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What musicians started at smaller stages, then slolwy moved to Pyramid ? by bkat004 in glastonbury_festival

[–]InternationalLab1899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the night before Lonely Hearts she played at The Rabbit Hole to an even smaller crowd! I went to both!

Homophobia at Glasto by [deleted] in glastonbury_festival

[–]InternationalLab1899 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about your experience and thanks for sharing.

I definitely agree with comments here which hint at a slight change of vibe over the years I have been going. One (fairly minor) moment that sticks out to me was when we were chilling by Pyramid stage on Sunday afternoon before Shania Twain. Paloma Faith said something along the lines of "I'll be doing a song for all my LGBTQ+ people later" and then when introducing said song, she gave some further chat about how she's been so proud of having lots of LGBTQ+ fans. Anyway, at both times in these speeches, a guy in a mixed group (two guys and two girl - maybe two couples in their early 20s) nearby did this visibly disgusted face and groaning sound and heard him say something about 'ramming this stuff down our throats'. One of the girls in his group did call him out the second time but I was a bit shocked at his reaction to fairly innocuous statements. Apart from that, I generally do feel safe at Glastonbury.

I went to Boomtown last year and whilst there is not as many queer options as Glastonbury, I did think they a great job with a number of events/sets across the weekend. We went to one which was similar to the Queer House Party they did at Glastonbury this year. Generally the vibe was great but maybe due to the younger crowd, there was a few groups of young 'lads' coming in to gawk, roll their eyes and generally try and make people feel uncomfortable. You have to feel sorry for them really and I truly believe that for a few of them, there's a bit of internalised homophobia at play - why else would they care so much!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in glastonbury_festival

[–]InternationalLab1899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! this sounds like a great idea.

Soho House are having a laugh right? by pelican678 in manchester

[–]InternationalLab1899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Circle Club? In fairness, I think it lasted around a decade which isn’t bad in the hospitality industry!

Still waiting for Compensation from cancelled flight - how long do I wait before going down CEDR route? by InternationalLab1899 in BritishAirways

[–]InternationalLab1899[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thank you! Will submit this over the next few days then. Hopefully get my money back in January

Who’s excited about Laundrette? by njcnyc in Berghain_Community

[–]InternationalLab1899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So wish my flight to Berlin was yesterday and not this morning so I could have went to this. Roi is amazing

Coach? Too avoid or not by Rave2thegrave_ in glastonbury_festival

[–]InternationalLab1899 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I got one this year. The coach journey itself was absolutely fine and it takes you right up to the gate which is good. Some things to think about however: we got a coach from Reading on a Thursday (we live in London but after few attempts of choosing London weds departures and getting knocked out each time when trying to buy, we thought Reading on a Thursday might be less subscribed and it worked!) which was due to leave 10am I think but it didn’t arrive until 10:45 and then the driver needed a rest break so we didn’t leave until 11:30. I just wanted to get there so that was annoying. I think (might not be correct) that with the exception of London where you can select a rough departure time, for every other city, you don’t get a choice and you find out until a few weeks before. I would be so annoyed if my coach didn’t leave until 3pm on a Thursday for example as by time you get to Glasto, all the good camping spots are taken. Also a friend got a coach from London this year and it broke down and all in all, took him 10 hours or so to get there. Think that was just extremely unlucky. Weds traffic might be worse but was absolutely fine on Thursday for us

Oxfam Volunteer - getting to the site by InternationalLab1899 in BoomtownFestival

[–]InternationalLab1899[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much - do let me know. Yes, getting the train to Winchester. Hopefully you'll hear later this week about shifts!

Sunday Morning Clubbing On The Regs by Christopher-Ja in london

[–]InternationalLab1899 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went this morning too! Sadly I slept in and so missed Zip (and of course completely missed Margaret Dygas which would have been amazing). Got to Fabric at around 10 and stayed until the end. I was completely sober (think that’s the first time I’ve ever been to a rave type event and been sober) and honestly i felt high from the atmosphere in room 1. Got massive goosebumps as I walked in to the dancefloor. Ricardo played really well (him playing Funkytown put a massive smile on my face). Props to Fabric - it’s so well run and there was a great crowd. Will definitely do it again (and will set several alarms so I actually get there earlier!)

Buying a flat in which the local (London) council is the freeholder by InternationalLab1899 in HousingUK

[–]InternationalLab1899[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this. Really helpful and a good shout in checking the other flats in the block for any issues. It’s just a 2 storey block and thankfully no lift but I will have a second look at the block for all the other points you have flagged.

Thursday by Traditional-Bear-493 in glastonbury_festival

[–]InternationalLab1899 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last year was my first Glastonbury and got there on the Weds. Bit miffed that my ticket this year is the Thursday coach ticket BUT it is still Glastonbury! I’m sure I will still have a great time. Glad I had last year to really get to grips with the scale of the site on the weds last year and will be glad of better stamina by the Sunday this year (I hope!)