Proudly printed in the Theatre and Circus Fields of NOW THAT THE PARTY’S STARTED GO WITH THE FLO! Twenty years after Pulp stood in for The Stone Roses (and John Squire’s The life & soul of the farm broken collarbone) as Pyramid Stage headliners, Jarvis Cocker gives As the gates open, we chat to Florence + The Machine a few words of advice Underground Piano Bar. “They Chris Salmon arrived straight from the ferry were headlining the Pyramid Stage own Glastonbury – maybe they would prevent from me from being from Ireland. They’re absolutely Dear Florence, that night and we caught some of wouldn’t hear everything properly, able to take the stage. I decided I t’s like the tide coming in fantastic people and they put on The folks at the Glastonbury Free their performance. It was windy, maybe they’d be distracted, maybe needed to sit down to minimise with all those bubbles on such a wonderful show, so I wanted Press thought that maybe I could the sound kept coming and going, they might be (gasp!) slightly the chance of injuring myself. the front of the sealine,” to welcome them. It’s the incredible give you some useful tips on how people were talking, but somehow intoxicated, maybe some of them The only chairs available in the saysI Michael Eavis, leaning on his enthusiasm of people like them to step into the shoes of a headline it didn’t matter because… would think we WERE The Stone backstage enclosure were those trusty red Land Rover, watching who build this show that makes the band that have had to cancel their white plastic garden furniture- the crowds flood through the gates whole thing work. There’s nothing performance due to broken bones. type things, which are unstable on Wednesday morning: some else like it anywhere in the world.” I told them I don’t reckon you need “I was nervous about performing at the best of times. Do yourself actually running, despite being So will Michael actually get any advice – from me or anyone in front of that many people and no a favour: bring something sturdy laden with camping gear. “It’s all to enjoy himself at the event he else – but here goes anyway: with you. (Maybe even a small so full of life and anticipation and spends his entire year working on? doubt you will be too” throne?) fun. They’re all incredibly excited “Enjoyment is the wrong word,” ARRIVE EARLY to be here. That is the best thing.” he says. “I can’t really relax and NO ONE IS BIGGER Roses. The main thing is, I suddenly Not that the Festival’s founder watch a whole performance. I’ll When Pulp were summoned to fill realised that IT DIDN’T MATTER. BREAK A LEG and co-organiser can relax at always be thinking ‘What should in for The Stone Roses in 1995, THAN GLASTONBURY As long as we didn’t kill anyone’s Just kidding! Whoever decided this point. “Oh my work’s just I be doing now?’. But the sense of we had to camp on site because That was a major realisation: buzz, it would all be alright. this phrase should mean “good begun, to be honest with you. My achievement is immense.” all hotels in the area had been when you’re getting ready for a luck!” needs to have a word with main concern now is the weather The 79-year-old smiles as booked up months before – you big performance you can get too FIND A ROBUST CHAIR himself – especially in the present and making sure that things are another group of Festival goers won’t have that problem because caught up in yourself and lose sight circumstances. Please DON’T working on the roads and in the car skips giddily past on their way to you were already on the bill – and of the bigger picture. As we walked Even after this epiphany, I still have break a leg. (You broke your foot parks. And I’ve got to personally the campsites. “We went to look at this ended up being the best thing through the Festival it dawned on to admit that I was nervous about at Coachella anyway, so what thank about 20,000 people myself Block9 last night,” he says. “And that could have happened. We me that Glastonbury itself was the performing in front of that many are the odds?) Please DO have a over the Festival. That takes a lot driving along that ridge, seeing had to set up camp on Friday and biggest character in this drama – if people and no doubt you will be fantastic show. of time. It’s a big job and I have to the whole valley so full of energy got to wander around the Festival we broke a string or fluffed a line too. This is where the chair comes keep up the enthusiasm.” and beauty and creativity, I was site. We managed to pick up the it wasn’t such a big deal. People in handy. In the hours immediately That meeting and greeting speechless. It’s better than it’s ever atmosphere of Glastonbury during were here for an experience and we preceding our show, I became Yours sincerely, role included being up at 6am been, it really is. Even after all these that time – I suggest you try and were just part of it. Out there in the utterly convinced that I was going on Tuesday morning to greet the years, to be stunned to silence. Isn’t do the same. In our case, Oasis dark, people were having their very to have some kind of accident that Mr Cocker crew from the Festival’s fabled that incredible?” 2 The Glastonbury Free Press Thursday, 25 June, 2015 Do you remember the first time? Glastonbury staff, performers and broadcasters share memories of their debut at Worthy Farm

