution is to NOT get totally banjaxed on both Friday and Saturday.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Starry, if you can't get Comfortably Numb, there may be nothing for you in the SS. It's disco party music. It's also a lot better live than on CD.

PS:woohooo!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Or Thursday.

GROAN.

I am not doing ANYTHING on Thursday or Friday this year apart from getting pleasantly hem hem sloshed.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:36 (twenty-one years ago)

This is going to take superhuman reserves of energy in order to still be up for a big 2hr dance last thing on Sunday night.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:36 (twenty-one years ago)

No, MORE MORE MORE by Andrea True Connection is disco party music, you eejit!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

My provisional plan is to stick to perry on Thursday and tire myself out enough that I don't do much on Friday, then overdo things terribly on Saturday and Sunday.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I am getting VERY EXCITED about the green cupped nectar.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I am going to have to book a large chunk of the next week off work.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

My plan is to be stuffed and oprerated by a big puppet master man on stilts.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I am getting excited full stop. Incidentally, Thursday night FAPerry could include cameo appearances from DC siblings. Phear.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh man!!! I'll get PAID HOLIDAYS this year!!!

Ayia c#nting Napa, dears!!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the only solution is to NOT get totally banjaxed on both Friday and Saturday.

This will totally depend on who's playing! I don't fancy my chances though, then again I can probably do better than last year, I didn't sleep either night last year, just an hour or two with my jumper on my head outside the tent when I got back from my mystical travels.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I am NOT depriving myself of as much serotonin as I did last year where I spent most of Saturday and Sunday crying AT THE ENTIRE WORLD, I'm a b0lloxing eejit...

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, last Glasto was pretty ardk0re and I still managed to get very excited to stumble across the Doves set and find them playing old-skool Sub Sub piano house.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the key is to get leathered drunk, instead of sit around moping.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Although last year I did stumble across the Tribal Gathering thing that was on at the BBC stage, and Greg Vickers played this record I love, I had a minor spiritual experience and vowed to go to TG's warehouse party in Manchester, which I did.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there any way I can arrange to go into a coma and wake up two days before Glasto?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I could hit you with a hammer.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Bangin!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes Ronan I tried but I was crying so much that my salty tears diluted all my booze so much that it had no effect on my somewhat damaged systems.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I was quite surprised that my tired old bones managed to survive the assault of bouze and drugs last year (I even tried the 'natural ecstasy' from one of those dodgy booths and it did me in good and proper).

But yeah, I might try to save up a bit of energy for Sunday night Orbital-ness. *cut to shots of me getting absolutely bolloxed on friday and saturday anyway*

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I think all this "I'm going to pace myself and take things easy one night" will collapse when people remember that Basement Jaxx are headlining the Other Stage on either Friday or Saturday night.

This is the danciest Other Stage ever. I'm sure it'll be wall-to-wall NME indie the rest of the time.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 10:05 (twenty-one years ago)

can I say that I too agree with Starry on not merely the Scissors Sisters, but also everything.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 22 April 2004 10:31 (twenty-one years ago)

huge orbital fans who didn't realise this was happening and haven't booked glasto 2004 tickets = beyond gutted, surely?

thank god this doesn't clash with macca! total crisis otherwise.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

They're also playing Brixton Academy on the Friday. Certain Orbital-related interweb mentalists are organising a coach to TAKE THEM FROM GLASTONBURY TO BRIXTON AND THEN STRAIGHT BACK TO GLASTO AGAIN!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Blimey.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

i heard that in a weebl voice (obv)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

it was intended to be read like that

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

HAHAHAH that is GREBT!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I've just had a premonition. It is 11.30 on Sunday night at Glasto, Orbital's triumphant hands-in-the air final set is drawing to a close, the opening bars of Chime are kicking in... but who's that on the stage with them? Why, it's young Ronan Fitzgerald, brain addled from five days of non-stop bodily abuse - the music is blaring, the brothers can't hear what's going on behind them. And then slowly, deliberately, Ronan runs his tongue across the full width of each Hartnoll head.

Picture then published in NME, Q, Mojo and Mixmag (front cover special in the latter). Ronan becomes national hero, and is therefore interviewed in every forthcoming Glasto magazine interview ever, alongside Eavis, Keith Allen and the nude protest guy. Beautiful.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Go on Ronan, do it. I DARE YOU.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely it would be rude of ronan not to?!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

YES! YOU MUST!Pleeeeeaaaaaaase.

― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn you Matt DC, you have made me weep tears of barely suppressed laughter at work!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

(Inspired by Ronan's comment half way down this thread, of course.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

matt = genius, obv.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The mals singer from Scissor Sisters is a complete tw@t!

pink, don't me mean. he's my neighbor and he's really, really nice.
ronan, stick with me for the sunday and we'll come out of it just fine.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ok lauren, maybe I was a little harsh, but he certainly looks & acts like a tw@t when i saw them performing live on the tv the other day!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

haha lauren can you get me onstage for hartnoll bald head licking on sunday?

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

This could be ilx's greatest collective effort.

― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll see what i can do, kiddo. hand on my heart.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I think they'd batter me.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Isn't one of them just a monghead who only waves his arms around while the other one actually does stuff? This is certainly how their DJ sets appear.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

He's a bouncer in disguise. You'll have to be extra crafty to get by him.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

The Omnipotent Baldy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

If only we'd thought of this last year we could've done it with Moby, on the Main Stage and on telly and everything. Sigh.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Eavis is the ultimate target, surely.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, 500 points for an Eavis. 100 for a Hartnoll, 250 for both. Hare Krishnas = a mere 10 points each.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Barry Krishna = 10,000 points.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

the pressure is terrifying me.

x-post: can't stop laughing, please someone post the pic

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/turnipfish1/barrykrishna.txtihttp://www.geocities.com/turnipfish1/barrykrishna.txt

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/turnipfish1/barrykrishna.txt http://www.geocities.com/turnipfish1/barrykrishna.txt

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

This is just like when you bought the multiple tickets.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Two pics is so holier than thou.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v115/nickdastoor/patetonguing.jpg

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Omg.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

that just made me laugh loudly, and be unable to explain why to my guests. oh well.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Toby, why are you ignoring your guests in favour of ILE?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Are the guests being licked? I think not.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

How do you know? He might well have the Hartnoll brothers there, impatiently awaiting a scalplicking.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

STEALETH NOT RONAN'S THUNDER!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

they are old friends and can safely be ignored. sadly no heads have been licked as yet, though.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

STEALETH NOT RONAN'S THUNDER!

I'm sensing another madcap updating of Greek myth for the E generation.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

The Oddest E.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

The Pill He Had

I love bad puns.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 April 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that "couple gets married in mcdonalds" thread was my favourite ever.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 23 April 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

good morning children, now to return to the matter in hand, glasto coach tickets are now on sale from national express, priced at a rather surprising one pound less than last year from london, ie £32. for those of you who haven't been party to discussions in the pub, pete and i are investigating whether it might be cheaper to hire a 24 seater ourselves and then fill it with you lovely people and have it pick up (on thursday morning) and drop off (on monday afternoon) at euston rather than victoria, but we haven't got any prices yet. do people think this is a good idea or not?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I think this is a great idea, any chance you could pick up in Dublin?

I'll throw in an extra tenner and sucky sweets for all.

― penelope_111, Monday, 3 May 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

It is a grebt idea, obv, even if it turns out marginally more expensive.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Before people sign up for Carsmile Steve's boogie bus for Glasto, I think it's only fair that we know what manner of songs will be sung en route 'cause if there's any of that ten green bottles shite, count me in.

― penelope_111, Monday, 3 May 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Suggestions for songs to be sung on bus:

Vienna
Don't cry for me argentina
We hate fun
Total eclipse of the heart
So much love to give
Pies
Falling on a bruise
One more time

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Lou Reed-Satellite of Love (Groovefinder Mix)

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

and, of course, ticket to ride...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I've Got A Brand New Combine Harvester.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

You Should Never Throw Your Grannie off the Bus

― penelope_111, Monday, 3 May 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i think it's a good idea. would this be one of us driving? or is a driver included?

i can't speak for all the people that i'm going with, though...

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Unless anyone's got a PSV license, which I doubt, it'll be driver included.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:43 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, driver included is the plan. basically it needs to cost less, or similar to, 24*£32, ie £768.

i have no idea how much busses cost.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 3 May 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not getting into any vehicle driven by one of you mentalists, ESPECIALLY on the way home. It's driver included or nothing.

Are we likely to be able to get 24 people together? Probably...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 3 May 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

if it's affordable it's a great idea. although are there issues about getting the bus into glastonbury on the monday? will it be allowed?

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Off topic - sorry... but - have any of you people received your tickets yet? Or at least the email telling you when you will receive your tickets?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

heard nothing.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 3 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think tickets even go out til the beginning of June.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 3 May 2004 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I am up for the bus.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 3 May 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.byz.org/~immort/bm2002/30-Mon/m/BM2002-0423-08261447-CatBus.jpg

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 3 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

That is beyond brilliant.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 3 May 2004 21:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I want that bus or nothing. Will the coach stay there all w/e? I rather like the idea of leaving some stuff in my car in case the worst happens.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 08:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Pink, the car park is about 12 miles away from the site - I spent one Glasto with a load of stuff in a car and trekking back and forward was a nightmare. Take everything you need in with you, and don't take anything you don't mind losing.

I suspect asking the coach driver to hang around the Glasto car park all weekend is asking a bit much, mind ;)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 08:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Almost certainly won't be waiting (that would be a five day hire!) I'm looking in to it today.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 08:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Just spare clothes & stuff Matt, nothing I'd want to be going back & forwards for each day.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The car parks achieved the status of urban legend over the last few years, of the "you're a dead man of you go there after dark" sort.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)

All you Glasto-ers get to see Belle And Sebastian now, too. Travelling there on a bus having a singalong will be so appropriate.

― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I just knew that bus photo was from Burning Man. Amazing stuff.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I seriously want to own this bus now, no other mode of transport will do after seeing that.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, most surreal lineup addition ever

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

anyone still interested in hiring a bus?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

opera!
WICKED

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:05 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha you just summed up Janet Street-Porter's entire career there

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

OK chaps, bus looked into, more expensive than nat express, and can't get on to site, so we've knocked it on the head.

soz like.

for the london ppl, it appears there may be a gang of us on the 9.30am thursday morning bus, if others want to join us.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Have you guys booked already?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

not quite, waiting on discussion regarding coming back time.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

pls post details here as soon as you've decided...

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i just got sent this:

Dear Mr S Mannion

With reference to your order for this years Glastonbury Festival, we would like to confirm the name of your guests attending.

Please click on the link below to submit the details so we can verify it against our existing records.

http://www.seetickets.com/cs/?q=443136510

Thankyou for your assistance.

Holly Limpkin

Customer Services
Seetickets.

the paranoia continues! anyone receive similar yet?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Tom got something like this yesterday. It is to weed out possible mutliple second person buys I think. Or random checking on your e-mail. Don't worry apparently.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

(worries)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, don't worry petal, i'm sure it'll be fine :)

in other news, there will a large group of London ILX0rs on the 9.30 coach on the thursday morning from London Victoria and a group hopefully the same size on the 10.30 coach back to London on the Monday morning.

(for those of you who came to bilbao i have CHECKED and DOUBLE CHECKED the time of our booking thank you please)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Sunday, 9 May 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I had one of those emails last week sometime. I don't think there's a reason to worry.

I will book the coach tomorrow I guess. Is there an obvious link?

― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 9 May 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

question: does anyone know if you have to be with the person you booked a ticket for when you arrive at the site?

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 9 May 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

good question, steve - i imagine not, but i have no idea though. maybe you could try ringing the seetickets helpline? there's a phone number on the glasto website.

anna and i are now booked on the same coaches as carsmile.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 10 May 2004 05:06 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the most paranoid Glasto ever! We'll all be gibbering wrecks by the time we get there.

I'm going to go for this coach as well, I think (although 10.30 coming back sounds mentalist early)... can I assume this is done through the National Express website?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 07:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Linkage please?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 07:14 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk

obv.

make sure you book to GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, not GLASTONBURY TOWN HALL though.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

also, i thought you were meant to be some sort of wednesdayist DC? 10.30 is two hours later than certain ppl came back last year, now that is pure mentalism...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 07:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Woohoo! Just found out I'm getting a free ticket, free booze, free food and VIP camping all for the price of six hours work a day at the beer tent. BARGAIN!

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 10 May 2004 07:53 (twenty-one years ago)

mentalist early = v. good idea.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 07:56 (twenty-one years ago)

you booked your flight back to Dublin for 7am Monday didn't you

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 May 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

And back to work for 9.00!

Doglating - Six hours work a day at the beer tent = you will be working like the dog you are. Make sure you get Thursday night off though.

I think I'm admitting defeat on the Wednesday thing...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

yeh, I'll have thursday off. Did the same at Reading last year and had the best festival experience ever. The six hours really aren't any tougher than your average pub shift. Actually they're easier cos you have giant pint pulling machines, bar cleanliness isn't an issue, the prices are pretty much random, you get free red bull (of which you can take a sneaky shot of vodka in - but i didn't say that) and the rest of the time you can do what you like! :-)

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 10 May 2004 08:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm hiring a car with some mates to enable us to be footloose and fancy free and bourgeois as we do not wish to share space with dirty hippies.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 May 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Billy Bragg would be ashamed of you.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 08:57 (twenty-one years ago)

[Orbital's] last show ever!

Yeees. Apart from T in the Park & Oxegen two weekends later. The keys words would appear to be "last ever English live show".

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 09:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Billy Bragg palyed a sit-down gig at the Barbican and travels first class. He has no moral high-ground left to shame me from.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 May 2004 09:06 (twenty-one years ago)

You'll be bringing your own toilet and staying in a hotel next.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)

People bring toilets? It's a fucked up world where carrying your own shit around qualifies as posh...

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 May 2004 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

doing the worker's beer co thing is a good laugh, i did it in 2000, at the stall right by the pyramid...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

every year I say "I'm buying a crate of beer" and everytime I wuss out at the sheer added weight of it, and settle for a six pack.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe I should just get vodka.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

good thinking, although no glass bottles remember.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:26 (twenty-one years ago)

a sack of vodka it is!

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i expect nothing less than this:

http://a1072.g.akamai.net/f/1072/2062/1d/gallery.rei.com/regularimages/402101.jpg

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Boxes of red wine are the way forward.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Matt DC so very otm!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

warm cans of carlsberg export were surprisingly handy last year.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

not to mention 3 day old custard doughnuts

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes but Ronan you were fucked ALL WEEKEND.

I am now booked onto the same coaches as Carsmile, Anna, Toby and whoever else. I'm going to regret this Monday morning thing I know.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

there is no nice way of leaving glastonbury. it's all blackness and disgust.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I better be able to meet up with you lot at least once throughout the w/e!! :-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Thursday night perry stall FAP, innit?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:51 (twenty-one years ago)

apparently felix da housecat is playing an acoustic set in the crown bar on the thursday

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it sad that a simple thing like booking a coach ticket can send me into paroxysms of delirious excitement?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Perry what now?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Matt, it would if you were living alone, and it was a bus to the supermarket to buy your sole tin of tomatoes for the week

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, that too.

― Glasto Hippington (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, on the thursday night it had become tradition to meet at the brothers bar perry stall in the jazzworld/oneworld/whatever it's called this year field and get horribly drunk on perry and make arses of ourselves.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

does everyone want to camp near the New Bands tent?

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

uh-oh.. we're not starting the 'where should we camp' discussion NOW, are we? i'm still for the south-west part of the site - near the other stage/glade. was pretty damn good last year...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea where to camp, (glasto virgin dontcha know!) & thanks steve, I'll try & get my lot over to it!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

NO NEW BANDS TENT!

I am in agreement with Mr Bolton.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)

B-b-b-but I do not want to camp in a huge ginormous field type place, and the new bands field is nice and small and it's ok if you don't camp like right next door to the stage itself innit? And it's not far from the coach a-a-a-and this is very early to start the debate innit

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

near the Glade was alright in 2002. near the Dance Tent = FUCK RIGHT OFF LIKE THAT SCALLY JUST DID WITH YOUR TENT

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Apparently they are having a 'Reality Stage' where a lucky group of punters literally camp on a stage to be watched by the passing crowds. It will be up near the cinema field and they want to get a group of ten to fifteen camprers in about eight tents (the space the stage can hold) to volunteer. The bonus is access to exclusive toilets and showers, but the downside is amplifiation of all the conversations to the crowd.

