Glastonbury 2023 Review

And so, Christmas For Music Fans has come and gone once again.

As ever, pre-festival conversations were about the negative elements of the event: too many white men topped the bill, the hiked ticket price (enforced after 3 years of prices being frozen) and a general apathy as life in this country is so damned hard right now.

The armchair critics were brandishing their knives and would, in their eyes, be vindicated as the weekend proceeded. But thankfully, Worthy Farm inhabits its own universe during the last weekend of June.

Although political conversations were taking place across the fields, tiresome words like ‘woke’ and ‘virtue-signaling’ were blissfully absent because people actually engaged in worthwhile conversations.

Admittedly, it’s largely preaching to the choir, but it’s at least mature. Elsewhere, there’s treats to be found in the Theatre & Circus tent, the Cabaret area, the Craft field etc, but undeniably the main reason people are here is for the music.

After what seemed an underwhelming line-up (Guns N’ Roses? In 2023? Really?) it feels like speculation about the special guests is rifer and wilder than ever. Notable by their absence are Pulp, who your correspondent was so convinced would be somewhere on Saturday that he was happy to add to the rumours with (mis-placed) confident certainty. Ah well.

https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2023/06/review-elton-arctic-monkeys-glasto/