LIZ ELIOT (GREEN FIELDS a white veil – to protect myself the feeling of anticipation way to the tour bus to watch the and the Glastonbury CND Festival in what felt like two minutes and CO-ORDINATOR) 1981 from the sun, in the manner of built and built. Slowly, the site coverage on TV. At the end of Rod’s provided a rallying point for all just like that it was all over – we’d a Victorian lady. That’s what begins to tease you with little set, John Peel was summarising of us opposed to the Thatcher played our first Glasto. I remember arriving at night I thought I looked like. glimpses through hedges the day’s events when he government. I played on the Friday, John Peel Stage, 6.25pm looking down from the top of A friend who later and farm gates. When announced that his highlight of the Pyramid Stage at 2pm on Friday, Muddy Lane. The air was thick saw photos of that we finally arrived, this day had been Belle & Sebastian, then spent the rest of the weekend FELIX MARTIN with wood smoke and the light weekend pointed out that amazing alternative town “With a lot more muscle live than roaming the site. The highlights of (HOT CHIP) 2000 from hundreds of individual I actually looked like was stretched below us, you would expect.” We could not my weekend were provided by Dr bonfires revealed cars, tents and a bee-keeper. buzzing with excitement and have been happier. John, Elvis Costello and whoever Simultaneous clockwise and lots of hairy, happy, pretty people I walked around the site looking industry. I still get that anticipatory Sunday, Other Stage, 6.45pm was running the reggae blues anti-clockwise sharing of spliffs, crammed together in the fields that like a beatifically stoned teenage thrill of seeing the Festival from the tent. I spent a lot of time enjoying showering and watching live music ran up from the Pyramid Stage. It bride who’d lost her bees, in love hill above, imagining everything LAUREN LAVERNE their heavy dub sound system and optional. Wellies only necessary was lovely. I can’t remember much with how beautiful it all was: the held within. (BBC PRESENTER) 1997 plentiful supply of Red Stripe. for The Glade. Black bin bags more about it, probably because lavish midsummer meadows; the Sunday, Other Stage, 9.45pm Friday, , 9pm an inadequate replacement for a I had such a good time. traveller-girls in faded rainbow I am living proof that if for some forgotten outer layer of our tent. skirts; the stall selling tiny, candle- TOM FINDLAY reason your first Glastonbury GEMMA CAIRNEY Profound sunrises. Commercialism powered tin boats. I sat at the Stone (GROOVE ARMADA) 1997 experience doesn’t work out, (BBC RADIO 1 DJ) 2007 and authority in short supply – (SINGER-SONGWRITER) 2007 Circle and looked down, and was it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t freedom of the body and mind! astonished to see I was actually Glastonbury has always been try again. The first year I I remember arriving Bowie’s wicked hair and effortless My first Glastonbury was in 2007 in the middle of a city – that a big part of Groove Armada’s came to Glastonbury I was 19 belligerently in a pair of brilliance – a celestial messenger and it POURED down most of the Glastonbury has roads, and markets, history. We may have started our and our band (Kenickie) were white, mod ankle boots. picked out by a stunning spotlight, time. We got there on Wednesday and hospitals, and ambulances – own festival but three shows at supposed to be playing, but They were plastic and rising out of the darkness and evening and left Monday. The and I thought: “This is the most Glastonbury still stand out as our the weather was so bad that wipe-clean, so I was smoke of a canvas Goblin City. A Sunday night we went to watch beautiful and extraordinary place I favourites. The first was way back the stage sank and our gig was sure they’d be fine truly Worthy headline performance Gossip headline the John Peel have ever been. This is the pinnacle in 1997, at 1pm on the Jazz World cancelled! On top of this, being in the mud everyone that’s lived long in my memory. Tent and managed, somehow, to of human achievement.” stage. An inauspicious slot. As it inept teenage flibbertigibbets we was talking about. Once Friday, West Holts, 10.15pm sneak backstage and jump on Beth Then I got stung by a bee. happened, that was the summer of hadn’t packed weather-appropriate I arrived, I was gobsmacked. I’d Ditto in the rain and sing Umbrella At The River and a huge crowd clothing. To cut a long story never seen anything like it. I was TONY CORDY together. She was amazing and TIM BURGESS showed up. It was the moment short we ended up driving back soon mud-encrusted and feral, but (KIDZ FIELD ORGANISER) 1985 told the security to leave us alone, (THE CHARLATANS) 1987 more than any other when we knew