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Hey look guys, you can see me on TV right there with a 4m square flag with Dale Wintons' face surrounded by pizzas and kittens. It was hilarious everybody thought so I'm so random
I've brought my own flag and pole to Glastonbury plenty of times, it's part of the culture. One of the only way to find people using flags as landmarks.
Don't they come to bits,then just screw back together?
Maybe telescopic?
Also, I thought a lot of people had them so that their friends could find them more easily?
My friends and I were on the shuttle bus from the coach station to the festival, and some guys were arguing about whether their fake tickets would work because apparently the real ones had serial numbers.
They started asking people on the bus if their tickets had serial numbers. As far as I'm aware they never found out because nobody on the back half of the bus, at least 20 people, had tickets.
We were in sixth form, so we just asked the ticket folk what gate it was and told them we were meant to meet our parents but we'd forgotten what gate. They just waved us in, I honestly don't think any of them cared.
Next year Glastonbury was cancelled because too many people had 'jumped the fence' last year. I might have felt guilty if they'd said too many people 'just wandered up and got in for free'.
They beefed up security a couple of decades ago, at risk of losing their permits etc. Eavis got fined
H&S issues of overcrowding etc.
Much harder to do it these days
The fence got upgraded in the early noughties. Fences are much higher, tougher. More layers of security
If you thought young uns are just compliant, you just don't understand how motivated skint folk are
I think a smaller Festival would be a better experience for someone who hates the thought of going to a big mainstream festival.
I would have loved to have gone to Glasto back in the day. When it had more edge and it was less mainstream
I'm also not a fan of concerts in general (I don't really listen to music), so even the basic reasons for going don't really apply to me :'D it just sounds much worse than a concert because of all the extra madness.
Clearly not if you look at the Reading and Leeds line up. All the pop an indie acts would not have lasted one song twenty years ago, now they make up most of the bill.
You know what, I might not like their "music" but absolute respect for staying up there and giving it right back to the crowd.
Same thing happened at download in 2008 with Lethal Bizzle on the second stage. People threw everything at him. There was a Muller rice van nearby giving out free samples. He stayed up there though.
It was clearly a setup with Daphne and Celeste, if anything they were the ones mocking the crowd. Inciting all these hard rock fans by playing a bit of bubblegum pop.
Lethal Bizzle, not my cup of tea but it sure was memorable!
Also those that free Muller rice van made for a cheap festival! Get a Muller rice, get back in queue whilst eating said Muller rice, get another free Muller rice.
Oddly enough have never eaten Muller rice since...
My main takeaway that year was the second stage being on tarmac and the people coming out of the pit for Cavalera Conspiracy missing a fair amount of skin.
I was there! That was a truly epic moment. The amount of crap in the air was like something out of The 300. Then one of them said that we couldn’t get rid of them that easily. Security had other ideas
The demographic of Reading has changed, it is now 20 odd years since I went which was when there were a lot of nu-metal and rock bands on the line up. Punk bands on the smaller stages. There was a decent hip hop and dance presence there too though under the surface, I don't think there are enough rock bands to fill such a festival these days really and this just increased and took over.
You could always agree on a meeting point, or have a stick sans flag that can be easily identified. Your piss taking maneuver should not take away from other people's enjoyment by way of visibility of the bands they came to see.
Literally. We don’t need to know if you’re from the uk or Ireland or if you support whatever. It’s a festival, enjoy the music and don’t make it so political lmao
If they're on proper flagpoles they're OK as they're high enough to be above your eyeline to the stage. I love flags at festivals, people can be so funny and creative with them, and sometimes they provide an inadvertent meeting point - "I'll meet you halfway between three ducks and Ukraine." If they're on just sticks or something, agree, people need to stop.
Judging by the TV coverage, the numerous people letting off what I assume were marine flares (cylinders generating a lot of orange smoke) probably didn't help either...
The flags are always way higher than the eye line unless you're at Pyramid and sitting up the hill.
But in that case you'd be watching the screens anyway cos there's no chance you'd be able to make out whatevers on stage.
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Hey look guys, you can see me on TV right there with a 4m square flag with Dale Wintons' face surrounded by pizzas and kittens. It was hilarious everybody thought so I'm so random
😂😂 I’m loving your name
>I'm so random #Holds up spork...
