Page 2 | To be sad that there is no Glastonbury this year?

mumofoneAloneandwell · 2026-04-12T13:06:11+00:00

It's not summer without it streaming all afternoon on the BBC 🥺

CoastalCalm · 13/04/2026 15:49

Imlyingandthatsthetruth · 12/04/2026 15:34

The BBC don't publicise it much but they are major stakeholders in Glastonbury. Ever wondered why it's barely mentioned or covered by anyone else? Hence the tedious wall to wall coverage.

They have the broadcast rights til 2027 - there is a lot of speculation they will be outbid by Amazon or Netflix on renewal

ConverselyAttired · 13/04/2026 14:50

IceStationZebra · 13/04/2026 13:54

Lot of miserable folk on here. How could tv and radio coverage possibly bother you? There’s endless other things to watch. Fair enough if you live nearby and are genuinely inconvenienced by it. But the tv and radio coverage is fantastic for those of us who never get to go.

It's not the live coverage for me; it's the replacement of studio recorded songs with 4 minutes of people going "WOOOOO" over the faint vocals of CharliXCX or Dave Grohl. It goes on all summer starting with the Radio 1 Big Weekend in May.

TwoLeggedGrooveMachine · 13/04/2026 14:27

I hate watching live music on TV because I feel the FOMO. Mind you I haven’t been to Glastonbury since 2004 which didn’t go well for a number of reasons. These days I prefer smaller more affordable festivals which are full of people out to genuinely enjoy themselves rather than to share on Instagram.

IceStationZebra · 13/04/2026 13:54

Lot of miserable folk on here. How could tv and radio coverage possibly bother you? There’s endless other things to watch. Fair enough if you live nearby and are genuinely inconvenienced by it. But the tv and radio coverage is fantastic for those of us who never get to go.

Dontcallmescarface · 12/04/2026 17:48

I'm delighted at the thought of no helicopters flying over my house every 30 minutes from the Wednesday until Monday afternoon ( they start at 9am and the last one back is usually around 1am). Hopefully it will be a lovely weekend and I can sit in the garden without the constant whirring of rotor blades overhead.

HighlightsInHerHair · 12/04/2026 17:46

I think the years off make the years it goes ahead more special. Think we should do the same with Christmas. But having said that I do like it on the tv in June. Have never been in real life - maybe one day when the kids have moved out.

Happyholidays78 · 12/04/2026 17:37

I enjoy it too OP, on the TV in the comfort of my home. I don't live too far & have friends that go & have done so for years & they love it. I can't stand crowd's & being too hot (there is not a lot of shade there) & 1000s sharing a loo so being there does not interest me. I will check out IOW on the TV instead

ClaredeBear · 12/04/2026 17:36

ohyesido · 12/04/2026 17:34

Why isn’t there

Every fifth year is fallow, to allow the land to rest but also I guess to allow the community to take a year off too.

ohyesido · 12/04/2026 17:34

Why isn’t there

ClaredeBear · 12/04/2026 17:23

I’m sad! But I’m going to lots of other festivals and gigs to make up for it. Last year was pretty epic though, tbf.

EveryKneeShallBow · 12/04/2026 17:19

Classiclines · 12/04/2026 14:27

I didn't realise there was no Glastonbury this year OP.
You have really cheered me up. The BBC usual obsession with it is just so boring.

Agree!

Fraughtmum · 12/04/2026 17:18

PandoraSocks · 12/04/2026 14:36

I will miss it. Self Esteem and Pulp were the highlights for me last year.

I agree! We have lots of gigs booked this summer ( 8 to date) to keep the music going!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/04/2026 17:12

TheFaithfulWeaver · 12/04/2026 17:01

My personal view is that it stopped being cool around 20/25 years ago. I'll not be sorry it's not all I hear about this summer.

It is to festivals what a carpeted, bell tent with a bed frame is to camping.

A pretentious fakery of something enjoyable, for people too cosseted and soft to have actual, proper, grimy fun...