But imagine how we could turn it around as the LondoN bootleg Orchestra. I would be up for it, anyone else (especially if free perry is thrown in).

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

of course we are Rob, there's nowt else to talk about until the official line up in a fortnight ;)

i am pro-new bands (although i think it's actually just called "bands" this year), not far to walk from/to bus and easy striking distance from dance/pyramid/other stages and relatively quiet of an night (andrew lloyd-webber tape notwithstanding)...

also it's worth it just to watch rickyt get woken up by whatever nonce-sense is on at 10.30 :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Reality Stage!!!

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Is this a Pete Baran news item?

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a fantastic idea and must happen tho

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

(pete, they did that in lost vagueness last year)

another thing to bear in mind is how quickly some bits filed up last year...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I've only ever been to 1 Glasto (last year), so my expertise is limited. All I know is that our spot was nice because it was up on the hill slightly, which had many advantages:
1. Fresh air coming down from the hill - no stink of loos
2. Great view of the site - could see tons
3. Relatively quiet
4. Easy walk to greenfields, & Other stage

I'm always suspicious of the low-lying, central camping areas, but I do want to be camping with some of you guys so I'll stay out of this.

Oh, I'm driving up early Thursday instead of the bus, so hopefully we can meet up somehow.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:40 (twenty-one years ago)

And that new bands tent is in the north west part, no? Wouldn't you lot like to get a nice brekkie in the Greenfields to start your day? New bands seems too close to Pyramid/Dance for me. Shit, I promised I'd stay out of it. OK I'll shut up now...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Reality stage!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Also new bands is the home of Smokey Joes, the only source of a well-rounded breakfast in all the site.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAKFAST ROLLS!

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, all the food groups, grease, bread, egg, bacon and mushroom...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 11:49 (twenty-one years ago)

That new bands field has looked pretty fucking awful every time I've been through it, tbh. I am very pro being near hippy shit, and don't really fancy walking the twelve miles back every night.

Also near the entrance = every man and his dog will attempt to camp right next to you.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)

(Sorry, I will say no more on this subject until at least a fortnight before the festival)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

But it was the last to fill up last year!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:06 (twenty-one years ago)

low lying fields also has the added danger that if it rains heavily, it's going to turn into a lake.

we were quite high up the last time and the view is staggering. but on the flip side so is the long walk back to the tent.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:07 (twenty-one years ago)

camping near the cash machine would be quite convenient. and you get to then chat up the girls queuing up for cash. so you can seduce them and then make them give you their cash in exchange for turning tricks.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

you ARE the straight phil.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

ken is very OTM about the lake aspect. RUN TO THE HILLS!

south west area is only a long walk back if you are at the pyramid stage or new bands. everywhere else it's not too bad. and hey - isn't that half the fun of glasto? i.e. walking around in a stupor looking at crazy shit?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

you'll be claiming the rain is A) omnipresent and B) the other half of the fun next.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

new bands isn't that low-lying, and, as YMOF says, it was the last to fill last year (for no apparent reason).

somewhat inevitably, you'll be walking miles wherever you camp...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Clearly the only fair way to decide this is to have a pre-festival council of war. In a pub. Possibly on the Tuesday of that week.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a certain element of gamesmanship in that a lot of people kept flowing into the site, past the guards telling them that there weren't any other spaces, and down towards the completely full bits. If everyone knows that the site fills up early, then people might start camping closer to the entrance. Similar in a way to the ever shortening buying tickets panic.

We will probably play it by ear, particularly since I think we're all arriving on the Thursday.

Also, I think a lot of people forget that there's anything on the north of the site that isn't Pyramid madness.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

YES!! A Battle Royale campsite FITE!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post oops

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

(we are still undecided about club FT on the wednesday. we probably won't as tom won't be able to make it, and save it for the next wednesday, "glasto reunion special" (subject to people turning up this weds of course)).

council of war should be the weds though :)

o'farrell are you saying that you like;

a. "new bands"
b. acoustical music
~~c. the kids field~~

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

d) the look on ricky's face.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I am camping at the very back, to the east, up the hill, I think. the long walk is character building.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan, you'll be so boxed you won't even notice there's a hill! For us boring old sods it'll be a bit different :)

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:44 (twenty-one years ago)

On the way in it's a real killer.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I used to camp there Ronan but got annoyed by the hum of the pylons. Not only that but when I woke up the next morning and complained about them, the people in the next tent told me off for - and I quote - "harshening the buzz of the pylons".

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

you gotta love those hippies!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that a Baran lie?

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

The Pylons were crap when i saw them

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 May 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe it is the origin of the phrase Ronan.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't understand what was wrong with where we camped last year. unless you think there may be strangers still looking for revenge for the horrors of the last night, of course.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

waking up a rickyt near you:

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/+unsignedbandscom-0/

http://www.blackbud.co.uk/ "...driving funk-blues with flowing songs of soulful introspection....unmissable"
says decode magazine....

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG, they are TWELVE:

http://www.blackbud.co.uk/DecodePic.htm

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

NEW BANDS NEW BANDS! (Perhaps the other side of the field from the tent though :))

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

"Neol Gallagher's favourite band"

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

so, is pete's thing about the reality stage for real? or just real in pete's mind?

(just thinking that i talk so loudly that everyone can always hear what i'm saying, a fair price to pay for a special shower)

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

colette, if you have to ask...

;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Special shower makes me think of M.A.S.H., though.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

The Reality Stage, or something like it, is indeed real, I saw it last year. Even though I am convinced that the Baran is indeed the source of 95% of all legendary Glasto rumours.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

the queen mother's dead you know...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 May 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Ringo Starr's son Zak will now be drumming with Oasis. Oh joy.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

just booked my coach tickets, see many of you at Victoria on the Thursday morning :)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

How many people will panic if I say I got my tickets this morning?

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:29 (twenty-one years ago)

No.

I can't decide whether to go via London or Bristol. I presume there are coaches from Bristol too?

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I will start to slowly panic.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I will, I;ve moved!!!!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

so what's the bobby with ID then pete?

gas bill? photo ID?

according to the site, they weren't going to start sending them out until thursday this week and you will receive an email when they have sent it.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

pink, i'd suggest you email (helpme@seetickets.com) or phone up (0871 22 00 260) and get yr address changed pronto ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Cheers Steve, I've just emailed, hope I'm not too late! Just on the phone now!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

All done, phew! They said that the tix hadn't even been printed yet. Pete, are you having a laugh?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

please note that pete didn't say he got the tickets, he just asked if people would panic if he said he got them...

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

also note that it was a post by Pete

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

They're not going out till after the 20th (last date you can cancel) as far as I know.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Indeed, Colette had rightly summized what I was doing there.

Still it got Pink sorted so yet again my duplicitous ways have ended with serenditpitous results.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)

you might bump into Kate Beckinsale on your way home

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

you might bump into Kate Beckinsale on your way home

can i be pete for a while, then?

i even have a crush on her with her terrible fake vampire accent...

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

You can have Bake Sale all to yourself. I've not liked her from that time she turned me down at an indie disco twelve year ago in Oxford.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

...

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh, my most humble thanks to Pete!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

it's quite exciting to note that THE LOCK TAVERN tent is back*.

sadly not the RIXZA but u can't have everything.

* from wednesday!!

― piscesboy, Monday, 17 May 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

hmm, wonder if we could get club popular a set :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

DANGER NOW

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

hehehe

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

If we put the entire load on two I-Pods....

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought about taking my iPod + speakers to Glastonbury last year but then remembered that the battery would run out. I really think they should introduce an iPod recharging tent.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I am seriously thinking of getting one of those wind up phone chargers...

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Do it!
x-post

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

i was thinking "but they'd easily fit on one", then i realised my mistake...

how does one go about contacting the lock tavern?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

You can get little keyring chargers that you plug a PP3 (the little blocky ones with contacts) battery into for about a fiver. I bought one for my sister.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i think sarah means this N:

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/win3mo.htm

six quid, but it doesn't fit my new phone :(

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Now, all we need is a little windmill...

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah, I know, but I just thought a battery operated one might be a little more convenient (3 mins winding for 8 mins talktime - no thanks).

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

See windmill comment. Or we could 'accidentally' hook it up to some cycling hippies powering a sound system.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Aye but text-time is more important than talk-time. IE no-one sodding PHONE me during Glasters, idiots.

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

(Rick you saw mzdt's last post??)

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

(cor, yes!)

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I've never seen those keyring charger things N, where'd you find them?

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

(are you two talking about some sort of LJ?)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

(shhhhh, it's a sekrit!)

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

(You'll all have them soon enough, I note no-one has registered 'carsmile'!)

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah - it was in dept store in Oxford, but this is similar.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

COR and it's a torch! I will have to get a real actual torch this year though eh :)

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, this was the one I bought.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I reckon you could make a packet selling them with the batteries at Glasto.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I deleted my reference email by mistake. I know this probably won't matter yet it bugs me.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

the hand winding chargers are more hard core = time consuming

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

won't most nokia phones last the whole thing? I might just buy an extra battery and charge that.

― Rokia Sales Department (Ronan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

My battery is shagged anyway, I'll definitely have to get a new one in anycase.

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

My (1999!) Nokia almost lasted the whole weekend (from Thursday morning), with judicious turning off.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

do you use it as a mark of respect to Cassius?

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know what you're talking about.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.virginmusic.de/images/cover/150/0724384670122.jpg

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, they were rubbish.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha, it actually took me a good few seconds to figure out

that's not a bad album tho

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought they were like the Northside of nu-French pop.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

they've had their moments.

my favourite one is in a mix with DJ Falcon and Phillippe Zdar last year when one of them picks up the microphone and says "this is DJ Falcon..........and...................CASS'YEUSSE". He pronounces Cassius very triumphantly and with gallic pompousness.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG i nearly shit my pants just now. in my inbox was an email from the "glastonbury festival office" with this subject line:
"Apologies from Glastonbury Festival 2004"
it contained a word attachment form letter and for a fleeting moment it looked like either (a) the festival was cancelled or (b) my tickets were somehow refused.

it was actually the press office turning down a request i had made for a press pass months ago. i totally forgot about it. my heartbeat is slowly returning to normal...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I've emailed seetickets to try and get my ref number again, I hope it's not a problem. I mean the money's gone out etc so presumably it's just a matter of resending me that email. I am reassuring myself here.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I've emailed seetickets to try and get my ref number again, I hope it's not a problem.

I'm sure it won't be. I called to get a parking ticket last week, they asked for my ref number, I didn't have it to hand, so the guy just took my name and postcode, looked it up for me, and told me.

― JimD (JimD), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

beautiful! thanks.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Except Ronan doesn't have a postcode.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I have an address!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

It actually really pisses me off the amount of sites I have to make up a postcode for.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:26 (twenty-one years ago)

UR1 G4Y

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

tries to resist urge to point out matt's innaccuracy, fails...

it would have to be UR1 9AY because the first part of the outward part is always a number.

i'll go away now...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Uri Geller is not gay. He is married to Sarah Michelle.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Carsmile = Gareth

xpost - Uri Geller is a big gay exeter hating donkey

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 10:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/lineups.php?FestID=675

the glade to hold own festival!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Dreadzone, 808 State, System 7, The Egg, Eat Static?

Where's me washboard?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:32 (twenty-one years ago)

they are holding the festival 10 years ago via a small wormhole they found in berkshire...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm very happy 808 State are playing - will be only the third time i'll see them live - tho i doubt we will get much early material :( GREATEST HITS SET PLEASE, DON'T FORGET MC TUNES

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice to see Ned on the line-up as well. Maybe he'll get knocked off the #1 ILX user spot around that time!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Ned's set will consist of him sitting in a loincloth playing digeridoo over Smashing Pumpkins records and going "of course, they don't do this in Dunedin"

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

(you realise this is a whole separate thing and not the glade line up for glasto, which is here: http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/lineups.php?hits_seen=75&FestID=550 )

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Which, it just happens, is going to be exactly the same.

I swear on that lineup I saw the words "Levellers (Acoustic)". But I couldn't have, could I?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 09:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris T-T is strongly rumoured - how come this hasn't been mentioned before.

Also Bodger and Badger in the kids field!

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Just say NO to crusty techno!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

But a big YES to MASHED POTATO.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

b-bu everybody knows Bodger loves CRUSTY TECHNO

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

(the badger is indifferent)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 10:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard some of the worst dance music i've ever heard at glastonbury last year.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

and most of it wasn't actually Layo and Bushwacka!

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Chris T-T has confirmed himself, and as mentioned on ILE, Mark Gardener will be playing on the new bands stage.

Aww, all these bands who've played my ickle festival, and growing up to play the proper festival.

― jellybean (jellybean), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

ticketweb has some more tickets on release according to 6music news if anyone still doesn't have.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

don't tempt me, plus two members of my team are going already :o(

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I know someone who wants one, I think, but I can't see that ticketweb has any.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 09:45 (twenty-one years ago)

soz, i can't see it on the website either, might be worth them ringing up...

chris, you are too tanned already.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

someone at work got tix from a friend who called Worthy Farm pleading that they've been every year for umpteen years, blah.

(if you work at HC and have a mac problem around Glasto time, you are fuxored)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

They still appear to be available on Wayahead.com. KatieG has just bought some.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i have a couple of friends desperate for tix.
no joy on wayahead or ticketweb.

let me know if anyone has/sees any, highest prices paid etc etc.
and so on.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I am passing all this information on and I think they think I am winding them up.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

it appears to be here:

https://www.wayahead-secure.co.uk/glastonbury2004/orderform_book.asp?showcode=110000&pricetype=7&pricetype2=9&pricetype3=10&filler1=glastonbury

it's saying "sold out" but the boxes are still there, so it might be worth a go...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

And excellent, if the dashing Katie G is now joining us.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Can Ricardo confirm whether it said sold out on the page when Katie got them?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know. Re-reading her lj entry it might well have been last night she got them.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:36 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, goth.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 11:38 (twenty-one years ago)

is there some kinda meetage going on, btw?

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Brothers bar (by the JazzWorld Stage), 7pm Thursday did for us last year.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Apparently Yates Wine Lodges have outbid the Brothers for this year's contract.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

6pm, no? My memories of most of that evening are rather hazy.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Thankyou Nick Baran.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i won't know who you are though. i might meet up with a group of bear trappers or something.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i look like how i look in the myriad photos that adorn this board

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm gonna have to snag some mobile numbers of some of yous to give me a fair chance of making it to this!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

you won't miss me as i'm gonna be dressed as a hippy!

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Either way you're a winner!! (Apart from if you meet us instead).

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

We will be drinking perry and singing popular Andrew Lloyd Webber and Carter USM songs. There is no way in the world you will miss us. (Also we will be the biggest group of people at the Brothers Bar and possibly at the festival).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

ok, now i'm scared.

― g-kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

ticket/identification etails are as follows :

(according to ALOUD)

on the day at the gate you will need either :

- an original bank statement
- a debit card that matches the name on yr ticket
- an original driver's license.

they *plan* to check 'at least 50%' of all ticket holders and its not advisable to ravel down without any of the above.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, I hope everyone's looking forward to the two hour queue!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

We will be drinking perry and singing popular Andrew Lloyd Webber and Carter USM songs.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I got a cheap flight which is so early on the Wednesday that I am confident there'll be no queue. even by the time I get back from Shepton Summerisle.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

And by the time you have been sent from the airport to your house and back twice?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I intend to arrange my travelling more conventionally this year, hopefully my name will not need to be preceded by IDIOT.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

"I got a cheap flight which is so early on the Wednesday "

"I intend to arrange my travelling more conventionally this year"

do you not see the inherant (sp?) contradiction in these two sentences R?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

- an original bank statement
- a debit card that matches the name on yr ticket
- an original driver's license.

that almost seems sensible. toby and i were discussin gthis last night and reached the conclusion that they couldn't possibly ask for passports, although i do wonder how 16 and 17 year olds will cope, i had none of those things before i was 18...

i imagine the 50% checked will be those who arrive in the quieter daylight hours...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd be pretty fucked off if i was 16 and didn't have a bank account - how easy would it be to get a statement or a debit card before glasto, starting now?

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh I meant the second as reference to my disaster last year.

I'd imagine it'd be easy to get a bank statement from now, if you're 16. At least here you'd just go to the bank, stick a fiver in an account. Then ask them to post you a statement. 3 working days and hey presto. Not sure what Britain's like though.

