Amazing. Phenomenal, Legendary, Astounding

GLASTONBURY 2009

Stephanie in the crowd*

What a time! The above words cannot begin to come close to doing justice to 'Probably The Best Festival in the World!'.

Neil Young, The Specials, Spinal Tap, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Gong! Just a few of the bands we saw. I've got lots of photographs of bands from a distance - the view from the crowd and I'll share them with you, in all their glory. I got some good photos as well.

I sum up Glastonbury as 'A unique opportunity to create once in a lifetime memories - each time you go'.

More later...


*That's Stephanie Seagal, Mu's seagul model that attended many gigs there and was wondered at by thousands (well, several people commented and some even wanted their photograph taking with her)


RP


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Woo Hoo

It's Here!

The sun's out, the gates are open, 'Beetlebum' is playing on the CD Player, the car's bulging with campy-type stuff and I've just had a last look at the webcam before we set off...

No time for any photos...


RP



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1 Day To Go!

It's rained! I suspect it's just to spruce up the grass to make it that luscious green you only get after rain. That's all it is. It's drying up quite nicely now...

I'm slicing & dicing the itinerary, trying to make all the bands I want to see fit. It won't work of course but I can delude myself can't I?

So, with a large pile of clothes, equipment, bits & pieces and beer sitting on the dining room floor I got to thinking; what are my predictions for Glastonbury 2009. Now I'm a level-headed guy, feet firmly overing just above the ground and head in the clouds so here goes

1. It will rain but evaporate just as it touches the ground due to the loving vibe that permeates the site
2. Bob Dylan will will fill one of the 'Special Guests' slots at The Park on Friday and he'll play Isis (one of my all time favorite songs)
3. Oasis, with Amorphous Androgynous will play the 22 min remix of Falling Down in the other slot
4. Status Quo will play something from Piledriver, the sun will be out and it will be one of those special moments
5. Brothers cider will be £1 a pint
6. and the toilets will stay uncannily empty, whenever I have to use them!

Here's how it's looking at the moment.

RP

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Glastonbury Warm Up

So how do you warm up for Glastonbury?

Go and see Twisted Wheel supporting Paul Weller at Westonburt Arboretum on Saturday!

What a great location for a concert but So Many Rules! I had to take my camera back to the car because it was considered 'professional' because it had a detachable lens - other people's compact camera had longer length lenses! No knifes and forks unless they were useless and snapped easily (i.e. plastic), no umbrellas. So many negative signs! Bring on the anarchy of Glastonbury!

Twisted Wheel are playing Glastonbury this year, they were brilliant live! and I'll go and see them again.
Paul Weller's definately worth seeing live, he's written some great songs. We were too far away though and Weller was really small (no screens here). Got damn cold too! The real downer was that we had to drive there and back, so no lubricant. That, and the fact that I had to get up at 05:23 for work the next morning!

What did I learn from it? Get near the front, wear warm clothing, drink 'Festival Strength' Pear cider! Oh Brother!


Go and see Dark Horse supporting UFO at O2 Academy, Bristol.

Dark Horse are my favorite new band, it's the second gig I've seen and they rock, GO AND SEE THIS BAND LIVE! UFO were brilliant, played some classic songs and were still soooo good this far down the road. A brilliant gig at a great venue and I was on the Guest List! This was my Father's Day present - thanks G.


Listen to Worthy FM


Orange at Glastonbury The Emperor Machine, Kasabian, Quo and Sir Tom stuff!


It's going to be Amazing! See you at the Brothers tent, Jazz World Stage.


RP


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Not Long NOW!!!

So, work's had a big impact upon my ability to get all my planning for Glastonbury so far but no longer! I'm off, officially on holiday, not an iota of work!

Status Quo, Gong, Blur, Kasabian, Tom Jones, Don Letts, Banco De Gaia, Spinal Tap, Steel Pulse, Neil Young, Eagles of Death Metal, Horace Andy, Jarvis Cocker, Fairport Convention, Josh Wink, Timo Maas, The Emperor Machine, The Qemists, Pete Tong, Deadmau5, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Twisted WheelPeter Doherty, Pendulum, Franz Ferdinand, Rolf Harris, 3 Daft Monkeys, Dreadzone, Hugh Cornwall Tinarawen, Dub Pistols...

Will I get to see them all? No way, but I'll have a good time trying!


RP


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Horace Andy

Horace Andy at The Park


RP


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Just saw that Dave Seaman is playing Glastonbury on 26 + 27th whilst listening to the Devendra Bahnart remix of High Horse on Oasisnet. I love all the psychedelc stuff that's around at the moment...

It's keeping me going whilst in the middle of 'nights'.

Two weeks today and we'll be at Glastonbury!


RP



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