Glasto-PhotoBlog 2008

No 2009 Glastonbury Live Blog

2009-06-17T13:45:00.003+01:00

I've spent the last 2 years live-blogging the Glastonbury Festival, but this year I'm going to take a break from the live blogging, and just relax and enjoy what will hopefully be a dry festival!!

To all of you going, have an amazing Festival, see you at the Brothers bar!!! :-)

Jake

Forecast as of 17th June


Thu 25 Jun	0:00	5:59	14 °c	13 °c	1026 mb	0.0 mm	1 %	11 mph
	6:00	11:59	12 °c	11 °c	1025 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	11 mph
	12:00	17:59	18 °c	17 °c	1025 mb	0.0 mm	1 %	11 mph
	18:00	23:59	19 °c	18 °c	1023 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	11 mph

Fri 26 Jun	0:00	5:59	16 °c	15 °c	1024 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	13 mph
	6:00	11:59	13 °c	12 °c	1023 mb	0.0 mm	3 %	13 mph
	12:00	17:59	18 °c	18 °c	1023 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	11 mph
	18:00	23:59	20 °c	19 °c	1021 mb	0.0 mm	3 %	11 mph

Sat 27 Jun	0:00	5:59	16 °c	15 °c	1023 mb	0.0 mm	1 %	12 mph
	6:00	11:59	14 °c	13 °c	1022 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	12 mph
	12:00	17:59	19 °c	19 °c	1022 mb	0.0 mm	1 %	9 mph
	18:00	23:59	20 °c	20 °c	1021 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	10 mph

Sun 28 Jun	0:00	5:59	17 °c	16 °c	1022 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	11 mph
	6:00	11:59	14 °c	13 °c	1021 mb	0.0 mm	1 %	12 mph
	12:00	17:59	19 °c	20 °c	1021 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	9 mph
	18:00	23:59	21 °c	20 °c	1019 mb	0.0 mm	4 %	10 mph

Mon 29 Jun	0:00	5:59	16 °c	16 °c	1020 mb	0.0 mm	2 %	12 mph
	6:00	11:59	13 °c	12 °c	1019 mb	0.0 mm	3 %	11 mph
	12:00	17:59	18 °c	18 °c	1019 mb	0.0 mm	8 %	8 mph
	18:00	23:59	19 °c	19 °c	1016 mb	0.0 mm	19 %	8 mph

the webcam's back!

2009-06-01T20:57:00.003+01:00

the best place to see the Glastonbury Festival Webcam is back online!

http://glastonburyfestivalwebcam.mrjake.net/

;-)

Latitude Tickets Sold

2008-07-06T22:46:00.001+01:00

All gone now, sorry if one of you wanted one :-)

WANT TO GO TO LATITUDE FESTIVAL?

2008-07-03T14:47:00.002+01:00

It's SOLD OUT, but I have 2 tickets for sale, as I'm now getting some complimentary performer's passes!

please visit: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190234226008
or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110267428800

and get shopping! :-)

Awesome Shows, Blistered Toes

2008-07-02T10:59:00.000+01:00

My Post on MelodyTrip.com

"That’s it for another year! After many months of excitement, anticipation and (I can’t avoid mentioning it) some controversy, Glastonbury Festival 2008 has been and gone! And what an awesome Festival it was!

Glastonbury is a festival like no other; it is one of the largest, and undoubtedly the best festivals in the world, the sheer scale of it alone is overwhelming, and arguably every year it is getting bigger, and better! It is also one of the world’s most talked about festivals, and has caused a lot of media coverage this year, mainly about 2 big issues. Mud, and Jay-Z.

The former, is the bane of Glastonbury, and nearly tarnished the Festival’s reputation in previous years.

The latter was a ridiculous non-story, that should never really have hit any headlines, in my opinion. The audience at the festival is treated to a more varied choice of entertainment of any festival I’ve been to, you can watch a massive Pop/Rock band in one field, amongst 100,000 other people then walk a short distance to another field, sit around a campfire in a Tipi and listen to an African drumming session amongst a small bunch of hippies. There are over 26 stages, not counting the countless smaller stages that pop up amongst bars and stalls, and randomly in hidden corners, and there is a fantastic mix of live music, shows, cabaret, art, craft, discussion, comedy, poetry and storytelling dispersed around the beautiful green Somerset valley.