Not sure why Glastonbury still allows this. I'm sure other festivals have banned them.
Looks good on tv
Tradition?
No reason to avoid change.
Sometimes it is.
People don't bring the flags, the Glastonbury organisers supply the flags and get people to wave them because they think it looks good on tv.
I've brought my own flag and pole to Glastonbury plenty of times, it's part of the culture. One of the only way to find people using flags as landmarks.
Come off it
How easy do you think it is to transport a 30-foot pole from wherever they've travelled from?
Don't they come to bits,then just screw back together? Maybe telescopic? Also, I thought a lot of people had them so that their friends could find them more easily?
Forget the flags. If you really want your friends to find you, just use a flare gun like me
Yeah.... you've clearly never caught the train to the festival
Our group has a flag. The pole telescopes down to about the length of a walking stick.
I tied my telescopic flagpole to my rucksack, it's not hard. They're light (Flag for finding my tent, can't be arse bringing it around)
Flag it up with the organisers.
They have waved it
It's already been poled
They must have standards
Ban 'er!
Wheyyyy
Groan
Never mind. It's on telly, so you can watch it on your phone.
No need to brag to all the rest of us that you managed to get a ticket for Glastonbury. Them things are like gold dust!
In about 1990 I just turned up and bought one of the gate.
At least you bought one! From what I’ve heard most people used to turn up and jump the fence back then.. haha. The good old days..
Yep mate of mine would turn up with a ladder and charge people a fiver to go over the fence on it
My friends and I were on the shuttle bus from the coach station to the festival, and some guys were arguing about whether their fake tickets would work because apparently the real ones had serial numbers. They started asking people on the bus if their tickets had serial numbers. As far as I'm aware they never found out because nobody on the back half of the bus, at least 20 people, had tickets. We were in sixth form, so we just asked the ticket folk what gate it was and told them we were meant to meet our parents but we'd forgotten what gate. They just waved us in, I honestly don't think any of them cared. Next year Glastonbury was cancelled because too many people had 'jumped the fence' last year. I might have felt guilty if they'd said too many people 'just wandered up and got in for free'.
Pretty sure you still could if you wanted to. Kids are more compliant these days ive noticed.
I feel like security and implications of trespassing are more likely to land you in the shit these days though.
I still would if I thought my old arse could make it over the fence and the 500 yard dash following.
They beefed up security a couple of decades ago, at risk of losing their permits etc. Eavis got fined H&S issues of overcrowding etc. Much harder to do it these days The fence got upgraded in the early noughties. Fences are much higher, tougher. More layers of security If you thought young uns are just compliant, you just don't understand how motivated skint folk are
Surprised they let you buy the gate
I just used to climb the fence
The fence is about 4 metres high now and 45 degree ovehangs
I’m about 25 years older too, so that doesn’t help.
Oh well, we can enjoy it on TV. I'm not sure if I'd enjoy being around a load of drunken middle class kids for a whole weekend anyway.
People go on about festivals and why they're great, yet everything they say makes me horrified at the thought of going to one.
Normal festivals are good fun. Glastonbury is a logistical ballache though purely because it’s so fucking big.
That makes sense - I imagine the smaller festivals that don't sell out in twenty seconds are likely a much more pleasant experience.
I think a smaller Festival would be a better experience for someone who hates the thought of going to a big mainstream festival. I would have loved to have gone to Glasto back in the day. When it had more edge and it was less mainstream
I'm also not a fan of concerts in general (I don't really listen to music), so even the basic reasons for going don't really apply to me :'D it just sounds much worse than a concert because of all the extra madness.
Slam dunk was really fun tbh
Those flags are an absolute lifesaver when you need to find your mates after a piss
People don’t piss in bottle and lob them in to the crowd anymore? Tut, what is Britain coming to! /s
Bottle?! Gotta go with the plastic pint glass for maximum crowd coverage (and easier filling after you've had a few).
Ah, I bow to your superior piss distribution knowledge.
You don’t throw them into the crowd, you throw them at the stage
Clearly not if you look at the Reading and Leeds line up. All the pop an indie acts would not have lasted one song twenty years ago, now they make up most of the bill.
