lonely @ glasto?

[G1T]

I generally do festivals by myself at the start, and rely on meeting people there, cos it's more interesting that way. Best one last year was on the Thursday evening, finished work and got caught in the downpour that evening. Tried to find shelter sitting in the middle of a tree and bush combo right by the cider bus to have a fag and a pint of hot mulled. Some doods came and did the same, and we spent a fun hour chatting randomly before heading off to the Levellers.

The oddness of it hit me halfway through, sitting knackered on a tree stump, in a bush, in the middle of nowhere, in the pouring rain, trying to find a dry rizla to share with some complete strangers. Glasto's ace.

[Chickenburger]

i usually try and make a point of clearing off on my own for a few hours when i am there purely to enjoy the random chit chat you get when you jump into someone elses conversation. its good fun.

[glastonbury2008]

Once, i lost ma mates and suddenly i went all emo and started crying and hating everything. Then mates found me and all was well again... WEIRD PLACE!!!

[scudetto_boy]

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!

[grumpyhack]

You can be lonely in the biggest of crowds as loneliness is in your head. But the great thing about Glasto is that people look out for each other and are more friendly and supportive than most places.

You've got places to go, like The Samaritans, which have been mentioned by others in this thread but I find generally that other festival goers will be helpful and make sure you are OK. That's one of the things I love about Glasto.

I remember last year watching Joan Baez and I was in floods of tears as she sang 'There But For Fortune.' I wasn't actually upset myself just moved emotionally. But a big guy standing next to me put his arm round my shoulders and asked "Are you OK mate?"

There's a great line in the song W.O.L.D. by the late Harry Chapin that sums up loneliness: "Sometimes I get this crazy dream to just take off in my car. But you can travel on 10,000 miles and still stay where you are."

Edited May 6, 2009 by grumpyhack

[ramragon]

there were just 2 of us went last year for our first glastonbury and i can honestly say i didnt feel lonely for a second. there was always someone happy to talk to us and make us feel welcome. im sure you'll enjoy it

[sowfpig09]

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.

[Andeeroo]

Christ guys, I've got exams tomorrow. You're not doing my revision any favours with all your reminiscing.

[suchacharmer]

Another thing I've observed at festivals is that that foreigners tend to make friends really easy...At US festivals the first hint of an accent and everyone is asking them where they came from, why they are there, how things are going, etc...same goes for my experience at foreign gigs. However, I guess this applies to very few of you, unless you fancy adopting an American accent (and who would, we sound like shit).

[dj267]

For me, I guess the odd, occasional lonely feeling of OHMYGOD..WTF..AM..I..DOING..HERE is all part of the amazing emotional intensity of the Glastonbury experience, which, for every low, has around a hundred amazing highs.

[disasterplan]

Another thing I've observed at festivals is that that foreigners tend to make friends really easy...At US festivals the first hint of an accent and everyone is asking them where they came from, why they are there, how things are going, etc...same goes for my experience at foreign gigs. However, I guess this applies to very few of you, unless you fancy adopting an American accent (and who would, we sound like shit).

[miss star]

id forgotton all the friendlyness of glasto,

you lot have all really brought it back to me

i think id got distracted away from it by forgetting it isnt like normal social environments

[FunkyChunkyMonkey]

Knowing Miss Star as I do she is a lovely, wacky, crazy chick with a random over-use of the word "random" in conversatio, ; )

Star - sorry we can't make it this year. I would deffo recommend camping AWAY from what had been our usual spot though. Gets taken over by crew before the hordes descend and maybe a little "cliquey" (No disrespect intended to any crew most of whom do a top job for which we are alll appreciative but I'm sure you get my drift). We would have said come and stay with us at Cockmills - it's lovely but the Kidney Mead eFests gang looks like a good site and I'm sure you will have fun.

If by any miraculous combination of money and employer's goodwill materialises, I would have said come and join us at Beautiful Days

[miss star]

i do say the word random a lot when im drunk lol

will see about beautiful days when the bonus from work gets confirmed.

was thinking it would be weird to camp where we usually do with it just being the 2 of us, think an e fests camp is the way forward.

not been obv last 2 years but heard they moved lost vaugness

[scaryclaireyfairy]

are u and lucious lucy referring to a broken heart?