Survival basics for Glastonbury, or any other big festival

Lighter
Tobacco
Glitter
Tent (lines/poles/groundsheet/pegs)
Paracetamol
Tickets
Sunglasses
Contacts and eye stuff
Toothbrush/paste
FHP
Cowboy hat
Days of Grace
Wet wipes
Lots of sun cream
Torch and batteries
Mobile phone
Camera with extra memory
Next of kin notification
Waterproof clothes (as if!)
Bin bags
Tickets
Obama '08 t-shirt
Wellies, just in case it rains
Tattoo pens
Hello Kitty (and pole)
Sleeping bag
Tickets
Sleeping pad
Chewy candy (Star chews!)
Money
Beer and cooler (I am going in style this year)
ATM Card
Umbrella
Tickets
Rolling papers
iPod
Molly's speakers
Warm jumpers
Wodka
Hat

Glastonbury Line Up - 2009

ArtistDateLocation
Bjorn Again Friday Pyramid stage
Gabrielle Cilmi Friday Pyramid stage
Regina Spektor Friday Pyramid stage
Special Guests Friday Pyramid stage
Fleet Foxes Friday Pyramid stage
Lily Allen Friday Pyramid stage
The Specials Friday Pyramid stage
Neil Young Friday Pyramid stage
VV Brown Saturday Pyramid stage
Tinariwen Saturday Pyramid stage
Eagles Of Death Metal Saturday Pyramid stage
Spinal Tap Saturday Pyramid stage
Dizzee Rascal Saturday Pyramid stage
Crosby, Stills & Nash Saturday Pyramid stage
Kasabian Saturday Pyramid stage
Bruce Springsteen Saturday Pyramid stage
Easy Star AllStars Sunday Pyramid stage
Status Quo Sunday Pyramid stage
Tony Christie Sunday Pyramid stage
Amadou et Mariam Sunday Pyramid stage
Tom Jones Sunday Pyramid stage
Madness Sunday Pyramid stage
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Sunday Pyramid stage
Blur Sunday Pyramid stage
Mr Hudson Friday Other stage
The Whip Friday Other stage
The Rakes Friday Other stage
The Maccabees Friday Other stage
The View Friday Other stage
White Lies Friday Other stage
Friendly Fires Friday Other stage
Lady Gaga Friday Other stage
Ting Tings Friday Other stage
Bloc Party Friday Other stage
Broken Family Band Saturday Other stage
Peter, Bjorn and John Saturday Other stage
Metric Saturday Other stage
Jason Mraz Saturday Other stage
The Script Saturday Other stage
Peter Doherty Saturday Other stage
Paolo Nutini Saturday Other stage
Maximo Park Saturday Other stage
Pendulum Saturday Other stage
Franz Ferdinand Saturday Other stage
In Case Of Fire Sunday Other stage
Boxer Rebellion Sunday Other stage
Art Brut Sunday Other stage
Brand New Sunday Other stage
Enter Shikari Sunday Other stage
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sunday Other stage
Bat For Lashes Sunday Other stage
Bon Iver Sunday Other stage
Glasvegas Sunday Other stage
Prodigy Sunday Other stage
General Fiasco Friday John Peel stage
Dan Black Friday John Peel stage
Rumble Strips Friday John Peel stage
Fucked Up Friday John Peel stage
The Virgins Friday John Peel stage
VV Brown Friday John Peel stage
Metronomy Friday John Peel stage
Little Boots Friday John Peel stage
Jack Penate Friday John Peel stage
Jamie T Friday John Peel stage
Doves Friday John Peel stage
The Nightingales Saturday John Peel stage
Baddies Saturday John Peel stage
Big Pink Saturday John Peel stage
Esser Saturday John Peel stage
Temper Trap Saturday John Peel stage
Hockey Saturday John Peel stage
Gaslight Anthem Saturday John Peel stage
Passion Pit Saturday John Peel stage
Florence and the Machine Saturday John Peel stage
White Lies Saturday John Peel stage
Jarvis Cocker Saturday John Peel stage
Good Books Sunday John Peel stage

