the 'age' of glasto

[daveinafield]

all this talk about the line up being to full of 'oldies' has led me to thinking has it not always been that way? It being quite hard to get to and full of famalies has always meant Reading etc always had a younger demographic (of teens) that is - if you take pre skool into account glasto is younger. It just seems that people are expecting something out of Glasto that it never really professed to be, its not radio 1's big weekend after all. Its more an ongoing history of performing arts and culture - im sure teens were thinking the same thing in 93 my first year when Christy Moore was on

[darrenbha]

Makes sense. Since 94 its always tended to be the younger acts on the 2nd stage and beyond.

[beamends]

Even back in 1979 when I was 18 most of those who were there were "older" - probably 30's!! The were a lot of "relics" (aged hippies) too. I suspect, and indeed hope, that the line up based on who Michael Eavis feels like booking. Long may it continue, as whatever strategy that is being used has produced the biggest and best festival in the world - no mean feat.

Bye-the-bye, we'll NEVER be buying Special K again - the effing advert has made writing his a nightmare - crap advert = crap product in my book.

[strudders]

When I first went in 86 it was mostly pop bands of the time. with a few older bands mixed in.

As I was into rock (Hawkwind, Rush, Yes Jethro Tull, Zappa etc) I thought most of it was rubbish........

Oh what it was to be young and blinkered...

(pic nicked from UKrockfestivals.com) Who ever host's that site must be truly a bunch of fabulous people

[nina3d]

What a brilliant line-up! Although Level 42 look rather out of place...

Classical stage? When did that end?

[tinpottery]

I'm 20 and the same amount of fun as 1000 teenagers, so it's evens out.

[hippy linda]

I'm 20 and the same amount of fun as 1000 teenagers, so it's evens out.

[JoeBananass]

Well im 60 but Ive still got the capacity to have a great time at Glasto and I always do! Got more energy than most of the younger friends I go with and have certainly more attention span!

[grumpyhack]

A lot of us have a long love affair with Glasto. I've been going to Glasto on and off since 1969 (I know officially it started in 1970 but it was much inspired by the Shepton Mallet Folk and Blues Festival in 1969 so I count that as the start).

I don't want it to simply turn into an oldies festival with the same now 'old' bands year after year. And neither does Michael or GFL.

It showcases the best of young and old with the accent on the best and is one of the most inclusive festivals I know.

It isn't an oldies festival. There are many new and emerging bands and whole areas principally designed to appeal to younger festival goers. But what Glasto has also done is keep faith with the steadily ageing group who in turn have kept faith with Glasto over the years.

There are lots of festivals just for the young. There are specialist festivals concentrating on particular types of music from folk to dance. The glory of Glasto is that there is something for everyone. Long may it stay that way.

[strudders]

A lot of us have a long love affair with Glasto. I've been going to Glasto on and off since 1969 (I know officially it started in 1970 but it was much inspired by the Shepton Mallet Folk and Blues Festival in 1969 so I count that as the start).

I don't want it to simply turn into an oldies festival with the same now 'old' bands year after year. And neither does Michael or GFL.

It showcases the best of young and old with the accent on the best and is one of the most inclusive festivals I know.

It isn't an oldies festival. There are many new and emerging bands and whole areas principally designed to appeal to younger festival goers. But what Glasto has also done is keep faith with the steadily ageing group who in turn have kept faith with Glasto over the years.

There are lots of festivals just for the young. There are specialist festivals concentrating on particular types of music from folk to dance. The glory of Glasto is that there is something for everyone. Long may it stay that way.

[fur_q]

level 42, the cure, psychedelic furs they're shit i want a refund

[daveinafield]

i just wish someone had taken me in the 80's

[fur_q]

but to be serious i'd always wanted to go to glasto but by the time id come of age (mother wouldn't ;et me go till i was over 18) the first headlines for my first time where coldplay (not at-all my bag despite what any one else thinks) stereophonics (personally cant stand them) and rod stewart (need i say more) but i didn't care!

the whole festival woke me up to the whole world music that is out there and challenged my perceptions on everything (music, art, film, politics) and made me who i am!

