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Glasto Gazette

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I've been writing about #Glastonbury for *coughs* 20 years. I even wrote a book about it. I've also written about Reading and others since 1995. Can talk about #festivals forever...

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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 04/07/2025
Some followers might remember that I have something of a love affair with the Lonely Hearts Club stage - not the music, so much, but the look of the thing. It's beautiful. I tend to grab a picture of it each year. Here it is at #Glastonbury 2022, for example... I love it.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 04/07/2025
Relive your arrival at #Glastonbury... Should you wish. I was passing on the way to work this morning. 🤷‍♂️ #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival (Apologies the video doesn't fit... Watch it on Insta or FB instead!)
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 03/07/2025
What's that? The Bank of England wants suggestions for new banknotes? There can be only one... #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 02/07/2025
Probably my favourite photograph from #Glastonbury2025 is this one. I feel like it could have been taken at any time between 1970 and now, I don't know why. #Glastonbury #Glasto #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 02/07/2025
I can't imagine how gutted you would be to be pulled heading to - or leaving - #Glastonbury... 😞🤦
somersetleveller.co.uk
More than 20 vehicles seized during Glastonbury Festival police operation | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
More than 20 vehicles - uninsured or without adequate cover - were seized as festival goers arrived and departed the Glastonbury site.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 01/07/2025
Here, if you're interested, is my usual abstract rant/review of #Glastonbury 2025. This year entitled, 'Context is everything...' Thoughts appreciated, as always. #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glastonbury 2025 review: Context is everything... | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
FOUR decades ago, one of the biggest mass arrests in English legal history took place. It happened on June 1, 1985, in a field around seven miles from Stonehenge. That […]
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 01/07/2025
Police have now launched a 'criminal investigation' into comments made by Bob Vylan at #Glastonbury... 😲
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Criminal probe launched into Bob Vylan's anti-IDF comments at Glastonbury | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Police have launched a criminal investigation into comments made at the Glastonbury Festival by punk-rapper Bob Vylan.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 01/07/2025
An interesting contrast of what #Glastonbury stands for - in my view - and the changing framework in which it operates... #GlastonburyFestival #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 28/06/2025
Alanis on the Pyramid. Head Over Feet. Fitting for #Glastonbury. #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 26/06/2025
Some pictures from Day 1 (Wednesday) at #Glastonbury 2025... Just from wondering... #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 26/06/2025
A 6am shower from the skies is not what I envisaged! 😳
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 25/06/2025
Well, I bet that Pyramid show looked AMAZING at the front, or on telly, and it was great - but with no PA, it was sssshhhhhhh! Well worth doing though, as an opening!
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 25/06/2025
Are you in this lot? #Glastonbury2025 #Glasto
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 25/06/2025
The wonderful Kate Chidley, who produced the amazing cover for my book, is at #Glastonbury as usual. Make sure you pay her a visit! #Glastonbury2025 #Glasto
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 25/06/2025
First. Fucking. Pint. Hope everyone is in safely and tents went up easy! Happy #Glastonbury all! I'm footloose and fancy free today, so recommendations for a pint and a chat welcome! 😀🍺
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SurreysKnight @surreysknight.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Morning @theglastothingy.bsky.social @glastobation.bsky.social @gazette.glasto.me My 5yo & her brothers are doing a 5k charity walk @Glasto for TOFS, a charity that supports people born with her complex medical condition. Global Radio will double all donations so if you’re bored in the Q pls donate!
