lonely @ glasto?

[miss star]

for the first time in many years im off to glasto with just one other person rather than a crowd of loads of us

its just me and my brother in law going this year, usually we travel with at least 8 people and meet otehrs when we get there, except because of credit crisis grr and babies and travels etc no one else we usually go with is going

and im such a social butterfly i love having loads of friend with me and going off with different mates and meeting up with different people all around, im a bit worried that since there is just 2 and while we both want to see mainly the same bands and sights we may end up spending quite a lot of time alone.. and im not good at being alone..

so just wondered if many people get lonely at glasto

hoping to go to e fests meet to make new festival friends yay!

[remote]

I know what you mean and when I went with just 2 mates last year, I went off and watched someone else and left them 2. I felt a bit lonely for about 30 seconds before realising that I could just talk to anyone and didn't run the risk of being looked at in a weird way or being stabbed. A quick look around to find someone else looking the same and then a walk over to say "excuse me, don't suppose you know what time x band are on do you?" "Ah great, I'm in the right place then, you seen them before?" and you've got a new mate

[LusciousLucy]

I will put my hand up now and say that even though I will be camping with 200+ Efesters there are still moments when I get a bit low and lonely but I wont go in to the reasons why. Going to go to the fest this year with a better head though and going to try to have a much better outlook tand attitude to the feelings I had in 07 and 08. Meep!

[jameshunt]

I know what you mean and when I went with just 2 mates last year, I went off and watched someone else and left them 2. I felt a bit lonely for about 30 seconds before realising that I could just talk to anyone and didn't run the risk of being looked at in a weird way or being stabbed. A quick look around to find someone else looking the same and then a walk over to say "excuse me, don't suppose you know what time x band are on do you?" "Ah great, I'm in the right place then, you seen them before?" and you've got a new mate

[miss star]

yeah ive noticed people mentioning the efestival camp areas - how can we notice them ? and where abouts are they

[LusciousLucy]

yeah ive noticed people mentioning the efestival camp areas - how can we notice them ? and where abouts are they

[remote]

That reminds me...........I must remember to take a knife.

[rosstopher]

i went with a group of 5 last year, but one morning i got up about 6am and went for a wander by myself, best thing i did! met loads of people i never seen before in my life, just start a conversation and you have new friends, i remember sitting up at the stone circle for about 2 hours with a group of people i just met cheering everytime the sun broke through the clouds, best time of my life! and regarding the efests camp if you look for a thread saying "the return of the triangle" and there alot of info on there

edit: i just remembered with regards to the little story, before i met these people i had just got my face painted by some people just wandering around the fields doing it, cost me 5p! but the people i was there with cheering and so on didnt even know my name, they just refered to me as "facepaint guy" or something similar... was great

Edited May 6, 2009 by rosstopher

[miss star]

whats the mfg group?

its ok you can speak to me lol.. ill be the one wandering about on my own looking lonely lol.. no knives here

[scaryclaireyfairy]

i've felt lonely at glasto too. it's nothing to do with the people or the place, just something i try to leave in the car but it sneaks over the fence sometimes. it buggers off pretty quick.

[remote]

i went with a group of 5 last year, but one morning i got up about 6am and went for a wander by myself, best thing i did! met loads of people i never seen before in my life, just start a conversation and you have new friends, i remember sitting up at the stone circle for about 2 hours with a group of people i just met cheering everytime the sun broke through the clouds, best time of my life! and regarding the efests camp if you look for a thread saying "the return of the triangle" and there alot of info on there

[rosstopher]

I remember doing something similar. I was camping near the Pyramid and all my mates were going to bed, I started to wander over towards the Stone Circle. A group of people shouted "that guy's on his own, that can't be" and ran over to me, turned out they were going to the stone circle too. I sat talking to them for ages before I found out none of them knew each other either. It started with one bloke going up to another because they were both on their own. Then they were joined by another and so on. Ended up with about 15 people sat there talking.

I can't bloody wait!

[jameshunt]

yeah ive noticed people mentioning the efestival camp areas - how can we notice them ? and where abouts are they

[jameshunt]

Looks like it'll be a lonely Glasto for me this year then...

[paulo999]

lol thats brilliant!!!