*A pretentious fakery of something enjoyable, for people too cosseted and soft to have actual, proper, grimy fun...'

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ConverselyAttired · 12/04/2026 17:11

Imlyingandthatsthetruth · 12/04/2026 15:34

The BBC don't publicise it much but they are major stakeholders in Glastonbury. Ever wondered why it's barely mentioned or covered by anyone else? Hence the tedious wall to wall coverage.

I used to listen to R1 in the car and oh my word. 2 months of playing shit live recordings instead of studio songs. Drove me nuts.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/04/2026 17:10

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 12/04/2026 17:01

Good god. Really? It’s just pop musicians watched by gullible twits who are willing to put up with vast crowds and unsanitary conditions to listen to some crappy music.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/04/2026 17:10

Monolithique · 12/04/2026 17:03

IoW festival will be on sky.

Reading / Leeds on iplayer

Oo i didnt know about the isle of Wight festival 😄

Thanks - added to the list

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HeadDeskHeadDesk · 12/04/2026 17:03

Classiclines · 12/04/2026 14:27

I didn't realise there was no Glastonbury this year OP.
You have really cheered me up. The BBC usual obsession with it is just so boring.

I agree. I'm sure it's fun if you go, but I absolutely hate having to hear re-hashes of it played non-stop on Radio 2. I think it's one of those 'you really had to be there' things.

Monolithique · 12/04/2026 17:03

IoW festival will be on sky.

Reading / Leeds on iplayer

DenizenOfAisleOfShame · 12/04/2026 17:01

Good god. Really? It’s just pop musicians watched by gullible twits who are willing to put up with vast crowds and unsanitary conditions to listen to some crappy music.

TheFaithfulWeaver · 12/04/2026 17:01

My personal view is that it stopped being cool around 20/25 years ago. I'll not be sorry it's not all I hear about this summer.

It is to festivals what a carpeted, bell tent with a bed frame is to camping.

A pretentious fakery of something enjoyable, for people too cosseted and soft to have actual, proper, grimy fun...

welshweasel · 12/04/2026 17:00

I usually go to Glastonbury and whilst I love it and will try to get tickets every year until I’m not physically able to go, I’m quite looking forward to trying some smaller festivals this summer. Glastonbury is incredible but it’s also expensive, exhausting and requires a lot of planning!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/04/2026 17:00

TheChosenTwo · 12/04/2026 16:58

Oh yeah I understand that, partly because it’s a victim of its own success with major mainstream widespread wall to wall bloody coverage for the entirety of its duration (and in the weeks leading up to it) - now so many people want a piece of the action. Overexposed itself!
I’ve no skin in the game, I’m not a camper and I’m not interested in ‘the atmosphere’ of being in muddy fields with thousands of people.

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Its definitely changed from the oasis days, I get what you mean

No longer for hardcore fans

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aster10 · 12/04/2026 16:59

I always confuse Glastonbury and Glyndeborne haha! Both begin with Gl and there are similar sounds afterwards :-) I wondered - wow, a 16 year old really wanting to go to the opera

TheChosenTwo · 12/04/2026 16:58

mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/04/2026 16:54

its simply inaccessible for most people tbh

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Oh yeah I understand that, partly because it’s a victim of its own success with major mainstream widespread wall to wall bloody coverage for the entirety of its duration (and in the weeks leading up to it) - now so many people want a piece of the action. Overexposed itself!
I’ve no skin in the game, I’m not a camper and I’m not interested in ‘the atmosphere’ of being in muddy fields with thousands of people.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/04/2026 16:58

My summer tv big events schedule

Radio 1 big weekend
Wimbledon
World cup
Athletics
Commonwealth games (no longer on the bbc!!)
Women's fa cup final (only watching if arsenal get there)
Reading and Leeds fest to round off the summer

Then its September and my fabourite time of year begins!!

Coundown to Christmas starts on sept 1st! - Strictly starts around that time too!

Am I sad... yes. And i'm fine with it 😄🙈

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