Wave Machines Sunday John Peel stage
We Have Band Sunday John Peel stage
Twisted Wheel Sunday John Peel stage
Emmy The Great Sunday John Peel stage
Just Jack Sunday John Peel stage
The Soft Pack Sunday John Peel stage
Ladyhawke Sunday John Peel stage
Noisettes Sunday John Peel stage
The Wombats Sunday John Peel stage
Echo and the Bunnymen Sunday John Peel stage

Warsaw Village Band Saturday Jazz/world stage
Rolf Harris Saturday Jazz/world stage

The Perceptions Friday Jazz/world stage
Speed Caravan Friday Jazz/world stage
Stephanie Mckay Friday Jazz/world stage
Hot 8 Brass Band Friday Jazz/world stage
Lamb Friday Jazz/world stage
Steel Pulse Friday Jazz/world stage
The Streets Friday Jazz/world stage
Q Tip Friday Jazz/world stage

Erik Truffaz Saturday Jazz/world stage
Rokia Traore Saturday Jazz/world stage
Jamie Cullum Saturday Jazz/world stage
Lonnie Liston Smith Saturday Jazz/world stage
Baaba Maal Saturday Jazz/world stage
Playing For Change Saturday Jazz/world stage
Abdullah Chhadeh and Syriana Sunday Jazz/world stage
Linda Lewis
Sunday Jazz/world stage
Orquesta Aragon Sunday Jazz/world stage
Khaled Sunday Jazz/world stage

Glastonbury

I went to the Glastonbury Festival this past weekend. I had a brilliant time!!
It was great. The bands, the rain, the mud, the bonding, it was all good.

The Arcade Fire were by far the best. They were absolutely amazing. They kept running around and switching instruments and properly rocking out.

I also saw Bjork, the Killers, Modest Mouse, the Kaiser Chiefs, The Go!Team, Dame Shirley Bassey, (heard Chemical Brothers), and some others that I am blanking on at the moment. I wanted to see Carl Cox on the Sunday night but it was pouring with rain so people were either at the Who or the remainders wanted to stay in the tent. I could have gone alone but it was a solid 45 minutes of walking in the mud and rain and to go by myself didn't seem good. So, I just sat in the tent and listened to the Chemical Brothers. They were amazing as per usual.

It was wonderful. The whole thing. I kinda even got into the survivalist mode. You know? Whe you leave your tent and you are not sure when you are returning to it. So, you try to squish the most basic but elemental things in your bag. Tissues, toothbrush and tooth paste, a granola bar, bottle of water, money and cell phone. Oh, and the schedule of course!!

I so want to go again next year.

I am going to Glastonbury,
I am going to Glastonbury

And they have announced the bands performing...