to London, wrapped in bin bags, I liked it. As I got my head around when we really shouldn’t have we might be on to something. wearing only our pants underneath. the scale and excitement of roaming I first came to Worthy Farm been there in the first place. Funny My first Glastonbury was in 1987 Sunday, Arcadia, 9.30pm It was not the moment of rock ’n’ about purely in the name of good in 1980, for the Ecology Party how this year I am there again, so and, like many people, it was a life- roll glory we were expecting… But times, we approached the Other Gathering down by the Pyramid anyone who wants to try sneaking changing experience. It was a kind BOBBY KILDEA we went back the following year Stage where Björk was playing. It Stage. There were probably about backstage you can stand under my of mythical place to us. I’d heard (BELLE & SEBASTIAN) 2002 and had a fantastic time. After that I felt like magic – being lifted up by 200 people there. I was with the umbrella, promise! people talking about it and read performed and went as a punter the togetherness, in mud-soaked Tibetan Ukrainian Mountain Saturday, John Peel Stage, 6.15pm about it in music magazines and It was Belle & Sebastian’s with friends – I remember darkness, all of us in awe of the Troupe. We did all the free festivals I just knew I had to go there. New first appearance at with particular haziness/ same thing. and peace camps. We put up our CAITLIN MORAN Order were headlining and it was a major UK festival. fondness Mercury Rev’s blue and white marquee, which (WRITER) 1993 one of the best performances I’ve We were still learning headline performance and KIERAN SHUDALL we called our Floating Embassy. ever seen. I also remember seeing how to project to large a huge full moon – until (CIRCA WAVES) 2014 People could seek sanctuary there. When I went to Glastonbury in Julian Cope and being blown away. numbers of people, I was 23 and was invited My first time at the actual Festival 1993, I was 18, and dressed for the I’ve been back every time I can which perhaps explains by the BBC to do some My first Glasto experience was wasn’t until 1985. I remember it eternal Narnian winter that is Being since then, often to play with The why we included Thin Lizzy’s presenting with Jo Wiley insane. I’d never been to the being absolutely crazy. There was A Goth: black velvet dress, black Charlatans or solo, and sometimes The Boys Are Back In Town in our and John Peel, which was an Festival and on my first visit an overriding sense of excitement, velvet shoes, black velvet hat – an just to get stuck in and watch other set. Rod Stewart headlined, and absolute dream job. I’m so glad I played the Other Stage – one of the with just a whiff of jeopardy. outfit I rapidly discovered was not bands and hang out. as Stevie and I made our way to came back, and I’ll keep coming most legendary stages in festival the correct clothing for midsummer the Pyramid Stage we harboured back as long as I can. history. Dutch courage was very KEVIN ROWLAND in . TOM ROWLANDS fantasies of an appearance by much required. The thing that (DEXY’S MIDNIGHT By midday I was beginning to (THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS) Ronnie Wood, guesting on a Faces hit me was the sheer scale of the RUNNERS) 2014 cook, internally, and took action: 1993 classic or two. When it became (SINGER-SONGWRITER) 1984 Festival. I’m sure we’ve played I found a clothing stall and emerged, clear that wasn’t going to happen, smaller countries! The people and My first time at Glastonbury was transformed, in a long white cotton The thing I really remember is but after an admittedly thrilling Do My first time was 1984. The things you see are unlike any other last year. I didn’t really like it. dress, and a huge straw hat with the approach. As we got closer, Ya Think I’m Sexy, we made our miner’s strike was four months old festival. We played a 30-minute set Thursday, Stonebridge Bar, 3pm There’s a Pussy Make a date with dance Easy riders John Lewis David Bowie. His work is rooted in classical ballet but Clark works Chris Parkin hard to disrupt its formal beauty, Riot goin’ on he Michael Clark with unexpected angles, anarchic Company, who open the shifts in direction and shocking ycling to Glastonbury for radically changing Russia’s Pyramid Stage on Friday imagery. might sound as John Harris penal system. Its sister set-up, atT 11am, are not like any other Clark has been choreographing daunting as MediaZona, is dedicated to ballet troupe you’re likely to since he left the Royal Ballet Cswimming the Channel, ou can’t put on a festival of reliable reporting of Russian see. You don’t get the Bolshoi or School in 1979, aged 17. Often but more of you are music and the performing courts, prisons and police, and the Paris Opera Ballet dancing his provocative shows explore his pedalling here every year. arts without a deep belief now works in partnership with to ear-piercing soundtracks, tragic backstory. Clark’s father, Anne Whittock and Alice inY freedom of expression. And you . Nadya and Masha, revealing