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Think Nick Muir is running his social media strategy so he can stage a coup mid Glade set

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Smallman1 what time Ed?

I’m a bit anxious about the rona - just got back from PR and the place is riddled with it - ended up being a disaster and now I’ve got a dry, constant cough - still testing negative mind.

    Smallman1 The Chems (Dj set) confirmed for Arcadia on Friday night.

    Will be boss!

      Smallman1 is that the Nina replacement or were they always going to be a surprise set? That will certainly be decent.

        They are awesome in Dj mode, properly tear it up.

        Weather is kinda fucking with us , some places it looks ok others say rain!

          What acts are yous planning on going to see? ( I say planning very loosely!)

            Heno What acts are yous planning on going to see? ( I say planning very loosely!)

            I’m going where the wind takes me Heno.

            I shan’t be missing Herbie Hancock, Diana Ross (hello sailor) Leon Bridges, Bonobo, Overmono, The Chems and Bicep though.

                Heno Grim. I’m all about getting there in the middle of Tuesday night and not picking a spot in a hollow.

                Out of meteorological interest, some of the most intense thunder I have ever heard was at Glasto, I can only assume it’s something to do with the valley it’s in.

                • Heno replied to this.

                    Amps for the state that farm gets left in by the tourists, you can’t help hoping for a few cases of trench foot to pop up in London and Co. in the following weeks…

                    • Amps replied to this.

                        Amps yeah same, have had some fantastic years but god some of the rain I’ve seen

                          ScottBailey for the state that farm gets left in by the tourists

                          Guessing it’s arguably left in a better state than most festivals are by their customers? Apparently 99.3% of tents where taken home in 2019?

                              Amps don’t know about the stats in comparison to other festivals. Know Glasto’ introduced some positive steps towards reducing waste on the site in the last few years, but I did read reports from 2019 that the place was still left like a tip. One of the things the news don’t talk about is the mess the wider area is left in too. I know local residents have had to put up with festival goers using their gardens as toilets, local property being vandalised and rubbish being discarded outside of the festival site over the years.

                                  ScottBailey if the locals don’t like it then they can move?? A bit of piss and the odd turd in your garden once a year is not an issue? Ed must get that in a daily basis living in Tooting

                                      Can imagine that you also get a steady stream of ‘alternatives’ in the area throughout the year, to go with the once a year piss and turds.

                                      (The festival is mega - wish I was going this year).

                                      RichM Eavis has had to do a lot of grovelling to his neighbours over the years for sure. That’s why he created the Pilton party after festival to say “sorry” and “thanks” to the local community. Needless to say they eventually cashed in on that as well and it became Glasto 2.0

                                          I tested positive for the rona last night and it’s very similar to the delta version I had last November except I can smell and taste stuff. Got fever and raging sore throat. Glastonbury could be curtains.

                                            Along_the_Wire an shit that’s a bummer. Hope you manage to get there

                                            The missus tested positive last Monday, was feeling rough for a couple of days and has been fine since Thursday last week, but still testing positive

                                              Gutted not to be there this year. Not been since 2017, and got massive FOMO..:

                                              Along_the_Wire Oh mate, that’s fucking shite. Hope ya feel better soon.

                                                ScottBailey Yeah, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the middle class Waitrose festival that Glasto has become is more beneficial for it’s neighbours than festivals like Leeds / Reading, where the active annual sport is setting your mates tent on fire.

                                                  Smallman1 I shan’t be missing Herbie Hancock, Diana Ross (hello sailor) Leon Bridges, Bonobo, Overmono, The Chems and Bicep though

                                                  Or the long drops!

                                                    Along_the_Wire Sheeeeet - that is pants.
                                                    I had the Vid last week. Felt ropey on the Sunday night (but that down to boozy weekend). Had exactly the same symptoms develop the next day - the raging sore throat being the worst as was a nightmare to sleep. Felt shite for about ⅔ days but was back in the game by the Friday and produced a neg test at the end of that day. Lot quicker recovery than when I had it November which took about 2 weeks.

                                                    Hope its the same and you’re able to get down there
                                                    Like Vin have been developing a bit of FOMO through the week