Guest Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 This is a good read, perhaps more balanced than the scum https://blackcountryrock.co/2019/07/02/glastonbury-2019-a-view-from-the-ground/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 hours ago, nebristolred said: The whole atmosphere of Reading is just atrocious. I had great fun there but the people there really are horrible little b*stards. At Glasto you can quite easily leave campsite furniture out and about, and there is a real community spirit of wanting to help each other and go out of your way to be friendly. Reading is basically the anti-Glasto, people stealing your camping chairs every two minutes and emptying out your cans from your bins in the hope of getting a drop of alcohol from them. Very, very strange. I never had a bad experience at Reading - although we never camp, a mate lives 5 minutes away - but it is just lots of people watching bands on a few stages in a field. Glastonbury is so much more. It is a proper festival. It is madness - and that's what makes it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: I never had a bad experience at Reading - although we never camp, a mate lives 5 minutes away - but it is just lots of people watching bands on a few stages in a field. Glastonbury is so much more. It is a proper festival. It is madness - and that's what makes it good. Ah yeah in the arena is fine but the campsites at Reading are just so chavvy. I still love it, you just need to be careful. Glasto is so far ahead of any other festival I've been to though. Probably my favourite place on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 hours ago, nebristolred said: Ah yeah in the arena is fine but the campsites at Reading are just so chavvy. I still love it, you just need to be careful. Glasto is so far ahead of any other festival I've been to though. Probably my favourite place on earth. Dare I say Oxylers is perhaps the closest you get to reading at Glasto.... and that’s where the biggest mess is come Monday afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Just caught up with Lizzo and Janelle Monae. Different class How Monae isn't a global superstar I'll never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 11 hours ago, nebristolred said: The whole atmosphere of Reading is just atrocious. I had great fun there but the people there really are horrible little b*stards. At Glasto you can quite easily leave campsite furniture out and about, and there is a real community spirit of wanting to help each other and go out of your way to be friendly. Reading is basically the anti-Glasto, people stealing your camping chairs every two minutes and emptying out your cans from your bins in the hope of getting a drop of alcohol from them. Very, very strange. Don’t recognise this description of it at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 8 hours ago, RedDave said: Don’t recognise this description of it at all My last Reading was in 2015 to be fair but I promise I'm not making it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 I’m just about recovering, even now! Fantastic event as usual. Walking back to our tent at 8:30am Sunday from Shangri la was an experience. What a place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, Lew-T said: I’m just about recovering, even now! Fantastic event as usual. Walking back to our tent at 8:30am Sunday from Shangri la was an experience. What a place. Seems mad that its almost a week ago. Had 4 soaks in the bath this week and still seem slightly broken. Roll on 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 I have only been to Reading once (2013 I think). Had a great time and everything seemed mostly friendly, but I did get hit on the head by a bottle somebody had thrown into the crowd. I was unhurt but it wasn't the nicest experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 3 hours ago, TomF said: Seems mad that its almost a week ago. Had 4 soaks in the bath this week and still seem slightly broken. Roll on 2020. Don’t. I’m getting so stressed already. It’s like an addiction, tix will be harder than usual next year, I might have to go into detox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Sorry to revisit the leaving of tents/trash issue. Here's an article from the Danish media on the clean-up at Glastonbury compared with Roskilde which I believe is the biggest festival in Scandinavia: https://ekstrabladet.dk/roskilde/nyheder/utroligt-festivalmirakel/7706719 It can be translated to English in your browser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 59 minutes ago, Coppello said: Sorry to revisit the leaving of tents/trash issue. Here's an article from the Danish media on the clean-up at Glastonbury compared with Roskilde which I believe is the biggest festival in Scandinavia: https://ekstrabladet.dk/roskilde/nyheder/utroligt-festivalmirakel/7706719 It can be translated to English in your browser! Yep Glasto seems to be leading the way - both Download and Reading/Leeds have banned single use plastic now. Things aren’t perfect but big strides being made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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