Unpopular Opinions - Glasto Edition

[2019]

NOX is bad for those around you. Due to the number of cylinders strewn across ground, I couldn't walk across the Glade Dome dance floor without going over like Bambi on ice. 

It looked like the opening scene from Lord of War. 

https://youtu.be/Ej83QvHuiNI

[Skip997]

Just now, 2019 said:

NOX is bad for those around you. Due to the number of cylinders strewn across ground, I couldn't walk across the Glade Dome dance floor without going over like Bambi on ice. 

It looked like the opening scene from Lord of War. 

https://youtu.be/Ej83QvHuiNI

Interestingly it's the only drug that is specifically (i.e. named) banned at Glastonbury.

[2019]

12 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Interestingly it's the only drug that is specifically (i.e. named) banned at Glastonbury.

I'm tempted to do a litter pick this year of just hippy crack cylinders, they must have some scrap value! 

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, 2019 said:

I'm tempted to do a litter pick this year of just hippy crack cylinders, they must have some scrap value! 

Fairly sure this has been tried.

https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/18711491.litter-picker-trades-hundreds-nitrous-oxide-canisters/

People have also tried making art from them.

[EFC1996]

NYC Downlow is too hot and sweaty - I know that’s the point of it but I’ll still be there this year 🥲

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

This thread...

(i am an old man) 

I'm more "old man respectfully and constructively shares his opinions and observations based upon personal taste and lived experiences (with an entitlement to do so after spending £340 on a ticket), and despite the fact that (of course) the festival doesn't always get everything right, still thinks it's amazing value for money and the most wonderfully joyous five days of the year".

Probably couldn't fit that into a newspaper headline though.

[kalifire]

51 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

3. Not bothered about Mik Artistik or whatever his name is

Somebody said it. 

[clarkete]

45 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

I'm more "old man respectfully and constructively shares his opinions and observations based upon personal taste and lived experiences (with an entitlement to do so after spending £340 on a ticket), and despite the fact that (of course) the festival doesn't always get everything right, still thinks it's amazing value for money and the most wonderfully joyous five days of the year".

Probably couldn't fit that into a newspaper headline though.

Yes and you've put it beautifully. 

Everyone's certainly more than entitied to opinions, it's just that less than fifty days away some threads seem a bit grumpy.  One thing for us, but not for first timers excitedly planning who may stumble across it. 

How about a thread for popular opinions 😉

[gooner1990]

1 minute ago, clarkete said:

Yes and you've put it beautifully. 

Everyone's certainly more than entitied to opinions, it's just that less than fifty days away some threads seem a bit grumpy.  One thing for us, but not for first timers excitedly planning who may stumble across it. 

How about a thread for popular opinions 😉

Do what I do, keep out of threads you don't have an interest in. 🙂 

[Twiggy553]

I think carhenge sounds fun (if maybe a bit novelty) but I hate this sort of thing:

“At the centre of the henges, from Thursday 22 June, these “African Mutoids” from Kinshasa, dressed in scrap, fusing music, art, dance and fashion will perform and play their afrofuturist sound with percussion instruments made of trash from flip flops to plastic tubings.”

Reminds me of that band that were always on Blue Peter bashing old bins. Stomp or something?

[Monty Pythagoras]

2 hours ago, 2019 said:

NOX is bad for those around you. Due to the number of cylinders strewn across ground, I couldn't walk across the Glade Dome dance floor without going over like Bambi on ice. 

It looked like the opening scene from Lord of War. 

https://youtu.be/Ej83QvHuiNI

It's really bad for you as well believe it or not

[e_p]

Worthy view and Sticklinch are fantastic

[Skip997]

5 minutes ago, Monty Pythagoras said:

It's really bad for you as well believe it or not

Long-term effects

Prolonged exposure to nitrous oxide may result in: ^2,4,5,6

• memory loss
• vitamin B12 depletion (long-term depletion causes brain and nerve damage)
• ringing or buzzing in the ears
• incontinence
• numbness in the hands or feet
• limb spasms
• potential birth defects (if consumed during pregnancy)
• weakened immune system
• disruption to reproductive systems
• depression
• psychological dependence
• psychosis.

[Ayrshire Chris]

On 5/3/2023 at 11:32 AM, The Nal said:

 - The SE Corner is shite

 - So is Arcadia

 9.  Pablo Honey 

Weathers going to be brilliant, bet that’s not popular with you😉

[hfuhruhurr]

Pay the small performers that make the festival what it is. "exposure" ain't payment - it's exploitation.

[Monty Pythagoras]

15 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Long-term effects

Prolonged exposure to nitrous oxide may result in: ^2,4,5,6

• memory loss
• vitamin B12 depletion (long-term depletion causes brain and nerve damage)
• ringing or buzzing in the ears
• incontinence
• numbness in the hands or feet
• limb spasms
• potential birth defects (if consumed during pregnancy)
• weakened immune system
• disruption to reproductive systems
• depression
• psychological dependence
• psychosis.

Wish more people knew this - can understand why its popular for the short term buzz but people need to realise what they're doing.

[BBC7BBCHEAVEN]

On 5/3/2023 at 12:28 PM, nikkic said:

Would be ace if secret sets were genuinely a secret, not sure it's doable in this day and age mind.

They've basically been pointless since reliable phone signal and secret Glasto twitter being a thing.

Before that the buzz about them was always great, once you learned Daft Punk were not really playing and stopped being disappointed 

[waltere]

2 hours ago, 2019 said:

hippy crack

First time I've ever seen that term used outside of the tabloids

[Skip997]

Just now, Monty Pythagoras said:

Wish more people knew this - can understand why its popular for the short term buzz but people need to realise what they're doing.

The other thing too few people seem to know is this re ketamine

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4544340/

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 minute ago, waltere said:

First time I've ever seen that term used outside of the tabloids

What about wacky baccy then? That’s another red top fav. 

[Armourman]

I saw Mik Artistic once and absolutely hated everything about them.....to be fair I was only one amongst us that felt that way but since this is a form for unpopular opinions I can now get it off my chest !

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

1 hour ago, gooner1990 said:

Do what I do, keep out of threads you don't have an interest in. 🙂 

[Gnomicide]

The following things should be left to professionals performing at the festival:

• Juggling
• Hula-hooping
• Fancy dress

The latter went down well last time we had one of these threads.

[prog seller]

Singing along to a band is overrated. I go to hear the artist, not 100's of the crowd. 

 

Same goes to any other form of "de de der der, duh der deer deer" (papas got a brand new bag) ect

[Twiggy553]

47 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

The following things should be left to professionals performing at the festival:

• Juggling
• Hula-hooping
• Fancy dress

The latter went down well last time we had one of these threads.

Add “playing musical instruments” to that list