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Post by zeopold on Jun 29, 2022 13:58:31 GMT
^The vacuous soundtrack to accompany an overpriced artisan sourdough ciabatta with smashed avocado. the freedom to feel a rebel as long as you can afford the £300 entry ticket into the stage managed, Harrods hippy wonderland. AMEN to that. The true rebels will at Boomtown having it out to bangin D&B with 60,000 E'd-up council estate oiks  |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 29, 2022 14:08:38 GMT
^ My daughter's going to that one too
Should imagine there's quite a bit cross over
Boomtown tickets range from £262.50 - £787.50 so v similar pricing
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 29, 2022 14:16:22 GMT
I know, it's curmudgeonly, but I think it is also a fair point that the whole idea of what started out as meaningful and radical has become sanitised to the point of cloying middle class nausea. On site "glamping", Tory wives attending, flag waving, back slapping celebration of the freedom to feel a rebel as long as you can afford the £300 entry ticket into the stage managed, Harrods hippy wonderland. Just hope most of them managed to survive 3 days without The Guardian to tell them what to think. It is what it is I think the original vibe and ethos lives on to an extent Of course it's changed, the world's changed No festival can get a licence without stringent safety measures and security - probably more of a good thing that not, despite the loss of some of the edge and lawlessness Personally I'd say you're over thinking it. It's not for you. Fine. But plenty of people, including friends of mine who, as I say, would fit in here perfectly and who you'd happily bond where you ever to meet, absolutely love it. I've never been. The scale puts me off but I've been to many similar events and it's usually v enjoyable... ...music, culture, sunshine (sometimes), communal living, a sense of being outside normal life etc. Not for everyone but, if you like that sort of thing, what's not to love?
If you don't, feel free to ignore it
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Post by stu77 on Jun 29, 2022 14:21:34 GMT
I've been to outdoor gigs and I just don't like them.
Especially in daylight. That said I would like to go to Glastonbury just the once.
(If only to pay my respects at the Joe Strummer thing)
Despite the fact that they generally ignore bands who I like.
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Post by zeopold on Jun 29, 2022 14:30:17 GMT
^ My daughter's going to that one too Good call I used to get in for free when my daughter worked for them. I could still get in free for a 12-hour shift on the gate but I couldn't be arsed so I paid £170 for a locals' discounted ticket. Silly money but it's my only blowout of the year, hey ho. |
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Post by doug61 on Jun 29, 2022 15:51:49 GMT
I know, it's curmudgeonly, but I think it is also a fair point that the whole idea of what started out as meaningful and radical has become sanitised to the point of cloying middle class nausea. On site "glamping", Tory wives attending, flag waving, back slapping celebration of the freedom to feel a rebel as long as you can afford the £300 entry ticket into the stage managed, Harrods hippy wonderland. Just hope most of them managed to survive 3 days without The Guardian to tell them what to think. It is what it is I think the original vibe and ethos lives on to an extent Of course it's changed, the world's changed No festival can get a licence without stringent safety measures and security - probably more of a good thing that not, despite the loss of some of the edge and lawlessness Personally I'd say you're over thinking it. It's not for you. Fine. But plenty of people, including friends of mine who, as I say, would fit in here perfectly and who you'd happily bond where you ever to meet, absolutely love it. I've never been. The scale puts me off but I've been to many similar events and it's usually v enjoyable... ...music, culture, sunshine (sometimes), communal living, a sense of being outside normal life etc. Not for everyone but, if you like that sort of thing, what's not to love?
If you don't, feel free to ignore it
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 29, 2022 16:04:10 GMT
There's always Glastonbudget of course where you could have enjoyed The Pistols...
The Pistols - 'Anarchy In The UK' - Glastonbudget 2022
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Post by zeopold on Jun 29, 2022 16:31:21 GMT
No festival can get a licence without stringent safety measures and security - probably more of a good thing that not, despite the loss of some of the edge and lawlessness
I'm with Mick Farren, "tear down the fences". IMO it's not a proper festival if you don't have to run the gauntlet of axe-wielding greasers www.ukrockfestivals.com/henge-history-80.html |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 30, 2022 7:51:12 GMT
Today Politics Weekly (Guardian) podcast was recorded at Glastonbury - highly recommended
Andy Burnham especially inspiring
It will also give you a different view of Glastonbury and specifically what goes on in the Leftfield and the Greenfields - evidence that the progressive political traditions live on
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Post by zeopold on Jun 30, 2022 12:49:55 GMT
If Labour had chosen him or the right Miliband as leader the country would likely not be in the mess it's in now |
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Post by doug61 on Jun 30, 2022 13:51:11 GMT
Gotta have "Here & Now" turn up in a fucked up bus and people with tatty dogs on string as well. |
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Post by doug61 on Jun 30, 2022 13:53:32 GMT
There's always Glastonbudget of course where you could have enjoyed The Pistols... The Pistols - 'Anarchy In The UK' - Glastonbudget 2022Boyle should've used them in the TV show, far more believable. Glen misses out again, though. |
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Post by zeopold on Jun 30, 2022 15:18:12 GMT
Gotta have "Here & Now" turn up in a f***ed up bus and people with tatty dogs on string as well. Throw Hawkwind, Inner City Unit and a large urn of mushroom tea into the mix and we're cookin |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 30, 2022 15:38:10 GMT
Gotta have "Here & Now" turn up in a f***ed up bus and people with tatty dogs on string as well. Throw Hawkwind, Inner City Unit and a large urn of mushroom tea into the mix and we're cookin The last time I was at anything similar was The Big Green Gathering about 10-15 years ago That one sadly lost its licence but still continues in a more subdued incarnation... www.greengathering.org.uk/ |
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Post by doug61 on Jun 30, 2022 15:57:08 GMT
Gotta have "Here & Now" turn up in a f***ed up bus and people with tatty dogs on string as well. Throw Hawkwind, Inner City Unit and a large urn of mushroom tea into the mix and we're cookin Ah, the days of Nik Turner dressed like a frog honking away. Happy times. |
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