Glastonbury 2007 - June 21st - 25th

having resigned to the fact that there were no tickets left after the several attempts, i was called 3 days before the start to say i won the orange competition for two free tickets and a visit to the pyramid stage ...

Thursday - 21st
10:30 - set off - ring road bristol - sainsburys for the usual truck stop
13:00 - bit wet so wellies required - have a bit of a detour for the hospitality entrance - if only they were labelled
14:00 - camp by john peel stage - alas blistered feet - wellies too tight!
once camped we go for a wander to check out the configuration and a have a beer (woodforde - wood by name wood by nature - stick to cider (or guinness if we can find it)).
new field - the park - for unsigned bands - new art works include a banksy henge made out of toilets, new wicker - this year's griffin is a dragon.
find the bar serving guinness (hoo-rah)
alas the rain starts
22:00 - outside cinema - ghostbusters & neverending cider

Friday - 22nd

06:00 - that 6 o'clock in morning silence shows it's presence / there is also rain aplenty
09:00 - breakfast
10:30 - john peel stage - jim fox as compere once again
11:00- - john peel stage - look see proof - full song sound check before start - there is a hereford posse - single's the new together / discussions / start again / between here and there
11:25+ - pyramid stage - the view - not a single word - same jeans / up the junction (by squeeze, oh i have spoilt it) / face for the radio / superstar tradesman
12:30 - other stage - the cribs - first glasto?!, 'the main trouble in the world is indie bands', - hey scenesters / you're gonna lose us / martell / men's needs / mirror kisses / another number / wrong way to be (gary's simultaneous bass & guitar, ryan crowdsurf)
rain - tent - v&rb [disco ensemble (so long sisters) / the annuals (brother)]
14:30 - other stage - the automatic - pennie's microphone antics, robin hawkins' silver surfer t-shirt - monster / golddigger / recover
off to the orange charge tent for some charging
16:00 - john peel stage - tokyo police club - part of the spot the canadian competition - if it works / / new song / box / cut cut paste / your english is good / shoulders and arms / la ferrassie / nature of the experiment / famous / be good
17:00 - john peel stage - the new porngraphers - more canadians obviously there's safety in numbers
in passing - super furry animals - man don't give a f...
meet up with the orange crowd go on stage with fratellis / zane lowe
19:45 - pyramid stage - fratellis - baby fratelli / everybody knows you cried last night / whistle for the choir / flathead / doginabag / ole black n blue eyes / tell me a lie / henrietta / for the girl / go ma nuts from a hippy / chelsea dagger

21:45 - dance stage west - system 7 - gazed and diffused / ring of fire / alphawave
22:10 - dance stage east - klaxons - silver suits for the dance stage - animated back drop - the bouncer / atlantis to interzone / totem on a timeline / isle of her / as above so below / golden skans / magick / gravity's rainbow / it's not over yet / four horsemen of 2012
23:05+ - pyramid stage - arctic monkeys - i bet you look good on the dancefloor / mardy bum (if he can get it right) / leave before the lights come on (which i do)
00:15+ - john peel stage - hot chip - over and over
beer tent - watch new sport of people putting up tents in the dark / outside cinema = 300
jd backstage with his new mates - having surreal time.

Saturday - 23rd
09:00 - breakfast
10:00 - john peel stage - jim fox sends out sos for whiskey
10:20 - john peel stage - blue bullet - young local heavy metal band
wander - rain - so much for the cloudbuster / leftfield - mexican guitar
trip to guinness bar
wander - pyramid stage - pipettes - poppettes - your kisses are wasted on me
wander - john peel stage - the hours / tent - v&rb / john peel stage - the rushes / john peel stage - the heights
15:00 - john peel stage - holy f#@k - heavy techno - they are canadian - cracking set
16:00 - john peel stage - you say party we say die - spot the canadian competition continues - spangly eye mask and rara skirt - the gap (between the rich and the poor) / monster
16:30 - pyramid stage - lily allen - she be a bit nervous, used come here with her folks when she was a nipper - ldn / smile
17:00 - other stage - klaxons - same as last night but without the silvery suits
18:10 - john peel stage - pigeon detectives - matt bowman's birthday - throw clothes to wear - you know i love you / romantic type / stop or go / i'm always right / take her back / i'm not sorry
there be sun - there be hayfever - take some antihystemene
19:25 - john peel stage - bat for lashes - a real feather in her cap - trophy / tahiti / horse and i / what's a girl to do / wizard / sarah / moon and moon / prescilla
crash at tent - zonked out for 2 hours - damn that antihystemene
22:00+ - john peel stage - get cape wear cape fly - banner for coffee farmers - boheimian
outside cinema - team america (i promise i will never die)
22:55 - pyramid stage - killers - too quiet ("turn it up!" yelled the crowd) - fireworks - sams town / when you were young / bones / somebody told me / smile like you mean it / jenny was a friend of mine / read my mind / mr brightside / shadowplay(!) / all these things that i’ve done
00:15+ - john peel stage - twang - they enjoyed it - your beats / cloudy room
bar - cider, talk rubbish to fellow campers to the wee hours

Sunday - 24th
09:30 - breakfast
10:55 - john peel stage - shoot the moon
11:40 - other stage - the holloways - giant weather symbols in crowd - fit for a fortnight / two left feet (featuring their flatmate) / generator / f#@k ups
more rain please
12:40 - other stage - the enemy - 40 days and 40 nights / away from here / pressure / it's not ok / you're not alone / had enough
tent - jd&coke - noisettes
14:45 - john peel stage - the horrors - spider webb plays hangman with mic stand - count in fives / death at the chapel / jack the ripper / sheena is a parasite
15:45 - john peel stage - the rumble strips - girls and boys in love / alarm clock / hands / motorcycle / no soul
16:40 - other stage - the rakes - alan donohoe pointy dancing - we danced together / suspicious eyes / all too human / 22 grand job / violent / strasbourg / work work work / his hair was perfect
orange charge tent more power - mr scruff on dj duty
18:55 - john peel stage - mark ronson - no amy & lily - god put a smile on my face / toxic / valerie / just (alex greenwald hanging from the lighting gantry) / california (that oc track - best make a move!!!)
20:00 - pyramid stage - kaiser chiefs - wade through the mud (pull muscle in leg - ouch!) - usual shenanigans - everyday i love you less and less / heat dies down / everything is average nowadys / na na na naa / ruby / i can do it without you / modern way / learnt my lesson well / highroyds / the angry mob / thank you very much / i predict a riot / take my temperature / retirement / oh my god
22:05 - pyramid stage - the who - all the csi tracks - i can't explain / the seeker / anyway, anyhow, anywhere / who are you / baba o'riley / relay (it's about the internet) / you better, you bet / my generation / won't get fooled again / the kids are alright / tommy medley (including pinball wizard / see me feel me / listening to you) / tea and theatre (acoustic)

Monday - 25th
05:30 - yet more rain - alas there is a flood in tent - pack up and leave through the now vacated hospitality gate