Will Glastonbury be as good second time around?

[shazbam]

It will be my second year this year - I am really looking forward to it, I was over awed ( i know thats not how u spell it ) last year by the scale of the site and the amount of people there, so I know this will not happen to me this year - I know what to expect and will know my way around a bit more and may relax a tad more

[Aragorn]

Oh, also, I (somehow) didn't even have a brothers on my first visit!

[ukslim]

over awed ( i know thats not how u spell it )

Edited May 18, 2009 by ukslim

[PabloCoke]

This year will be my 11th and i can say with absolute certainty that glastonbury 2009 will be:

BEST GLASTONBURY EVER!!!

[LusciousLucy]

Nice to see folk not saying the regular 'oh it's not as good as it used to be!'

Number 10 for me this year and the size/scale has fluctuated over the past 14 years I have been attending but I still havent seen it all. Last year, for me it felt like it had evolved from being a large, spectacular town into the city that it is now complete with fully functioning party suburbs...and it felt more like home than ever before!

[joshwarrr]

When i went for the first time it ws amazing but a bit too much. Second time around was much better. Knew the place a bit, knew what to expect so i wasn't so in awe that i missed things which happened the first time. For me the second time was much better.

[joshwarrr]

Edit: Double Post. Oh the shame.

Edited May 18, 2009 by joshwarrr

[kerry09]

Most things in life lose appeal the more you do them, but Glastonbury is one of the exceptions. It was only when I got home form my first one and looked through the program again I appreciated how much I'd missed, and even second time around I didn't do half as much as I wanted. It's so big and there's so much to do you can always improve on your first experiences, no matter what the line up or weather.

[Chickenburger]

i find it hard to differentiate between them all, been going since 2004 and they all just rolled into one amazing glasto experience in my mind. i blame the brothers bare pear!

[ShadyBlueBell]

I know i'm going to have a good time at Glastonbury but what is it like going for the 2nd, 9th or 20th time around. Is it ever as magical as that first time? Any opinions?

[ukslim]

I think it's good in a different way.

The first time I went there was this edgy anarchic excitement that I've only really experienced since in Latin America. Nothing nasty (like the tent arson at Reading) - and I didn't witness any of the crime that was apparently going on. Just a sense that the normal rules didn't apply here and people were just doing exactly what they wanted. There was a crusty offering body piercings in the luxury of her filthy rug. Sound systems all over the place. It seemed like 50% of the festival was organised, and the other 50% "just happened". Exhiliarating. And great fun.

(To make sense of the Latin America comparison - I once spent Christmas in Antigua Guatemala, a fairly diluted taste of Latin America because it's an American-friendly party town. Because it was nearly Christmas, there were fireworks available in the markets. Stall after stall, right next to one another, with unboxed fireworks piled high, while the stallholder smoked. Some of the fireworks were designed for throwing. Mid 90s Glastonbury felt a bit like that.)

When the superfence went up, though, it was actually a relief. The crowds had become ridiculous. Plus of course the freeloaders were putting the license at risk. Just having fewer of those crazy crowd situations where you spend an hour trying not to get crushed while failing to get where you want to be, improved the festival.

A couple of really muddy years took the shine off for me. Still a great time for the most part, but it took effort to stay in the party spirit (and I have to admit that by Sunday evening in 2007 I'd had enough). Alas I missed 2008.

I think all the ingredients are there for an amazing festival. It won't ever be the same as it was. It will be as good, but for different reasons.

[fatyeti24]

I think it's good in a different way.

The first time I went there was this edgy anarchic excitement that I've only really experienced since in Latin America. Nothing nasty (like the tent arson at Reading) - and I didn't witness any of the crime that was apparently going on. Just a sense that the normal rules didn't apply here and people were just doing exactly what they wanted. There was a crusty offering body piercings in the luxury of her filthy rug. Sound systems all over the place. It seemed like 50% of the festival was organised, and the other 50% "just happened". Exhiliarating. And great fun.

(To make sense of the Latin America comparison - I once spent Christmas in Antigua Guatemala, a fairly diluted taste of Latin America because it's an American-friendly party town. Because it was nearly Christmas, there were fireworks available in the markets. Stall after stall, right next to one another, with unboxed fireworks piled high, while the stallholder smoked. Some of the fireworks were designed for throwing. Mid 90s Glastonbury felt a bit like that.)

When the superfence went up, though, it was actually a relief. The crowds had become ridiculous. Plus of course the freeloaders were putting the license at risk. Just having fewer of those crazy crowd situations where you spend an hour trying not to get crushed while failing to get where you want to be, improved the festival.

A couple of really muddy years took the shine off for me. Still a great time for the most part, but it took effort to stay in the party spirit (and I have to admit that by Sunday evening in 2007 I'd had enough). Alas I missed 2008.

I think all the ingredients are there for an amazing festival. It won't ever be the same as it was. It will be as good, but for different reasons.

[young561952]

I know i'm going to have a good time at Glastonbury but what is it like going for the 2nd, 9th or 20th time around. Is it ever as magical as that first time? Any opinions?

[scorp]

I know i'm going to have a good time at Glastonbury but what is it like going for the 2nd, 9th or 20th time around. Is it ever as magical as that first time? Any opinions?

[8mstephen]

First time for me and my 10 palls.

Can not wait

[Pipine]

This will be my 11th year and I can't wait :-) I think there's sooo much going on every year it never gets boring, its starts to feel like going home.. you develop favourite little corners of the festival and get excited by new additions, always vow to fit more in and usually fail.. the first time each year you head up to the stone circle at night and turn and see the amazing view always has the same magical feeling it did in year one, only now with loads of happy memories attached to it :-)