[mandypants]

It's possible to feel lonely anywhere. Best thing to do is get yourself out there and say hello to someone, go and find something interesting to do and share it with someone stood nearby - 'wow that was good/bad/terrible!' Catch someones eye and smile at them (in a friendly way, not an 'I want to stab you in the face' way) Who knows what random fun it might lead to, and if nothing else, you've shared a smile

God I'm such a hippy!

And remember, if you do start feeling really bad, there is always the Samaritans tent, I was in a bit of a headf**k last year at Leeds and I went to chat to one of the people there, they were lovely and helped me to sort my head out

[Kyelo]

Last year I had been split up with my ex for about 2 weeks when Glastonbury came along. We were still talking so met up, I spent the day with her and her friends. Had a really good time with them, we were then walking past the Other Stage and I turned around to see her fully embraced in another guys arms kissing him. I was surrounded by thousands of people but couldn't have felt more lonely if I tried, so yeah you most certainly can feel lonely at Glastonbury!

Back to subject, barring c*nts of exes, you'll have a belter you won't be lonely. Like people are saying find the efest camp and all will be well! Speak to randoms, dance with randoms etc etc etc

Edited May 6, 2009 by BenchBuddah

[suchacharmer]

I've always gone to festivals with just my sister and I and we always end up meeting new friends in the crowd and having a great time. Last year we bucked this trend and I took two other friends as well, which ended up being a disaster. We couldn't agree on bands to see, when the eat, when to arrive at the festival, and ended up losing them in the crowd at Radiohead and with half the group's cell phones dead (and the other half too high to answer their phones) it took us 2 hours to find each other in order to drive back to the motel (sadly, this wasn't a camping festival as it was in downtown Chicago).

So long story short, you will still have a GREAT time with just two people. Hell, I've gone to festivals alone before and still had a good time, but then again...I go to shows alone a lot and have just as much fun as when I take a friend, I get lost in music a little too easily.

[mynameisearl]

Great story remote, love it!

For the past couple of Glastonburys I've went with a decent sized group so there's always someone to spend time with but I usually end up buggering off anyway! Last year I was with two couples and a couple of younger lads so I must admit at times I felt a bit on my own, but it doesn't last for long. Take the Sunday evening. I was watching the Zutons by myself but ended up chatting to a guy who was wondering what the score was in the European Championships final. Then before Groove Armada a girl went up to someone selling wax flares behind me, bought one and asked for it to be lit. The vender said they couldn't do it so I said to her "I'll light it for you." So I lit it, she thanked me and then sat down with her mate about 10 feet in front of me. The flame promptly went out so I lit it for her again and then she invited me to watch the band with her and her mate. Couple of lovely girls from York who took a lonely boy under their wing and hanging out with them for a couple of hours on the Sunday night was one of the highlights of my festival.

[Red_Eye_Jedi]

This is a lovely thread

Well, I came out of the left field tent after rev and the makers last year.. sat on the benches and this lovely *Very drunk* man comes over and just randomly starts talking about the gig and what i'v been up to.

it really shows what a good festival it is, so friendly and lovely!

[miss star]

im quite excited now.

knowing there going to be quite a lot of others in the same boat,

i love chatting to randoms esp after ive had some lovely cider.

i think im just worried as ive been out of the festival circuit for a few years.

i forgot how different big festivals are to small local ones lol

[K8P]

I went on my own last year to do some volunteering and there where times when I was surrounded by people but still felt alone. I get quite nervous of other people I don't know why. I still had a great laugh and met loads of people but there was just something missing. Maybe its the sharing an experience with someone that makes the difference.

Really Glastonbury is just one big happy family and there is allways someone you can turn to.

[tylerdurden]

You can surely get Lonely anywhere on the planet, complicated emotion

Not Glastonbury though, share a drink, share a smoke, talk about the bands, anything.

Thats what its all about, sometimes find it strange to start the conversations myself though, but i'm sure thats only when I'm sober

You'll be fine.

[glastoman417]

Sometimes I get a bit lonely, but usually not for long. There's always someone to go and chat to!

I do tend to get very depressed on the Sunday morning though, several days boozing catching up with me and knowing it's the last day of the festival. Still, I usually find a loud band blows away the cobwebs and gets me back in the party spirit for that final day!

[chuckley]

i do hope i experience the some of the things in this thread this year