I'm guessing it's the same deal for collecting tickets.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

but R, if it's incredibly early don't you think there's a possibility you might oversleep...

justsayinglike :)

i don't think it would be that easy to get a bank statement myself, but i might be wrong, but banks don't just give accounts to anyone do they?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

not in these post 911 days, or so i've read.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes but 16 year olds...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

They are extremely strict about addresses and that kind of thing, identity also, so sometimes they'll double check passports and things but I don't think most kids would have any problem, especially not if their parents have an account in the place. Even if that wasn't the case I really think the only people who have major problems opening accounts are non-nationals, sadly, one thing I noticed when I was in the bank is how iffy on racial matters most of the staff seemed to be.

Most of the new anti-fraud rules over here and the amendments to the criminal justice act are severe barriers to foreign people wanting to work. Same old story I guess.

ps: carsmile SHUT UP! I am also spending the Monday evening in Bristol airport, lovely! saved me 100 euro or so though.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I think under sixteens who have booked with debit cards will have bank statements. Duh! If you have a debit card you have a bank account. If someone else has bought your tiXor for you you probably need THEIR bank statement to prove the relationship, but tickets which have been bought by a a card not belonging to the ticket holder probably automatically have a different proceedure.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

gawd can you imagine going to Glasto with your mates aged 16? the horror

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I doubt that Pete, it's the same as flights etc surely, you name the card holder but also name the ticket holder, could well be two different names, and hence you need your own bank statement.

I'd have thought the option of bringing the debit card is closed to you if you didn't use your own card. Otherwise how would they differentiate between two tickets bought on the one debit card for say, YMOF and Tico Tico.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

tickets which have been bought by a a card not belonging to the ticket holder probably automatically have a different proceedure.

that's not the information we have received though is it :P

(also sorry ronang, only kidding ;))

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard you need a debit card to buy drugs.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Only to chop it into lines.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

interesting change on the front of the main site. it now says:

Tickets will start being sent out on June 1st and you should receive your ticket before June 14th.

whereas i'm sure it said 21 May the last time i looked, problems with the personalisation perhaps?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:04 (twenty-one years ago)

(cue mass onboard panic on June 15th)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, any word on when the lineup is released? Should be any day now...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I *really* hope my mail redirection works, now.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:11 (twenty-one years ago)

The ID thing has turned out as I thought - I should have trusted my instincts and then I wouldn't have had to return one of my tickets.

I can't see any reason for allowing a bank statement, really - how would you have a bank statement but no bank card? The advantage of a bank card is people aren't going to be willing to pass one on to people they sell a ticket to - whereas with a bank statement, who cares?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

You can phone them up & change the address where you want the tickets sent, but you need to provide id with this address on it as it will be printed on the ticket.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, the latter is going to be tricky tho, Pink, as I won't get a statement or bill until just before glasto.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:45 (twenty-one years ago)

You can go in and order a statement straight away, as soon as you have changed your address officially - you don't have to wait for month end. Or use the debit card you ordered it on (it was an either above).

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Doh, I have lost reading comprehension skills.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)

A friend of ours bailed on my friend and he was able to sell his ticket, not sure how he re-did the address etc for the dude who bought it, don't know him so.....

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

steve told me on monday that the lineup will be out next tues. i think it's been june 1st for the last few years, so that makes sense.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete is right, you can order a statement so that you have one. I think I might have to do this, or i could just use my debit card which would obvisouly make more sense!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 26 May 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

hey kids, it's LINE UP DAY!!!!

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/+glastonbury_2003/feature/+whatson2004-9/

and YES saturday night is D I S C O night in the dance tent!!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Pyramid Stage

Friday 25th

Oasis
Kings of Leon
PJ Harvey
Groove Armada
Elbow
Nelly Furtado
Wilco
Bright Eyes
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren

Saturday 26th

Paul McCartney
Black Eyed Peas
Starsailor
Ben Harper
Lost Prophets
Scissor Sisters
Spearhead
Sister Sledge
Taima

Sunday 27th

Muse
Morrissey
Libertines
James Brown
Christy Moore
Joss Stone
tbc
English National Opera
Town Band
Eno rehearsal

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Friday 25th

Chemical Brothers
Goldfrapp
Franz Ferdinand
Snow Patrol
Jet
The Rapture
Iam Kloot
The Stands
Billy Talent
Kasabian

Saturday 26th

Basement Jaxx
Damien Rice
Von Bondies
British Sea Power
My Morning Jacket
Keane
Simple Kid
22-20's
The Subways
The Duke Spirit
Rilo Kiley

Sunday 27th

Orbital
Black Rebel Mc
Belle And Sebastien
Gomez
Eighties Mtachbox
Ordinary Boys
Divine Comedy
Zutons
Dennis Lecorriere
Choir

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Dance Tent

Friday 25th

Dave Clarke
Kosheen Live
Fergie
Chicks On Speed Live
Tim Deluxe
Atomic Hooligan
Mylo
100% ISIS & Aroma Jockey OD07
The Outlaws
Dark Chunk
DJ Salty
Cakeboy
DJ Miss Minty

Saturday 26th

Sister Sledge
TBA
Fatback Band
DJ Diggz
Scissor Sisters
Soultrain DJ's
Soul II Soul Soundsystem
Soultrain DJ's
Gwen Dickey's Rose Royce
Soultrain DJ's
Earth Wind For Hire
Soultrain DJ's
DJ Taylor

Sunday 27th

Ozomatli
Future World Funk
GoldieLookinChain
Future World Funk DJs
Daara J
Future World Funk DJs
Ty (Live)
Stanton Warriors
The Loose Cannons
DubDadda
Skinnyman & DJ Flip
DJ Parker
Redrama
Plan B

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

hurrah, what a load of tripe...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)

The Glade Dance Area

Friday 25th

The London Dust Explosion
Special Guest
Freq Nasty (Live)
Rennie Pilgrem (DJ)
Infusion (Live)
Meat Katie (DJ)
Name: (Live)
Will White (DJ)
Future Funk Squad (Live)
Krafty Kutz
Modeliser (Live)
Nick Warren (DJ)
LP (Live)
Capoeira Twins (DJ)
Acarine (Live)

Saturday 26th

Flat-E
Bonobo
Plaid (Live / DJ)
Squarepusher (Live)
DJ AFX
Jeff Mills TBC
The Egg (Live)
James Holden
Dbooga (Live)
Ned
Toob (Live)
Matt Herbert
Patthan
Clever Bunny (Live)
XAN

Sunday 27th

System Seven
Tristan
Eat Static
Eskimo
Ans
Protoculture
Hyrophonic
James Monroe
Hallucinogen in Dub
Grantlee

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:33 (twenty-one years ago)

The Glade is exactly the same as it always is, I see.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually WTF JEFF MILLS?!!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Earth Wind For Hire

so, bad spelling mistake or tribute band, you decide...

i'd noticed that about the glade too matt..

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:35 (twenty-one years ago)

JazzWorld

Friday 25th

Michael Franti & Spearhead
Ojos De Brujo
Lucky Dube
Soulive
The Magic Band
Da Lata
Blurt
Spree
Babyhead

Saturday 26th

Toots and the Maytals
Jamie Cullum
Joss Stone
Antibalas
Amp Fiddler
Asere
The Angel Brothers
Quantic Soul Orchestra
Mosiamo

Sunday 27th

Roy Ayers
Bonnie Raitt
Amy Winehouse
Mikey Dread
Trio Mocotó
When Worlds Collide
Tinariwen
Fernanda Porto
Taima

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:35 (twenty-one years ago)

ARGH JAMIE CULLUM RUN AWAY!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:36 (twenty-one years ago)

New Tent

Friday 25th

Spiritualised
The Bees
Mark Gardener
Electrelane
Minuteman
Chikinki
Concretes
Grand Transmitter
The Walkmen
South
Experimental Pop
Halima
Once Under

Saturday 26th
Zero 7
Tim Booth
Hope of the States
The Killers
The Stills
Longview
Carina Round
Marjorie Fayre
Dogs Die In Hot Cars
Gisli
Black Bud
Milk Teeth
The Others

Sunday 27th

Television
Stellastar
Delays
Raveonettes
Ian Macnabb
Buck 65
The Open
Ella Guru
Gonga
Golden Virgins
Fiction Plane
Broken Dolls
James Blunt

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:36 (twenty-one years ago)

ARGH TELEVISION AND ORBITAL CLASHING YOU WANKERS.

For a second I thought that said 'James Blount' at the bottom of the new bands lineup.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:37 (twenty-one years ago)

run towards him with a BIG FUCKIN' METAL POLE more like...

also James Blount????

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Acoustic Stage

Friday 25th

Tindersticks
Love with Arthur Lee
The Kilfenora Ceili Band
Justin Adams & The Wayward Sheiks
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club
Taima
Lisa Mills
Paul Armfield and the Four Good Reasons

Saturday 26th

Hothouse Flowers
The Rutles
Hot Club of Cowtown
The Long Ryders
Josh Rouse
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club
The Sadies
Michael Weston King and The Decent Men featuring Jackie Leven
Bodixa

Sunday 27th

Suzanne Vega
Simon and Oscar (Ocean Colour Scene)
John Cooper Clarke
Cara Dillon
Simple Kid
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club
Obi
Waking the Witch

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh good lord, Bright Eyes followed by Wilco. I can hear Jess Harvell rupturing an aneurysm as I type.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Love followed by the Tindersticks? OK now I'm officially jealous

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Argh, Belle and Sebastian as well.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm kind of wary of seeing Arthur Lee again. Last year's dusk performance was one of the few transcendental moments in my life. I don't want to spoil the memory. Hippy, yeah.

Basement Jaxx is good. I'm going to be so miserable on Sunday that I might just see Morrissey to confirm everything. I don't know about this Orbital thing.

Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club is surely a must.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Biggest Pyramid stage audience turnaround ever between Morrissey and Muse? Please tell me yes. Or do some aging Morrissey fans think Muse are carrying the torch in some way?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I think fans of Starsailor and the Black Eyed Peas might have a few words to say about that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Argh, annoying co-workers are attempting to involve me in a lengthy email conversation about Morrissey, the Libertines and whether or not Pete Docherty is going to play.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:57 (twenty-one years ago)

You're right - the Black Eyed Peas are Morrissey's true spiritual heirs.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 07:58 (twenty-one years ago)

no kraftwerk :-(

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Oho, Oasis, Muse, and Paul McCartney? I'm SOOOOOO jealous.

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Spiritualized and Jeff Mills = I don't give a flying fuck who's headline, frankly.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Spiritualized and Jeff Mills = I don't give a flying fuck who's headlining, frankly.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

NRQ, we've known about those three for months and noone cares who headlines the main stage anyway, innit.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I kind of care. It's nice to have at least one night where you enjoy the headlining main stage with everyone else. C'mon Macca!

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Fair play, I AM a bit jealous, but 1998, my last time, involved too much angst of various stripes (erm, although IIRC Spiritualized and ver Jaxx were big draws!!).

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck it I knew this would happen. BAH.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

1998 was a rite of passage. People still talk about it with fear in their eyes.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm with Ronan here though - where the fuck is all the dance music in the dance tent?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan is torn between Zero 7 and the Hothouse Flowers.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

(As it happens, I went to the Castle Cary-Glasto area for New Year's. It's actually quite nice without all you chavs scumming it up.)

I went twice, '97 and '98. Both grimey. Both class.

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)

98 was fucking awful!

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Slight upside, Bugged Out have Erol Alkan, Jo Jo De Freq and others from 11-5 in the Lock Tavern on Friday night.

Presumably they'll have more people all weekend there too.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Re: 98 -- We-ell, you know. It's about your general trip. The music was shit.

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

So was the mud, and the sight of a million 18 year old boys jumping around in it.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh jesus Witnness in 01 was like that, hooray 120 quid to watch inbreds fling mud at each other and walk holding on to your shoes.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

98 was my lowest point at glasto ever, the only time i've wanted to go home.

mind you, serves me right for watching ultrasound (bdum tsch).

and actually once we'd triumphed over adversity and patched the leaks in the tent the rest of the weekend was fine.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Lots of duplication: Spearhead, Scissor Sisters (they'll be rubbish in the sunshine anyeay), Joss Stone, and Jerry Fish three times! On behalf of my country I apologise for the latter.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I got my tent slashed AND my stuff nicked AND my *** ****** but I STILL alpha-maled the place to death.

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Glastonbury 98 made Witnness 2001 look like The Kitchen, TBH.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:54 (twenty-one years ago)

probably.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Bugged Out have Erol Alkan, Jo Jo De Freq and others from 11-5 in the Lock Tavern on Friday night.

There goes my "quietish Friday night" then...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 08:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Sunday 27th

Television
Stellastar
Delays
Raveonettes
Ian Macnabb
Buck 65
The Open
Ella Guru
Gonga
Golden Virgins
Fiction Plane
Broken Dolls
James Blunt

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

You're only the third person on this thread to point that out, Ronan.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Although I would pay good money to see that. DJ Trife's on the Avalon stage also.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:04 (twenty-one years ago)

oops

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:05 (twenty-one years ago)

He's not playing, Ronan.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Doing Reading and Leeds instead, innit?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I am saying prayers to the Radio 1/Lock Tavern gods. That really is a dire lineup, the more I look at it.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:11 (twenty-one years ago)

no 808 State in the Glade :(

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Was there supposed to be?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

they're playing at the glade's own festival innit.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Does anyone know why the lineup is so fucking terrible?
It better not be about the music.

-- Ronan (ronan.fitzgerald...), June 24th, 2002.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:19 (twenty-one years ago)

O'Farrell what's your point?

The lineup was shit in 2002, and it was brilliant in 2003. Guess which year was alot better than the great time I had in 02. Way way way better, as in the best thing I've ever been to.

I hate this bloody "oh here have orbital and chems and basement jaxx, their albums will cost you 60 euro for the lot before going, dance lineup sorted, we've no money left anyway" crap.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Slight upside, Bugged Out have Erol Alkan, Jo Jo De Freq and others from 11-5 in the Lock Tavern on Friday night.

i'd say that's a pretty major upside. let's pray they get ivan smagghe too, that'd make up for everything.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:25 (twenty-one years ago)

My point was that it will probably be good for reasons unrelated to the line up, and analysing whether the time you're having is in your top ten best times ever is dud anyway, let alone pre-analysing a month beforehand.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan - those three acts would cost no more than any other Other Stage headliner... its more to do with the annoying habit of putting on theme days in the Dance Tent at the expense of anything else. That 'hip-hop' day on Sunday looks particularly excerable.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the disco tent is GRATE!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:30 (twenty-one years ago)

ivan smagghe???? what sort of name is that? anyway, what the lock tavern needs is CLUB POPULAR ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Rutles?
I wanna see that DJ bloke, you know the one that was in Sleaze Nation with the funny name. he sounds good. Where is Wiley?

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

where is BUSTED more like...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Carmody may jump down my throat here, but Sunday at Glasto and hip hop do not mix.

― ENRQ (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope Sir Paul plays LIVE AND LET DIE, and JET!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Andrew, I think I am capable of remembering what I enjoyed about a festival. Honestly!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Now is the time for dance fans to throw off the cloak of anti-rockism and demand a return to Proper Dance Music!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Where is Wiley?

oh she'll be there. oh wait you mean the other guy - yeah very poor presence on that front, rural grime held back another year

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Er, what are you on about, Ronan?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

And there's nothing "proper dance music" about wanting to see some DJs I like over some I don't. It's simple opinion, furthermore this interesting little schtick you constantly take is made all the more amusing by the fact that YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT DANCE MUSIC.

Ok can we leave this alone now, you are satisfied I presume.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I though I done the Glasto=Grimey one? Proudness!

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Andrew, I think I am capable of remembering what I enjoyed about a festival. Honestly!

Man! And I thought you were hardcore!! :)

I know sod all about "proper dance music" as any fule kno, but I still think Bugged Out sounds grand. As long as they play either LIVE AND LET DIE, or JET.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, it's "the time you're having" that's key there. Analysing the past is fine. Analysing the present is generally a waste of time (though it rarely stops me, in fairness). Analysing the future based on insufficient information (This may be as good as 2002, which was great, but not as good as 2003, which was fantabulous) is just a pointless generation of negativity.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost Ronan you are rapidly turning into Dave Stelfox.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Mylo - that's the fella. wanna hear him

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

O'Farrell I thought you'd quit with your constant attempts to show me the error of my ways or whatever. I mean look at how pedantic and picky your stupid argument is! Just look at it!

