Glastonbury am I the only one that hates it?

[Pumpernickel10]

What joyment is there to camp for 3 days in a mud pit, queue to use the toilet, stinking for 3 days and paying hundreds to see shit bands?
Or am I too old and like my conforts too much?

Jean we went when the beastie boys were playing 95 I think we got back no tent was nicked. We tried kipping on the floor but in the end I went home

Onemorning Roads are busy closer to site. I'm far enough away not to be affected by traffic and I don't drive! Keep seeing people walk past with huge backpacks on!

The last time we went, most of our possessions were nicked from our tent, and our friend had his tent stolen too...

There's nothing more surreal in the world than the "fuck me, where's my tent gone?" festival experience.

I keep telling myself that no one forces them to be there. It is NOT a refugee camp. Some of them pay to be there.

well i feel old becuase not m thing but ds1 has gone with friends he has brought own ticket from his p/t job .He was sesnisable left his decent m0obile at home and took a £20 one .Has cheap tent and sleeping bag and money belt so can keep cash oh him

oh and my heart is in my mouth that my baby my pfb is there without me to check on him am expecting when he come shome his clothes will walk in on their own and have hose ready

People call it 'Glasto'

Agggrrraah

It was good when they used to have decent bands. I scoured the entire line-up for this year and saw about ten-fifteen artists I actually recognised, of which only about 3 were actually any good. I've wanted to go since I was tiny but have never been able to afford it

Go regularly to Glastonbury itself, however, and that is fab

(Am referring to the town, to be clear. Jools Holland quite regularly plays the Abbey in late July/early August!)

Nowadays its just a corporate do with middle of the road music and crap facilities.

But, when I was young.... :)

The edgy stuff is elsewhere

These days it's a corporate mainstream music hellhole full of pissed up eejits.

The last time I went was 2002 and it was getting that way then.

I didn't camp, btw. Fuck that for a game of laughs

It was good back in the day ...

oh and OP yabu

I'm sure theres stuff you enjoy doing that other people don't

Pumper I went in 95 and if Beasties were there that year I might actually sob! That was the year nobody could find the dance tent

But aren;t Mumford & Sons such absolute fitties?

usualsuspect oh yes it was....

I have a ticket waiting for me on site...was going to go on Tues but have 2 kids including one crawler and the mud has put me off so far. Going to brave it tomorrow, it's going to be beautiful weather for the rest of the weekend, the mud will dry and it will be fine.

YANBU - the main reason I know I wouldn't like it is too crowded, and hate the thought of stinking disgusting toilets and not being able to have a shower. Maybe if I had a luxury winnebago and back stage pass. I went once when I was 16 and it was ok then, those were the days when you could just go under the fence. I didn't mind all the discomforts, I was just excited to go with my friends, get drunk and smoke my first bit of weed; (got hysterical, giggly, paranoid, got munchies, was sick and then passed out in that order) Was ok at 16, not ok in late 30s

Well from what I can remember, which is not much

same

mind you if anyone thinks fetsival toilets are generally bad, the toilets at Glastonbury before security kept the extra 200000 out were just scary by the Monday, piles of poo peaked 2ft up from the seats!!!

I went once and it was an experience.

I watch it every year on TV now though and love it -at least that way your booze doesn't get stolen, you don't have to wade through mud and you don't have to see naked drugs casualties lying spread-eagled in front of you

YABU if U2 are your highlight.

Glastonbury is naff.
Now Download or Sonisphere? It's like the mothership has called me back home.

Michael Eavis attempts to sex-up this year's Glastonbury with a new area

YANBU!

I preferred Reading ...bit many stoned years ago [nostalgic]