is there Too much going on at glastonbury?

[crashnburn]

Thats the questions and yes it does sound pretty absurd especially after the welling of feeling after the removal of the leftfield stage (which was a great place to be) . it not even that theres so much that i never get chance to do a tenth of what sound cool.but there it is let me explain. There are probably about 40 odd stages providing entertainment throughout the night which is cool. But firstly some of the best times of other festivals is when the music finnished and you have a few beers around a camp fire and randomly meet a load of strangers. I never got chance to do this at glastonbury. I know this is my own fault as i never like to return to my tent when i know something is going on but i can't help this.

The second point is everything feels so planned, nothing feels spontanious. I know its difficult to organise something that big. even the smallest entertainment tents or wandering acts no one seems like they set up on a whim they all look like they asked permission from the organisors and that it was planned months in advance, i 'd just like to see some people set up and start playing at the cornor of a field or somone find a pole and decide to start a limbo dancing competition thats seems to me the spirit of the festival. I saw similar things at reading(let me make it clear before the abuse that g;asto is a much better fest) and it was cool. most of things looked pretty crappy and many were prettycrappy but they added to the atmosphere. I didn't see much like that at glastionbury even round the stonne circle. (And no i dont count people playing around with bolo thingies)

And before anyone moans at me i do love the festival and will be going this year, its just my little gripe.

[Sam Crawley]

There are spontaneous performances, art projects, all manner of mayhem and creation going on all over the site all the time, and you're welcome to sit around a fire next to your tent and chat with neighbours for the whole festival if you feel like. The only thing that is marshaled with some rigidity is timing on the main stages.. given the logistics of the thousands of bands they need to be strict otherwise the whole thing would be a shambles! Anyway, I don't think you've fully thought through what you're saying here... "The problem with Glastonbury is that it's so amazing that I don't have time to do nothing.."?!!

[CrunchyFrog]

no

[russycarps]

Thats the questions and yes it does sound pretty absurd especially after the welling of feeling after the removal of the leftfield stage (which was a great place to be) . it not even that theres so much that i never get chance to do a tenth of what sound cool.but there it is let me explain. There are probably about 40 odd stages providing entertainment throughout the night which is cool. But firstly some of the best times of other festivals is when the music finnished and you have a few beers around a camp fire and randomly meet a load of strangers. I never got chance to do this at glastonbury. I know this is my own fault as i never like to return to my tent when i know something is going on but i can't help this.

The second point is everything feels so planned, nothing feels spontanious. I know its difficult to organise something that big. even the smallest entertainment tents or wandering acts no one seems like they set up on a whim they all look like they asked permission from the organisors and that it was planned months in advance, i 'd just like to see some people set up and start playing at the cornor of a field or somone find a pole and decide to start a limbo dancing competition thats seems to me the spirit of the festival. I saw similar things at reading(let me make it clear before the abuse that g;asto is a much better fest) and it was cool. most of things looked pretty crappy and many were prettycrappy but they added to the atmosphere. I didn't see much like that at glastionbury even round the stonne circle. (And no i dont count people playing around with bolo thingies)

And before anyone moans at me i do love the festival and will be going this year, its just my little gripe.

[emmmmma]

Congratulations. You have just made the most absurd post in the history of messageboards.

[mouth]

no, the fact there is so much means that its a completely different vibe compared to any other music festival.

[Mark E. Spliff]

I don't think there's anything at all absurd about the OP's point.

Most of us are fairly reserved by nature, so one of the best things about festivals is getting smashed and getting to know the complete strangers camped nearby.

If you know there's still loads of stuff going on, it's hard to persuade everyone to gather round a campfire, relax and see what transpires. From what I've seen, most people spend the early hours at Glastonbury marching along the Railway between all the various attractions. By the time people stagger back to their tents, they're normally too broken to do anything other than collapse.

I'm not complaining, and I don't think the OP was either. However, as Glasto has developed into a 24-hour extravaganza, it's definitely influenced the vibe back at the campsites.

[shiveringsky]

I think it's one of the better aspects of Glasty. While it's true that you will inevitably miss out on something, you will equally inevitably see something unexpected and remarkable. If there was less on it would also mean more people in one place and I think anyone in Trash City last year might testfy this is not always good thing!