Please just leave me alone, if you want a dance music discussion start a thread on ILM and I'll happily argue the toss with you but given the title would probably be "Ronan, classic or dud" maybe it'd get deleted.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:43 (twenty-one years ago)

The last thing I need is your robo-brain zoning in on all my posts again.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

ronan, may i suggest you return to your room and get out of bed on the other side please ;)

i remember glasto BEFORE THERE EVEN WAS a dance tent, so think yourself lucky etc...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

stop harshing my buzz. i was already dreading this and that line-up hasn't helped.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan, the thing is you just need to alter the pace a bit. Do other stuff during the day, wander round in the sun, drink beer with your mates, and then treat Dave Clarke and the ensuing hours of surreal mentalism like you would any other night out - ie fantastic.

It'll be brilliant, trust me. You're getting too old to be seeing DJs all day anyway ;)

(Unless of course there is apocalyptic rain in which case forget the whole thing)

Wow, I didn't notice that Mylo was playing. I am buying the album todya.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i was dreading Dreadzone

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey look I'm sure I'll have a great time everyone, I just criticised the lineup, and it is crap but I am not on a downer about Glastonbury or anything.

This is funny, I say the lineup is crap, O'Farrel acts condescending towards me and then everyone thinks I'm crying into my breakfast about it.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude, what's a Mylo?

NB I have found a £10 HMV voucher so RECOMMEND ME A TOP GLASTO ARTISTE and I will pick it up TODAY!!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually I've just realised I've left it (along with my cheque to cash and 40quid chiz chiz) at home grr argh.

Actually yesterday was TOP for finding vouchers, I also found a £10 WH Smiths voucher. Tonight I hope to find a SQUARE PIE voucher.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I phoned Michael Eavis and he agreed it was ridiculous.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:50 (twenty-one years ago)

mmm, square pie...

where were you finding these vouchers, i r confused?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

In my bottom drawer which is full of

a) pokemon cards
b) reminders about 3 year old bills
c) years worth of weekly payslips
d) receipts
e) a load of old toss really

But HURRAH for vouchers!

Taking sides: Square Pie vs PIE.

I wanna breakfast roll now.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I phoned Dave Clarke and he agreed I had seen him about 11 times. This was bollocks, no I wouldn't act surprised when he played Seven Nation Army!

― Roy (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 09:55 (twenty-one years ago)

best pie is the yorkshire pie and peas near the pyramid, better (in terms of comforting pieness) than square pie.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Man, all I'm saying is that if you look forward to the good time you will have regardless, instead of the suboptimal lineup, you'll be less stressed, and I would like that, because I actually do like you and wish you well.

The Proper Dance Music was aimed towards Matt's "where the fuck is all the dance music in the dance tent?" first and you second. I don't like dance music setting up a choice between 'good' and 'fun', or the idea that the dance tent should be a temple of 'good', or obviously the idea that I know nothing about Dance Music (I know as much as I know about any music IE what I like).

I suppose I do take you as iconic to an extent, you are the only person I know who gets named as "one of the few good bloggers" by Simon R. Sorry about that. You are classic.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)

the Glade line-up is soooo '97, i want to see Jeff Mills tho, if he turns up

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan: Iconic Golfer.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:10 (twenty-one years ago)

what's Mylo like? that really is the worst dance tent line-up i've ever seen, V's will piss all over it! but i'm sure a good time will be had whatever

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

The one Mylo track I've heard is all electro synths and vocoders and chunky house beats - like a cross between Jacques Lu Cont and Daft Punk. You would like muchly.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:15 (twenty-one years ago)

(It might be worth pointing out that I didn't so much as set foot in the dance tent for the entirety of the last festival - partly because of the people I was with and partly because it was so bloody hot for most of it).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Mylo is good. If it's a live show especially, I hear. Though I have heard bad things about his DJ sets!

Andrew I mainly objected to the fact you seemed to be suggesting I was being naive or simply wrong by just saying I wasn't into the lineup. Between the 4 main dance acts I've been to 14 shows or so (jaxx, chems, orbital, dave clarke) so you can appreciate the groan factor is quite real, especially given the amount of times someone like Dave Clarke plays in Dublin, over and over and over, Clarke/Sasha/Mills until you're blue in the face.

Furthermore everyone says it's not about the music and I guess it isn't, but a good lineup definitely makes it better, last year it was my ideal lineup, almost, so this is something of a drop. but yeah, hooray the lock tavern etc. I apologise for being so snarky.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

You've seen too much, Ronanicon.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I've just looked at last year's dance tent lineup and it didn't look much cop, usual Glasto dance tent stuff, except for Saturday night which was like OMG BEST THING EVER!

Lock Tavern 2004 will be what the Rizla Tent was in 2002.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Matt otm. N also otm probably.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

but that's what it was last year too wasn't it?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Am I bad for being slightly disappointed by the line up for my first glasto?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

give Andrew a minute and he'll see what old posts he can find.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

then line-up in general reminds me of 2000, but Franz Ferdinand, Goldfrapp and the Chems looks like a nice hat-trick to me, and the Ratpure early on on the same stage.

who played Saturday night last year Matt?

who else is playing this Lock Tavern other than Erol and Jo Jo?

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:33 (twenty-one years ago)

also out of curiosity Ronan, what would your ideal dance tent line-up be (POX)?

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

FC Kahuna, the Electric Ecstacy Club (who?), Rob Bright.

I presume there'll be stuff in the Lock on the Saturday too.

x-post my ideal dance tent lineup (in no particular order and roughly cos I could name loads)

Jacques Lu Cont
Vitalic
Felix Da Housecat
someone oldschool like Derrick May or Francois K etc
Carl Craig
Laurent Garnier
Michael Mayer
Ivan Smagghe
DAFT PUNK

others
Erol Alkan, JoJo, 2manydjs, Audio Bullys, Oxia, the Hacker, Tiga, there are loads of others I guess.

Last year had X-Press 2, Fatboy Slim, Audio Bullys, Plump DJs, Jacques Lu Cont, Erol Alkan, Chemical Brothers, Jon Carter, 2manyDJs, the Streets.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh Christ no, I didn't mean to be saying that at all. I respect your pain etc.

Do you think there's anyone else that could pull in the crowds instead of those four? Have Underworld offically collapsed?

Is this the first year there's been a dance closer on all three nights on the Other Stage?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Agoria, Afuken, Rolldeep, Brave Captain, Simian Mobile Disco, Bangkok Impact, Archigram, Throbbing Gristle, Black Strobe...ah well

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Underworld probably could too I guess. Or the other ones, what are they called, I forget, there is an other one though probably. Is there?

Steve otm. Even a Guy-Man would be nice.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Other Ones = The Prodge, who I think would struggle to fill up a barn these days.

About 2/3rds of Ronan's list would be a pretty big draw for the dance tent, but virtually all of them wouldn't work on the outdoor stages(the Streets being the possible exception). I wouldn't want to see any of the three dance headliners in the dance tent really, they're all liable to pull too large a crowd and make the gig a really unpleasant experience (like the Streets last year, funnily enough).

Is this the first year there's been a dance closer on all three nights on the Other Stage?

I think so.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

ronan's lineup really would be the best thing ever.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

How big is this Lock Tavern?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i think Faithless have some sort of V-only clause, i've never seen them at Glasto tho they must've played at least once. no great loss i suppose. i'm a bit worried that this is just going to be one big nostalgia trip for me (if the Dance Tent or some other place made a bit of a thing about more recent oldskool classics (daft i know) then that might actually be great (yes i want to hear 'Euphoria (Nino's Dream)' in a field at least once in my life basically), which in itself would be nice, but I wonder how much sense I will get of the 'new' or anything to distinguish this Glasto from ones past.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Internet mentalists?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Prodigy are still a big draw Matt, the metal and sk8 kids like them - i think they pulled in a big crowd at Reading 2002 at least, plus with new album actually ready to drop now they would probably attract many curious folk

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Small but it is sort of open so you can be outside or in it. It wasn't totally rammed at any stage last year, I forget if it actually sold beer. The good part was the DJs are RIGHT BESIDE YOU.

x-post Steve otm, in 2002 I really felt there was a sense of it being a safe dance lineup and no new tunes etc. Last year it was quite the opposite, really good new stuff being played, came home with a load of songs in my head.

I think last year they sort of hired Wall of Sound to be in charge of the dance tent on the Saturday. And Skint on the Friday.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

oops my "small but it" paragraph is re the size of the Lock.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 10:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Is part of the problem that dance acts don't take 9 months to make an album, they're touring by default, so if you really like an act (and you don't live in Mobile Alabama), you can easily see them a half-dozen times in a few years?

The Other Ones = Faithless! (bah xpost)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I think if I ever saw Vitalic live my head would explode

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)

And dance "acts" as opposed to DJs can't play a different set every time they come through: people want the hits. Underworld not so much so, Prodigy x5 as much.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)

It's fine with DJs normally they change their sets enough, though any of the big ones like Clarke/Felix etc tend to be playing the same stuff 2 years down the line. In fairness Felix has old stuff which you've never heard and can do a few different types of set but Clarke is just the exact same, every single time.

x-post Alang I am seeing Vitalic live on Thursday night, if I can get the money and get up off my arse into town to buy a ticket tomorrow.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Christ, I remember the 99 Chemicals DJ Set was "place mix album in CD player, mug next to decks".

But then, that's probably why they're headlining instead of Dave "what do I feel like today?" Holmes.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

2002 was brilliant for dance tho, i mean FC Kahuna, Audio Bullys and the like were in the Rizla Cafe not the Dance Tent but lots of new stuff was heard (alongside the eretroclash and bootlegs vibe in general) - this was the year dance music officially died anyway (ha)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I missed the Rizla Cafe, foolishly, in 02.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan you should kick yourself solidly for the next hour, but then console yourself with the news you're seeing Vitalic

if Holmes were to play it would only be on Jazzzworld as he did with Free Association last year (wasn't it?)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

THREE LIONS GLITCHCORE MIX!!!

rizla early doors in 2002 was ACES, osymyso playing all sorts of nonce-sense and loads of space to dance. didn't we work out it was the ILX equivilent of the sex pistols at the free trade hall?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:17 (twenty-one years ago)

apparently - i think i will always look back on it as the zenith of the modern mash-up phenomenon/phase/phad

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)

rizla early doors in 2002 was ACES, osymyso playing all sorts of nonce-sense and loads of space to dance. didn't we work out it was the ILX equivilent of the sex pistols at the free trade hall?
I HATE YOU

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

(not really obv, petal)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

hehe, i can just see stevem on "i love 2002" ;)

alang, didn't we decide that you were there for a bit, but a little, um, tired and emotional?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 11:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i got there after all the good stuff had ended.

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:04 (twenty-one years ago)

it looked like your good stuff was still going strong to me ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

So Friday at the Glade, another site has the special guest as "Drunk Soul Brother" and also "London Dust Explosion".

Can we assume this is Fatboy Slim and the Chemical Brothers on the decks?

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm pretty sure i wasn't boxed off my bum gut with ecstasy drink at that point.

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

off your mash on ecstacy pipes

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

hopped up on goofballs?

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't anyone see my post? fatboy slim and the chemical brothers, IN THE GLADE.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

it'll be like 1998!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

It's actually tribute DJs.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

they're only playing other peoples records anyway. anyone could do it.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahahahahahahhahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...

best! idea! ever!

(N's obv.)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Larry Gardener, Erick Carter, Derek Morillo.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

fatboy slim did a good job from the Radio 1 mini pyramid thingy a couple years back.

has Radio 1's demographic dropped below glasto age yet?

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

hehe, get it on radio 2 now! mind you with cullum/whinehouse/stone (/B&S) they are a fair way there already...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I may not do any "naughty" things this year after the PAIN of last year.

Maybe.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Fatboy is a laugh, almost always, he's the old 2manydjs.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

The 2ManyDJs it's not OK to like.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

who said it was ok to like 2manydjs

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Shut up, cool boy. I mean normal people. But not people who are so normal that it's OK to like Fatboy Slim.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Subnormals?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

2manydjs-cheesier and even less talented than Fatboy Slim!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i have no idea what Fatboy Slim plays these days, worth seeing him just to find out

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i think where N says "normal people" there he means "indie kids" ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

both are great obviously. though last time I saw 2manydjs I felt the schtick was wearing thin.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan you are so rockist. "Cheesy" indeed.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve probably nails it.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

actually lazy is a better word, last time they just badly mixed 15 anthems. I could have done it. why amn't I getting paid to do that! I'd have better DJ poses too.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

N is afraid of going to Fatboy Slim and finding himself shouting "LETS FUCKIN' 'AVE IT" while blowing a whistle and groping a girl in a micromini who is wearing furry boots.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan, after you lick the Hartnoll heads you can take control of their equipment. It will be like Kevin & Perry Go Large for your generation.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

You could have at least said Human Traffic.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

x-post

Ronan you complete cock, you made me have to fake the most ridiculous coughing fit my office has seen yet.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm holding my nose and thinking of naked women here.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

re: Tindersticks after Love

Arthur Lee's not going to be happy about that. That's the same order as when they played ATP back in April, and Arthur Lee kept making comments about the fact that they were not headlining.
It's a pretty strange order anyway. Love gets you ready to be happy and dance about, and then Tindersticks bring you right down again.

― jellybean (jellybean), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I am definitely seeing Love again - that set last year was just amazing, pretty much every single second of it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, as time goes by I'm more and more sure that it's the best gig I've ever seen.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I am scared to see Love to be honest. I saw them (well arthur lee & a backing band) & it was one of the most perfect gigs I have ever been to, would hate to spoil that!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

i've never seen them so i will check it oot, but if i had seen them last year i would surely be annoyed they are playing again this time (it's bad enough me trying to deal with Orbital being there again - tho i am looking forward to that really)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 12:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it just me, or is this the first year in about 20 that Billy Bragg hasn't been on there? And it just happens to be the year that I finally got into him? Grr. :(

― JimD (JimD), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Meh where are the Stockholm Monsters?

― Rockter C (starry), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

can i just echo ronan to infinity and back please?

2002: best festival ever bar none, not a great line up.
last year : best line up ever, not a great fest.

hey, who can say what 2004 brings?

tell u what though *buged out* at the lock tavern?
that'll be a squash.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 1 June 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Jim, i'm sure billy will turn up somewhere, i seem to recall he didn't announce his leftfield set last year until quite late.

unless he's wandering around with boris johnson again...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a desire to see Boris Johnson wandering around.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/carsmilesteve/summerwasting/borisbilly.jpg

there you go ricky.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, I love that picture. Particularly Boris's resemblence to a certain Devonian poster to this board.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

He's nicked JtN's shades!

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Suggs posts here? (I may have made this joke before)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

That's the same order as when they played ATP back in April, and Arthur Lee kept making comments about the fact that they were not headlining.

that'll teach him to be a washed-up has-been trading on former glories, as I said to his face before my recent spell in hospital.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 1 June 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I still have my Orange Glastonbury alerts on from last year. It was sweet when it popped up on Mar 31 to remind me about tickets.

And now I've got one saying "Last chance to buy tickets for Glastonbury at noon today and every day this week at http://orangeworld.co.uk.

Not sure exactly what it means, but I'm passing it on in case it's of any use to anyone. I think you can only access it properly if you're an Orange customer.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

guardian site has playing times also:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/glastonbury2004/page/0,14551,1228984,00.html

(thanks to DV for the link)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

also:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/glastonbury2004/story/0,14551,1229474,00.html

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)

also also:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/glastonbury2004/story/0,14551,1225314,00.html

report on glasto for the grauno!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Sunday: B&S to Morrissey to Orbital! yayyyy!

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

do you have a magic teleporting device? or is your "yayyyy!" ironical?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

That is perfectly doable if stage times are as they usually are.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)

It actually seems to work (the Orange tickets thing), even for non-customers, as far as I can make out.

Go through the WAP emulator at:

http://web.orange.co.uk/yourorange/allaboutwap/promo.html?id=Emulator_6100_TryOrangeWorldNEW_seq

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, OK, now I get a 'network congestion' message. Buying tickets by typing things into a phone? I knew it would never work. There needs to be a 'no s' trick, clearly. I don't know why I'm doing this anyway - I've already got a ticket. I guess I just wanted to see if I'd stayed up all night for nothing.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

that emulator is madness...

it says they've all gone for today now.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)

do you have a magic teleporting device? or is your "yayyyy!" ironical?

