Terrible (Read and have your say)

[beergut100]

Glastonbury is not a spiritual, mellow experience, lets get that straight now. It is a dirty, commercial hole serving only to make money.

The prices were so expensive I found myself eating chips for tea every night, nice one Eavis I hope you enjoyed your caviar.

Now for the hippies.

I've never been so angry as seeing a stupid bandana clad 35 year old woman pushing a pram with all kinds of stuff sufficating her poor kid. All you could see were his/her (sex inderterminable) short little legs peeping from this ridiculously overloaded pram. The amount of kids I saw crying at that festival was unbelievable. They don't like it so give up the dream and stay at home, or get a babysitter. Your kids should come before your lazy hedonistic vibe chasing. And as for the four year old boy waving a fire candle and then getting bollocked by the very hippy who gave it to him, dont get me started!

Going back to the greed of Michael Eavis and the organisers. There were blatantaly too many people in that toxic field for it to be safe and even close to comfortable for the £180 paying punters. But who cares when the more you cram in the more money they make. The bottom line is they dont care about your experience.

And where were the cleaners on site? I've seen less rubbish on a tip. It was like dancing in a Chinese landfill site. The bonfires full of plastic were disgusting too. But with next to no steward or police presence around the festival, who could stop that. Of course, Eavis wouldn't want to jeapordise his precious arrest figures by paying for extra police presence now would he.

The best festival ever, lower crime, doesn't he say that every year? Obviously when you rely on citizens arrests the figures will be rather low!

Now back to how commerical the festival is, brace yourself for this - seriously.

When I went to one of the little markets by the circus field, I saw a lovely decorated tin, with pieces of mirror and other colourful intricacies on it. It was a set of three and at £6 I thought it was very reasonable and that I would be helping out a small business. Then the bombshell struck. The sellers tired looking nine year old daughter, who was also serving, spilled the beans. After I asked her who made them, thinking I was prompting a proud exclamation of "my gran" or "aunt Pearl" she looked to her mother, with a slightly confused "I cant remember if I am allowed to say this" look on her face and blurted out "my mum gets them from India". Ha! a bloody sweatshop in India! Embarrassed, her mother turned to me and muttered sheepishly "...er yes, a little family I know in India." A family I know? how many Somerset families do you know with friends in Bombay?

I live for music and wanted to go to what I thought was the biggest celebration of music on the planet. But this was not good. I'm glad I've been however and there were definately snippets of fun. I met some fantastic people and when I wasnt getting crushed to death due to Eavis cramming far too many people in, I saw some great music.

What do you think?

[sifi]

how many Somerset families do you know with friends in Bombay?

[fumps]

I for one had a wicked time, the only points i could make are going to be put across in questions, this is because i dont complain, lifes too short for whining.

I would like to read peoples opinions on my own experience from this year.

Did anyone think there was more people this year ?

Do you guys think there should be more things on after midnight other than everyone flocking to Shangr-la?

To be honest thats the only thing i can think of that i had problems with lol

Yes i was camped near Shangri-la the new stage in Arcadia gave me grief trying to get to sleep but then again i chose to camp there, it's my own fault.

It may have just been me though but i did think it was bloody busy this year.

[mikeb]

Mainly because it's Mumbai, not Bombay you imperialist idiot.

Edited July 6, 2009 by mikeb

[ukslim]

I don't want to feed the trolls, but I can't ignore the assumption that if something's made in India, it must be from a sweatshop. If you boycott anything made in India on that basis, legitimate Indian craftsmen will lose out.

I'm also a *little* bit conflicted about the movement to stamp out sweatshops. Yes, of course it would be better if these people worked decent hours for a decent wage. But what's better? A shit job or no job at all?

If commercial / legal pressure leads them to pay better etc., then brilliant. What worries me is that the wrong move might motivate the employer to abandon that part of the world altogether.

The best possible solution is an educated buying public, who demand good produced in acceptable conditions. But I doubt the typical Primark shopper gives a toss.

[grandadcollective]

It may have just been me though but i did think it was bloody busy this year.

Edited July 6, 2009 by grandadcollective

[sifi]

At last Was wondering just how long it would be before someone else noticed ... and unlike me could be @rsed to point it out to the stupid and/or uneducated !

[Rufus Gwertigan]

None.

Mainly because it's Mumbai, not Bombay you imperialist idiot.

[sifi]

Where does the Mix come from then??

[Rufus Gwertigan]

I get mine from a charming lady who works in our local store.

[sifi]

Do they have a little sweatshop out back??

[beergut100]

Mumbai mix just doesn't sound right, does it?

[sifi]

Nor does Mumbai Duck. But that's irrelevant. The fact is the city changed it's name over ten years ago.

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Nor does Mumbai Duck. But that's irrelevant. The fact is the city changed it's name over ten years ago.

[ukslim]

Nor does Mumbai Duck. But that's irrelevant. The fact is the city changed it's name over ten years ago.

[karlpowell]

Eavis doesn't personally make money from the sale of food and does not set the prices himself. And really chips is one of the more expensive ways to eat at Glasto, look about a bit more you can find some really good, reasonably priced food.