The fact they had Hip-Hop on the Pyramid stage should never have caused such controversy. There’s such a massive mix of music on site, hip-hop fits in fine, and as far as I’m concerned is nothing new for Glastonbury; and from what I hear, Jay-Z was amazing, so it all ended happily ever after for the newspapers and internet forums.

My weekend? Brilliant. The site was looking beautiful and green when we arrived, the sun was shining, and the place was buzzing with a great atmosphere (relief-fuelled maybe?!). The torrential downpour on Thursday night threatened to ruin the weekend, but before long, the sun was shining again on Friday, and the mud hardened and everything looked amazing again!

For the first time I camped across the valley from the Green Fields, in the Dance Village. Not my ideal choice for camping, but the backstage area we were in gave me reason enough, and it was nice to see more of Glastonbury than in previous years. My favourite area of the site has always been the North end, near the Green Fields, Healing Fields and the Jazzworld Stage. This year, I added The Park to that list. A fairly new venue/area, this year it was an lovely place to spend time, and the hill looking down at the main Park stage made for a great time watching bands. The idea of moving the traditional Hippy Tipi fields out of their secluded woody field onto the hill above the Park seemed a bit of a weird one, but I can see why; the Park is a festival in itself, bigger alone than many festivals I’ve been to, and I love the atmosphere there; the Tipis all add to that feeling.

Bests and worsts… hmmm that’s a difficult choice.

Best – wandering around randomly, Cider in hand, and stumbling across some of the best music of the festival, by bands I’ve never heard of on smaller stages. Most of the fun at the Festival can definitely be found away from the main stages. Pull yourself away from the Pyramid Stage and Other Stage for a night, don’t worry about the headliners, and just go with the flow. You’re always guaranteed to discover something that’ll blow your mind. Preston Reed, and Bizali in the Jazz Lounge, ‘The Hat’, in a small café stage, Gypsy music in the Green Fields. There’s so much more to see at this festival that just the Main stage acts. I barely visited the Pyramid Stage this year, and I think I had a much better time for it. There are other Festivals within this Festival, it’s such a shame to miss out on all of this choice by restricting yourself to a timetabled tour of the big Stages. This is what I love about Glastonbury, you can make your own Festival, you can do anything, see anything, at any time of day or night.

Worsts – the toilets? Too obvious maybe. Maybe the security staff that decided they had to douse everybody’s fires out in the Park Field.

It doesn’t matter, at Glastonbury the bests always far outweigh the worsts, and this year was no exception. Fantastic.

Jake Greenwood

See my photo-blog of Glastonbury 2008 at http://glasto2008.blogspot.com" - http://my.melodytrip.com/profiles/blog/list?user=3vkyn2a61krwr

sorry the photos were a bit late :-)

2008-06-30T18:00:00.005+01:00

My bloody phone and the 3 Network made it impossible to send live pics!

I've posted them all now - see below!, and backdated them to as close to the times they were taken as possible.

We had a great weekend I hope you enjoy my photos, sorry to all the people watching my blog over the weekend, its a bummer they couldnt be sent live!!!

Leave me comments, and enjoy the rest of the summer!!

Latitude Festival next for me :-)

the HUGE Verve crowd

2008-06-29T23:20:00.000+01:00

My Last Photo of the weekend. My phone ran out of space, and juice :-)

Final Verve shot

2008-06-29T23:00:00.001+01:00

Playing all the classics! No-one seems to know their other music

Final Verve shot
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Verve Crowd Flag action

2008-06-29T22:50:00.000+01:00

Verve Crowd Flag action
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The Verve

2008-06-29T22:30:00.001+01:00

OH YES

The Verve
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Verve, Headline

2008-06-29T22:20:00.001+01:00

Was going to watch Manu Chao, but have headed here instead to check it out

Haven’t seen a REALLY BIG gig here for a few years, this should be good

Verve, Headline
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Official fires

2008-06-29T21:32:00.001+01:00

Another shit thing this year. Unofficial fires were doused with buckets of water by asshole security people

This one was ok though.

