Oldest wristband

[rks01]

Hi just out of curiousity...

Anyone not taken off their wristband since 2003?

I think I remember something about getting 10% off at virgin megastores with a glasto wristband..

Does anyone know when the wristbands started?

[punkincowcat]

Haha afraid not!! I kept my 2002 one on until 2003 and lost it at glastonbury since it became all loose!! was very dirty too

[John Bunnell]

I still have my 2004 wristband on! Holy shit... that's nearly 5 yrs. NEVER been removed.

[Niblet]

I have my wristband from '98 in my 'Glasto Shrine'

There wasn't wrist bands in '95 so that narrows the gap!

I used to wear my 2005 make poverty history band all the time until it sanpped

Edited April 16, 2009 by Niblet

[afx]

I still have my 04 one on, the 03 one fell off though a while ago

[kohoutec]

I have my '92 one somewhere (first Glasto). But I wouldn't wear it for obvious reasons. Apart from the fact its plastic and bright yellow!

[freeak]

Got the 2005 and 2008 ones on the other years have fallen off.

[Guest Flip]

Still got my pale blue 1990 one somewhere..

[Okky]

Still have my '74 one on

[scappaflow]

I can get my wristbands on and off.

Not got a Glasto one yet (to be added to my collection).

But got a couple of T in the Park and a Hydro Connect wristband still intact which I will endeavour to replace prior to Glasto and T this year.

[Josie's Cat]

I can understand people keeping bands in a 'shrine' or keeping one on for a few months (at a push) afterwards. But for years? That's just mankety mank mank.

I'm surprised your wrists haven't turned leprous.

Also it's a teeny tiny bit sad. Well, a lot sad actually. You went, you enjoyed, you'll probably go next year - lose the wristband already.

Edited April 16, 2009 by Josie's Cat

[pezzypops]

I can understand people keeping bands in a 'shrine' or keeping one on for a few months (at a push) afterwards. But for years? That's just mankety mank mank.

I'm surprised your wrists haven't turned leprous.

[howlin_pete]

I have load on from various Glasto's and Reading, find they are a great convosation starter when out and about

[Josie's Cat]

I guess they do get washed but they still harbour dirt in all the fibres and so on. And don't they get all ratty and drangly?

Let the wristbands rot in peace!!

[Bradders]

I can understand people keeping bands in a 'shrine' or keeping one on for a few months (at a push) afterwards. But for years? That's just mankety mank mank.

I'm surprised your wrists haven't turned leprous.

Also it's a teeny tiny bit sad. Well, a lot sad actually. You went, you enjoyed, you'll probably go next year - lose the wristband already.

[Josie's Cat]

Dunno. Ok, chuck away the ones in the box too!

A wristband isn't made of precious metal though is it? I just think, take the memories, otherwise you get too attached to 'stuff' and that's not the spirit of the festival is it?

[scorp]

Hi just out of curiousity...

Anyone not taken off their wristband since 2003?

I think I remember something about getting 10% off at virgin megastores with a glasto wristband..

Does anyone know when the wristbands started?

[freehugs!]

Dunno. Ok, chuck away the ones in the box too!

A wristband isn't made of precious metal though is it? I just think, take the memories, otherwise you get too attached to 'stuff' and that's not the spirit of the festival is it?

[Josie's Cat]

PLASTIC wristbands? Even worse, why degrade the environment for a keepsake? Can't they use responsibly sourced hemp or something? Or a stamp?

[pezzypops]

PLASTIC wristbands? Even worse, why degrade the environment for a keepsake? Can't they use responsibly sourced hemp or something? Or a stamp?

[Josie's Cat]

Ok then, I withdraw my previous complaint!

[LRW]

I have worn mine for a few weeks after the festival, but thats as far as I could go.

I understand that people see them as convesation starters, and if they want to wear them for 60 years, then fair play to them.

However, to me it just smacks of "look at me! look at me!!! I went to Glastonbury Festival - Im, like, sooo cool!!" - in a Radio1 sort of way.

[DaisyLou]

I have my wristband from '98 in my 'Glasto Shrine'

There wasn't wrist bands in '95 so that narrows the gap!

I used to wear my 2005 make poverty history band all the time until it sanpped

[paulo999]

I have worn mine for a few weeks after the festival, but thats as far as I could go.

I understand that people see them as convesation starters, and if they want to wear them for 60 years, then fair play to them.

However, to me it just smacks of "look at me! look at me!!! I went to Glastonbury Festival - Im, like, sooo cool!!" - in a Radio1 sort of way.

[krunchy]

There's a third reason why people keep them on.

See if you can work out why.