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By MEGATRONICMEATWAGON · Posted
Exactly. I totally forgot about Dave, the 1975, and Harry Styles. Could easily be: Fri: Dave sub: Prodigy Sat: Sam Fender sub: Skepta Sun: Madonna sub: Florence And then you're saving money everywhere for a true world megastar like Madonna -
By MEGATRONICMEATWAGON · Posted
The question about Israel/Palestine is just an example. This year they had panels about immigration, the postal scandal, the housing crisis, the 2024 election - plenty of stuff including international themes, UK themes, social themes, but again, how much debate about which panel questions they're going to discuss can there be? Politics changes on a monthly basis and if for example we get to May and suddenly there's a huge scandal or new pandemic, then likely that will be discussed. But how are you imagining a thread on here? You could start one and see how many people respond? "Leftfield Panels 2025"... see how many people reply? It's not that I don't think people care about these topics - like I said, most people have an opinion about the panels from this year - but I just don't think they're very conducive to a thread on eFestivals. And just because 80k people go to see Coldplay, doesn't mean they only care about Coldplay and nothing else; they might also have strong opinions about all the subjects I just mentioned above, they're not mutually exclusive, both things can be true at the same time. Also, I would say, and this is just my personal opinion, the best politics the festival pushes are the ones you don't even really notice. Their refusal to limit commercialisation of the site - no Coca Cola Stage, no Amazon lock-ups, no Pixel 8 Pro bouncy castle. And then you have the connections to charities and ethos on having a clean site; WaterAid, Greenpeace, Oxfam, as well as their focus on making sure that people "Leave No Trace", etc etc. They have a commitment to those organisations and the mission statement you agree to when you buy a ticket. That's all very focused on this peace and love mentality, I don't think it's been overshadowed at all. Plus the Green Futures, Craft Fields, Greenpeace Field, Healing Fields etc. Plus, despite Leftfield being right slap bang in the middle of the festival, you can't force people to go there. It is a left-wing festival, but Glastonbury organisers can't force people to pop-in and listen to the debates, and even then, I don't think the original Glastonbury was all about the politics, it was about people who loved life and music and wanted to have a place to get together and celebrate those things - there was no Leftfield tent in 1970. -
By Nice hymer · Posted
I thought Pyramid sounded disappointing this year, there seemed to be an echo, like the arrays were slightly out of kilter. We were at the Other Stage when Nothing But Thieves were playing. The sound was at ear bleed levels and not in a good way. We made a quick exit as it was uncomfortable to be there. We didn't spend too much time at The Levels, sound bleed between stages was pretty apparent. Worst of all is the continuing Stonebridge Bar / Park Stage clash. Stonebridge needs to be moved, the experience for anyone stood rhs of The Park Stage is not good. We were stood there for Lankum and it really detracted from the experience. We moved front and centre for The Breeders, which was better but occasionally Stonebridge was still intrusive. Stand outs for us were The Temple and The Glade, delivering volume and quality. We even thought Arcadia was good, although it's still essential to get 'within the sound field'.
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