Official fires
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

MORE sunset :-D

2008-06-29T21:25:00.001+01:00

Got to love sunset

MORE sunset :-D
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Sunset at the Park

2008-06-29T21:20:00.000+01:00

Sunset at the Park
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The Suns going down over the Park

2008-06-29T20:00:00.000+01:00

The Suns going down over the Park
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Locarnos Boys backstage

2008-06-29T19:19:00.001+01:00

Cags took this

Locarnos Boys backstage
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Where's Trash City/Shangrila!

2008-06-29T16:35:00.001+01:00

Over there!

Where's Trash City/Shangrila!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Can still see you!

2008-06-29T15:40:00.001+01:00

Can still see you!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Trash City Evil Monster!

2008-06-29T15:40:00.000+01:00

Trash City Evil Monster!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Trash City

2008-06-29T15:35:00.000+01:00

Trash City
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Trash City [Sunday]

2008-06-29T15:29:00.000+01:00

Trash City [Sunday]
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

What more could you want?

2008-06-28T23:50:00.000+01:00

What more could you want?
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The lookout tower at the Park

2008-06-28T23:48:00.000+01:00

The lookout tower at the Park
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

I've still never been up it!

CSS, the Park

2008-06-28T23:40:00.001+01:00

Pretty good, but cut short because the Beatbox thing ran over!

CSS, the Park
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Park Tipi Bar/Rabbit Hole stage

2008-06-28T23:00:00.001+01:00

Nice projected stuffness! Rabbit hole had a few secret gigs

Park Tipi Bar/Rabbit Hole stage
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The Park, and deciding what to watch next

2008-06-28T20:35:00.000+01:00

The Park, and deciding what to watch next
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Studying the band list J

We saw a 2 hour Beatbox set, with some amazing special guests including DJ
Yoda, Get Cape, Martha Wainright.. Good stuff

Other Stage

2008-06-28T19:21:00.001+01:00

Not sure who’s on…

Other Stage
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

beatboxing set

2008-06-28T18:27:00.000+01:00

beatboxing set
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

2 and half hours of beatboxing, with special guest including Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Martha Wainright, DJ Yoda, Ed Hardcourt, and so many others!

me special pass

2008-06-28T18:26:00.001+01:00

Special in the Dance Village only unfortunately. The red star means I can camp… quite a useful star!

me special pass
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

mmm tasty...

2008-06-28T18:21:00.001+01:00

[before I used it by the way!]

mmm tasty...
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

At the Park

2008-06-28T18:00:00.000+01:00

At the Park
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

That's Daisy again J

Thats a fella in a green blob...

2008-06-28T17:50:00.001+01:00

Yep!

Thats a fella in a green blob...
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Pedal Powered Stage

2008-06-28T17:20:00.000+01:00

Pedal Powered Stage
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Dried up mud!

2008-06-28T16:00:00.002+01:00

Yay!

Dried up mud!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Thank God indeed. Psychiatrist graffiti Artist maybe?

2008-06-28T16:00:00.001+01:00

Thank God indeed. Psychiatrist graffiti Artist maybe?
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The Park was really great this year

2008-06-28T15:30:00.001+01:00

High up my favourite venue list

The Park was really great this year
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The Park Entrance

2008-06-28T15:26:00.001+01:00

The Park Entrance
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Craft Fields [ Shamanic Drum workshop ]

2008-06-28T15:20:00.001+01:00

Craft Fields [ Shamanic Drum workshop ]
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Wandering "backstage" Pyramid Stage

2008-06-28T15:20:00.000+01:00

Wandering "backstage" Pyramid Stage
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Craft Fields

2008-06-28T15:15:00.000+01:00

Craft Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Healing Fields

2008-06-28T14:59:00.000+01:00

Healing Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Massage/Interview in the Green Fields

2008-06-28T14:55:00.001+01:00

He was struggling combining holding the microphone and being massaged!!!