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 24/06/2025
Everyone driving to #Glastonbury today - or overnight int Wednesday morning, here's the guide to the best and worst times to arrive in the area, from the RAC/Inrix...
somersetleveller.co.uk
Glastonbury Festival traffic: RAC reveals hotspots and best times to travel | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
The best - and worst times - to hit the road to the Glastonbury Festival have been revealed, as well as checks to avoid a breakdown.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 24/06/2025
Good morning #Glastonbury! A crap view of the Tor - and rain. Started at about 6.20am. Now a constant, steady drizzle... 😳😬 #Glastonbury2025 #weather
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 23/06/2025
Everyone has that moment, either driving to #Glastonbury or while on site, where they think - 'I could live here'... Well, here's how much it'll set you back to wake up to views of the site each day 👇
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Converted barn - with views of Glastonbury Festival site - up for sale: Here's how much... | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Waking up to views of the Glastonbury Festival site could be a reality for the buyers of a property in Pilton that's gone on sale.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 23/06/2025
I did do a drive-by video this morning as I passed the #Glastonbury site - which is ticking over nicely - but the camera decided to focus (understandably) on the crap on my windscreen. Wondering whether to post anyway, for a laugh... 🤔📽️
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 23/06/2025
A new area - and a warning over gazebos - as folks start heading to #Glastonbury... The gazebos thing is absolutely right. Much as they handy to have, camping space can be a real nightmare for some folks, so they should not be allowed. Same with taping off areas. Not cool, sorry. 😟
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New area - and gazebo warning - ahead of Glastonbury 2025 | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
A new area for festival goers to "take time out" has been revealed for Glastonbury 2025 - including a 40ft stained-glass dragon.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 23/06/2025
Get your bins out early, #Somerset folks!
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Early bin collections warning as Glastonbury Festival gets underway | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
PEOPLE in the east of Somerset are being warned to put their bins out early this week – as the Glastonbury Festival gets underway. With hundreds of thousands of revellers […]
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 22/06/2025
Ah, the signs are out in force now! Roads are getting ready! #Glastonbury #Glasto #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 22/06/2025
Found at the bottom of the cart this morning after I finally got stuff out of the shed... 😳😬 #Glastonbury #Glasto #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 21/06/2025
A chimp and a model at #Glastonbury 2010. The hottest year I can remember, apart from 2023 maybe? God knows. It was hot, anyway. #Glasto #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 20/06/2025
Heading to #Glastonbury for Solstice? Here's what you need to know about parking etc...
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Summer Solstice: Where you can park at Glastonbury Tor - and where you can't | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Those heading to Glastonbury for the Summer Solstice are being urged to use designated car parks - or risk having their vehicle towed away.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 19/06/2025
Land ahoy! There be Seagulls! This was at the Park during an early morning walk in 2016. #Glastonbury #Glasto #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 19/06/2025
I do love a walk up to @joestrummerfund Strummerville on a Wednesday night. This view makes the climb well worth it. 😍 This was at #Glastonbury 2023. #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 18/06/2025
I swear I heard a collective groan this morning, as millions across the country checked their email, only to find they *didn't* win the Euromillions jackpot last night... Never mind, #Glastonbury next week. It's own lottery win, in a way... This is me, supping my winnings in 2010.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 18/06/2025
One week to go then folks... One week before we dance, as this little one did at #Glastonbury 2017, with her own backing band! Only at #Glasto. #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 17/06/2025
Heading to Stonehenge for the #Solstice? Here's how you can catch a bus and make getting in and out much, much easier - and cheaper!