bare buttocks and an alcoholic, killed himself when Clarkson have been using probably won’t understand the meanwhile, have tirelessly worked wearing prosthetic penises, Michael was 18. The performance the Bike To Glasto scheme Illustration by importance of that basic human to raise people’s awareness of the unisex leotards, toilet bowls as artist and costume designer Leigh – which provides lock-ups, Franki Woods right unless you’ve witnessed it Russian government’s human hats, oversize Y-fronts, and gimp Bowery, a long-time muse of a cyclist’s campsite and a return being snatched away – and then rights violations – as well as suits. Nor will you get the leader the company, died of Aids in luggage delivery service via Do people think they’re mad for fiercely fought for. appearing as themselves in an of the Berlin State inviting his 1994, plunging Clark into deep drop-off points across Bristol cycling here? “They think Monday Which brings us to two women episode of House Of Cards, mother on stage, bare-breasted, depression and a heroin habit that and Somerset – since it started must be hard,” says Alice, who’s who will be explaining their storming out of a fictional White to simulate giving birth to him, as forced him into virtual retirement in 2011. The first question you cycling with her 15-month-old work at this year’s Festival: House dinner in protest against a Clark did in 1994. for several years. might ask is why would they do daughter this year. And is it? “The Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha character partly based on Putin. In some ways, the Pyramid With one dancer covered such a thing? adrenaline from the Festival and the Alekhina, founding members of They’re probably now stars, Stage is a fitting environment for in hypodermic syringes, like “I was drawn by the prospect of prospect of a comfy bed keeps me the Russian art collective Pussy and for the best reasons. Quite Michael Clark, an iconoclastic a junkie Saint Sebastian, there hot showers and compost loos,” going,” says Anne. “Plus there are Riot. In the summer of 2012, apart from their campaigning figure who has forged links with are nods to many of these issues admits Anne. “I’d also just taken the great memories of the Festival they were sentenced to two years work, they embody the idea that post-punk bands for more than in “come, been and gone”, the up cycling. I choose to cycle on and the music stays in your head.” imprisonment after staging a protest art and music based on deep ideas three decades. In 1984, he starred stunning, Bowie-inspired show my own because of the pace It’s not always an idyllic pootle – based around a song called A and the necessity of protest can in the video for Scritti Politti’s Clark will open the Pyramid I like to take – there’s no pressure. through the country, though. Punk Prayer – against the Russian be both thrilling and fantastically Wood Beez and later that year Stage with – and then repeat I enjoy the solitude and the Anne’s rain-sodden first ride didn’t Orthodox Church’s support for significant – and their sheer his production The New Puritans at the Astrolabe Theatre on thought of going on my own quite go to plan. “Being a novice, Vladimir Putin in the Cathedral bravery and determination are featured music by The Fall. Friday at 2.15pm and Saturday at adventure.” I kept to the main roads and as each of Christ the Saviour, in Moscow. surely an example to anyone In 1988 Clark and Mark E. 2.20pm. Clark, now 53, still It takes Anne four hours to lorry thundered past I got soaked. Now, after direct experience of who feels the urge to challenge Smith collaborated on I Am dances every day and films cycle from Radstock in Somerset, Then I cycled down a hill with a their country’s grim prison system powerful governments and Curious, Orange, a surreal, himself to come up with stopping for coffee along the flood at the bottom. By the time and the human rights issues therein, regimes. What they have to multimedia biography of choreographic routines for his way. Alice and her husband cycle I saw it, I was in it.” they’ve devoted huge amounts of say at Glastonbury should be William of Orange, presented dancers. However, after several the 14 miles from Cheddar. “It It didn’t put her off, though. With time to campaigning on that issue, fascinating. at the Edinburgh Festival and serious knee operations, he only was our honeymoon last year so careful preparation – carry wellies and others. Pussy Riot speak to Charlotte Sadler’s Wells. There were other appears in brief cameos in his we stopped for wedding cake, with you in case it’s muddy on Their organisation Zona Prava Church on The Park Stage on collaborations with Laibach and own productions – though his but it took under two hours. We arrival, research your route to avoid “provides legal and informational Friday at 12midday. John Harris Wire, and more recent projects very presence can still create decorated our bikes with flowers hills, and use quiet lanes – all will support to prisoners and defendants talks to Pussy Riot in the Left with Jarvis Cocker’s Relaxed a crackle of excitement and and a ‘just married’ sign so we got be dandy, they say. Doesn’t sound in Russia” and makes the case Field on Friday at 1.30pm. Muscle, Scritti Politti (again) and a frisson of danger. Don’t miss. lots of honks,” she says. all that terrifying now, does it? Thursday, 25 June, 2015 The Glastonbury Free Press 3 Q&A: Dr John Cooper Clarke