I'm assuming gigs on a stage end about half an hour before the next gig on that stage starts, so no problem.

(moving from the Pyramid to Other stage is never no problem, I know)

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

the lineup looks shit. anybody want my ticket? i'm gonna stay at home and eat worms.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually Charlie - a mate of mine *might* be interested... I'll have to ask though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:33 (twenty-one years ago)

i doubt charlie really means that...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

They have tasty worms in glastonbury. Or at least that's my excuse for waking up at 4am face down in a field.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:36 (twenty-one years ago)

You know fresh worms are not technically illegal?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

they are very hard on the stomach though.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)

i really thought Wiley would be there - gutted he isnt - plus where is the hip - hop, just because they have the black eyed pees doesnt mean they have to scrimp. Ty, skinnyman and who else.

Still Television and England in the finals should be good.

oh and can someone fully explain the lock tavern - is it a pub or a stall or a stalllcumpub - it sounds good

― james (james), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I am well excited about Love and the Tindersticks. I also had a dream last night about the English National Opera, so maybe should give that a go. Not that I encourage acting out ones dreams. That would be bizarre.

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

James - is it a crosscumshot?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

similar but a stallcumpub has less rudey potential

― james (james), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Boo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and can someone fully explain the lock tavern - is it a pub or a stall or a stalllcumpub - it sounds good

I think it is a beer tent. It is popular with people who like drinking at Glastonbury.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

pubcumstall would be ruderer i think...

lock tavern is a cafe basically, it is a tent, with a dancefloor, which is pretty cool, but no bouze, but they'll do you tea/coffee/water/pop, and it's only about a 5 minute walk to the nearest beer tent.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Where are we meeting on the Thursday again? Oh & is anyone driving?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Brothers Bar Perry stall, Jazz World Stage, any time Thursday evening.

The Lock Tavern would seem like a good contingency plan if for any reason the Brothers Bar isn't there, because at least we know the LT will be.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Mitch Cumsteen?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, forget the LT as a contingency plan if it doesn't actually sell bouze.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh i wonder if the 2004 site map is up yet...

well, there's this
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2004/fineguide/map.html
but that looks like last years...

basically we're meeting in the vicinity of the W in "One World Stage". oh, that definately makes it last year then, anyway, it should still be the same...

i think ken is driving down, and posisbly mr bolton who may be in someone famous's car which he told me last week but now i can't remember...

MATT, of COURSE the brothers bar will be there, don't say things like that...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh, I have no idea what, or indeed where, any of these things are!

What time are the drivers (famous or otherwise) leaving on the thursday?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

the brothers bar will be there, also it's a nicer place to drink at that stage of the festival, than the "backalley" where the lock usually is.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i think ken's doing wednesday, as he is a MENK. rob may be going down in a car belonging to [famous person], rather than with [famous person] if you see what i mean...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah boo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

rob steals famous peoples cars?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

and then uses his possession of them as a chatup line?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

*nods & cries*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The famous person in question is very, very famous indeed. I'm impressed.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Who is it?????

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Bernard Cribbins.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

No, really?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not playing when i say i can't remember, my short-term memory is shot to shit, i'm coming to realise...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

And you are....? heh!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Moira Stuart?

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Claudia Schiffer, innit?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

And it’s not just boring old DJ Moody hunched over the decks. There’s live PAs a-plenty plus full-blown live sets. Kelis, Misteeq, The Streets, Zero Seven and Massive Attack are just some of the acts who’ve played live in the Dance Tent in recent years with Kosheen, Ozomatli and GoldieLookinChain all booked for 2004

from the glasto site - Are the streets actually playing??

― james (james), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

ignore the above - didnt read it properly

― james (james), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Reading & leeds for the streets this year, boo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Why, so they won't be able to hear him either?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd still like to see them, I know you have problems with the perfromance that you saw.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

It's only now I can really be arsed to listen to the Streets again after that fiasco...

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, dry your eyes mate.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

What Stars said. It was just as well we had the Lloyd-Webber incident immediately afterwards.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I was probably crying during the Streets, come to think of it. I think I spent at least all of Saturday and Sunday in tears CHIZ CHIZ NOT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Try gin less?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

best news yet for you Glasto go-ers

JET PULL OUT OF GLASTO 2004
http://www.nme.com/news/108719.htm

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that because they have sold approx 0 records?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

if Melody Maker were still going, Mr Agreeable would rip into Jet.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

so far that's 2 down from the official full list printed on tuesday in the guardian!
the libertines are out too. well, u know *allegedly*
they aren't doing 2 gigs at glasto 2 years running a man down are they?

by next week hopefully muse will have biten the dust too an' all.

― piscesboy, Friday, 4 June 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I blag a lift from anyone in a Fareham/Portsmouth direction? I'm getting a lift from London but I'm trying to visit a mate on the Monday evening.

― Simon (né flameproof) (Flameproof), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

the libertines have pulled some anti-racism show they were going to do saying "not doing owt 'til pete's back" or similar, so i doubt they'll be glastonburying...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 4 June 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The world is conspiring to make be see Belle and Sebastian AGAIN!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 4 June 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

hehe, come over to the dark side matt, you know you want to (might even stand a chance of winning trig bro if you do ;))

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 4 June 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh, i got my tickets today!

grr, after all the malarkey with the full names and addresses, my ex's address is listed as the same as mine. info on the proof of id sheet says the bank statement is just to match your name, and nothing about addresses. hopefully this is true. i'm going to call them tomorrow probably.

woo! woo!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:13 (twenty-one years ago)

i got my email telling me i'd be getting my ticket in the next day or two, as did tom and matt apparently.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:22 (twenty-one years ago)

So did I. YES!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

COOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

etc

i'm getting all excited just sitting here thinking about it!!!
and i understand jauntyalang has ALREADY BOUGHT HIS DADSTOOL

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:25 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm going to NICK DADSTOOL

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that might be forward planning taken too far.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:28 (twenty-one years ago)

buying a tent on site - good idea/bad idea?

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Stupidest idea ever.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:28 (twenty-one years ago)

we bought a tent on site two years back because it was only when we arrived that i'd realised i'd forgotten the pegs. yes, i know, so unlike me to do something like that, who'da phunk.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Could you not have just bought some pegs? Dave.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I dunno, but Joe babnanas now do an advance ordering service ion the net where you can order tent/sleeping bag etc.

This is madness, I remember when their stall was an excuse for a rave and a chance to make money by selling de-activated electric blankets to shivering punters

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Those blankets are shite - I'm sure Joe Bananas blankets have no insulation value whatsoever and actually make you colder.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

They still play non-stop baggy 24 hours a day though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Has anyone not had their e-mail yet....

Matt DC correkt about hte Joe Banana's blankets. They are more effective as a cooling device for beer I have found.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

now that i have my tickets, i'm starting to think about what to bring...should i start a new thread about what to pack, or should it all just go here?

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i've not yet had an e-mail saying the ticket dispatch is imminent (got one a few weeks back saying it would be soon tho)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Keep it here, I think. Might as well make the thread as long as possible.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

my list of stoof to bring so far:

Tent (or buy one on site)
sleeping bag
extra blanket maybe
4 pants and socks
extra troosers
4 t-shirts
jumper
waterproof
WELLIES (optional)
torch (+ spare battery)
tissues and wipes
washing stoof (shower gel or whatever)
toothbrush and paste
Cigarettes (to sell to people, £1 a cancer stick - yay capitalism/more money for perry)
Bog roll
empty clean plastic bottle(s)
plastic bottle(s) filled with LA BOUZE
4 pack of Scrumpy or however much I can be arsed to carry
hat
suncream
sunglasses
HAYFEVER TABLETS
water pistol
plasters
lipsyl or similar (to prevent chapping)
plastic cups?
reading matter (possibly)
whistle (for that essential fake jungle rush, or if you need rescuing)
cash money (at least £100)
debit card
keys
coach tickets
festival ticket

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:11 (twenty-one years ago)

water pistol

or VODKA DEATH RAY as i may redub it

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and fully charged mobile phone of course duh

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Man I still haven't got one of those fancy wind up charger doodads!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Cigarettes (to sell to people, £1 a cancer stick - yay capitalism/more money for perry)
I have a better idea - 20 pound notes. if you roll them up REALLY small they are a bit like cigarettes, but you can also exchange them for goods, services or perry

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I am of course bringing Travel Scrabble.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

that sounds pretty comprehensive, steve. any girls have girly things to add?

xpost: what's this perry? i assume you're not trying to buy dan?

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

stevem your list is wise.
but you forgot the drugs.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Wellies are not optional, though, they are essential. You will be thoroughly, thoroughly desparate for them if it rains. And they only cost, like £8, which is about a quarter of what they will cost onsite if it rains.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

no drugs for me mr sir. i think a FOOTBALL may need to be added to the list tho. to hell with practicalities.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

only taken wellies once, in 2000. wore them on the first day (very swampy) - never again after (magic overnight dry-up madness occurred).

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, the Pyramid Stage field makes a pretty good football pitch, on the Thursday at least.

URGENT AND KEY QUESTION - Assuming England make it out of their group, they will be playing either on Thursday or Friday. Any idea what's going to happen with this, festival-wise?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i prefer combat boots to wellies - more comfortable to walk around in, and no slopping of muck down your leg into your feet...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't have my tickets or a new email yet. bugger.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Rob is OTM about the boot issue. Which reminds me, I need to give my boots their annual dose of Wet-Pruf this weekend.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I got an email with general info, but not a word about how to collect my tickets. There are scare stories about how difficult it is to get to Shepton Mallet from Bristol. Though presumably since all overseas customers have to get there they might lay on transport. Then again does everyone go through Bristol? I DON'T KNOW.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

if they don't show the quarter-finals somehwere on site then i will be disgusted. there is no way i am missing those games and i will walk back to Pilton to watch them if i have to.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Matt, it depends where we finish in the group, win it and we're on Friday, come second and we're on the Thursday. (that's what my planner says anyway, but that sounds like madness)

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

steve that looks like a v long list, but actually reading through it it's just about spot on.

collette (and everyone else, to be fair ;)), my only advice is don't take anything you don't mind losing, you don't want to be spending all weekend worrying about your ipod/best earrings/crystal chandelier...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:45 (twenty-one years ago)

got the tickets email yesterday.

i'm sure they'll show any england match on big screens - they did a few years ago, just before james played, i think.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that it's about time I resurrect the Logan's Run rumour now isn't it?

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

don't bring anything you don't mind losing - except for your phone and wallet, obviously.

is anyone working on a carter tape?

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

you don't want to know about the tape toby, it's going to make you wish for ALW as far as i can tell...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

stevem you forgot one very essential thing on your list. i forgot this last year and sleeping was VERY difficult and occasionally painful:

AIR MATTRESS! those roll-up pad things are OK, but don't really cut it with all those deep lumps...

and also earplugs for those who want to attempt to get some rest.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:48 (twenty-one years ago)

oh yes, obv. ricardo needs to bring one more thing than everyone else ;)

air mattresses are for GURLS, and also heavy.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:48 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not taking an air mattress - did this before and it just got annoying (it made me feel like i had less room cos i was closer to tent 'roof')

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)

if we are all making "special tapes" perhaps we should organise a bagsy of carter tracks?

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

air mattressssessess?

ridiculous! they weigh a ton and anyway I mostly slept outside my tent with a jumper wrapped around my head last year.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:52 (twenty-one years ago)

interesting. so maybe not an air mattress, but a nice padded mat thingy?

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:54 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah they are quite cheap and you just roll them up and they go on the outside of the rucksack. I must get a new one I think.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan slept at Glastonbury last year?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Incidentally, I generally find the best tactic is to get so fucked that the surface your tent is pitched on isn't a problem. You're not going to be especially comfortable whatever happens, so its best to try and find alternative ways round the problem.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)

i've asked a few people about this, anyone know a place where i can get a cheap waterproof jacket? i assume it only needs to be waterproof and not warm, since i'll just have it over my warm clothes if it's wet. and, to be honest, i'll probably never wear it again. so i'd like something that is actually waterproof, cheap and very compact. any suggestions?

(i really like thinking about packing. yes, i am a freak)

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Milletts or somewhere, probably. I bought a very cheap one (ie about £8) from a closing down sale in Covent Garden and it kept me dry last year, the only time I've worn it. Of course, if I go anywhere near a campfire it will probably belch black smoke and melt onto my skin, but you can't have everything.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, practicality < fashion. you may look "uncool" but at least you'll be dry.

yes, i am officially now an old git...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Kag inna bag from Millets has done the job for me for several years now. I foolishly took NO COAT AT ALL to 98 and had to fashion one from bin bags and gaffa tape. I looked like some sort of econogoff.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I promise not to forget the tape player and will hopefully be bringing a RAWK tape to make up for the Darkness not being there.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:31 (twenty-one years ago)

(did i get my "greaterthan" the right way round then, by the way? i fear i may be greaterthan/lessthan dyslexic...)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:43 (twenty-one years ago)

24 hour baggy...gosh. My fantasies come twoo.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:44 (twenty-one years ago)

and a BUSTED tape to make up for Busted not being there? (as yet)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

(Yr greater than was a less than. Useful mnenomic is that the big end goes next to the bigger quantity so 2 > 1 and 1 < 2.)

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

You know my feelings on Busted.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

remind me

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

if i have to wear my yellow Radiohead waterproof i will understand if none of you want to talk to or hang out with me, jus sayin like...

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:49 (twenty-one years ago)

(arses, i thought i did it the other way round last time and that was wrong too, thanks for the tip though :))

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

also which daft bugger is getting notifications from this thread? we must be flooding their inbox...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Good news! According to http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/+info/+drugs/ "People do get busted every year"

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Every year I read that thing and think how utterly ridiculous it is. Yeah if you've never tried drugs, glastonbury is an awful place to start, you'll have a terrible time. Best to start locked in your bathroom with 999 dialled into your mobile ready to call just in case.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

i still don't own a coat. hmm.

roll thing to sleep on is utterly key - i didn't have one last year and my back was v stiff first thing as a result.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Alang I owe you a pint for that joke!

― still larffing like a drane (starry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

get a mat Matt, I urge you, speaking as someone who once had major eye hassle after sleeping with a rock poking into my eye for an evening.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Toby, we shared my roll matt thingy and put it horizontal so we both had some upper back padding. Have you forgotten? Actually, I have just remembered as I type, I had terrible back problems too. Maybe our tent was pitched on a dead lumpy bit?

Shower gel? Stevem, I think you are adding extra items with false hope.

SteveC - you are not an old git. Even SELF-CONSCIOUSLY HIP 20-SOMETHING FASHION VICTIM CUNTS go for practicality over fashion at Glasto.

mark, there is no need to be mean to me

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 11:59 (twenty-one years ago)

hey Sarah - bring the N64!

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Toby, we shared my roll matt thingy and put it horizontal so we both had some upper back padding. Have you forgotten?

i thought after the first night i let you have the mat to yourself? or have i made this up?

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Um, I have no idea actually.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

well i have a clear memory of my altruism so i'm going with that.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Did I really let you do that?

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Shower gel? Stevem, I think you are adding extra items with false hope.

damn right, i have never taken a shower a Glasto but i can't have you lot knowing that can I? ah.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

my back was v stiff first thing as a result

"back"...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Moderator, delete Carsmile please.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure Joe Bananas blankets have no insulation value whatsoever and actually make you colder.

also, they shed something terrible. i woke up covered head to foot in pink lint.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

destroy = blankets

seek = the stall that sells/sold (on the first days of 2002 at least)
the fake furs for a fiver instead. genius idea.

downside: look like a nance.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

they sound ace! i want one to wear at jeff mills.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

So do I!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

It'd be like some sort of Gareth tribute.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

"do you have this in brown?"

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Mills would be disgusted.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

If I buy one of those I want a porkpie hat, orange-tinted glasses and a cigar as well.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I am intrigued by this fake fur idea...

Air mattresses aren't that heavy! I had a roll-mat thing last year and it was useless. Although maybe I was on a really lumpy bit. Air mattresses are for gurls? Bah. Although I'm in my tent with a GURL, and she's bringing the mattress. This suits me just fine.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

And Matt, I was pretty arseholed each night last year and it didn't make it any more comfortable.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

AIr/matress versus lilo? (I took a lilo once and it was jamn cumfy).

