Late 80’s early 90’s it was the New Age travellers that Eavis had to let in and placate, not sure many of them go anymore. The festival is still one of the best in the world but it has changed a lot since I last went in 2005 I think it was
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Its funny, none of use fancied it, smelly hippies everywhere covered in mud and unwashed for the week, a 3 mile hike to the tent, our clobber getting covered in mud, smelly hippies everywhere, I have issues with portaloo's, i hate them ( at reading festival, we camped a few years, then just stayed in hotels, the Madejski or the hilton were good :thumbup:, even when camping at reading i would have to walk into town ( sometimes very fast ) to find a pub for breakfast and use the bogs ) oh and did i mention smelly unwashed hippies :hehe:
though looking back and reading stories, i guess we missed a party :thumbup: hindsight and all that
I thought the same to be honest through the 90’s and just loved going to clubs all over the place. Hooked up with a crowd who had always done both who persuaded us to give it a go, it wasn’t a difficult persuasion as he said you will never getting better music, women and drugs in the same place for a week. He was right:hehe:
I was so out of it in 86 I slept under a burger van
I had no idea where my tent was
just seen been watching Glasto stuff on BBC2, chemical brothers at Glasto, i saw them at reading in 99
trying to think back about festivals and i remember one being just too good and it turned out to be reading 99, i guess at that time i was moving away from the rave scene and into middle aged rock, but i remember it being a great festival
Friday, Reef, Chemical bros, Charlatans
Sat, The devine comedy, fun lovin criminals and Catatonia ( headline was Blur who i didnt really like, so we went and watched 3 colour red )
Sunday, started early with Toploader on some small stage, then Feeder, terrorvision, Offspring, headiiners was RHCP ( which was a issue as Ice T was on in the rap tent, but we stuck with RHCP )
Phoenix 96 has been the best festival I have attended.
Brilliant line up and a fabulous time (traffic aside).
I went to a couple of Lollapalooza’s and as much of a Janes Addiction/Perry Farrell fan as I am...
It just didn’t cut it compared to UK festivals.
Been planning on Coachella for a while.
Hopefully next year.
Really enjoyed watching Bowies set on BBC 2 last night and him reminiscing about playing there in 1972.