Coming from a fellow Glastonbury regular (okay so I've only been twice), you need to experience this festival at least once in your life. Now I know your going to ask me 'why is it different to any other festival?' but let me stop you right there - it just is. It's not the world's most famous festival for nothing guys! You need to go and experience it for yourself to truly understand (even George Ezra agrees with me), however, I'll give it my best shot to explain.
The music. At Glastonbury there are so many different types that everyone can find something they want to go and listen to. From the Pyramid stage to Glasto Latino, you might even discover your new favourite band like I did with Rationale. The great thing is you can go see people who you might not normally pay to see and realise how much you actually love them. I did this a few times this year with Gabrielle Aplin and Jamie Cullum. Both are incredible live and I would definitely pay to go see them. You might also experience people you definitely wouldn't see again... (but let's not get into that).
Another great thing about Glastonbury is that it is so unpredictable. One moment you could be singing the Dalai Lama happy birthday the next you could be forming the world's biggest human peace sign - yes I was a part of this. There is something different round every corner, it's definitely not just the music that makes it. One thing I am so upset I missed this year was seeing Johnny Depp at the drive in cinema - I'll never forgive myself for that.
Glastonbury is a great place for guaranteed celeb spots...unless your me and you pay literally no attention to people around you which is what I constantly do in life. One time I even sat in front of Olly Murs for nearly an hour and didn't even realise until my friend pointed it out. I am a moron. Luckily, my friends do point them out. This year we managed to spot Dan, the lead singer of Bastille, floating around a tent to see Rationale on the Thursday night. Obviously we had to ask for a photo...
Now one thing I shouldn't class as a hobby but I sort of do, is eating. For those of you who are like me, the food is not a disappointment at Glastonbury. From Thai food to an ostrich burger, you name it and I bet it's there. My personal favourite (which I had twice this year) was the mammoth Yorkshire pudding filled with sausages mash and gravy. It was truly incredible. I literally raved about it from the moment we ordered the tickets, clearly it had impressed me the first time I had it.
Now if you don't go out out often you should definitely do it at least once during your time at Glastonbury. Literally you can party in to the early hours at Shangri-La and let me tell you it'll blow your mind. You may have to queue to get in but it's totally worth the wait. You might find yourself bopping around in S.H.I.T.V to a Spanish funk band, standing in a huge room with screens everywhere watching armies around the world to music or even standing in front of a huge wall with 20 DJs performing at once. Put it this way, this ain't no normal night out. See below me trying not to die the next day, notice the huge bottle of water.
The Fashion. At Glastonbury you can wear whatever you want when you want. This year seemed to be the time for metallic mermaid leggings (Amazon) - I definitely didn't get the memo for this yet I still desperately want them. Come on, I could wear them to work. Shoreditch is clearly the only place I could get away with them in day to day life. However, I opted for other looks. On one day I wore a sequin body and a head piece from Gypsy Shrine. I was pretty damn festive. My recommendation is go all out.
Finally, but definitely not least, I love what Glastonbury stands for. Year on year the festival keeps its ethos to be a positive influence locally and internationally. Everything is environmentally friendly and is for such a good cause. You can see this throughout the whole site, even down to the toilets.
Now make sure you book your tickets for 2019... or live to regret it! I know I will be.
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