I'm back home from Glasto tomorrow with a lot of fun pictures and stories to share with you hopefully but for today I thought I'd share a few of my old festival pictures with you. I've been to Reading Festival 5 times, Leeds Festival once and Glastonbury twice (not including this one) so I have lots of memories.
My first ever festival was Reading 2004 when Green Day headlined and if you've been reading this blog for a while you'll know that Green Day are my favourite band in the whole wide world. Reading 2004 was the first ever time I saw them live, just before American Idiot came out and it was amazing.
As the years went on Reading got more and more rowdy and less enjoyable, not sure how I even made it 5 years in row. I had always wanted to go to Glasto but it is always on during A Level time so I had to wait until school was over to finally go and boy did I love it. Such a nicer atmosphere and lots more to do.
Last summer I went to Leeds Festival for the day to see Blink 182. It was a much nicer site compared to Reading but still full of those not so nice people I saw at Reading. Saying that I really want to go to Reading again this summer but just on Saturday to see the Strokes and Pulp. I also want to go to Bestival as it sounds like a mini Glasto plus it's on the Isle of Wight which I've never been to before.
Anyway, here's a few pictures from my old festivals and before you ask, yes I had pink hair circa 2009! Not quite as bad as my black hair circa 2005 which was my biggest ever hair mistake!
My first ever festival was Reading 2004 when Green Day headlined and if you've been reading this blog for a while you'll know that Green Day are my favourite band in the whole wide world. Reading 2004 was the first ever time I saw them live, just before American Idiot came out and it was amazing.
As the years went on Reading got more and more rowdy and less enjoyable, not sure how I even made it 5 years in row. I had always wanted to go to Glasto but it is always on during A Level time so I had to wait until school was over to finally go and boy did I love it. Such a nicer atmosphere and lots more to do.
Last summer I went to Leeds Festival for the day to see Blink 182. It was a much nicer site compared to Reading but still full of those not so nice people I saw at Reading. Saying that I really want to go to Reading again this summer but just on Saturday to see the Strokes and Pulp. I also want to go to Bestival as it sounds like a mini Glasto plus it's on the Isle of Wight which I've never been to before.
Anyway, here's a few pictures from my old festivals and before you ask, yes I had pink hair circa 2009! Not quite as bad as my black hair circa 2005 which was my biggest ever hair mistake!
I can't find my pictures from my first few years at Reading since they're on an old computer and I was crap a taking pictures anyway so even if I could find them there probably wouldn't be many decent ones.
Have you been to a festival before and did you love it x
I used to go to Leeds festival but now its just full of posers!! I really want to go to glastonbury but i just dont like how you have to get tickets before you even know whos playing! Hope you had an amazing weekend! x
ReplyDeleteBeen watching the Glasto coverage on the TV this weekend and it looked incredible! Can't wait to see your snaps :)
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to go to Bestival this year but I didn't have enough money for tickets and didn't get the volunteering spot D: determined to save up to go next year though! xoxo
Ooo, hope Glasto rocked! I was watching a bit of the coverage on tv. I'm pretty excited for Reading (and yes, I'm mentally preparing myself for annoying people: we had tons of them while at KoL in Hyde Park).
ReplyDeleteThe pink hair is so cool!
ReplyDeleteI have never actually been to a festival, the mud and generally dirtiness would be far too much for OCD to cope with unfortunately :(
Sirens and Bells xx
I lahooove festivals. I'm a festival whore. In Ireland the biggest festivals are Oxegen & Electric Picnic. I went to Oxegen for 5 years and then it started to get a bit rough and the crowd a bit younger (or maybe I was getting older?!) - a similar crowd to Reading.
ReplyDeleteThis will be my 6th year going to Electric Picnic & I wouldn't miss it for the world. It's very similar to Bestival, and as it's the weekend before the line up's are usually very similar aswell.
I've also been to a few European festivals: Sziget in Budapest - HARDCORE, this is NOT for the fainthearted...not if you camp anyway. I'm still not over it. Pukkelpop in Belgium was another one - amazing festival, great set-up, HUGE crowds, great lineup (usually, this year leaves a lot to be desired)
My bf has been to Burning Man, i'm hoping to make it next year but I need a lot of mental preparation...with it being in teh middle of the Nevada Desert and all...eek!
I can't imagine my summers without festivals, but i'm pushing 30 now, so making the most of slumming it while I can!
AHhh love looking at your memories! Very jealous you are at Glastonbury! I have been to:
ReplyDeleteGlastonbury (2005)
V Festival 2008
Reading festival (2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and have tickets to 2011 unfortunately). I too agree that the general crowd and atmosphere is just not enjoyable anymore. I also think that now im 26, I find it hard being there because it's all a bit too "high" for me, whereas at Glastonbury there's actually places to relax, chill and take it all in.
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Ah it looks so good. The photos are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI have been to several festivals in france and I loved it. I can see from the pics that you all had much fun!!
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