and I did it with backing tapes. the crowd, why should they pay any and vocal delivery, although he’s Chris Parkin I wouldn’t do that again. attention to you? I don’t mind being not quite singing. I tell you who outside now, though. You won’t I also like – and this is me being fter turning the air in the In 1982 you were billed above U2 recognise me. My hair’s quite contemporary – Slaves [Saturday, Theatre and Circus Field [who eventually cancelled]. long. It’s not the high-maintenance 2pm, John Peel Stage]. Singing bluer than a Yves Klein Oh yeah, I remember them days. haircut it once was – that Joan Jett drummer, stood up. Terrific. Apainting last year, Dr John Cooper What happened, man? [Adopts stroke Ron Wood “do” that I’ve had Clarke is returning once again New York gangster voice] I had it for years. I’ve grown it out, man. Have you seen your crowds grow to the Theatre and Circus Field’s all, it blew up in my face, I could’ve I’m letting my freak flag fly. at festivals over the last few years? Cabaret Tent. The besuited punk been a contender. Absolutely, I’ve been jamming poet with the bird’s-nest hairdo Your poetry is all about human them out for ages. My allotted tents and pipe-cleaner legs, who inspired Did you venture out into the affairs – there must be plenty of are always full. So I would reiterate Arctic Monkeys and soundtracked fields back then? that at Glastonbury? the words of the late Fred Pontin: The Sopranos, performs on We were in and out. But it was the There always is, wherever I am. book early. Saturday at 9.05pm. We gave the archetypal muddy field and all that. There’s no such thing as a boring great man a shout before he casts If you get hold of the footage, you’ll place, thus spoke the mighty What should people expect from his unmistakable shadow on Pilton. see I’m in an immaculate black Jonathan Meades. That’s the way your Glastonbury set this year? suit. But the best story of high- I play it. I’m always looking for Loads of new stuff, more of the Can you remember the first time class clothing at festivals – a true the sub-molecular psychology of a same kind of riffing. There’s no you performed at Glastonbury? story, this – was when Mick [Jones] place wherever I am. two shows the same. My gentlemen It was 1981, between Black Uhuru was with Big Audio Dynamite at colleague, Johnny Green – yes, the and The Polecats – you remember Glastonbury four years ago and had What do you make of Sleaford Johnny Green, the nearest thing The them? I was on the main stage. to be piggy-backed to the stage on Mods (Saturday, 3pm, John Peel Clash had to a manager for a long There weren’t any other stages account of him wearing Turkish Stage)? time – watches every show because then. There might have been a silk slippers: “I can’t walk through I’ve met Jason, who does the vocals. every one is different. There’s a couple of burger vans or something that in these!” I think they’re great. I met them in level of competence below which – well, it was a bit more than that. Newcastle not very long ago, saw it never sinks. My solid-gold It was just getting to the stage when Do you ever make any sartorial a bit of what he does. Embittered, guarantee to you: non-stop poems it was on the up. You had all these concessions to the weather? full of stifled emotions. There’s night and day, you don’t get ‘em, people with elaborate productions Never. If you don’t look better than a bit of the Johnny Rotten inflection you don’t pay.

TODAY’S WEATHER BY STANLEY DONWOOD A WHOLE LOTTA LOOS Two decades of dance GLASTONBURY’S TOILETS, IN NUMBERS METRES OF Jonathan Cook 2000: FATBOY SLIM URINALS SHE-PEE This was the year Fatboy Slim became BAYS t wasn’t so long ago that our resident DJ. Norman has played for Glastonbury had no dedicated us practically every year since. space for fans of electronic music I MIS-TEEQ to rave away their weekend. But all 2002: that changed in 1995 when Malcolm 96 Haynes and his crew were granted We took a risk by booking Mis-teeq, but permission to set up the Dance Tent they turned up and played an incredible URINALS WHICH after years of turning up with a sound gig. They were at the height of their system and blasting out post-curfew commercial fame, but the reaction from raves in front of the then second stage. the crowd was amazing. CONVERT That first tent eventually became PEE TO POWER a “village”, before morphing into the 2005: THE DANCE VILLAGE (IN KING’S MEADOW) Silver Hayes we know and love today. We asked Malcolm – the man who This was when we said farewell to the NUMBER OF PROVIDED helped Glastonbury dance – to share tent and welcomed The Dance Village his highlights from the last 20 years… with