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Thanks, thought it was mostly the other side that flooded but wasn't sure. Like I said, that whole stretch is basically a flood plain (no idea if it is officially, but it ought to be.) Have you ever crossed the causeway at Swarkestone Bridge when the whole thing has been flooded? Makes you realise why the causeway was needed back in the day.  Seems like there's often been the threat of cancellation due to rain, as well as rumours and possibilities, but very little evidence of any big festivals ever actually being cancelled for rain and rain alone. 2016 was on a knife edge, I think that's official, from Emily's own mouth, but it was more to do with traffic management issues that the rain caused, so you'd hope that they now have a backup plan in place. As health and safety seems like it's actually been going backwards since we left the EU, (don't get me started on "Not for the EU" labels!!!) I just can't see it happening, unless we were to get crazy amounts of rain in the run in. *TOUCH WOOD   No, it was beautiful, at least where we were in Derbyshire, see my previous reply to you. (And the attached photo of the 23rd, one of the 'live' days. Or the screenshot below.)  Dunno what it was like elsewhere that week in particular, but it was so consistently nice here, (and elsewhere other weeks) that I can't see it being that different... 2020 and 2021 felt like the most incredible summers, only to be ruined by Covid. 😞 

yeah was dry in the lead up to... just watching a few news reports ..... pretty hard to sleep in that and even some of the better tents had water coming in ... I remember trying to divert several pools of water in the tent to run outside . rain does always sound much worse inside tents mind 

Been bored this morning and wondering who were likely to see in the next announcement.  Obviously there’s a lot of crossover with the likes of Mad Cool, Nos and Pinkpop so thought I’d get an idea of how many acts we might still have to come from their lineups:   Pinkpop 2024 fest - Pinkpop announced 27 in the first announcement - 11 played RW 2025 fest - Pinkpop announced 28 acts in the first announced - so far 6 announced for RW (including Weezer)   Mad Cool 2024 fest - Mad Cool announced 74 in their first announcement - 16 played RW 2025 fest - Mad Cool announced 62 in their first announcement - so far 7 announced for RW (including Weezer)   NOS 2024 fest - NOS announced 20 acts by end of December- 9 played RW 2025 fest - NOS announced 21 acts by the end of December - so far 6 announced for RW   So looks like we’ll still get a good few acts from their lineups.  Hoping myself for the likes of Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party, Glass Animals, Confidence Man and Cypress Hil   Oh also apparently Pommelien Thijs have been announced via some Belgium reports 

Yeah, I look at that video and think it's just further proof that Glastonbury is exceptional.  There have been years where seeing the festival through to the end is an endurance event, where you're dead on your feet and facing packing up and dragging you and your sh*t home fills you with dread.  But the spirit of Glastonbury endures, the 2016 crowd were a pleasure to be amongst, determined to grin and bear it and just have the best time of it in the circumstances.  It was one of the smiliest, most co-operative and friendly years for me, that shared experience of battling through the mud and the rain and coming out the other side with calves like iron after walking for nearly a week with several kilos of mud clagged onto your boots.   I went into 2016 in two minds whether to go, as I was seriously in the depths of depression.  I spent the Tuesday night in the queue, sat in the pouring rain, pitched my tent in 2 or 3 inches of standing water on the flat ground of Darble and let Glastonbury work it's magic.  I won't say it wasn't tough going, but finishing my festival off with Of Monsters and Men and then that heart-affirming Coldplay gig broke the spell, realigned my mind along a positive path and I went home refreshed, a new man who felt, indeed knew that I could face anything that life and my cranky, misfiring brain could throw at me.

Mad. Wasn't there about a month's worth of rain in a few hours, and ground was very dry so didn't soak in? I remember going for a wee during the downpour about 5am and it was silly.