The Red Arrows flypast. Where were you?

[incident]

51 minutes ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

Permission from who?

Technically, Avon & Somerset Police, as they control access to the restricted zone put in place for the Festival.

[PassingCloud]

1 hour ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

Permission from who?

I don’t know. Mrs Red Arrow. 

[mandana]

I was outside the tent at fishermans friend, and had just laid back about 5 seconds earlier, was great timing to get a fab view!

[Skip997]

Just now, mandana said:

I was outside the tent at fishermans friend,

Did you have a sore throat?

[Woody-Club UK]

Lying on my back at the Glade waiting for Dreadzone. 
 

seeing them fly over was great 😊 

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

4 hours ago, incident said:

Technically, Avon & Somerset Police, as they control access to the restricted zone put in place for the Festival.

The RAF would need permission from the police regarding where they fly?

[incident]

36 minutes ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

The RAF would need permission from the police regarding where they fly?

Under the terms of the air traffic restriction order, yes.

[Avalon_Fields]

Photoshopped, for fun.

[ICGenie]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:04 AM, MrZigster said:

Jacob Collier.

I’ve just watched this set on iPlayer - never heard of him before but OMG it was incredible!

I was at Lottery Winners which was fun, but now having my only Glasto 2013 regret 😖

[ICGenie]

On 7/12/2023 at 2:14 PM, Leyrulion said:

The one they did at 9am in 2019 definitely. In my hungover state I thought I was about to have a 9/11 into my tent.

I remember that - I seemed to be the only person who noticed it. It was almost like there is such a sensory overload at Glastonbury, the Red Arrows was just a bit dull 😂

[ICGenie]

I had watched an interesting conversation with an eminent professor of Hindu studies and a military crowd. He spoke of the dichotomy of non-violence within the military, and he explained how, sometimes you have to choose the path of least violence in order to gain peace. The most obviously non-violent action can lead to greater violence in the long run.

It’s like confronting someone who is being racist. Yes, it creates more conflict in the short term, but in the long term it will hopefully lead to greater tolerance.

I like to think that, in our modern day, our armed forces fight for peace, not war.

Read the Bhagavad Gita for more insight. Peace is not simple and never has been.

[DareToDibble]

I was near the back of the Pyramid watching Lewis Capaldi. He made a few jokes about it and seemed very much himself which was nice to see considering what happened over the course of the rest of the set.

[RandomBunny]

On 7/17/2023 at 2:28 PM, PassingCloud said:

Was at Jacob Collier and seemed like they were almost directly above the West Holts field, but maybe that was just a perspective thing. 

When trying to spot West Holts in the footage from the cockpits you can't see it at all. Think we must have been right underneath them! 

I had just come out of the toilets at the back of West Holts and saw some people pointing behind me. I turn around and VROOM the red arrows fly right over! Felt super close and directly above! 

[PassingCloud]

On 7/19/2023 at 12:11 PM, ICGenie said:

I’ve just watched this set on iPlayer - never heard of him before but OMG it was incredible!

I was at Lottery Winners which was fun, but now having my only Glasto 2013 regret 😖

If you liked JC, you may also like Louis Cole. 

[turricandanx]

Was watching LOTTERY WINNERS on Greenpeace stage... main guy made out he set it up 😆 

[UEF]

On 7/13/2023 at 8:46 AM, Radi0Head said:

I feel a bit disappointed about having the red arrows at Glastonbury.

As a festival which has done so much for peace and supports many charities campaigning for peace. Is it right to have an advert for British imperialism at this festival. I do not think so.

"Hard times create strong men,
strong men create good times,
good times create weak men,
weak mean create hard times,
and hard times create strong men..."

Awkward as it is, without a certain amount of that service we might not even be in a position to enjoy a festival (or speak our thoughts about it online). 

[Derby_Dave]

On 7/17/2023 at 7:08 PM, mandana said:

I was outside the tent at fishermans friend, and had just laid back about 5 seconds earlier, was great timing to get a fab view!

Us too.