TBH if the pyramid had had all my favorite acts on that weekend the whole thing would have not been as important to me

i must admit some pyramid headliners have been amazing and really memorable, but to me thie memories that i hold most dear about festivals are not the pyramid headliners they are the thing that i have experienced that would not have happened anywhere else:x

- mad professors excellent set in avalon (and me being somewhat altered staring a bit of a stage invasion,,,,mad prof. and the band actually seemed to love this and all shook my hand

- dancing to the tears in the JP tent (far from my favorite band but something about that that night and that gig,,, well sometimes the music id=s just right for that tim and place )

- finding a tent on the wed night ( 2007) loving the sound of the dj and heading in (turned out to be one of the best dj sets ive ever seen,,, no idea who the dj was but the music and more impotently the atmosphere was amazing people dancing on tables... everyone just so happy to be there... amazing worth the ticket price alone)

ETA: pissed and this may not make sense.. just trying to say enjoy it!

f*ck the line up if you dont like it there's still a great time to be had

Edited March 29, 2009 by fur_q

[daveinafield]

When I first went in 86 it was mostly pop bands of the time. with a few older bands mixed in.

As I was into rock (Hawkwind, Rush, Yes Jethro Tull, Zappa etc) I thought most of it was rubbish........

Oh what it was to be young and blinkered...

(pic nicked from UKrockfestivals.com) Who ever host's that site must be truly a bunch of fabulous people

[darrenbha]

Superb post fur q. Very well put.

[fur_q]

Superb post fur q. Very well put.

[Wooderson]

the whole festival woke me up to the whole world music that is out there and challenged my perceptions on everything (music, art, film, politics) and made me who i am!

ETA: pissed and this may not make sense.. just trying to say enjoy it!

f*ck the line up if you dont like it there's still a great time to be had

[hoils]

The first year I went to Glasto the Pyramid headliners were Carter USM, Shakespear's Sister and Wynton Marsalis. Bloody fantastic it was too but can you imagine the stink it would create nowadays amongst the tedious 'pyramid headliners are everything, and they better play guitars' bores if GFL chose a jazz trumpet player to headline? That would be very fab indeed.

By all accounts there was a quite a bit of resentment in 84 from the old school when The Smiths played so line up grumbles are far from a new thing. Glastonbury is way bigger than its component parts; that's why tens of thousands of us go back, year on year, to party hard in the countryside regardless of our age or the age of the acts playing.

[daveinafield]

The first year I went to Glasto the Pyramid headliners were Carter USM, Shakespear's Sister and Wynton Marsalis. Bloody fantastic it was too but can you imagine the stink it would create nowadays amongst the tedious 'pyramid headliners are everything, and they better play guitars' bores if GFL chose a jazz trumpet player to headline? That would be very fab indeed.

By all accounts there was a quite a bit of resentment in 84 from the old school when The Smiths played so line up grumbles are far from a new thing. Glastonbury is way bigger than its component parts; that's why tens of thousands of us go back, year on year, to party hard in the countryside regardless of our age or the age of the acts playing.

[goldfishboy]

"WILD ETHNIC DANCING" on the Acoustic Stage!

[grrrraeme]

A lot of us have a long love affair with Glasto. I've been going to Glasto on and off since 1969 (I know officially it started in 1970 but it was much inspired by the Shepton Mallet Folk and Blues Festival in 1969 so I count that as the start).

I don't want it to simply turn into an oldies festival with the same now 'old' bands year after year. And neither does Michael or GFL.

It showcases the best of young and old with the accent on the best and is one of the most inclusive festivals I know.

It isn't an oldies festival. There are many new and emerging bands and whole areas principally designed to appeal to younger festival goers. But what Glasto has also done is keep faith with the steadily ageing group who in turn have kept faith with Glasto over the years.

There are lots of festivals just for the young. There are specialist festivals concentrating on particular types of music from folk to dance. The glory of Glasto is that there is something for everyone. Long may it stay that way.

[crashnburn]

It showcases the best of young and old with the accent on the best and is one of the most inclusive festivals I know.

It isn't an oldies festival. There are many new and emerging bands and whole areas principally designed to appeal to younger festival goers. But what Glasto has also done is keep faith with the steadily ageing group who in turn have kept faith with Glasto over the years.

There are lots of festivals just for the young. There are specialist festivals concentrating on particular types of music from folk to dance. The glory of Glasto is that there is something for everyone. Long may it stay that way.

[Kyelo]

.....the pyramid stage is the outward face of the festival anfd maybe it should reflect the nature of the festival as a whole more.

[Fowlyetti]

Big shame they got rid of the classical stage.. that would have been great. Though considering the attendance for the youth orchestra a couple years ago, maybe not

[daveinafield]

Big shame they got rid of the classical stage.. that would have been great. Though considering the attendance for the youth orchestra a couple years ago, maybe not