What should every first timer do?

[incident]

Bring a tent, some sleeping gear, and some changes of clothes.

 

That's about it really.

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, philipsteak said:

Don't overthink it

This is the best advice so far 

[Skip997]

My first time 

 

https://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/topic/245967-glastonbury-1985/

[RosaAG]

This is only my second time, but my main advice is to pack light. The walk from the entrance to a place to pitch your tent can get very long if you carry a lot of stuff and it keeps raining. I fell in the mud twice in 2016 lmao 

[Robinn]

3 hours ago, Someoni said:

Walk up to the glastonbury sign without turning around till you reach it

 

First thing that came to my mind as well! 🙂

 

Other than that, do whatever feels good. The festival is immense, so be prepared to miss a lot of stuff you'd normally want to see and still have a great time. During my first Glastonbury (2011) we tried to see as many acts, stages and areas as possible, which was absolutely great, but it's not for everyone.

 

(12 years later, one of my highlights of the 2023 edition was spending more than an hour at the BBC Natural History Unit tent to listen how they filmed Planet Earth 3, so I have to admit, I've changed 😛 )

[Euphoricape]

Sh#t your pants with excitement 

[Ayrshire Chris]

10 minutes ago, Euphoricape said:

Sh#t your pants with excitement 

To be fair that’s probably already happened when the op bagged tickets😊😉

[JayA5]

7 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

To be fair that’s probably already happened when the op bagged tickets😊😉

Can confirm😆

[JayA5]

2 hours ago, Ricci's Special Kebabs said:

Be there on the Wednesday, walk round and appreciate how big and amazing the site is

Yep, definitely going to be getting there on the Wednesday. Probably mid afternoon which is later than we’d like but it’s a long travel down from Newcastle😂

[09matthewsw]

Make sure you have a decent tent. We upgraded this year and I got so much more out of the festival being able to sleep well each night.

Bar crawl on Wednesday, explore the site and finish up at the Glastonbury sign. 
enjoy all the build up, the rumours, the planning and preparing, it’s all part of the fun and the festival goes by in the blink of an eye so best to make sure you savour all the excitement in the build up 

[phillyfaddle]

Don’t over-schedule. You won’t make it to 60% of the sets. Leave time for the random “ooooh, they sound good!”, on a tiny stage tucked away.  Go and pay homage to the stone dragon. Visit Green Fields and Strummerville. It’s the old Glasto traveller crew and the vibe is still there (just). Grab a Burrow Hill from the cider bus and a Fajita from Tor Rugby Club. Dance with people at every opportunity. Enjoy. X

[JayA5]

3 hours ago, 09matthewsw said:

Make sure you have a decent tent. We upgraded this year and I got so much more out of the festival being able to sleep well each night.

Bar crawl on Wednesday, explore the site and finish up at the Glastonbury sign. 
enjoy all the build up, the rumours, the planning and preparing, it’s all part of the fun and the festival goes by in the blink of an eye so best to make sure you savour all the excitement in the build up 

got a 6 man we usually take to other festivals, think we gonna swap it out for something smaller just for the long journey down, still be taking something comfortable enough though hopefully.

 

A bar crawl across to the sign sounds like a definite plan for the Wednesday

 

5 minutes ago, phillyfaddle said:

Don’t over-schedule. You won’t make it to 60% of the sets. Leave time for the random “ooooh, they sound good!”, on a tiny stage tucked away.  Go and pay homage to the stone dragon. Visit Green Fields and Strummerville. It’s the old Glasto traveller crew and the vibe is still there (just). Grab a Burrow Hill from the cider bus and a Fajita from Tor Rugby Club. Dance with people at every opportunity. Enjoy. X

Will have a look at those, some were already on my list but will turn up to the rest without expectations.

 

in a pretty spontaneous group luckily so hopefully get the chance to discover some hidden gems

[Beerqueen]

Strummerville on Thursday evening (or any other time) is great. Chilled, a huge camp fire (whether you need it or not), sofas, chatting to random strangers, beer, all brilliant.

[CardiffWanderer]

If there are a couple of acts you want to see at opposite ends of the site, and less than an hour between set times, pick one and don't worry about the other. One of my rookie errors in 2007 was trying to traverse the site too quickly. On the flipside, start walking to your must-see act way before you think you need to, so you can lap up the atmosphere and take the inevitable detours along the way. 

[plaskins]

Go with an open mind

[LateStarter50]

Notes from my 1st one this year:

Wear what you want. Don’t worry, many will be more wacky/kinky than you and no one bashes an eyelid anyway. 
 

Be prepared for a wonderful emotional release around middle of Friday when the sheer joy and scale of the place combines with sleep deprivation and mild inebriation. Sacred circle may help bring this on.

 

hope this is of help to you

[Someoni]

Mushrooms/sunrise at the stone circle 

[Stokesy10]

1 hour ago, Someoni said:

Mushrooms/sunrise at the stone circle 

How I've not done this yet in 7 glasto's is beyond me. Regularly indulge in the shrooms/chocolate shrooms and I'm making the a priority next year. NFR

[thewomble]

18 hours ago, JayA5 said:

Good reading and some great advice, cheers everyone 🙂

 

got a feeling this is gonna be very different from the Leeds fest we usually do every year😂😂

 As someone who done Leeds for years before I swapped Bramham Park for Worthy Farm in 2023 you are going to be blown away!!! Completely different vibe and I think a much nicer feel to the festival. So much to do and see outside of the music ☺️

[gfa]

16 hours ago, 09matthewsw said:

Make sure you have a decent tent. We upgraded this year and I got so much more out of the festival being able to sleep well each night.

Bar crawl on Wednesday, explore the site and finish up at the Glastonbury sign. 
enjoy all the build up, the rumours, the planning and preparing, it’s all part of the fun and the festival goes by in the blink of an eye so best to make sure you savour all the excitement in the build up 

Massive this - especially if you want to do multiple late nights

 

Get a blackout tent

[gfa]

21 hours ago, sedra said:

Read Torts guide before you go

I wish i never read this to be honest. Get some tips off here but there's no point reading the whole thing - its still incredible but like ruined a fair bit of the discovery

[doogie]

21 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

Remember a) where you parked you car and b) where you pitched your tent.  In both cases relative to things that don't move - like hedges and pylons.  No point thinking I parked next to a big red van, because it might have left before you go to hunt out your car.  No point thinking my tent is next to the big blue one, because when you return at night there might be a dozen more big blue tents.

 

What3Words is really useful for this and also for finding your friends in crowds.

[SticklinchJoe]

Get right to the front barrier for an act on the Pyramid Stage, even if it's just an early act, and pretend you're the act's biggest fan, even if you've never heard of them.

[grumpyhack]

I take a folding chair.  Most of the time I have it in a bag over my shoulder but there are times when I need to sit and rest my back and the ground my be wet or muddy. BUT I always check with the people behind me before I put up my chair and usually make sure I'm well towards the back of a crowd.