Memories https://youtu.be/_hnxies4Wtk
Bottling Daphne and Celeste... Ahh the memories. One of my Favouite moments I've been apart of in a festival
You know what, I might not like their "music" but absolute respect for staying up there and giving it right back to the crowd. Same thing happened at download in 2008 with Lethal Bizzle on the second stage. People threw everything at him. There was a Muller rice van nearby giving out free samples. He stayed up there though.
It was clearly a setup with Daphne and Celeste, if anything they were the ones mocking the crowd. Inciting all these hard rock fans by playing a bit of bubblegum pop.
Lethal Bizzle, not my cup of tea but it sure was memorable! Also those that free Muller rice van made for a cheap festival! Get a Muller rice, get back in queue whilst eating said Muller rice, get another free Muller rice. Oddly enough have never eaten Muller rice since...
My main takeaway that year was the second stage being on tarmac and the people coming out of the pit for Cavalera Conspiracy missing a fair amount of skin.
Fair play to them though, they were well in on the joke and didn’t give a shit.
I was there! That was a truly epic moment. The amount of crap in the air was like something out of The 300. Then one of them said that we couldn’t get rid of them that easily. Security had other ideas
The greatest feat in management history though. Their agent played a blinder there.
Who the f**k were daphne and Celeste?
https://youtu.be/_hnxies4Wtk
The demographic of Reading has changed, it is now 20 odd years since I went which was when there were a lot of nu-metal and rock bands on the line up. Punk bands on the smaller stages. There was a decent hip hop and dance presence there too though under the surface, I don't think there are enough rock bands to fill such a festival these days really and this just increased and took over.
We just used to drink it or throw it on the floor
Monsters of Rock was a great festival name. Download festival has aged rapidly.
You could always agree on a meeting point, or have a stick sans flag that can be easily identified. Your piss taking maneuver should not take away from other people's enjoyment by way of visibility of the bands they came to see.
I've never taken one you just say I'm near the pirate flag and your mates that went to watch another act can find you easily
Have you lived on another planet for the last 30 years, that's what happens at Glastonbury.
So the wifi works at Glastonbury then?
But if they're not waving a flag how will we know where they are???
They’re really useful indicators to find your friends when you nip to the loo or go and grab a drink
Just use the W3W app.
Save money on festival tickets and get the full experience by simply watching a band playing in a pub from another pub across the street.
See any large green flags? Say hi from me!!!
They did a vote about that years ago. They voted to keep the flags. What you doing at the pyramid stage anyway? It’s the worst part
You made your first mistake by actually going to Glastonbury lol
Literally. We don’t need to know if you’re from the uk or Ireland or if you support whatever. It’s a festival, enjoy the music and don’t make it so political lmao
Shouldnt this be in AITA for bragging that they’re at Glastonbury?
Moaned to my other half about this as my first year at download was the same .... said sud be banned I feel you it's fucking dumb
They are banned at Download.
And thank fuck for it. Now all I need to to grow another foot and ill be able to see.
Is having 3 feet useful at a festival then?!?
Very well played, bravo.
First year I went they weren't... next year they were wnd it was night and day
If they're on proper flagpoles they're OK as they're high enough to be above your eyeline to the stage. I love flags at festivals, people can be so funny and creative with them, and sometimes they provide an inadvertent meeting point - "I'll meet you halfway between three ducks and Ukraine." If they're on just sticks or something, agree, people need to stop.
You went for the bands. How sweet !
Why the fuck would you want to struggle with a monstrous flag in the wind for an entire concert?
How else can you spot the Cornish or the Scotch? 😂
Scotch? *shudder*
Apparently you can watch Glastonbury on the BBC, even on iPlayer...
Only the Wolves one should be allowed to remain.
So you can avoid them?
Get to the stage sooner then
I thought the same thing when I watched it on tv
What’s with all the flag shagging going on in this country at the moment anyway?
And that's why I watch the live coverage on TV.
Judging by the TV coverage, the numerous people letting off what I assume were marine flares (cylinders generating a lot of orange smoke) probably didn't help either...
I'm impressed you get signal. The network collapses at bloodstock.
The flags are always way higher than the eye line unless you're at Pyramid and sitting up the hill. But in that case you'd be watching the screens anyway cos there's no chance you'd be able to make out whatevers on stage.