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe i'll try to lift up air mattresses to see how heavy they are. i'm a bit of a wimp about needing my sleep, you see...

do people tend to bring food, or just make do with what they can buy there? and i see stevem is thinking about cups, do people bring their own eating utensils and stuff like that?

xpost- what's a lilo?

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I really wouldn't bother taking my own food - did it in the first year and it took up loads of space and mostly ended up uneaten. Its not like there aren't thousands of food stalls there, mostly fairly cheap and with ample catering for vegetarians.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

lilo = inflatable thingy you lie on in swimming pools but not in the sea or else you get drowned/die of starvation/eaten by sharks

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I buy many doughnuts in bristol. stale or fresh they taste good

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

you might want to take some biscuits (not too choclately though, or they'll just end up as goo) or summat, but, really cooking is for fules, there is so much good food at glasto, it's almost more fun than the music :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

arnolds al fresco! tartiflette! random jerk chicken places! massive corn on the cobs! yeo valley ice cream and magic mushroom sprinkles!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

bring some beans and plant them in the ground by your tent. next morning, reap the rewards.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

this year i am def gonna have me some ostrich burger. but it's mostly jacket spuds with chilli all the way.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck biscuits. Malt loaf is the one stop answer to your emergency Glasto culinary needs. It's even got fruit in it!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Food stalls cheap though?? Arf arf!!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

they are cheap by Dublin standards of expense. Steve I will go and get an ostrich burger with you if you don't want to die alone.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Go for ostrich steak, not ostrich burger, speaks the bitter voice of experience. To think that some poor ostrich died so I could throw that burger away half-eaten... *sigh*

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:13 (twenty-one years ago)

oh is it nasty?

trust me on that arnolds al fresco place, it's like the best burger I've ever had I think.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

the original stall i'm talking about (2002, and was probably there last year) was about 10 stalls down on the opposite side of the LOCK TAVERN/RIZLA TENT, heading main stage-wards as opposed to the 'other' stage.

me + my mate bought 4 at once we were so impressed with the idea. we, subsequently, while our way back to our tent at about 5a.m. (in true over-doing it on the first day style)got approached by a very camp bloke who hugged us for a long time and wouldn't let go.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

sarah is right, it's generally not cheap, unless you go to get free gruel off the hari krisnas, ricardo is even mor eright about the malt loaf, especially if it is PRE-BUTTERED.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember almost buying an ancient but cool parka for a tenner at some stall, I wonder was it the same one.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

In 2002, I got a bit chilly and bought a sheepskin jacket for a fiver. It was a bit short in the arms but incredibly cosy,and I thought it looked cool. The downside was that I got mistaken for Ian Brown and my friend said I smelt a bit funny. I disposed of it in a motorway service station bin on the way home.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

i didn't find glasto that expensive for food. not dirt cheap mind you, but certainly no more than vendors anywhere else. whenever possible, eat in the greenfields, rather than the stands along the main paths. i had what is to this day one of the best omelettes ever in some hippie place by the greenpeace area.

i hope that wine guy is still there on that main market row playing old beatles albums...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Good lord, the GIANT INFLATABLE WINE BOTTLE DUDE!

I had forgotten about that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the cookie stalls.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

you know, they're going to round up everyone there over thirty and euthanase them? it's a government plot.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

the wine guy is bound to be there, he's got it made...

bah, everyone under thirty would be better, grumblegrumble

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Shut it, granddad!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

nyyyyyyyyyyier, where's me stick?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry for posting a pic, but it had to be done:

http://www.tavallai.com/gallery/album/around_the_world/ep3_glasto2/wine_bar.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I've just looked at ALL those pictures and they've made me immensely excited.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

What's this about Michael Eavis putting his cock in a didgeridoo?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

food at glasto isn't exactly expensive, is it? i don't recall paying more than like 4 quid for a meal last year, which seems pretty cheap to me. plus as steve said the food is great! mmm mmm tartiflette!! it's definitely not worth taking food, i did it the first times i went cos i was poor but it was an absolute revelation not doing so last year.

that fruit store i bought 3 bananas off and ate them immediately, much to anna's disgust, had better still be there.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

3 bananas! jesus, that's a risky game to play at glastonbury.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

i would have had 4 but i thought that excessive.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it is worth taking some dried fruit and nuts. And a couple of cheese and onion pasties (for first brunch).

And depending on the weather forecast, some bread/oatcakes, marge, cheese and Marmite.

Stevem has left all sorts of key pills off his list. Like Immodium, Paracetemol, Rennies, Zantac, Zinc and Vitamin C, Prozac, Valium, Viagra etc.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

The downside was that I got mistaken for Ian Brown

I remember this! I met you just afterwards. You were most perturbed. Understandably.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

although you look nothing like him you have similar lifestyles and ideas

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Well yeah, there is the Rastafarianism.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I had to go and see him at Glasto 02, and was glad I did because at one point someone gave him an English flag, which he then tried to burn, however it didn't light and he sat at the edge of the stage attempting to get it to do so and drawling "WE DON'T NEED FOOKIN SYMBOLS MAN"

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember that. He's not wrong

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

picked up my tickets this morning (they tried to deliver them on tuesday) - however as colette (i think) said, they've buggered up the 2nd address and put anna down as living with me. this in spite of them making us email them the details again! anyway i guess this isn't a problem cos anna can just bring a debit card, but has anyone else had this?

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 10 June 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

oh and has everyone got their tickets?!

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 10 June 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

hmm, this sounds like they've made a right old mess of it and will therefore probably abandon it by thursday lunchtime...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 07:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Mine haven't yet turned up, despite the Royal Mail saying they should get here two days ago. Their tracking service now claims they're 'in the system'.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Wot oby sed. Arrived today, with second ticket with my address.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuckwits.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Not yet. Everyone else I know has got theirs! Apparently they have been sent & royal mail have got them, but the post round here is rubbish. I want my tix!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/+purple/+cinema/

cinema screen listings, although the friday night ones seem a little muddled, i'm hoping school of rock and shaun are in fact on on thursday night...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:28 (twenty-one years ago)

21 grams?? not really what i'd want to see at 2am in a field. or at all, really.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:32 (twenty-one years ago)

! No LOTR?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Most people are a bit bored with the LOTR films by now, surely?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:52 (twenty-one years ago)

if you recall there was no LOTR last year either...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

But they only cancelled it on the day, it was in the programme.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

And the fanstastic sound really made the first one (admittedly the best) into something incredible.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 10 June 2004 08:56 (twenty-one years ago)

No tickets, no e-mail, much fear.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

No tixor here neither. I might ring aloud...

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, you need to ring 0871 22 00 260 with your ref number. They will give you a tracking number. You then call royal mail on 0845 927 2100 to find out where your tix are. You can also check on http//www.royalmail.com to trace your tix, but you need your ref number which seetickets will give you. Do not fret my friends, we shall go to glasto!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't suppose they will be confirming the broadcast of Quarter-Final #1 on Thursday night before the day itself? The main stage can show it as they did the World CUp final in 2002 (next to no sound tho iirc). a real Sod's Law prospect tho (i'll get to see the match somehow but if England are in it they will lose...whereas if i don't see the game and England are in it they will win)...

what? oh sorry, yeah, er, tickets...when?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)

if i still haven't got my ticket a week from now THEN i will worry

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

No need to worry, just find out where they are innit!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

School of Rock + Shaun of Dead = URGENT AND KEY!!!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I never got a reference number.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

OOPS! Just give them a call & they'll prb be able to find you via your name & address. When i changed my address details I didnt have my ref number, but they still found them. Just give it a try pete!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

they can find yr reference from the visa card number i should think. that's what I'm hoping as I don't have one either. eek (again)

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Like I said, they can find you from your name & address. Best to just call rather than panic!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

i doubt they'll show QF1 on the main stage as they'll be soundchecking/plumbing in the lights if walking past on a thursday previously is any guide. there's always the cinema field though. or we could just listen to it on the radio.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

... and then recreate England's stunning victory on the grass in front of the Pyramid Stage, Phoenix From The Flames-style?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

had a look on official site boards and the official line on match being shown if England are involved appears to be 'probably' (presumably meaning yes unless technical problem occurs and/or it rains a lot, which i'm convinced it will) - i want to see ALL the QFs tho, well I should've thought of that before I bought my ticket shouldn't I, FUCK OFF INNER VOICE

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

steve, why don't you buy one of those tiny tvs or something?

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

(hoping more than usual that England go out in the first round)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 10 June 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

just mail them and they'll give you your reference number again, from any details really, I just gave them my address.

Any overseas people here? I'd love a nice email saying when we go to shepton mallet what happens there etc etc etc.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

just got one

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 11:34 (twenty-one years ago)

And what do you do like, what do you do?

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 10 June 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I have to go to some place in Shepton Mallet between 10 and 10 on the Wednesday, I'll have my passport anyway so no worries about ID. I just hope there is decent transport laid on from Bristol, I've heard dreadful stories.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

um, there's no train station in shepton, service busses? might be worth giving them a call about it...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

No email or tickets here. I'm not too worried.

Shepton is great - you'll have fun Ronan. The 'ticket office' is a hilarious ramshackle tressel table affair. The town seems to lock all its public toilets on the Wednesday for the duration, but if you go to the furniture showroom next to the supermarket and look interested in sofas, you can slip into theirs.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i see the libertines have pulled out.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

we parked in shepton two years running and walked to the site from there (as we didn't have tickets (sorry michael, i will pay you back one of these days)), but i'm not entirely sure how ronan will get from brizzle airport to shepton, especially if he doesn't actually have his ticket...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Loads of people have to get their tickets from there for one reason or another. There must be buses from Bristol, surely?

If not, then I guess he can walk from the site. How long did it take you, Steve?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

how does not having my ticket make a difference? surely, this year they'll make provisions for people to travel from bristol to shepton, given that other years they did post out tickets.

x-post N otm. if not I can get a taxi with my friend and some other punters, can't cost more than about 20-30 quid each.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Not that much!

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

blimey, it was a few years ago, but no more than an hour i'd say. also ther eis loads of traffice going up and down the road that you can thumb a lift off :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I was going to say, get on your hike.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah I was estimating lengthily. Irish taxis are a ripoff.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

i got a bus to the site from Bristol in '99 and it was fine really altho we did get stuck in a jam to the point where the driver turned the engine off for 15 minutes

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

oh yeah from bristol to the site is grand, it's just bristol to shepton to the site is sort of unchartered territory for me.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm flying to Bristol too. Staying with a friend in Bath on the Wednesday night then considering options. I think I'm probably going to get the train to Castle Carey and pick up the shuttle bus from there. Is that a good plan, do you think?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

is that Carey's special castle? [/pedant]

i've never been to CC, but i understand it to be a bit scary, 10 deep on the platform etc. are there not busses direct from Bath?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Getting the train to CC from Bristol is non-trivial, as they are not on the same line.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Castle Cary is fine on the way in and hell on earth on the way out. Actually, its okay once you get onto the platform, but you have to wait for two hours in a glorified sheep pen before you even get in there.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds lovely!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

That's what I was fearing. Yes, I think there are buses from Bath, I think. Perhaps that's a better plan. I was just thinking of the traffic.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I have been spoiled by early morning drives in camper vans and cars the last two years. I am not looking forward to all this hoi polloi business.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

(my friend in Bath did actually offer to drive me there, but I said oh no no, don't worry. Maybe I shouldn't have.)

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

We are gonna leave early morning (in the car) on the Thursday. Poss about 6ish, is this a good or bad idea?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd leave a couple hourse earlier if I were you

― chris (chris), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Really?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Where from?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

It depends a lot on the weather. If it's going to be muddy, everything slows down and you'd be advised to leave v.early)

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

can I just say

THIRTEEN DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Shit. I wish you hadn't said that. Now I feel like John Terry.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going from Cambridge.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

the busses can go down roads that hoi-polloi vehicles aren't allowed, so traffic not too dreadful...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah good.

PP - from Cambridge? Yes, I should leave at 4 or something, if you can face it.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

(you can always have a nice kip in your tent when you get there)

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG 4, i'm gonna be dead!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Just get an early night on Wednesday!

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

PP definitely, there's usually huge queues out of the fields by 10am

― chris (chris), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

This is all only to provide a nice, stress-free journey. If you don't mind jams then leave whenever. I just have bad, bad memories of 1998 (even worse getting out than in, I have to say, but both were hellish. It didn't help that my friend's clapped out old car kept stalling on the last stretch, necessitating a community effort to push our car up a hill).

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I seriously wouldn't bother with this whole car thing, everyone I know who has ever driven into the festival has moaned about it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

If you're cunning, you can avoid the most busy roads by ignoring the official route. For example, last year we didn't leave Shepton till about 11am, but were still fine. My geography is crap, but I'll assuming it's because we were then approaching it via a different route to the typical London-Glastonbury convoy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I presume you are both joking, I left Dublin at about 11 o clock last year, on the Thursday, and I was inside the site and through all queues by about 4 in the afternoon.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

As I said, it can be absolutely fine. The last two years have been a breeze.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

using public transport, yes.

in 95 my bus was stuck for two hours, going absolutely nowhere in 30 degree heat

― chris (chris), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

In 1998, it took us four hours to even get out of our parking field on Monday morning.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I think I may be understating it with the 4 hours.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

in 02 the bus driver asked me and the randomer beside me if we could roll him a spliff to have when we got there before the return journey.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

going by car in 2002 was good for me. the friend who drove the c4r refuses to travel there any other way.

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

We're google-proofing cars now?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

bloody liberals

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

dammit i feel embarassed that that keeps happening and i still can't sort it out - i hope it is not annoying other people as much as it is annoying me in the meantime

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

have you tried adaware etc steve?!

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought that style tags were disabled on ILX now?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a similar thing and managed to delete it, somehow. it was showing up in the c drive as "sp" a blank folder I wasn't allowed to access. I think to delete it I had to go to task manager and manually shut it down and then move it to the recycle bin.

there may have been some stuff with the system restore function aswell, I forget.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Whatever, it's ruining my Glastonbury. I've now bought a car I don't want. Commercialism bah.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

hold on, you bought a car?????????

― chris (chris), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve's adware link made me.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Picked up my tickets from the post office this morning...panic over! Oddly, all they want in terms of ID at the entrance is a bank statement, a debit card or a photo driving licence - hmmm, wonder which one'll be most popular with touts! These "security measures" aren't gonna make the blindest bit of difference are they?

Still...YAYFUCKINGYAY!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 14 June 2004 07:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess I should investigate why I still have no ticket.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 07:29 (twenty-one years ago)

might be an idea...

i got a parking pass with mine, which i haven't paid for, perhaps i shuold ring up and tell them.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 14 June 2004 07:36 (twenty-one years ago)

It'll be so much cheaper for me to drive to be honest, plus you have the benefit of being able to leave whenever you want. The jams will prob piss me off, but I'd rather that than sit on a coach for 6 hours!
Oh & I got my tix on Sat, yay!
Steve - i wouldn't bother, do you know anyone that might need it?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 14 June 2004 07:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i got a parking pass with mine, which i haven't paid for, perhaps i shuold ring up and tell them.

haha you're joking, right? Keep it! Sell it! Anything!

xpost

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 14 June 2004 07:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I finally got mine on Saturday morning. Confusingly, I also got an new email saying they had been dispatched that day. The tickets I got had my old address, yet had been sent to my new one. Hmmm.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 14 June 2004 07:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I had that too!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I got my tix on Saturday too. Like others here have noticed, my guest's address was listed as my own. And I like that note that came with the tix saying that they are going to "try" to ID 100% of the people, but they are "guaranteed" to be IDing at least 50%. OK, then.

Hot damn I'm excited.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:15 (twenty-one years ago)

They actually got Sarah's address right on mine, which I was quite surprised about.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:16 (twenty-one years ago)

blimey, that's the only one so far isn't it?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:26 (twenty-one years ago)

nono, my other person's address is spot-on on her tickets too. which is actually pretty annoying, sice she hasn't lived there in nearly a year (for reasons unexplained, she asked me to use her parents' address, so I did). Hope she's got a driving license!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a ticket. And a leg that more or less works. Yay!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Has anyone rung up about the address thing. Its bloody annoying.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't someone say they're only checking the name, not the address, anyway?

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah. I've only just changed my bank statement address thing (I KNOW I KNOW). So, debit card then?

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 14 June 2004 08:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Got mine today, and the addresses are correct. Yeah, debit card's the way to go- although what sort of card counts? Lots of people get uppity about Solo and Electron and whether they count...

