Saturday 23 June 2007
Glastonbury: The Day 1 Aftermath
So there I was, minding my own business and having a pint in the VIP Bar, when a bunch of freaks turn up. I snaps away (since I'm in full on tourist mode this weekend) and that's when I realise that the dinosaur is actually Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys. As this blog more eloquently describes...
Friday 22 June 2007
Greetings from Glastonbury
Ahoy there!
It's officially Day 1 now and so far I have discovered the following facts about Glastonbury.
1. It's massive. You could write a guidebook about this place. I couldn't say the same thing about any other festival I've ever been to.
2. It's a festival unto itself. When I was standing around near the Stone Circle last night I could completely understand why this thing is more about the event than the bands that comprise it.
3. It's the muddiest place in the world. ever. Slightest bit of rainfall and it turns into the bog of eternal stench.
4. Unlike other festivals, the food here is actually pretty damn good. It's not all burgers and hotdogs. You only have to go around by the Pyramid Stage and you'll find a whole 'food world' of places to eat. So far I've eaten a burger and bacon butty though, but the choice IS there... :)
5. Wigwams are cool. We went to Healing Fields last night and this family were to happy to let us bunch of geeks/journalists in. They had an ickle fire in the middle and everything. I felt like Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots 2!
6. This is the best festival I've ever been to. And I haven't even seen a band yet.
More elaboration and pics will follow, but for now that's all I have time for before I get chucked off this PC (which lives in a bus and doubles up as a useful shelter from the torrential rain) by someone with a more legitimate NME.COM reason for using it.
By the way, we interviewed 'The View' earlier, so we've modified our Glastonbury page accordingly.
Oh, and our bus is parked next to Pete Doherty's. And we have a webcam pointed straight at it!
It's officially Day 1 now and so far I have discovered the following facts about Glastonbury.
1. It's massive. You could write a guidebook about this place. I couldn't say the same thing about any other festival I've ever been to.
2. It's a festival unto itself. When I was standing around near the Stone Circle last night I could completely understand why this thing is more about the event than the bands that comprise it.
3. It's the muddiest place in the world. ever. Slightest bit of rainfall and it turns into the bog of eternal stench.
4. Unlike other festivals, the food here is actually pretty damn good. It's not all burgers and hotdogs. You only have to go around by the Pyramid Stage and you'll find a whole 'food world' of places to eat. So far I've eaten a burger and bacon butty though, but the choice IS there... :)
5. Wigwams are cool. We went to Healing Fields last night and this family were to happy to let us bunch of geeks/journalists in. They had an ickle fire in the middle and everything. I felt like Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots 2!
6. This is the best festival I've ever been to. And I haven't even seen a band yet.
More elaboration and pics will follow, but for now that's all I have time for before I get chucked off this PC (which lives in a bus and doubles up as a useful shelter from the torrential rain) by someone with a more legitimate NME.COM reason for using it.
By the way, we interviewed 'The View' earlier, so we've modified our Glastonbury page accordingly.
Oh, and our bus is parked next to Pete Doherty's. And we have a webcam pointed straight at it!
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