Glastonbury Festival turns 50

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  • Gardener7

    This was my first Glastonbury experience and still one of my fondest. I got a lift down on the back of a mate's moped, which took all day to get there from Milton Keynes, especially as it broke down twice. I had been to festivals before most notably Reading '79 but this was by far my most eye-opening experience.

    Around 16,000 folks, mostly bloody hippies, ticket was £8 (I think) the programme was only 20p. In brief, the sun shone and the vibes were good, some highlights for me were seeing Barney from New Order falling over totally pissed as they came on stage and Ginger Baker & Roy Harper fighting and arguing over who should be on the stage next, happy memories.

    • Upvoted for calling him Barney. I always use Barney when talking about New Order, no-one knows who the fuck I mean.face_melter
    • Haha, yeah he'll always be Barney to meGardener

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