So I'm not going to Glastonbury and it's fine

[CharlotteB]

A lot can be said for the smaller festivals. We had a great time at Green Gathering this year.

[SPW]

I was disappointed yesterday, but not as down about it as I thought I would be (and my wife had feared!). Possibly helped that expectations were low as we were a small group and got even smaller owing to others having a registration issue last minute.  Biggest blow was others I know that usually get every year, didn't and I was kind of hoping on them for the resale chances. But as someone else said, made me even more grateful for getting and going this year which was a pretty perfect line-up for me (noting that the line-up is only a part of it).

 

I am at a stage in life that I have been thinking about doing some volunteering of some description as a warm up to filling time when I retire (next 5 years possibly) so think it may be time to possibly do something at festivals. My wife who already gives a lot of time volunteering for Samaritans isn't interested in working a festival so it wouldn't be the same as going together as punters but I am happy to go down that route and this has given me a nudge!

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[-TLR-]

i've been to every one since '94...  friends actually seemed worried that i'd be in a terrible state at not getting tickets because, as they put it, they "completely associate me with Glastonbury Festival..."

 

they were kind of shocked at my reaction of...       oh well.....

 

 

 

literally only ONE person i know actually got tickets - and that was the person that came with us this year for their very first Glastonbury... rather than feeling crazy jealous (which i guess really is how i thought i might feel if this happened) i simply feel happy for them to be able to go again (they, obviously, had a freakin' awesome time).

[broken monkey]

No tickets for me this time (yet) but still hoping to be succesful come April. Looking into other smaller festivals just incase. I'm lucky enough to have been 15 times previously, so cannot grumble or complain.

[sisco]

I’ve said it before here but honestly missing out last year although initially gutting was the best thing for me/us.  I’d been to maybe 7 in a row, like I say gutted and wondering what to do but then we decided to go to IOW.  It was the most fun we’ve had at a festival and so much so we decided to not try for Glastonbury this year and try something new again (Rock Werchter).  
 

I appreciate Glastonbury is a big part of some (most) of your lives (as it was mine) but honestly there’s so much more out there.  Don’t be downhearted, go enjoy something new.

[mjfromthelane]

I seem to have had awful ticket luck since 2019 - was absolutely gutted on ticket day last year and it took me about a week to get over it, was dreading having to watch on TV/see social media etc. It was mainly down to my brother going for the first again as he had a 8/9 year hiatus due to kids, and also telling myself that I was due a ticket again.

 

Ended up having a great summer with a mixture of gigs, trips away (Ibiza which massively scratched the party itch) and other bits instead, and realised Glasto isn't the be all and end all, particularly after speaking to some mates this year who went and felt the busyness everywhere was increasingly affecting the enjoyment of it.

 

No luck yesterday but I'm already fine with it this morning. Got 4 weekend gigs already lined up for July/August next year and likely to add Linkin Park at Wembley to that on the Glasto weekend. Might try for the resale if I have annual leave left but it is what it is. I haven't been as many times as most on here but feel fortunate to have even done two Glastos and I always tell myself 2019 will be hard to top considering the line up and the groups of mates I had there.

[gooner1990]

16 minutes ago, broken monkey said:

No tickets for me this time (yet) but still hoping to be succesful come April. Looking into other smaller festivals just incase. I'm lucky enough to have been 15 times previously, so cannot grumble or complain.

 

Same for me, been to the last 16 in a row....if its not meant to be then so be it. 🙂 

[eatingglitter]

We had already decided not to go, but I had a last-minute "You know what... if the universe says it's ok, we'll go for it".

Didn't get past two bars and that's ok. But equally, I feel like even trying in the future might not even be worth it. I've been fortunate enough to go several times, and happy to pass the torch on if needed. 

This will obviously be the year that all my favourite bucket list bands turn up though, right?

[rubenz]

Last year was 13 in a row for me using the f5 button bashing system and finally defeated by the green bars of despair! Mind you last year got tickets at 9. 24 in the resale so there is always hope! Not devastated tbh as had a good run but hopefully will still find a way. 

I worry that if I go to another festival I'll just moan it's  not as good as glasto so will probably go away somewhere instead.

[Talcroft]

How do you know when it's time to call it?

 

I didn't get tickets yesterday and was heartbroken even though I'm 90% certain of a worker's spot. And yet each year feels a little less special - fewer friends in attendance, fewer special interactions, less on the lineup I'm actually interested in, the feeling of having 'seen' the other bits in the ten times I've been. Am I heartbroken because I didn't get a thing I thought I wanted, rather than actual Glastonbury? How do I know the difference?