multiple venues, all playing TOILET ROLLS different strands of dance music – 1995: THE DANCE TENT including the Silent Disco. Damian and Stephen Marley were real highlights. This was the first year we got a proper THE HOT YEAR 107,532 tent to call our own. Michael wanted to 2010: book Massive Attack so we were able to provide a place for them to play. The hottest year I can remember. System 7 and Eat Static also performed Glastonbury veterans The Orb and that year – it was a major success. Fatboy Slim whipped up a storm, while the rise in urban pop was reflected with 1997: DAFT PUNK sets from N-Dubz, Plan B, Kelis, Tinie Tempah and Chase & Status. This was an amazing gig, with Daft Punk in their ’90s prime. When the bass 2013: SILVER HAYES 980,200 CAPACITY OF WASTE dropped, it was like scoring LAGOONS ON SITE a goal in the World Cup. Silver Hayes brought a new layout and musical direction, with more live 1999: YEAR OF HIP-HOP and global acts on the newly-launched TOTAL TOILETS LONG Gully and Sonic stages. Disclosure, This was a great year for hip-hop at Rudimental, SBTRKT, and hip-hop DROP the Festival, with headliners The Roots legend NAS all performed, alongside SEATS joined by Jurassic 5, Dr Dooom, Cash then-unknown acts like London Money, DJ Noise and Supernatural. Grammar and Clean Bandit. 2,448 Phil Miller 1947-2015 Poles apart from the rest – manifested itself in those and understand their position caught their spectacular opening and realise the complexity and Reggie Matheson practical accomplishments and also and situation. He would always Jodie-mae Finch display in the Green Fields last importance of the ritual.” in the more subtle and less tangible very thoughtfully and positively night. Anyone watching will also he Festival, farm and influence on and support for those encourage people to continue with f you want to be struck wide- What does it entail? Intrepid be witnessing the very cream of family, will be feeling the around him. It distinguished his their endeavours, offering ideas eyed with amazement at acrobats clambering up poles Mexico’s Voladores performers. benefits for many years personality and relationships. and energy. Every interaction this year’s Festival, look no to dizzying heights and flying “The Voladores here are the best ofT the improvements to the site Phil was energetically and mattered to Phil. Ifurther than the Theatre and Circus into the air to enchanting music of the best, “ says Salomón. “They and management that Phil Miller volubly loyal to Michael, Emily He believed in people. He Field, where Los Voladores’ as they attempt to maintain the were chosen by the Council of achieved. He rocked back in his and the Festival. He was all about believed in change, the , performances will be like nothing balance of the cosmos. “It’s Voladores and are representing the chair by the window recently and the direction to take for ongoing the new, and in nurturing, trusting you’ve seen before. Maintaining a breathtaking ritual that affects, Totonac culture. These Voladores remarked how we were in such success. and commending their efforts. the indigenous traditions of in a very positive way, everyone have been prepared since they a good place, that the site was set Phil never saw a problem. He He cared about those who put the Mexico, this dramatic ritual that sees and participates in it,” were kids, by the elders and by the for the future. He was excited and would say it was just a situation that Festival together. He understood ceremony is part of Mexican says Salomón Bazbaz Lapidus, Master Voladores, and they take all proud of the position we were in. It needed managing. When he drove that the future was where we folklore and, since 2009, has the man responsible for bringing the precautions – physical, mental was a bright future he had seen and around the site his easy manner and were all heading and he wanted been recognised as an Intangible Los Voladores de Papantla to and spiritual.” worked toward. good humour made for memorable everyone to be as passionate Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Glastonbury. “Everyone that Put your heart in your mouth and His animated prospective and significant interactions with the about the prospect of it as he was. It’s also an awe-inspiring sight listens to the flute and the drums, seek them out in the Theatre and planning – that was his trademark crew. Phil took the time to listen Thanks Phil, miss you. – as you’ll already know if you and that watches it will be blessed Circus Field over the weekend. 4 The Glastonbury Free Press Thursday, 25 June, 2015