― simon (né flameproof) (Flameproof), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah, only debit cards that you used to pay for the tickets are valid ID. You will need a bank statement.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:19 (twenty-one years ago)

??? is that actually true, ricky?? cos if so the whole wrong address thing is actually quite serious. the letter with the tickets didn't say that the debit card needed to be the same.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

surely the idea behind using a debit card is that if the names match, that must be good enough because who would give their debit card to someone that bought tickets off them?

i'll try to call tomorrow to get to the bottom of this...

(xpost, on other words, i agree with toby)

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

got mine. woo.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh christ!! I'm really not sure if I'll get one on time! Will banks just print you off a statement if you ask very nicely/throw yourself on the floor and start crying/produce WMD?

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Ricky is wrong. Even if he is not, the instructions have been vague enough for loads of people to be in the same boat. They are not going to turn you away.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah, phone your bank today & they'll send it out so that you have it in a few days time. If it's a reprint they'll charge you for it though, so ask for a current one.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 14 June 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I just rang them, and basically for the second ticket holder they are not that fussed. Just something official looking with the name on will do it (gas bill, statement, National insurance card, electron/switch/ work ID...)

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 14 June 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

hmm, how will they know who are the second ticket holders, i wonder...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 14 June 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

You lot are like a load of indie kids lost at a picnic. Buck your ideas up!

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 11:46 (twenty-one years ago)

carsmile OTM...my second ticketholder is now an ex, and we're meeting to exchange money/tickets, but won't be travelling together...

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 14 June 2004 11:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Well I wouldn't worry if they can't get in Collette. I think the organisers are just rubbing their knee saying "our job is done, reducing toutage" and not give too much of a fuck on site.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 14 June 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

'indie kids at a picnic' - ace that.
and what's more, a picnic in a downpour.

― piscesboy, Monday, 14 June 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete OTM. It's been obvious that this has been their strategy for some time, I think. The only problem with it is that it might have put people off profiteering this time, but if they try to pull the same trick next year, touts will have wised up. A bit like every year's cry wolf claims of impregnable fences throughout the 90s that eventually really did have to lead to a military-style operation.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

but the important thing is that they are rubbing their knees.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 14 June 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

pisces, it's [gritted teeth] not going to rain [/gritted teeth].

well maybe just a little bit:

http://www.metcheck.com/14dayforecast.asp?lat=51&lon=-3&locationID=28

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 14 June 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

14 day forecasts are pure voodoo.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

argh what's wrong with me? why am i not quite looking forward to this? maybe i'm too on edge re work, football, qlc...stage fright or something (not that i'm performing, alas)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 14 June 2004 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Can't you at least put on a little jig?

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

alright you can have me for 5 minutes or so but no touching

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 14 June 2004 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Stand on a box and do it in the Glade at 6AM.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 June 2004 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Is there a pre-Glasto Weds. night FAP then? Either way, I'll be coming over that evening rather than 7am Thursday.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got an early doors presentation to do on the Wednesday but certainly up for later bouzing.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, when else are we going to have the 'where do we camp?' argument?

I can walk fine now, but DANCING is still beyond the pale, I think. This needs to change in the next week, dammit.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

in my experienz, the years when u aren't
loking forward to it are the best.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 15 June 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

matt you need to see some kind of HORSE WHISPERER

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

your heart wants to dance but your legs say "no"

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

i expect the coach party will be camping near to where the coach stop is

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2004/fineguide/map.html

Last year my friends and I decided it was worth walking a long way from the car parks, and camped in the far SW corner. It was a great spot. Generally free of 17-year-old idiots and quiet when you needed to be. Quite flat, unbumpy ground and the toilets weren't as bad as some, being out of the way of people on their way to stages. The advantage was also the disadvantage - about 10 mins walk to the nearest stage (the Other Stage). But I quite liked that - as long as you aren't the type who needs to return to your tent every few minutes.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I camped in the South-East and N is otm. Awfully long and back breaking walk but it was worth it. It feels right to have to walk for a while to get to the stages. And to get back to your tent. Just makes a nice illogical sense.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we were going to camp in the Greenfields SE area but it was already full when we got there, according to the boards as we came in. Either way, I think the south is definitely better.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Southerners are more homely and polite I find.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

The North is gritty but scarred by conflict.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Northerners resent outsiders meddling in their business. On the South, everyone's business is everyone elses!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Tent flap twitching is rife.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

byobeards

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I am totally in favour of the SW, but I fear the love of certain of my fellow festival goers for the new bands field will result in my being woken up by the sodding local bands again. The SE is probably the best place in the entire festival, but yeah, it fills up too quickly.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 21:32 (twenty-one years ago)

m-wahahaha, Ricky, we're camping in the new field, and you know it ;)

MR YER MAN O'FARRELL IMPORTANT
tom has asked me to point out that your ticket is safe and sound in tooting, where he shall be returning next wednesday evening (although i doubt he'll be in the pub, they're not getting back 'til 8ish i think).

i am definately pro-pub next wednesday, although not too late, obv (haha)...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I might even ring ahead, thusly: Is anyone coming to the pub next Wednesday that has a couch I can kip on that night?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Is this new bands tent location a fait accompli, then? If that's what people want then I don't mind, but it would be nice to have a bit of debate about it!

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)

camping steering committee is a fully recognised sub-group of the pub steering committe and thus its decisions are final.

(to be fair N, i had no idea you were thinking of camping with us)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yeah - sorry. I'm coming down on my todd this year.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

who is this todd?

of course, you are more than welcome to camp with us :) at this rate, we're going to need our own field...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I may have said this already upthread, but I'm very much in favour of SW. That was my spot last year and from what I could tell from visiting other spots, we had it pretty good. Relatively close to the other stage/dance tent, loos are somewhat tolerable, and if you're whooping it up in the Glade late at night, then it's not too far to get 'home'. The biggest plus of course is the proximity to the Greenfields for morning wanders/eating/etc.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Where are the Northerners to fight their stinking corner? The SW campaign seems to changing the face of the political landscape.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:29 (twenty-one years ago)

The Northerners have inertia on their side (literally).

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:29 (twenty-one years ago)

And what's this about the big walk to the SW? We took the 'red' route and parked in the west parking lot, so the walk wasn't that bad...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

precisely, we are sitting on a huge silent majority, who will come out to support us at the appropriate time ;)

rob, we're all on the bus innit.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:31 (twenty-one years ago)

You people and your fancy private transport, mutter, grumble

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh sorry - I forgot about the bus entrance. I'll be driving up in an air-conditioned Mercedes passenger van like the yuppie scum I am.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

with cl4ud1a sch1ff3r and her mates...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I walked all the way from a northern car park last year, and it really wasn't so bad. What's half an hour of hard slog compared to a weekend of (relative) comfort?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

you are forgetting that we have tom ;)

and i've been down to those southern campsites, they're not all that...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve - we're not going in 'that' vehicle after all (it was a Land Rover). We rented ours from EasyCar...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I have camped all over the gaffe and have found that AS SOON AS YOU SEE AN AREA THAT WILL ACCOMODATE YOU you go for it. There is no pot of gold camping area over the rainbow better than anywhere else. And bitching about the new bands is fun.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

"So, the Winchester then."

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

If you camp on the South you get to walk back with me shouting things and falling asleep every 20 seconds, at 8 in the morning. Last year I was very generous with my warm cans of lager which kept turning up under clothes in the tent.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)

GLASTONBURY-THE DISGUSTING WEEKEND

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll come to a fap on the wednesday, but will have nothing to add to the camping discussion because my spot will be being saved while i'm in the pub, apparently. load 1 of my friends are going on wednesday with all the tents to save spots, and i'm going in car 2 on thursday and following the experienced festival goers in my car.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Are your friends going to do the wanky thing with the string and police tape keep out quasi fences?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

What do you suggest, harsh language?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

It sounds like they're actually putting up all the tents, which is hard to argue with.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

blimey, fair play if that's the case.

there will be NO WANKY STRING around the ILX campsite...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I missed that, blimey. Does anyone want to put up all my tent?

(cut to shot of Andrew's tent pitched in a tree)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 09:59 (twenty-one years ago)

And not a nice tree, either.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry. The merest suggestion of the possibility of fenceyness gets my dander up to an unreasonable extent. It makes walking through the fields much harder than need be and the territoriality of it all harshes the old buzz.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Can we surround our compound with broken glass?

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i could be wrong, but that's the impression i got (that they're pitching the tents). what's the wanky thing with string? sounds kinky. is this a glasto tradition i don't know about?

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely surrounding yourself with the New Bands tent is the humane alternative?

x-post

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:03 (twenty-one years ago)

We had the wanky tape around our 'area' last year. Not my idea. I tripped over it at least 4 or 5 times.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Can we surround our compound with broken glass?

We can claim we did it intentionally, yes.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:06 (twenty-one years ago)

it's not the glasto way.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

It's just a fence so that people who get there on Thursday like sane humans must Respect! The! Pain! of people who got there earlier.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

there will be wanky tapes, that i understand tom will be providing...

collette, some buzz-harsheners and FACISTS put little bits of string or police tape between their tents in an attempt to mark out "their" area, like anyone owns the land, maaaaaaaaaaaaan...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)

ah. i'll bring the barbed wire, then?

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:09 (twenty-one years ago)

only if you are a FACIST.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got some Pitt Bull Terriers.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Do facists hate botox?

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

It can be useful if you want a "common area" like we had last year and don't want to wake up on Friday to find a Friend You Haven't Met Yet camping there. But a bear trap is just as cost effective there TBH.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

how very common

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

facists tel peeple how too speel ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I find lighting a campfire right in the middle of your communal area and filling the rest with random rubbish is a better way of ensuring that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Having met your flatmates, I see your point.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

MATTDCOTMYG.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

(the FACIST thing is an old alan parker joke, that is only funny to/remembered by me, but it doesn't stop me using it semi-frequently)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Incidentally, this Glasto I will be burning a wickerman effigy of my former flatmate - the one YMOF saw smash up his door frame.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost - It's also revived by passing googlers.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought it was a Rik from the Young Ones joke?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

probably that as well, i mean it's a pretty straightforawrd one innit...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Fascist.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

woo, i've just checked the plans. "Yep, we'll find you space, erect your tents, perfume the rooms, and even put little chocolates on your pillows. It's fine. :)"

i'm not sure whose tent i'm in, but i guess there'll be room for all of us, and assume it'll be a little like ATP where there's revolving rooms a bit.

someone was talking about having some sort of common area in the middle with a canopy or something, but that sounds like so much work! (for the first group, of course)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

What time is the Glasto perry session likely to begin. I reckon we should be ready to start drinking by 3pm at the latest.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:32 (twenty-one years ago)

are you going with a swingers club Colette?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Jim is a tantric lovemaster.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Revolving rooms = Glastonbury has been gentrified to death.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, so the bus is MEANT to get there for 1.30, so you can call that 2, followed by an hour to get through the gates, half an hour to put the tents up, half an hour to walk to the brothers bar, so about 6...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

why aren't girls aloud playing

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, colette's friends sound great - I think I'll camp with them.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Half an hour to put up tents! What fresh madness is this. My tent takes 5 minutes (unless Magnus bust it) I hope to have Perry in hand by 4pm at the latest. The bus down gets there quite quick like.

Mind you we can always have a sneaky glass of wine while we wait.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, my spanky brand new small uberlight tent (as yet unpurchased) will take about 5 minutes to put up. Unlike the mansion I took last year.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I had vaguely considered getting a gazebo, but they're heavy. Snow and Rock were selling some form of curious lightweight poles plus tent fabric shading device that it claimed 8 people could lie under, though it was very difficult to judge the scale of the thing from the picture in the catalogue.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I have not been allowed to test our new tent, but i still reckon 10 mins tops. time to perry will definitely depend on the dread queue to get in more than any other factor. fingers x'd that going that bit earlier this year = miss the really big queue we hit last year

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

ALso big group on bus allows obnoxiousness power to get us through.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

the FACIST thing is an old alan parker joke, that is only funny to/remembered by me

haha "fight facism!"..."don't call me 'son', I'm not your son"..."Yes you are..."

So it's very important that everyone brings one of THESE

http://www.balloonco.com/2go/2001images/I-images/Custom%20Shapes/30-Frog-1.jpg

(although perhaps not that big) to wave at Paul McCartney.

I hear Argos are flogging gazebos for a paltry 12 quid. And they're huge.

Buggerall idea where I'm camping or who with, but I'm guessing i'll be in t'north somewhere, as is usually the case. All top tips for meeting times/places gratefully accepted, however, i'll be there Thursday afternoon in a car I hope.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, but you have to factor in 1 mallet between 10, having to put up OBF, faffing, more faffing, half putting your tent up then realising that it really needs to be moved a foot to the left, some faffing etcetc...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I have my own mallet and none of you are borrowing it unless you camp in the SW.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost - and the possibility of small-arms booze drinking before heading down.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

andrew:

1. the bus is NINE THIRTY and no bouzing on the bus is a strict nat express policy

2. you don't drink, stop encouraging the others...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

down to the bouze, from the tent site, I meant.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not going to be arriving until after work time on thursday night. will there be other mid-festival FAPs?

ps. my friends are not swingers. equally as incestuous as people that went to uni together.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the Lock Tavern is going to be a biggie at least one night...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

no bouzing on the bus is a strict nat express policy

fuck that shit - hipflasks and coke bottles half-full of vodka are the way to go...

alternatively, go by car and drink all you like.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

At last, some use for the hipflash I stole last summer.

Would anyone like me to bring A FLAG?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

What is on said flag?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Will it be made out of your ex-flatmate?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

colette, do they all hang around in a coffee shop and own glamourous flats despite never seeming to do any work...

actually the more i think about it, i've never seen colette and lisa kudrow in the same room...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

all this talk of erecting tents has both soother and excited me re glasto, yes

i'm still not sure if i need a new tent or not. ricky, what other cons are there to having a mansion tent apart from erection/derection time?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

rickyt/anyone who knows, are we likely to see an amos/grocott contingent this year?

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

The flag is a Cornish flag. It was stolen by the pub before my first Glasto and has been every year since.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd forgotten about fun-hating NE and their on-board booze embargo. we'll have to make do with home-made hash cookies or something (that reminds me, i need to e-mail cis...)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

DC, i take it you are joking? i baint sleeping under no flaaag of kernow...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)

carsmile, did i ever tell you about when i had my brother's triplets?

(jesus, i hope i'm not actually as annoying/flaky as that girl)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:29 (twenty-one years ago)

phoebe's cool :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Grocott and Aubrey will be coming, yes, but are not sure when exactly. They are having my big tent.

Disadvantages to big tent = time taken to pitch and strike and sheer weight of thing. It also feels a bit menko having a grate big tent to yourself.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

ONLY 8 DAYS LEFT TO GO!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)

i had jurassic park tape one year. THAT was cool.

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought of Glastonbury tape as one of those 'defend the indefensible' things. Now I find that the perpetrators are in our very midst!

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

(next you'll be telling me that it's you that smears shit all over the Portaloo walls)

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't cry for me, Nicky Dastoor...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

but... we had velociraptors in our tent. what were we supposed to do, let them loose?

― g-kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

As for flags, don't you all recall from the purchasing thread that FREYA was to be our flag-goddess? How soon we forget our beloved Freya...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Down with Freya! Up with 'NO S'!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

So a little game of 'capture the flag', then? Freya v NO S?

My friend and I are buying a new cheap tent from Woolworths - is this a bad idea? It seems OK for Glasto purposes... Only thing I need to pick up on the weekend is weed. And lots of it.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't you remember me? *weeps*
http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/images11/freya.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Woolies tent unlikely to cause problems unless it absolutely pisses it down or we get gale force winds. The only reason I'm going to spend £200 on a tent is because I like tents more than is strictly healthy.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

you do have a tent already tho right Ricky? otherwise i was going to suggest going shopping for tents together or something, ha ha...

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm definitely bringing The Biggest Cigarette Lighter In The World, wot I got for my birthday. It's a nine-inch tall Zippo. Lighting a fag with it will cause you to lose all your hair, your tent and one of the smaller stages. It rocks.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Won't it make security suspect you're a crack dealer?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

That weather site is now rather ominously showing lots of night rain.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd believe in Freya before I believed in that weather site.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The weather site is just saying that to roughen our vibes. It's all going to be fine.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

We want rain! Rain's great! Not all weekend, but at some point it's loverley.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Mentalist.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

The rain which allowed me to lie down in my tent during My First Hangover on Friday afternoon was very nice. It was my fwiend.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think i'd like it to rain. especially at night. ugh. wet sleeping bag.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

"She-pee" urinals relieve Glastonbury

LONDON (Reuters) - Female revellers at the Glastonbury Festival will be able to enjoy this year's show without straining their bladders -- courtesy of stand-up urinals.

