Glastonbury 2022

Thursday night Stonebridge is insane, but there's very little chance of getting in ffs. Plus there's no toilets so you have to leave and queue again.

Same for me, but I'll catch the end of the Fontaines as I reckon that set will be a special moment for them.

Always wanted to see TLC but that's a tough clash with Supergrass/Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. Dilemmas dilemmas. Will get to the end of Seun Kuti though and get my Goan curry en route.

In better news I'm likely to see all of The Undertones. Seem 'em loads but they are The Undertones and that could be a raucous set. And thereafter the Mary Chain/Heaton conundrum. Billie Eillish for me after, reckon her set will be special. Only the second Glasto for me since the 80s where I'm intending to see all three Pyramid headliners, so you'll know where to avoid me Rubick.

Blondie, The Pretenders.

Denise Chalia just said she's playing, will hopefully make that.

Friday at 16:15 on BBC introduces stage, looks like Girl in Red is getting bumped, bit of an overlap with another Limerick singer Sinead O Brien that I'm hoping to get to.

SO'B on Jools Holland ten days ago and was referred to as a Dublin singer. I'd have a word with them Poorside. Caught her supporting another Limerick crew Whenyoung about three years ago, thought she was good but inessential. Chaila I'll definitely try to make. Irish acts Sprints and NewDad also in William's Green over the weekend.

Anyone going from Bristol Airport and how are you getting to the festival?

Thanks a mill for that

We looked at this in the past, it was more expensive and not any quicker, it’s 70km so it’ll be an expensive taxi. Plus you don’t know what gate you’ll end up at depending on police directing traffic and I want to go in through gate A which is the only one the busses can go to.

I used https://www.airporttaxis-uk.co.uk/ in the past to book a taxi to the festival. Glastonbury Festival is a destination in their quote system. Add Tesco on Tucker St in Wells as an intermediate stop. Its showing 71 for a 4 person taxi one way there now (might not get 4 people and gear in a small car though). They've quotes for bigger cars too. Always have a bit of small notes to chuck the drivers a decent tip too. The traffic in and out can be a nightmare at times and it is a fixed rate.

I never bothered with Taxis on the way back. I'd be wary of them not showing up or refusing to take you if it was muddy. Since having a nightmare time of it in 2007 I always had a booked National Express out of there. Always have some water for the trip and a bag if you are feeling rough. Seen a few spews on the return coach in my time (fortunately none from a first person perspective).

Last year out in 2015 there was 2 of us and we picked up a rando in the Airport to split the taxi with which worked out well. I've also been the rando in the Airport but I strongly recommend the former approach if you don't want to be at the whims of strangers as to what the best way to go is (short version.. it wasn't).

You not queuing through the night on tuesday like a proper Glasto veteran? Wimps 😅

I'm on me tod in Bristol all my group are coming from London so I'm not shelling out for a taxi, the bus will do me fine. There'll be other people I can drink cans with also, the taxi driver won't be up for that.

I booked a coach from the airport direct to the festival. There aren't many and the times may not suit you (direct coaches at 9am, mid-day and 2pm) arriving at the site an hour later.

On the way back I'm stopping in Bristol for a few hours before heading to the airport, the coach taking an hour forty five mins to the city. I'd prefer to avoid the probable chaos of Bristol station on the way there if possible.

He's a big Radiohead fan but he was talking about his finest ever day stoned, Glastonbury 2003? 2004? Himself and his mate off their heads from early on, a tailor made lineup, Polyphonic spree, Flaming Lips, Love, the two of them ecstatic, then Radiohead rolled on, in their pomp and they couldn't hack it, wrecked their buzz completely, they had to leg it. One of his all time gig regrets, missing that

One of the all time great Glasto performances

Be warned, if you manage to go once it's going to become a yearly thing for you.