Unpopular Opinions - Glasto Edition

[Skip997]

On 5/5/2023 at 11:42 PM, Punksnotdead said:

If Ed Sheeran ever gets the nod to headline again, every single person with any musical taste should march upon Glastonbury, smash down the fence & occupy the Pyramid stage until the talentless glorified busker is escorted from the premises, never to return!

Run out of reactions, but this is superb.

Shame he won the court case and didn't give up as he threatened.

[Skip997]

On 5/5/2023 at 5:57 PM, oakdown said:

I know he's beloved around the fest, but Beans on Toast's politics are dated and (in my opinion) a bit cringeworthy. I used to be a fan, but hadn't listened to or seen him in a bit, and we ended up leaving his set at Shangri-La early last year.

At least one of his many sets in 2022 would have been better served going to someone else (preferably an up-and-comer).

This another great opinion. He'd be fine around a fire with a few drunken mates, but as a stage performer, just no.

He played Shangri-La! Poor booking that.

[MrHew]

3 hours ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

The Brothers Bar is the worst bar on site and stands out like a sore thumb in the WH field. 

Plus the drink is absolute muck 

[sprocketrocket]

29 minutes ago, MrHew said:

Plus the drink is absolute muck 

I thought I was the only one that thought this.. 

Also the bar brings out absolute arseholes. 

[Beerqueen]

I've never got the appeal of the Brother's Bar either, or the cider bus but then I don't like cider!  But it's just people hanging around a counter - I'd rather go to an actual bar that I can go in otherwise there's nothing much to shout about.

[G1T]

The cider bus serves exceptionally good cider, some of the absolute best around regardless of the festival imho. Their hot mulled is an annual treat for me, and if you've not tried Burrow Hill's Somerset Pomona or Kingston Black drinks, I'd hugely recommend them. However, they're proper Somerset cider makers, which may not appeal to everyone if it's not their usual drink.

Brothers is descended from Babycham.

[BlueDaze]

1 hour ago, sprocketrocket said:

I thought I was the only one that thought this.. 

Also the bar brings out absolute arseholes. 

At least they are predominantly gathered in one place 

[incident]

1 hour ago, Beerqueen said:

I've never got the appeal of the Brother's Bar either, or the cider bus but then I don't like cider!  But it's just people hanging around a counter - I'd rather go to an actual bar that I can go in otherwise there's nothing much to shout about.

I'm absolutely convinced that a large part of their "mythos" at Glastonbury is down to the old days when they'd flog a 2 litre bottle of their fizz for 10 quid, helped by the Jazz World Stage using their nominated Thursday "sound check" to sneakily put a live band on. Both of those are now long gone, apparently with knuckles rapped in both cases, but for a while in the 00s hanging around the Jazz World field drinking Brothers and then being able to easily take it with you all over site afterwards was almost the default Thursday for many.

[the beadle]

9 hours ago, MrHew said:

Plus the drink is absolute muck 

Agreed. That’s not cider it’s an apple based poison

[sadimmock]

7 hours ago, incident said:

I'm absolutely convinced that a large part of their "mythos" at Glastonbury is down to the old days when they'd flog a 2 litre bottle of their fizz for 10 quid, helped by the Jazz World Stage using their nominated Thursday "sound check" to sneakily put a live band on. Both of those are now long gone, apparently with knuckles rapped in both cases, but for a while in the 00s hanging around the Jazz World field drinking Brothers and then being able to easily take it with you all over site afterwards was almost the default Thursday for many.

They also used to play the party tunes at number 11, so it was one of the relatively few places you could have a big old dance on a Thursday. Absolute dross now though. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 hour ago, the beadle said:

Agreed. That’s not cider it’s an apple based poison

It's not made from apples. It's perry.

[CaledonianGonzo]

11 hours ago, Skip997 said:

Shame he won the court case

It's really not.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Nothing wrong with double denim (including waistcoat with patches), at the festival as long as it incorporates Eavis style shorts. 
edit, as long as it’s dry!

Edited May 10, 2023 by Ayrshire Chris

[Quark]

Just now, Ayrshire Chris said:

Nothing wrong with double denim (including waistcoat with patches), at the festival as long as it incorporates Eavis style shorts. 

The Texas Tuxedo should be held up and lionised as the glorious fashion and lifestyle statement that it truly is.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Nothing worse to wear in the rain. 

[Quark]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Nothing worse to wear in the rain. 

It's quite a niche response, but I'll see that and raise you the old-school heavy cotton rugby jerseys that we played in back in my yoot. By the gods they gained some weight in the rain. @blutarsky might still fit in the bracket of remembering those things.

[JayBalls]

53 minutes ago, Quark said:

It's quite a niche response, but I'll see that and raise you the old-school heavy cotton rugby jerseys that we played in back in my yoot. By the gods they gained some weight in the rain. @blutarsky might still fit in the bracket of remembering those things.

The old "reversible" 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

12 hours ago, MrHew said:

Plus the drink is absolute muck 

 

12 hours ago, sprocketrocket said:

I thought I was the only one that thought this.. 

Also the bar brings out absolute arseholes. 

 

10 hours ago, BlueDaze said:

At least they are predominantly gathered in one place 

All this added together makes me wonder why its plonked in the middle of perhaps the most chilled out stage at the festival.

Glad to see that I wasn't the only one having these thoughts.

[Quark]

The Brothers "Festival" is drinkable if uninspiring. The flavoured ones are just.....no.

[Quark]

37 minutes ago, JayBalls said:

The old "reversible" 

*shudder*

[JayBalls]

5 minutes ago, Quark said:

*shudder*

Absolutely hated it, used to get my dad to write me a note to get out of it, I had a bad knee for 5 years haha 

[JamieKThomas]

I cant stand the people who attend the festival every single year without fail, yet spend most of their time moaning about "the good old days" and how the festival is shit today in comparison. Surprise surprise, going to the same place every year without fail gets a bit more boring. Rose tinted glasses are in full effect.

Also the overall branding and marketing of the festival is pretty terrible and could do with a massive overhaul - especially the website and the merch. 

[nikkic]

2 hours ago, Quark said:

It's quite a niche response, but I'll see that and raise you the old-school heavy cotton rugby jerseys that we played in back in my yoot. By the gods they gained some weight in the rain. @blutarsky might still fit in the bracket of remembering those things.

Head to Clapham and that's pretty much what most of the yoof are wearing, typically paired with chino shorts and sliders or a boat shoe, even in December. 

[4AssedMonkey]

Have to partially disagree with the Brother Bar.  On Weds/Thurs in the sunshine it's great place to chill and in my experience rarely plagued by nobheads.  Festy Pear is the only one though.  It's refreshing if not the most characterful.  The flavoured ones though are ridiculously sweet and undrinkable IMO - especially toffee apple 🤢🤮

Everything I've ever tried from the cider bus however tastes like soured piss.  If you want an overrated experience at Glasto, the Cider Bus is it.

[09matthewsw]

The Brothers Bar has dragged me out of many a dark hangover on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Sometimes sweet pish is the only answer. Also found it to be reasonably priced last year compared to some of the other bars