Glasty is the best festival I have ever been to. Last year was my first as either: nobody I knew wanted to go, I was too shy to go alone, I was too broke or it would sell out etc... Last year I missed out on half the bands I had intended on seeing and still had such an amazing time that I can't stop looking at this forum every couple of minutes, so great is my excitement and impatience.

So no, I wouldn't change a thing really.

Edited to remove errors.

Edited March 30, 2009 by shiveringsky

[Chazeboy]

so much to do not enough time to do it

[William of Walworth]

Anyway, I don't think you've fully thought through what you're saying here... "The problem with Glastonbury is that it's so amazing that I don't have time to do nothing.."?!!

[crashnburn]

Spot on .... the problem, if there is one which there isn't, isn't Glastonbury, it's me .....

[precious_lillywhite]

you seem to have slightly mistook what i meant to say

As theres so much going on the aimless chatting and adventuring doesn't seem to happen as much. Think of all the exciting things that could happen if a large number of cool glasto types had nothing to do at 2 in the morning with a field full of like minded people.

[crashnburn]

There are spontaneous performances, art projects, all manner of mayhem and creation going on all over the site all the time, and you're welcome to sit around a fire next to your tent and chat with neighbours for the whole festival if you feel like.

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

There are things like that going on m8, the mission or quest is finding them.

Head for Stone Circle, Trash City, Shangri-La.

[Dog Burger]

:angry: :angry:

[Tim2006]

Thats the questions and yes it does sound pretty absurd especially after the welling of feeling after the removal of the leftfield stage (which was a great place to be) . it not even that theres so much that i never get chance to do a tenth of what sound cool.but there it is let me explain. There are probably about 40 odd stages providing entertainment throughout the night which is cool. But firstly some of the best times of other festivals is when the music finnished and you have a few beers around a camp fire and randomly meet a load of strangers. I never got chance to do this at glastonbury. I know this is my own fault as i never like to return to my tent when i know something is going on but i can't help this.

The second point is everything feels so planned, nothing feels spontanious. I know its difficult to organise something that big. even the smallest entertainment tents or wandering acts no one seems like they set up on a whim they all look like they asked permission from the organisors and that it was planned months in advance, i 'd just like to see some people set up and start playing at the cornor of a field or somone find a pole and decide to start a limbo dancing competition thats seems to me the spirit of the festival. I saw similar things at reading(let me make it clear before the abuse that g;asto is a much better fest) and it was cool. most of things looked pretty crappy and many were prettycrappy but they added to the atmosphere. I didn't see much like that at glastionbury even round the stonne circle. (And no i dont count people playing around with bolo thingies)

And before anyone moans at me i do love the festival and will be going this year, its just my little gripe.

[Sam.]

x 5

[DaveMac]

All of these "spontaneous performances, art projects, all manner of mayhem and creation going on all over the site all the times" were set up by the event organisers and were paid or given free tickect to do their stuff so is hard to call them spontaneous or describe what they do as mayhem. Don't get me wrong i like all lot of this stuff. I just feel with so much going on it doesn't really allow the average punter to express themselves and be creative and you know add to the festival themselves and feel a proper part of it. theres little sppace set aside for the punter contribute while there.

i will stop before rambling occurs

[Funkfarley]

People attending are Glastonbury's greatest asset. The Festival provides a great framework for individualism.

Just my personal view

Edited March 30, 2009 by Funkfarley

[MikeyB37]

I would like to take this opportunity to say that I will be attending this years Glasto and I have GREAT assets!

[LusciousLucy]

The trick is, just keep going back for more! Number 10 visit this year and this year I may even actually locate the Dragon!!!

[Funkfarley]

When did you say you were planning to visit again?

[MikeyB37]

The day we have our date planned Mikey.

[Harrow Strongbow Ciderman!]

The trick is, just keep going back for more! Number 10 visit this year and this year I may even actually locate the Dragon!!!

[SunshineSky]

All of these "spontaneous performances, art projects, all manner of mayhem and creation going on all over the site all the times" were set up by the event organisers and were paid or given free tickect to do their stuff so is hard to call them spontaneous or describe what they do as mayhem. Don't get me wrong i like all lot of this stuff. I just feel with so much going on it doesn't really allow the average punter to express themselves and be creative and you know add to the festival themselves and feel a proper part of it. theres little sppace set aside for the punter contribute while there.

i will stop before rambling occurs