Massage/Interview in the Green Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Massage at the Healing Fields

2008-06-28T14:50:00.000+01:00

Massage at the Healing Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Green Fields

2008-06-28T14:49:00.000+01:00

Green Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Green Fields

2008-06-28T14:43:00.000+01:00

Green Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Celeb alert wooga Nicholas Hoult waiting for phone charge bikes

2008-06-28T14:23:00.001+01:00

Aka Skins Tony/ About a Boy Marcus!

[in the Green t-shirt]

Celeb alert *wooga* Nicholas Hoult waiting for phone charge bikes
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Whlist watching Wurzels, i had to sit down

2008-06-28T14:10:00.001+01:00

The crowd was massive!

Whlist watching Wurzels, i had to sit down
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Vikings at the Wurzels

2008-06-28T14:09:00.000+01:00

Vikings at the Wurzels
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Why i didnt get my phone charged...

2008-06-28T14:02:00.001+01:00

Pedal Powered phone chargers :-P

Why i didnt get my phone charged...
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Lovely Green Fields

2008-06-28T13:40:00.000+01:00

Lovely Green Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN

2008-06-28T13:34:00.000+01:00

Daisy drumming

2008-06-28T13:32:00.000+01:00

Daisy drumming
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Daisy playing with the Blessing, Jazzworld

2008-06-28T13:24:00.000+01:00

Daisy playing with the Blessing, Jazzworld
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

She also played with 4 other bands, including Bizali!

lots of people having lunch :-)

2008-06-28T13:23:00.000+01:00

lots of people having lunch :-)
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Geting some lunch, in the SUN!

2008-06-28T13:22:00.000+01:00

Geting some lunch, in the SUN!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Nizlopi Crowd

2008-06-28T13:05:00.000+01:00

Nizlopi Crowd
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Essential, Nizlopi, Coissant Neuf

2008-06-28T13:00:00.001+01:00

Brilliant, as always

Essential, Nizlopi, Coissant Neuf
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

The Sun's a shining!

2008-06-28T12:00:00.000+01:00

The Sun's a shining!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Forgot to mention that :-D

Its beautiful

Isn't it nice?!

2008-06-28T11:37:00.002+01:00

Aaah nice

2008-06-28T11:37:00.001+01:00

Aaah nice
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Healing Fields

2008-06-28T11:37:00.000+01:00

Healing Fields
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Ahhhh i love the healing fields!

2008-06-28T11:36:00.000+01:00

Ahhhh i love the healing fields!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

This was so peaceful. People around us doing Tai Chi ,Yoga, massages and
just resting from the night before. These windchimes were cool

wow

2008-06-28T00:50:00.001+01:00

Behind that big ship is a crazy little dancy venue, in a couple of Tipis… I looked upwards…

wow
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Weird!

2008-06-28T00:40:00.000+01:00

Weird!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Fatboy Slim

2008-06-27T23:28:00.000+01:00

Fatboy Slim
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Watched him headlining, couldn't actually see him though :-D

The Hat.

2008-06-27T21:28:00.000+01:00

The Hat.
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

We randomly walked into a Chai tent, and there's an AMAZING storytelling
band from Brighton in here. Fantastic find.

what are those 2 people doing in one cubical? :-S

2008-06-27T20:30:00.000+01:00

what are those 2 people doing in one cubical? :-S
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Fun Loving Criminals, Jazzworld stage

2008-06-27T19:57:00.000+01:00

Fun Loving Criminals, Jazzworld stage
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Good gig!

Fun Lovin Criminals crowd

2008-06-27T19:51:00.000+01:00

Fun Lovin Criminals crowd
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

OLE!

2008-06-27T14:36:00.000+01:00

OLE!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Caberet act. We saw some pretty terrible comedian woman before this.. and
the Compere ran out of material and we had to "try and cheer for 2
minutes".. Very tedious. Ole were fun though J

Tents!

2008-06-27T14:20:00.000+01:00

Tents!
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Get cape... ANNOYING FENCE

2008-06-27T13:35:00.000+01:00

Get cape... ANNOYING FENCE
Originally uploaded by nx_mrjake

Jesus why the hell have they put a fence in the crowd this year on the
Pyramid stage. I HATE when they do that

I could see Ben, but not get to him

The sound's good this year though J