I live in Compton Dundon, which is a couple of miles from Glastonbury town centre.
2 years ago I walked into Street. Got a bus from Street to Bristol. Then got a train from Bristol to Swansea. Met 2 of my mates from Newton Heath in Swansea at 2am. We had a few beers then gor a few hours kip on park benches.
We then got on the coach from Swansea, got our tickets and dropped off at the festival. My mates went in and pitched up, while I got a bus from the festical, back to my house, where I picked my car up and drove back to the festival.
After a disappointing coach sale on Thursday, even before which I wasn't confident, I approached today's sale fully thinking I wouldn't be at Glasto 2025. Everything set up in plenty of time, and then at 8.45 my laptop froze. When I finally got in working again, after 9, I was gutted to see that it was still on the "the sale hasn't started yet" page. But, that was the one that progressed to 3/4 of the way along the dreaded green bar, ahead of my phones and tablet. But once again it was a friend of a friend that came through for me.
As I said, I was fully expecting not to be there in 2025 and with it being a fallow year in 2026, and being over 60 I wondered whether I had been to my last Glasto. I tell you what, I am going to enjoy the hell out of it!