Glastonbury a good starter for my first festival ?

[Blueboy78]

This will be my first festival and im just like looking for advice on like essential tips so that i have a great time.

Any reply would be Cracking tar

[r0cky]

It was my first festival and what got me into festivals. Glastonbury has a few different sides, and you can experience them all, then decide based on that which other smaller more specialized ones you'd like to go to.

[sifi]

This will be my first festival and im just like looking for advice on like essential tips so that i have a great time.

Any reply would be Cracking tar

Edited March 5, 2009 by sifimaster

[Blueboy78]

Cheers i really should have looked there god im still half asleep

[hazey_jane]

The only problem with going to Glastonbury as your first festival is that everything else pales in comparison. You'll have the time of your life.

I thought Reading was cool- I was completely bowled over by Glastonbury and couldn't believe the difference. I've also since been to V and it was all a bit meh. I heard V described as a festival for people who don't like festivals- apt description.

[Blueboy78]

My brothers been To V and Leeds and he said they werent anythink special

[TaylorT]

Hell yeah its a great starter, jumping straight into the deep end!!!!

Last year was my first year and i after going i asked myself "why the hell did i not go years ago??!" all the years ive missed makes me sad which i why ill attend for the rest of my days now !!!

[Blueboy78]

Im Happy i decieded glasto ahead of leeds now

Cant wait tbh its like im 5 again waiting for Christmass day

[TaylorT]

Cant wait tbh its like im 5 again waiting for Christmass day

Edited March 5, 2009 by TaylorT

[pie_and_a_pint]

Glastonbury was my first festival... six years ago! And now I can't go anywhere else becuase it just wouldn't be worth it - I'd be constantly comparing it to Glasto!

[Blueboy78]

You Right actually it is better then Christmass arrrrr i just can't wait why cant it be now

[pie_and_a_pint]

Cant wait tbh its like im 5 again waiting for Christmass day

[DaveMac]

Glastonbury is quite unlike any other Festival in terms of scale and atmosphere.

Hang around these eFestival Glasto forums and spend some time reading the many excellent threads here.

Most info you can think of is contained here on this site.

Anyway a useful (non-efest source) start point for beginners is :

>> Tort's Guide to the Glastonbury Festival <<

You are in for a special treat when you arrive on the hallowed fields of Glastonbury in June.

It's a life changing experience

Edited March 5, 2009 by DaveMac

[Blueboy78]

I really cant wait i have got like my Exams and stuff first tho but inbetween i ave the odd gig and then summer time = Glasto + Brothers cider = 1 happy camper

[TaylorT]

why cant it be now

[Blueboy78]

Edited March 5, 2009 by Blueboy78

[paulo999]

Anyway a useful (non-efest source) start point for beginners is :

>> Tort's Guide to the Glastonbury Festival <<

[DaveMac]

Old link

Tort has updated the FAQ and it now lives at www.glastoearth.com

Edited March 5, 2009 by DaveMac

[Vickimints]

Glastoearth was awesome to read. I really wish I knew that I was going to the festival for sure...

[popcornmaster]

In a way ye its a great place for your first festival

It's mind blowing if you haven't experienced anything vaguely similar before (even if you have)

In another sense though it's quite bad; other festivals just dont measure up to it afterwards, well certainly leeds never, though i wasn't holding out for much. Everything becomes a comparison of glastonbury which it shouldn't really. It also makes you hate the arena system most festivals seem to employ.

These aren't really criticisms of the festival as such but do make ordinary life quite a bit duller

[Blueboy78]

Good to see another scouser will be keeping my ears peeled for ya accent matey

[popcornmaster]

Good to see another scouser will be keeping my ears peeled for ya accent matey

[Blue Libertine]

I went Leeds last year for my first festival which blew me away and made me think why i hadnt been doing this earlier!!!

It's going to be my first Glasto this year and i'm going with me arl fella...

But from what i've read it looks like Leeds is going to be a forgotten memory

Can't wait now!!!

P.S i remember watching KOL at glasto on telly last year and seeing that purple aki flag!

Hahaha that was sooo brilliant!!!

[grumpyhack]

Glasto is the Mother of all Festivals and nothing will compare....... Sort of true-ish.

No major festival (the Readings or Vs) will compete but some of the smaller festivals do have a unique, friendly character of their own.

I wouldn't want to steward at Glasto as I enjoy taking my responsible head off for the week but I also do two other smaller fests where I work as a volunteer steward. Being part of the volunteer team adds an extra something and it's nice to give something back

As well as Glasto I do the Trowbridge Village Pump in Wiltshire - mainly folky with the sort of people you'll see on the Jazz World and Acoustic Stages at Glasto and the Cambridge Rock Festival (mainly classic Prog Rock and Blues).

[Nat Green]

This will be my first festival and im just like looking for advice on like essential tips so that i have a great time.

Any reply would be Cracking tar