[mattomac]

Yeah I’ve not been for over 15 years, I felt it was too crowded the last time I went hence why it took 3 hours standing in a queue for the a bus in the pouring rain.

I also think that did it.

[Oboogie]

I think the last year I went was 1990 and overcrowding was a large factor then.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Another one from a few days ago.

[Youngian]

In my Glastonbury* going days, I used to divide the ticket price by the cost of going to see the bands I liked at individual gigs. From memory, the breakeven point was five so everything else was 'free'. By that calculation it was a bargain.

* and many other festivals

The price became a problem if you liked to see acts you hadn't heard of but were paying for big acts you didn't want to see. Plenty of cheaper and smaller festivals with great musicians but fewer names.

[Oboogie]

In my Glastonbury* going days, I used to divide the ticket price by the cost of going to see the bands I liked at individual gigs. From memory, the breakeven point was five so everything else was 'free'. By that calculation it was a bargain.

* and many other festivals

The price became a problem if you liked to see acts you hadn't heard of but were paying for big acts you didn't want to see. Plenty of cheaper and smaller festivals with great musicians but fewer names.

My fondest memories of Glastonbury are the acts I "discovered" there. Fortunately in those days (1980s) there were always around 10 name acts which I would have happily shelled out to see if they were playing locally.

[Boiler]

Another one from a few days ago.

This is a version of "this caused the grid failure in Spain".

There's a long report out now by the Spanish equivalent of National Grid which explains what happened there.