Illustration by Scott Tyrrell He’s a man/eater unless you’re a cow, you only have rice is eschewed on the basis that Pete Paphides one compartment in your stomach. I’m using up valuable belly room This frightfully unjust state of on something you can buy in or 11 months a year, when affairs means that, every year, I microwavable bags from the Spar. this is Worthy Farm and make the same solemn promise to Yes, it’s hard to walk past the not Glastonbury Festival, myself when I walk onto the site. In Pyramid Stage without yielding to FMr Eavis’s fields are dotted with matters of romance, I may be a one- the satisfying squeak of halloumi cows, which, being cows, spend woman man, but when it comes to between your jaws, but no one most of their time going about Glastonbury and food, I come from said this was going to be easy. cow business. Mooing. Pooing. the Dion school. I am absolutely So, alas, no comforting thalis Running towards an unspecified the type of guy who likes to roam. from Ghandi’s Flip-Flop for me Our 2015 location all at the same time for no I’m never in one place. I roam this year. I’ll also have to give apparent reason and then seeming from, um, stall to stall. Grillstock a swerve, despite their to forget what they were running At times, it’s not easy, this path promise of rolls stuffed with pork ETC winner towards. And, of course, eating. I’ve chosen. Sure, I’d love to return that’s been roasting for 18 hours Declan McKenna Cows mostly eat one thing. Grass. to The Happy Hog and order more before being lovingly pulled. (Is Jodie-mae Finch And yet, for some reason, they of the heavenly home-made faggots anyone actually SLICING pork require a stomach with four (with gravy, chips and mushy these days?) separate compartments to do this. peas) that propelled me to a state Thankfully though, help is at laying Glastonbury Festival As Mr Eavis’s herd makes of near-nirvana last year. In fact, I hand for the promiscuous foodie. is a big deal for any artist, so its way to quieter pastures for did return there, but only because This year, for the first time, some just imagine what’s going 10 Glastonbury 2015 debuts the duration of the Festival, this Barry from Mogwai saw what I 324 stalls will be offering a £5 Pthrough the mind of 16-year-old There’s a first time for everything... strikes me as a brutal irony. There was eating and – having never seen deal for a smaller meal – thus London-based singer-songwriter are 513 food stalls at the Festival, a faggot before in his life – asked allowing me to treat Glastonbury Declan McKenna. As the winner selected from a total of over 2,000 me to lead him there so he could try like a vast buffet of snacks to be of this year’s Emerging Talent MARY J. BLIGE trader applicants. All are here to some. But post-rock faggot-finding spaced equidistantly throughout Competition, young Declan will Emily Mackay FRIDAY, 4PM, PYRAMID STAGE ensure that our tastebuds have epiphanies notwithstanding, I the day. It’s hardly as if my greed be playing live at the Rabbit Hole as wonderful a weekend as our never have the same meal twice. needed incentivising, but there (Thursday, 7pm) and William’s THE MOODY BLUES The queen of hip-hop soul takes that ears and eyes. Within an hour of Over the course of four days, my you go. If, by the end of Sunday, Green (Friday, 10.45am). We SATURDAY, 9.30PM, ACOUSTIC STAGE sweet street sound to Pilton’s fields getting here, you will have seen mission is to experience as many I’ve tried every new thing on asked the up-and-coming indie on her debut appearance, following at least a dozen places offering taste sensations as possible. I’m offer, it’s back to the faggots for a star for his thoughts about his Here’s a neat full circle: it was seeing last year’s London Sessions irresistible, exotic fare. And yet, totally tactical about this. Even parting breakfast. music and, of course, Glastonbury The Moody Blues in 1970 that inspired album, made with Sam Smith and Festival. Michael and Jean Eavis to start Disclosure in the UK’s capital. a festival. Forty-five years on, the Imagine what inspiration she might How did it feel winning band are playing Glastonbury for the find at Glastonbury? Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent first time, going head to head with Competition? Kanye. Guess where Eavis Sr will be? THE TEMPLE IN THE PARK Weird, surreal. It’s just a strange ALL WEEKEND, THE PARK experience, I didn’t really see any TOR VIEW LOOKOUT of it coming. ALL WEEKEND, THEATRE AND Special spaces and some hard­ CIRCUS FIELD sought tranquility among the riffs How do you plan to spend the and raves are two things that make £5,000 prize money from the Everyone needs to rise above it Glastonbury, well, Glastonbury. Get PRS Foundation? all at some point, so get a higher away from it all at this peaceful new Upgrading my live set-up, that perspective on the Festival at this new, hideaway, built majestically from sort of thing. Just trying to expand seven-metre tall viewing tower in the old telegraph poles, up on the hill what I do when I’m playing live Theatre and Circus Field. It certainly above The Park. because that’s why I won! beats wearing stilts. MOTÖRHEAD Tell us about Brazil, the song FKA TWIGS FRIDAY, 5.30PM, PYRAMID STAGE that caught the ears of the ETC SUNDAY, 8.30PM, WEST HOLTS STAGE judges… If you’ve ever wondered how heavy I wrote it last year during the It’s not just magnificently slinky, rock ’n’ roll can get before it turns World Cup in Brazil. In particular, multi-genred music or boundary­ into