A moment you realise you have over done it

[Nudda]

On the Sunday evening of 2007 my brain kind of imploded. I realised I needed to eat for the first time that festival and then get back to my tent, lest I be seen sobbing in public. I managed to get food and bring it back to the tent where I ate it like it was my last meal on earth. It was kind of OK while I was eating. By OK I mean I was riddled with anxiety but had the food to concentrate my thoughts on. Once the food had gone the demons returned. I peered over the edge that night. I reckon one more step and I'd not be the sane, well adjusted person I am now.

[Aby]

Almost spat my tea out reading a few of these!

2011 Sunday afternoon:- no sleep since Friday, too many pints of brothers, stressed trying to get out of the Pyramid field just before Paul Simon. Wested out, cried then passed out in the shade in West Holts for 2 hours before waking up feeling right as rain.

Lesson - throughers at Glastonbury are largely a bad idea!

[nickharley]

Last year just after Portishead had finished; I was pretty red eyed and had probably stood in the same spot for a good 2 or 3 hours through Foals before as well.

Think it was partly my state of mind but also how intense Portishead had just been. Walking among the mass exodus from the other stage, I stopped in the middle of the crowd and said to my mate “I need to lie down” and proceeded to.

“What, here?!” is all he said I’m sure, and then pretty much dragged me back to my tent.

[dartmoordog]

[nickharley]

[stuartbert two hats]

[Sofa]

Not at Glastonbury but a free festi up in Wales years ago I did this acid and it was so pokey I kept seeing an eight foot tall Mexican man in full western film gear ,big hat ,rifle ,poncho etc eating a seagull and everywhere I went he was there ,in the end I had to leg it back to my truck and I drew my curtains on my windows to try and shut him out ,I then spent the rest of the night hiding under my bed and occasionally peeping out a crack in the curtains and he was still there ! Fucking freaky ,I felt sick .

[Gwladboy]

This thread is brilliant, more stories please.

[Dr Glasto]

Thursday 2007 I discovered the Brothers bar, but had no idea there was such a thing as 'festival strength' cider. You can guess what happened next. I, however, had no idea what happened next until the following morning when presented with photographic evidence of my exploits. Apparently I'd been singing at the top of my lungs to the songs being played by the bar/a nearby stall which prompted a group of burly men to carry me aloft around the Jazz/World field. This then caught on and started a 'carrying people conga'. Then I puked my guts up. Nice.

[swede]

2010 - my honeymoon - my wifes first glasto - had two different types of pills with me, took some absolute belters Thursday night and then in my infinite wisdom decided to take the other ones Friday, big mistake !!

Dropped during Gorillaz, felt great, went to see the end of Flaming Lips, felt great, went to watch a bit of Sasha in the Glade, instead of coming up I totally crashed and freaked. I wouldnt go in the SE corner due to paranoia, the wife got me to the Stone Circles were I decided I needed to go back to the tent. All this time the wife thought I was exaggerating how fucked up I was, then I got back to the tent. As she was sorting our sleeping bags out in the tent, I was outside totally monged out pissing up the side of my own tent. It was at that point she knew I was fucked !

Worst Ive ever been at Glasto by a mile.

2010 was also the scorcher of a year so our tent reaked of warm piss the next day.

[windy_miller]

On the Wednesday night, around midnight in 2008. After spending most of the day at the Brothers Bar drinking cider and having a smoke, we went back to the campsite. Sat on a chair outside my tent I suddenly felt like I was about to throw up, so had to dash through a maze of tents and guy ropes to get to the path, where I was then sick in a bush (the one between Pennards Hill and Park Home).

Loads of people were walking past as I was throwing up and could hear quite a few comments, including "Bloody hell its only Wednesday!"

Edited June 6, 2014 by windy_miller

[Stokesy10]

Not at Glastonbury but a free festi up in Wales years ago I did this acid and it was so pokey I kept seeing an eight foot tall Mexican man in full western film gear ,big hat ,rifle ,poncho etc eating a seagull and everywhere I went he was there ,in the end I had to leg it back to my truck and I drew my curtains on my windows to try and shut him out ,I then spent the rest of the night hiding under my bed and occasionally peeping out a crack in the curtains and he was still there ! Fucking freaky ,I felt sick .

[Homer]

I started drinking neat vodka during Status Quo in 09 (Sunday lunchtime) and some people threw some things in my mouth. By Madness I realised I was too far gone and luckily reeled myself in and really enjoyed Nick Cave and was back for Blur. My wife, however, has no memory whatsoever of the whole Blur gig (think that was more cider related), which she is gutted about.

