Glastonbury set to be 'a mudbath'
I know it officially started yesterday, but I don't think its fair to say Glastonbury is in full swing until the first band plays on Saturday. It has, however, already been predicted that there will be a shit storm of weather this weekend at the festival site, as there always is at Glasto. It might even be fair to say that Glastonbury isn't what it is without at least a day of crappy weather, and many people associate their best festival experiences with the permanently sodden Glastonbury fields.
The Pyramid stage at Glastonbury
What is it about rain that causes people to associate them with good festivals? I know from Lowlands festival last year that rain can have a weird affect on people in festival situation; on the last day of the 2006 festival it pissed it down for 5 hours. Yet rather than dampening (sorry, bad pun) the mood of the festival, everything seem to pick up- we were all content watching the bands with only our black bin bags as protection from the storm that was attempting to ruin everything. It's also important to remember that despite occurring in the summer months, all festivals in the UK have ground rules written in stone. These are:
1) Bring wellies
2) Bring a waterproof
The rest is really up to you, but if you forget either of these and it rains, you're in a very bad place.
People enjoying the mud at Lowlands Festival 2006
Despite the large possibility of rain this weekend, I'm sure Glastonbury Festival 2007 will be one to remember; my brother and sister are both there are the moment, and the lineup looks fantastic. 200 different bands are playing over the next 3 days, and I can't really see anyone missing out of the current crop of good bands. I've included a couple of photos from Lowlands last year, and Glastonbury in general.
What Glastonbury looks like when it rains
The Pyramid stage at GlastonburyWhat is it about rain that causes people to associate them with good festivals? I know from Lowlands festival last year that rain can have a weird affect on people in festival situation; on the last day of the 2006 festival it pissed it down for 5 hours. Yet rather than dampening (sorry, bad pun) the mood of the festival, everything seem to pick up- we were all content watching the bands with only our black bin bags as protection from the storm that was attempting to ruin everything. It's also important to remember that despite occurring in the summer months, all festivals in the UK have ground rules written in stone. These are:
1) Bring wellies
2) Bring a waterproof
The rest is really up to you, but if you forget either of these and it rains, you're in a very bad place.
People enjoying the mud at Lowlands Festival 2006Despite the large possibility of rain this weekend, I'm sure Glastonbury Festival 2007 will be one to remember; my brother and sister are both there are the moment, and the lineup looks fantastic. 200 different bands are playing over the next 3 days, and I can't really see anyone missing out of the current crop of good bands. I've included a couple of photos from Lowlands last year, and Glastonbury in general.
What Glastonbury looks like when it rains
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