Acid Jazz
Adam F
Adam Freeland
Adele
Adem
Adjagas
Africa Express
African Skies
AIM
Akala
Aliens
Aliji
Allaby
Alloy Mental
Amp Fiddler
Amp Fiddler
Amy Macdonald
Amy Winehouse
Andy C
Andy Cato
Annie Mac
The Annuals
Aqualung
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Asian Dub Foundation Sound System
Atomic Hooligan & Jay Cunning
Aural Imbalance
The Automatic
Ava
Avalonian Free State Choir
B
Babyhead
Babyshambles
Back to the Planet
Bandish Projekt
Bat For Lashes
Natty
The Bays
Beardy
The Bees
Beirut
Bellowhead
Ben & Lex
Bench Connection
Ben Waters Band
Ben Westbeech
Biffy Clyro
Big Strides
Billy Bragg
Bimbo Jones
Bitesize
Bjork
Black Ghosts
Black Rats with Peaches Geldof (DJ)
Bloc Party
Blue Bullet
Bobby Friction
Bobby Kray and Dennis Bovell
Bonde Do Role
Bong Ra
Bootleg Beatles
Bourbon Warfare DJs
The Brakes
The Breakfastaz
Breaking the Illusion
Bright Eyes
The Broken Family Band
Bugz In The Attic
Buraka Som Sistema C
Cagedbaby
Cajun Dance Party
Calvin Harris
Carl Cox
Catch 22
The Cat Empire
Catherine Feeny
CCQ
Charlotte Hatherly
Chas 'n' Dave
Chemical Brothers
Cherry Ghost
Chesstar
Chicane
Chimanimani
Chumbawumba
Cicada
Circulus
Circus Star Cabaret
Coldcut
Coldwar Kids
The Coral
Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
Corinne Bailey Rae
Cosmo
Crash My Model Car
Crazy P
The Cribs
CSS
CUD
D
Daddy G
Daisy Sweet Hearts
Damian Marley
Damien Rice
Dan Donnelly Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Danny Howells
Dan Spencer
Dave Clarke
David Saw
The Deadbeats
Destroyers
Detectives of Perspective
Devils Gun
Dhol Academy
Die and Clipz
Dirty Pretty Things
Discipulos de Otilia
Disco Ensemble
DJ Finn
DJ Forty Thieves
DJ Hal
DJ Monkey Pilot
DJ Tofowski
DJ Will Saul
DJ Zorro
Dragonette
D. Rameriz
Dreadzone
Dr Meaker
Dubdadda
Dub From Atlantis
Dub Pistols
Dubrovnik
Duke Special
Dumb Blonde
The Dylan Project
E
The Earlies
Eatstatic
Eatstatic Chilled Set
Echo
Ed Byrne
Ed Harcourt
Editors
Elektrons
El Presidente
Emily barker and the Red Clay Halo
Emmy the Great
Emporium featuring Bingo Karaoke
The Enemy
Envy Corps
The Epstein
Eric Bibb
Erol Alkan
Euros Childes
F
Fat Boy Slim
Fat Freddy's Drop
F**k Me USA
Fear Of Music
Fred and Benny
Feluka
Filthy Dukes
Findlay Brown
A Fine Frenzy
Fionn Regan
Flipron
Flynn and Flora
Foreign Beggers
Forty Thieves Orkestar
Four Tet
The Fratellis
Freq Nasty
Future Funk Squad
G
Gabriadelic
Gandolfi
Ganga Giri
Gaudi
General Midi & MC Jakes
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Gettin Better Sound System
Get Well Soon
Ghost
Gipsy.CZ
Glenn Tilbrook
The Glimmers
Gogol Bordello
Goldblade
Goldierocks (DJ)
Good Shoes
The Gossip
The Go! Team
Greg Dread and Spee
The Grim Northern Social
Gruff Rhys
Guillemots
Guilty Pleasures
Gus Gus
A Guy Called Gerald
H
Habakuk
Hadar
Hafdis Huld
Hayley Hutchinson
Healer Selecta
Hearin' Aid
Hedge Monkey
The Heights
Hexstatic
The High Wire
Hiromi's Sonicbloom
The Hold Steady
The Holloways
Holy F*ck
The Horrors
Hot Chip
Hothouse Flowers
The Hours
Breakfast with Howard Marks
Hummingbirds
Husky Rescue
Huw Stephens (DJ)
Hybrid
Hydrophonic
Hyper
I
Iain Ballamy
Iain Dub vs Addsineon
Iggy And The Stooges
Infadels Infinite Scale
Iration Steppas
It's Bigger Than
J
Jack L
Surgeon A/V Show
Jack Penate
Jail Guitar Doors
James Lavelle
James Morrison
Jamie Cato
Jamie Scott And The Town
Jamie T
Jeff Lang
Jerona Fruits
Jersey Budd
Jim Bob
Jim Masters
J Mountain
Joe Driscoll
John Fogerty
Jose Luis
Josh Pyke
Julie Fowlis
Jungle Drummer DJ Fu and Rodney P
Just Jack
K
The Kaiser Chiefs
Kasabian
Kate Nash Kava Kava
Keith James
Kenji Williams
Kharma 45
Kid Harpoon
Kila