[nickharley]

and some people threw some things in my mouth.

[Woffy]

When I couldn't get out of my tent on Sunday. Twice. Missed Blur and Stevie Wonder.

Oops.

[Woffy]

2010 - my honeymoon - my wifes first glasto - had two different types of pills with me, took some absolute belters Thursday night and then in my infinite wisdom decided to take the other ones Friday, big mistake !!

Dropped during Gorillaz, felt great, went to see the end of Flaming Lips, felt great, went to watch a bit of Sasha in the Glade, instead of coming up I totally crashed and freaked. I wouldnt go in the SE corner due to paranoia, the wife got me to the Stone Circles were I decided I needed to go back to the tent. All this time the wife thought I was exaggerating how fucked up I was, then I got back to the tent. As she was sorting our sleeping bags out in the tent, I was outside totally monged out pissing up the side of my own tent. It was at that point she knew I was fucked !

Worst Ive ever been at Glasto by a mile.

2010 was also the scorcher of a year so our tent reaked of warm piss the next day.

Edited June 6, 2014 by Woffy

[JoeyT]

2008 - hit the erb hard and along with numerous ciders come around 2 or 3pm I asked my friend to get me a burger whilst I sat down on a bench all seemed well. Massive mistake... he came back with the burger which I tried to eat, my mouth was so dry the bread just turned in to little dough balls and I could not swallow. Then I tried to move but my legs weren't responding, I put my head in my hands and stared at the floor for over an hour without being able to move. Vomited so hard on to the floor it splashed up on to my legs.

Eventually was able to move, go back to tent, sleep off then get back on it later that evening.

Next stories aren't me:

2009 - Me and friends casually drinking large at brothers bar on the Wednesday when one decides he's going to the toilet. 30/40 mins later (no one notices he's taken an awfully long time) I then go to the toilet but decide to have a quick look at some of the stalls in that area. I see a lovely stall which makes chairs and noticed an extremely drunk man slouched and asleep in one of the 'show' chairs. I think to myself "god he must be in a right pickle" upon closer inspection it is in fact my friend dribbling on himself whilst asleep.

2010 - I'm always in a large group which includes some of my friends parents etc. We're all getting smashed again next to the brothers bar (we do go to others I promise) one of my friends in his absolute state decides he's going to stand up and urinate in to a cup as he simply can't make it to the toilets. As he gets his todger out and starts his mother notices and as she is also extremely drunk tries covering it up using one of those pint carriers. It doesn't end well, she falls in to him as she's standing up and they both fall over. His hose pipe carries on sprinkling but not in to the cup yet on to his own mother. Absolutely hilarious turn of events for everyone who witnessed them.

[Woffy]

I'm half tempted to start a thread enquiring as to how many people who've posted stories on this one have learned from their mistakes and have / will modify their behaviour accordingly.

I'm betting not many!

[stuartbert two hats]

I'm half tempted to start a thread enquiring as to how many people who've posted stories on this one have learned from their mistakes and have / will modify their behaviour accordingly.

I'm betting not many!

[Perks]

I started drinking neat vodka during Status Quo in 09 (Sunday lunchtime)

[ivan]

My ex was a teacer and always sort of glad she could not make Glasto.

Anyway 7.00 am one morning after being out all night I rang her as i was having a pretty big come down - i think i was near the meeting place so had managed to get myself away from the dance area.

First of all i rang her and said i thought i would ring her before she left for work to be told

"Ivan its Saturday ! "

Secondly when she told me that i needed to get in touch with my friends as i really should not be on my own in this state I replied

"Its OK Stephanie is with me ! "

[ivan]

Last year apparently my mate was handing out drinks.

When asked what it was he replied

"Vodka and Water ! "

[joeruss]

Not at Glasto, but I went to Reading in 2012, and I kept everyone up by having a conversation with myself in my tent, like Gollum or something. I was doing one in my normal voice, and one in scouse voice. It was odd.

[ivan]

_{Back in 07 or 08 - I had been on stuff since the Weds afternoon and my appetite went to zero - We were stood round the Cider Bus after the Satuday night headliner to be asked by my friend}

_{"Ivan when do you last have a decent meal ? "}

_{I counted on my fingers and came back with the repsonse " Monday night ! "}

_{I was then frog marched to the catering vans to be told I had 30 secs to make up my mind what i was having before it was made up for me . Once i got tucked into}

_{pie , mash peas and gravy I realised who hungry i was}

[Homer]

I'm half tempted to start a thread enquiring as to how many people who've posted stories on this one have learned from their mistakes and have / will modify their behaviour accordingly.

I'm betting not many!