Organisers have installed two sets of the urinals around the main Pyramid stage for the exclusive use of women, complete with "concierge" attendants to ensure a dignified experience.

Key to the arrangement is a special, anatomically shaped funnel to be handed out to each user.

"There are plenty of places the men can go and have a pee when they're right in the middle of the festival and not near some of the proper toilets. These are the female equivalent of that," said a spokesman for the festival.

"It's equality for women, basically."

The pink-coloured urinals, dubbed "She-pee" by the festival organisers, was unveiled in a pink ribbon-cutting ceremony at midday on Wednesday, ahead of the three-day event at Pilton, in Somerset, southern England which starts on June 25.

The spokesman said the urinals had been used at other festivals, including in the Netherlands.

"They are well-tested," he said.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Ummm... isn't the point of a tent to keep your sleeping bag etc dry if it DOES rain?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously, what poor sod is going to have the job of handing out piss-funnels to random festival punters?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i assume they will be disposable...

no worse than working the slurry wagons i suppose...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Someone explain the Ronan piss thing, I'm sure I've missed a thread somewhere along the line.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Rain at night is BEST. If you're in your tent it sounds like the world is about to end, and then you pop your head outside and...it's just spitting rather pathetically.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

"She-pee" urinals relieve Glastonbury

i've heard about something similar, but that you take with you that are reusable.

http://www.travelmateinfo.com/page002.html

oh lord, the google results i had to sort through to find that. ick!

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

(i've either killed the thread or you're all frantically searching for 'women peeing standing' to see what i got)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

There's something horifically fascinating about that site. Especially the line "now, the only wet stuff in our kayak is the water from over-exuberant paddling". What did you do before? Piss in the kayak? Mentalists.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

they probably did yes, just look at what cyclists do, and scuba divers come to think of it.

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Most women are incontinent, Matt. Surely you knew that?

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Stop taking the piss.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

What DO cyclists do? Female ones, that is? I'm assuming they just find a random tree to squat by or something, but PISSING IN A KAYAK YOU THEN HAVE TO SIT IN?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

pi$$ as you ride dude, pi$$ as you ride, Kayaks have channels to divert water so you don't sit in it ;o)

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel like I'm losing my innocence on this very thread.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

400 million years of evolution and we're still wallowing in our own piss. Marvellous.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm giggling at matt's distress.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Matt DC is the BB3 Alex of ILE.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

if ronan sees the direction this thread has taken he'll be SEEING THROUGH TIME before he even gets to glasto...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

just look at what cyclists do

whaaaa? i have never knowingly met a cyclist who pisses while they ride! Matt, I completely share you disgust.

I always thought that was what the bottle strapped to the frame was for anyway.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"Matt, I completely share you - discuss" is what I meant obv.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

IT IS A BIKE! YOU CAN STOP WHEREVER YOU WANT! God, this is worse than the revelation I had on this thread.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

whaaaa? i have never knowingly met a cyclist who pisses while they ride!

has nobody ever watched the tour de france?! what do you think they do all day when they're riding flat out...duck behind a tree for a little break?

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

not time triallists of my aquiant, who have to ride as far as possible in 4 hours or so. no time for nature stops there dude

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

(just a reminder to, um, pack those wet wipes, glasto-goers...)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I am as disgusted as Matt DC.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely all the water you drink gets sweated out if you're in the Tour de France? I refuse to believe you can see streaks of piss flying from behind the bikes on camera, anyway.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I want one of those squirty pipette things though. Preferably with a storage facility, perfect for firing at lairy scallies, Haree Krishnas and him from Muse.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

it's true, matt. and you'd better hope that the riders didn't have anything that disagrees with them the night before, or that's not all...i've heard some pretty gross stories.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

You're just making this up to torment me now.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Possibly, but you have no way of telling.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

well, i've really heard the stories from some pretty hard core cyclists (grew up in a bike shop, remember?), but they could have been fibbing...

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

It's like fishermen, though. You should have seen the one that got away.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

what if one of the cyclists recently had some asparagus?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Jim is a tantric lovemaster.

At this point, colette needs to post that birthday fap pic where I'm giving Matt ALL my tantic lovin'.

― JimD (JimD), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Tantic? TantRic. Dude, I spell better when drunk. That's got to be a bad sign.

― JimD (JimD), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

At this point, colette needs to post that birthday fap pic where I'm giving Matt ALL my tantic lovin'.

?!!!!??!!!!?!!!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 17 June 2004 07:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean, I thought you were saving that for Glasto...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 17 June 2004 07:09 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=a2lette&P=&AID=1545627&GID=690311&T=1

should be able to find the photo in question here...lemme know if the link doesn't work.

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 17 June 2004 08:37 (twenty-one years ago)

great pics colette!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 17 June 2004 08:41 (twenty-one years ago)

There is pure love in that pic.

Also the image of the Pinefox in the Krispy Kreme hat will stay with me for many years.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 17 June 2004 08:43 (twenty-one years ago)

wosh most of those photos are just ads, is that right? (my PC is still hijacked btw)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 17 June 2004 08:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously, what poor sod is going to have the job of handing out piss-funnels to random festival punters?

harhar. piss-funnels. that's brightened up my day, that phrase.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

i was expecting that someone by this point might have said:

WOOOOOOOOOOOH, THIS TIME NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

PISSING IN A FUNNEL!!!!!!

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Everyone's hoping that the house of cards that is Big Brother will have fallen by then.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

No no chicken!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

dear michael and emily

please can we watch the big brother eviction on friday night instead of kings of leon,

thx

ilx

also webcast with M&E tomorrow if someone wants to ask them about the football:
http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.77471586

(that link looks bad to me, but there you go)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you remember that crappy 'I'm a hippy, get me out of here' cage they had at last year's Glastonbury? Or was it the year before's?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

it was last year in lost vagueness, i seem to recall DV being rather interested in it...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

It was the kind of thing you spendd two minutes looking at, then think "I'm not going to get anything more out of unless I stay here for an entire weekend".

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't think of any other examples of this sort of thing.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes on the Jazz World Stage last year. Went on for two days.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

dude, you want to go and see more durational live art ;)

speaking of which i don't think antone's mentioned the ghost train:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1208758,00.html

which is now not coming to glasto :(((((((((((
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1235142,00.html

hopefully still coming to trafalgar square though...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 17 June 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I'm finally getting excited about glasto! woo!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Oi, Carsmile, you haven't still got that parking ticket have you? Someone I know is in need of one.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, doesn't matter now, they've found one elsewhere.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i have still got it, if anyone else is in need.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 11:14 (twenty-one years ago)

i also have an extra parking ticket, so holla if someone is in need

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 18 June 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a bit worried about whether I'm going to be able to walk far with a huge backpack in my current state. Also I am limping again after accidentally kicking a wall with my bad foot while drunk post-footy last night.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, poor idiot matt...

1. why are you bringing a huge rucksack?
2. we're not walking far once we get there anyway
3. have you thought about getting an old lady shopping trolley type thing (serious), thus meaning less carrying?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

OK. So where can I get:

2 sleeping bags
Wellies
A plastic poncho type thing

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 18 June 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Millets/Blacks/

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 18 June 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Argos have a sale on camping equipment at the moment. We have got loads of FFC ponchos if you want one Dave! *sniggers*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Mummy, what's an FFC?

Free ponchos greatly appreciated, no problems wearing somebody else's Evil Corporate Logo if it keeps me dry innit.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

(i was assuming fulham football club)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Dave B, there were ladies handing out baseball caps and cheap plastic ponchos (like the ones you see people wearing at theme parks) in trafalgar square last night; they're sponsoring the "watch the opera in trafalgar square!" concerts and I walked past when coming back from the 3-0...)

xpost

― Flameproof (Flameproof), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Carsmile wins the poncho!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm totally proud not to have been able to guess that.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i have my v cool timberland cagoul i got in new york thank you very much ;)

i may have a poncho to keep me legs dry though...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

What's the address of that bogus 12-forecast site again?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.metcheck.com/14dayforecast.asp?lat=51&lon=-3&locationID=28

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

BBC forecast doesn't look too bad though

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.metcheck.com/7dayforecast.asp?lat=51&lon=-3&locationID=28

looks a bit gnarly on the wednesday...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

You're better off with a waterproof jacket to be honest. But I've got one of those too!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

matt, do you mean the BBC one has nicer graphics, cos the forecast looks much the same...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Bagsy the jacket!

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think pink means she has a spare one (although it would be good if she did and it was a GURLS one and dave had to walk round in a GURL'S JACKET in the rain, we could point and laugh...)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The beeb looks like we'll get boiling hot sun on Friday plus sun followed by heavy downpour on Saturday. Metcheck makes it look like it'll be pissing down all day.

How much is 6mm of rain anyway?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you know, I wish I had a spare waterproof jacket just so that Dave had to wear it! heh. Sadly I have a green one which I will be wearing. Waterproof jackets are about £20 from millets & the like.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I do not mind looking like a GURL. The object of the exercise is to be dry. I'll be cunted anyway, so will hardly care that you larf so.

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

:-(

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

6mm is not much, unless all of somerset's 6mm falls over the 900 acres of glasto, which ACTUALLY HAPPENED in 1997

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

this could be you!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/375000/images/_376646_mud_pair150.jpg

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the idea of Dave as the Grayson Perry of Glasto2004.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

dear [insert deity here]

no mudbath please

thx

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i may tailor myself a bubble-wrap suit in anticipation of festival wettage. punters may be encouraged to pop bubbles as they see fit.

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

If the Haree Krishna's have got it right then we're FUCKED. And its all my fault.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I would be tempted to roll in the mud, but of course I wouldn't. stoopid fules!
x-post
Stevem - I kiss you!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The BBC one is only for the next five days, no?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

you can also check at the weather channel...http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX1735

i vote that. rainy on thursday, bee-youtiful the rest of the weekend.

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i vote that. rainy on thursday, bee-youtiful the rest of the weekend.

perfect. all the wusses go home early (trust me, i've seen it happen) and everyone else has a splendid dry weekend!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm.. I don't fancy my clothes getting muddy right at the start of proceedings. This is my real fear actually - that it rains heavily earlier in the week, making mud that it will take longer than a weekend to dry up.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Its okay - if it rains on Thursday and is sunny thereafter, as happened a few years ago, all the mud will be compacted down and dry out meaning its less likely to get muddy later in the weekend if it does rain again.

Putting up a tent in the pissing rain is what worried me.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean if it rains all through Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Aye. If the ground gets saturated we could be in for some fun. This is NOT going to happen though. It's all going to be OK. Really.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

sound of heels being clicked together 3 times

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Somerset has had a farily low amount of rain this season, no? Much like last year, the ground is quite dry and parched - even if we get a bit of rain we should be fine. If it totally pisses down, though... uck.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 18 June 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)

what the hell's the difference between light rain and showers???

that looks fine though, they're not saying "STORM UND DRANG" or owt. bit of rain's ok, softens the ground to get the tent pegs in...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

As does judicious use of she-pee.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

(sorry Matt DC)

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

if you had a choice, would you prefer a Jazz World stage, a Jazz Hands stage, or a Jazz Mag stage? like, POO: world, hands, mag.

― g-kit (g-kit), Saturday, 19 June 2004 08:46 (twenty-one years ago)

they really ought to think about putting it on early June or late July

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 19 June 2004 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

BBC now shows full sun for Thursday!

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 June 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I read somewhere that with modern puters, weather prediction from 5 days in was 90% accurate or somesuch - this means I can decide to have wellies or not wellies on Thursday morning. Woohoo!

Side issue - I shall be arriving in the dead of night on Thursday night / Friday morning. How will the Ilx massive broadcast it's location?

― Dave B (daveb), Sunday, 20 June 2004 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

With an enormous flying pug.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 June 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

(real answer: we will be hijacking Avalon FM - listen for details)

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 June 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I will be flying a Soviet hammer and sickle flag on our tent. However, as I'll end up with mates nowhere near the massive, this is close to useless info to anyone here.

― Dave B (daveb), Sunday, 20 June 2004 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll email you my mobile number, if you like.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Good lord, there are some horrible things talked about on this thread. Toilets, I bless thee for existing.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 20 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Just to make it clear, Ned - there are toilets at Glastonbury. We just choose to piss through a funnel onto each Matt DC's head.

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 June 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Cool - cheers N.

Ned - Did you email that other thing? Not come through if so...

― Dave B (daveb), Sunday, 20 June 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

GO BACK TO RUSSIA!

― Ricardo (RickyT), Sunday, 20 June 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

BBC has now changed its mind and shows sunny intervals for Thursday! But also Friday!

― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 20 June 2004 21:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I pray they are right. And I can't wait to meet you all. ESPECIALLY those of you I haven't met. and ESPECIALLY those of you I have met.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Creep.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

YOU YOU YOU YOU NICK DASTOOR, YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU, YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOUSSOU N'DOUR

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I've decided I want people to google-proof my name in future.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll buy you a fake fur to compensate.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:39 (twenty-one years ago)

OOOHHH!!!

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Not anymore I won't.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Well that's a shame.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:48 (twenty-one years ago)

We'll see.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 21 June 2004 01:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I will be flying a David Cassidy flag above my tent, why I have no idea!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, I haven't even MET Dastoor yet and he is already offering me a golden shower. If he isn't my ass-buddy by the end of the festival I want my ticket money back.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:24 (twenty-one years ago)

don't write cheques your ass may not be able to cash old boy.

― chris (chris), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Why, is he a big fella? [wrong]

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 07:40 (twenty-one years ago)

If he isn't my ass-buddy by the end of the festival I want my ticket money back.

Is this what you're on about, Matt? Crikey.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 21 June 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

right, it's about time we had more remember-what-to-take lists (i know stevem posted one somewhere), cos i need to start thinking about this.

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 21 June 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Wet wipes, weed & wine. All the w's innit!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Please God, don't let it rain.

― Anna (Anna), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:05 (twenty-one years ago)

And waterproofs!
x-post (perfect though it is!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:05 (twenty-one years ago)

there is no way i'm clicking that link charlie...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Wellies too!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Especially bad idea to click that link when some very important people are having a meeting behind you.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:06 (twenty-one years ago)

oooh, bottoms!

right, this thread's far too flippin' big for my liking, so I've made another one: Glasto 2004 - plan it, dammit, Janet Schmanet

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 21 June 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

There's only three days to go! I can't believe you've bollocksed it at the last hurdle.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

feel free to conscientiously object, Nick - I was just fed up with having to wait literally MINUTES for the page to load :-(

and I love starting new threads, yo.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 21 June 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh get you! looking forward to meeting you charlie!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

ONE THREAD TO RULE THEM ALL etc.

apart from the buying tickets one, obv :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 21 June 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Yo Charlie - if you go to settings, you can chose to only have the last x messages displayed (I chose 50)! You thought we were all loading 1000 posts every time??

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, i am... foolish me, i didn't know about that...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:01 (twenty-one years ago)

You neither???

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)

me three! *slaps forehead*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

omg greatest thing ever! that'll be me four then...*cough*

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

because of limited ilx use today/this weekend, i missed the opportunity to vote for a 'jazz hands stage'...how much would that rock?!

i'm in dave b's boat-- arriving late late thursday. so people text me letting me know where you are so i can find you when i've dropped off my stuff in mine very own tent, which i get to borrow. yay! (um, not literally in his boat, don't think the forecast is quite that bad...)

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Colette, did you get my email?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 21 June 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I posted this on the new thread, but because this map is so nice, it's worth posting twice!

http://www.elliswalker.com/dwdotcom/

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 21 June 2004 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

am i being really dumb, or can i just not figure out if/where there's a fap to talk about glastonbury tomorrow?

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, nothing confirmed, but definate plan of bouze tomorrow night, for meeting YMOF if nowt else.

i would like someone else to suggest a pub.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't make tomorrow night, if only because its the only night I've got free in order to pack. Anyway, its not as if we won't be seeing enough of each other over the next few days :)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, probably worth starting it on a separate thread.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

oh ok.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

new thread: GLASTONBURY - ARE YOU ALIVE?

― toby (tsg20), Monday, 28 June 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

ooooh brothers

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

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