The Killers
King Blues
King Creosote
Kissy Sellout
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis
Klashnekoff
The Klaxons
The Kleptones
K'Naan
The Kooks
Koop
Krafty Kuts
KT Tunstall
L
La Kinky Beat
Laura Marling
LCG Choir
Leon Jean-Marie
Liam O'Maonlai
Lily Allen
Liquid Djems
Liquid Ross
Lisa Hannigan
Little Barrie
The Little Ones
Liz Green
The Long Blondes
Look See Proof
The Loose Cannons
Los Campesinos!
Lou Rhodes
Luna Lis
M
Maccabees
Mad Professor
Magic Numbers
The Manic Street Preachers
Marcus Brigstocke
Marc Vedo
Mark Edwards Hard Rain Environmental Show
Mark Mandala
Mark Ronson Mark Steel, Nick Wilty, Steve Gribben and MC Rosie Wilbey
Mark Thomas
The Marleys
Martha Tilston
Martha Wainwright
Matt Black
Max Sedgley
Meat Katie and VJ anyone
Men in Masks
The Mentalists
Men They Couldn't Hang
M.I.A
Midival Punditz
Mika
Mirror System
Movimientos
Moya Brennan
Mr Bojangles Moustache
Mr C
Mr Hudson
Mr Hudson and the Library
Mr M
Mr Nice
Mr Scruff
Mrung
Mumm Ra
N
Naked Nick
Nasio Fontaine
Nasio Fontaine
National Youth Orchestra
Natty
neck
Neds Atomic Dustbin
Nerm
Neville Staples
The New Pornographers
Newton Faulkner
The Nextmen feat. MC Wrec and Zarif
Nick Lowe
Nick Warren
Nigel Mazyln Jones
Night of Treason
Noah And The Whale
The Noisettes
Noisia
No Lay
O
Oi Va Voi
Oojami Live
Ott
Ozric Tentacles
P
Palladium
Pama International
Paolo Nutini
Para One
Patrick Wolf
Pauline Scanlon
Paul Weller
Pee Wee Ellis with James Morton and The Rawness
Pendulum Live
Pete Ardron
Peter and the Wolf
Phil Hartnoll Presents Long Range
Phil Jupitus
Phil Kieran
Pigeon Detectives
Piney Gear
The Pipettes
Plaza De Funk
The Plump DJ's
The Poise Rite
Polichinelle
Positively Testcard
Pressure Sounds Sound System
P.R.O.D.
Q
Quantic
Quest
R
Radioactive Man Live
The Rakes
The Ralfe Band
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
Remi Nicole
Rennie Pilgrem & MC Chickaboo
Republic of Loose
Reverend and the Makers
Rhoda Dakar
Rhythmites
Richard Swift
Richie Havens
Rise Kagona and Champion Doug Veitch
Rob Da Bank and MC Beardyman
Robin and Bena Williamson
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Ross Copperman
Roullet Featuring Queen Bee and Parker
Ruarri Joseph
Rufus Wainwright
The Rumblestrips
The Rushes
Russ Jones 'The Hackney Globetrotter'
S
Salsa Class with Mo Flex
Sancho Panza
Sandi Thom
Sandra
Sargeant
Sasha
The Saw Doctors
Scotch Egg Band (Drumize)
Scott Matthews
Seasick Steve
Seth Lakeman
Shazia Mirza
Sheela Na Gig
Shirley Bassey
Shitmatt
Shlomo
Shoot The Moon
Show of Hands
Shpongle
Sh*tdisco
Shy Child
Simian Mobile Disco
Simon Atkinson and The Ben Marcato Trio
Simon Pieman
SingStar
Slovo
Smith and Mighty
Soil and Pimp Sessions
Soothsayers
Soweto Kinch
Soweto Kinch
Spiritualized - Acoustic Mainline
Stanton Warriors Steve Forbert
Steve Lawler
Steven Marley with guest Damian Marley
The Storys
Subgiant
Subsource
Sugadaddy
Sumaya
The Sunshine Underground
SuparNovar
Super Furry Animals
Swami Desi Rock
The Switches
System 7
T
Tacto Latino
Tall Will
Tarantism
Tayo
T Bone That Lazysunday DJ
Tim Deluxe
Timo Maas
Tinariwen
Tiny Dancers
Tiny Dancers
Tokyo Police Club
Tom / Mira
Tom Real V's The Rogue Element
Tony Benn
Toumani Diabate and the Symmetric Orchestra
Trente Moller Live
Tristan
Tron
Tunng
The Twang
U
Uberzone
U Brown and Eddie Piller
Uncle Buck
Unklejam
Urban Myth Club
V
Vertigo
Very be Careful
Vexd
The View
Vitalic
W
The Waterboys
We Don't Play
Western Soul
The Whip
White Rabbits
The Who
Willy Mason
Winding Stair
The Wombats
X
XX Teens
Y
Yoda
The Young Republic
Young Knives
The Young Punx
You Say Party We Say Die
Z
Zen Hussies
Zero DB
Zzz