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Going to Stonehenge this solstice? Hop on a bus and save on parking charges | Salisbury & Avon Gazette | In Print & Online
Salisbury residents wishing to see the sunrise at Stonehenge this Summer Solstice can get a bus to and from the city.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 17/06/2025
Go on, explore our beautiful county while you're here - and do it on the cheap too! 😀👍 #Glastonbury #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival #Somerset
somersetleveller.co.uk
Glastonbury Festival goers offered discounts at Somerset attractions | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Glastonbury Festival goers are being urged to explore more of Somerset during their visit - with a range of discounts on offer.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 17/06/2025
From Boghenge at #Glastonbury 2007, to Carhenge in 2023, as a Solstice baby, I love an ode to Stonehenge! #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 16/06/2025
As a drummer in a former life - I am a bit giddy about this! 😆🥁 #Somerset
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Police legend Stewart Copeland set for Somerset date | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Legendary drummer with The Police - Stewart Copeland - will be telling stories from his amazing life during a show in Somerset.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 16/06/2025
With all the talk of Pulp appearing at #Glastonbury - a flashback to 2022 when the little, looking ahead in the cart, said, 'That's a tall person'... #Glasto #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 14/06/2025
This, I believe, was during Crowded House at #Glastonbury 2008. I rather like the fact the stage is not in focus, rather some unknown fan, probably singing along to Distant Sun or somesuch. Good times. Great set. #GlastonburyFestival #Glasto #Glastonbury2025
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 14/06/2025
Just me (on the left), chillin' at t'Other Stage before it got EVEN BIGGER! This was at #Glastonbury 2010, before it got really, really, stupidly hot! I wonder who the other folks are? Hope they're well. 🙂 #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 13/06/2025
Now, this one confuses me a bit, trying to place it. I believe it's the old John Peel, looking away, obviously - but is that right? This was #Glastonbury 2008, so going back a bit! #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 12/06/2025
The #Glastonbury protest wall from 2010. It's kind of in the same place now, though I don't really remember seeing it last year? I don't know, perhaps I did (I get confused with age)... Anyway, it was always an important distraction! #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 12/06/2025
Really, really sad news about Brian Wilson. A proper genius. In his honour, one of my favourite jokes of all time: I was in the pub the other day when Brian Wilson walked in. "Fancy a pint Brian?," I asked. "Don't worry," he said. "I'll get a round round, I'll get a round..." #BrianWilson #RIP
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 12/06/2025
Probably the most boring site photos ever today, I'm afraid, from a very wet drive to work, but thought I'd post anyway..! It's really busy up there now, a proper working site. I'll try and do some more interestng pics, I promise! 🙃 #Glastonbury #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 12/06/2025
The walkway beckons... Just a couple of weeks to go. Keep going, it's worth it, just like those hot walks to find somewhere to call home for five days! 😆 This was at #Glastonbury 2019. #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 11/06/2025
Ah, memories. This spot has changed quite a lot since this was taken - at #Glastonbury 2014. It was a Joe Rush show space that year, before the T&C tower and now The Atchin Tan, I believe, is round there? #Glasto #GlastoFest #Glastonbury2025
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Vote Pogal @p0gal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Wow, what an amazing creation! The new #Glastonbury town crier will certainly be looking the part! 😀👏
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Torred and feathered! Check out Glastonbury town crier's special new hat | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Glastonbury town crier Brad Crowley is sporting a custom-made new hat - and it reflects everything that makes the town unique.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 10/06/2025
Someone ordered a new picnic basket for #Glastonbury? 😆 You'll get a lot of cider in there...
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Giant willow basket heads from Somerset to London - but to which shop? | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
Drivers between Somerset and London may have done a double take as they passed a trailer carrying a GIANT willow basket!
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 10/06/2025
Weather's been a bit like this (at #Glastonbury 2016) in #Somerset recently - warm, bright spells, but with some decent showers, just not enough to create a mud bath. It's actually pretty good festival weather; not too hot, but not knee-deep clay! So long as it doesn't deteriorate, as in 2016...
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 09/06/2025
It's all getting a bit real now up at Worthy. This was a quick snap as I passed this morning... #Glastonbury #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 09/06/2025
With all the talk of secret sets at #Glastonbury 2025, I thought this was an apt piccie - the Foos in 2023, listed as The ChurnUps. #Glasto #Glastonbury2025 #GlastonburyFestival
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 04/06/2025
A bit of an aside, but Gazette's MP - @sarahdykeld.bsky.social - was out an event last month alongside a #Glastonbury legend... Thought I'd share it enjoying a bit of time at home before it hits the road to Worthy! 😀 Second pic is of Ms Dyke with the Temperley family, of Burrow Hill.
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Glasto Gazette @gazette.glasto.me · 04/06/2025
Wychwood 2025: It's the perfect way to start the festival season...
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REVIEW: Wychwood Festival 2025 was everything, all at once... | The Somerset Leveller | In Print & Online
“I PICTURED some sort of forest wilderness at Wychwood, so planned a set full of more spiritual numbers, rather than the blockbusters.” Unfortunately for James frontman Tim Booth, the name […]
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