metal, prepare your eardrums that almost strange juxtaposition pushing videos that make Tahliah for Motörhead. Lemmy and his gang where you’ve got a lot of rich Barnett, but her powerful live presence have been marking the boundary people and a lot of poor people and dance moves too. Her first time point with squealing riffs and racing­ living in really close proximity, channelling that Glastonbury energy heart rhythms for 40 years now. and I just thought it was wrong will be special. for people to go and make a load THE GREAT BIG DRUM ROLL of money for themselves. SLEAFORD MODS THURSDAY, 2.50PM, THE PARK STAGE SATURDAY, 3PM, JOHN PEEL STAGE Are you planning an album? Take rum-pum-pum-part in a record- Eventually. I wouldn’t say it’ll be Kind of like a UK Pussy Riot, only breaking drum roll attempt at The in the next few months, but every less pretty and with polo shirts instead Park. Led by Shlomo and secret song I record is getting closer and of balaclavas, Jason Williamson and stars, it’s organised by the White closer to something. It’s just about

Andrew Fearn have filled a hole in Ribbon Alliance in support of the Illustration by Susanna Kendall waiting for the right time for it. British cultural life with their poetic rights of mothers around the world. and bracingly bullshit-free political Wear some white and get thumping. Apart from your slots, what are anger and spare punk sound. you most looking forward to at LA SOIRÉE this year’s Festival? RUN THE JEWELS FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, CIRCUS BIG TOP Aside from The Who, just FRIDAY, 7PM, WEST HOLTS STAGE experiencing it for the first time: Top of the range as far as modern being able to camp, explore, and If you like your hip-hop fun as well circus goes, La Soirée first appeared check out the ridiculous line-up. as political, Killer Mike and El-P’s at the Edinburgh Festival in 2004 It’s going to be mad! show is the party to be at. These are and have been selling out shows men who remixed their album using ever since with a saucy mélange of ETC 2016 will be open for submissions cat sounds, of course. cabaret, variety and burlesque. GREEN FIELDS’ LIZ ELIOT SAYS: “This year, please preserve the peace and tranquility of King’s Meadow”. at the start of next year

FIRST GLASTONBURY! We’re NAVDHA! Well done for travelling HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, Martin DO IT LIKE LIONEL at 4pm at There’s another Theatre and taking my dad to his first ever all the way from India for your first- Tune into the Weston! Love Sam, Jack, Ali, Amber, the Theatre and Circus Gateway in Circus baby on its way! Future Glastonbury at the age of 54. ever Glastonbury Festival. Everyone Festival’s own radio Eddie and Helen. Glebeland. Watch the dance tutorial grandchild of Arabella We’d like to wish him an awesome be lovely to her, please. Lots of love, station Worthy FM at glas.to/doitlikelionel and follow Churchill, Haggis weekend, from Will Griffiths. Muldoon. for music, news CATCH BRAND-NEW ARCADIA the boys from all-male burlesque McLeod, Hazel and essential info on show Metamorphosis at 11pm on troupe Briefs as they teach you the and Michael Hirst. ABIGAIL & David Lyes of Paignton, WATCH Closing The Gap’s 87.7FM or online at Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Expect moves. Congratulations to Devon, are celebrating 21 years hilarious, all-new production of The worthyfm.com/listen-live baby spiders, marauding jellyfish, Jess and Kazan! together and their ten-year wedding Proposal in the Theatre and Circus abductions, transformations and A BIG WELCOME to International anniversary at this year’s Festival. Field at 11am and 3.15pm every day. VOLUNTEERS FROM KIOTA – symphonic lightning… and panic traveller Nancy Newton from Kuala raising funds for the education of immediately. Lumpur to her first Glastonbury A VERY HAPPY 30th birthday to a THE CONVOY RETURNS! SEEKING MR RIGHT girls in Tanzania – will be keeping Festival, enjoy, Ian. very special lady, Amy Games. Love Marking 30 years since the Battle the Other Stage clean during the LAND WANTED FOR GRAZING from all your girls, Sandy, Em, Tash, of the Beanfield, Wango Riley’s from Glasto 2011. You: Festival. Come and say hi! – apply to Worthy Farm manager Super Mario costume, A massive thank you Stacey and Lauren xxx Travelling Stage opens at 6pm on bottle of pop. Me: older Steven Kearle. Thursday in the Unfairground. MANY HAPPY RETURNS to and well done to all brunette in The Music those cyclists that COME DOWN to the Gully at T-shirt. Let’s meet Martha Wood, who turns 14 on HAPPY 21st birthday to Glastonbury midday on Friday to watch the BIRTHDAY BIG-UP to Chris Salmon again for cool, cool Friday. She’s at Glastonbury for her Festival virgin Ryan Jack Steer, from made the choice to Manaia Maori Arts team perform a who hits the big 4-0 on Saturday. Get times. Barry’s mum. big birthday treat with mum Claire all the gang. Please don’t die of cider. BIKETOGLASTO Haka in front of a special guest… on the groovy train! and dad Andrew. Thanks. Lots of love, Millie.