Glastonbury revisited - Saturday 28 June

More exploring of the heart and soul of the festival

DAY THREE

I was up early on Saturday morning and enjoyed a dip in the swimming pool followed by a bacon roll, toast and marmalade breakfast and a ‘psychic tarot reading’ with Clairvoyant Susanna Kirby. Glastonbury and the surrounding area is synonymous with ‘mystic and magic’ and this was my first experience of a spiritual reading which was very interesting and insightful. Henry and I then packed our stuff and said our goodbyes to Steven and Holly and their son Max and daughter in law Louise, who were also staying in the farmhouse, and headed back to the Festival site.

Having parked up we headed to Woodsies and caught a bit of the set by The Amazons, a great band that are from the Reading area, just up the road from our office. Check out this review:

The Amazons delivered a strong performance at Glastonbury 2025, showcasing their recent album "21st Century Fiction" with a polished and energetic set. Their performance was described as classy, smooth, and incredibly polished, with strong vocals and impressive guitar work. The band's setlist included a generous serving of new material, alongside their beloved hits.

Later that day we sat down next to a lovely lady and got chatting to her in the interstage bar. Turns out she was the girlfriend of the Amazons lead singer and had flown in from LA for the Festival and to see her boyfriend. They met on a dating app and have had a long term long distance relationship for several years now. Henry spent a lot of time in LA - so they got chatting about people and places and it turns out they had a lot in common. Such a small world - it constantly amazes me.

From Woodsies we headed over to Car Henge.

Then onto the Kids Field, the Acoustic Stage and ‘Pilton Palais’ the Cinema Tent. Again, Henry was in his element as he looked up Michael Denner who has organised the Films in the Cinema tent for some 40 years. Henry and he worked together many years ago - so it was not just me that was ‘bumping into colleagues and associates’. Then onto Theatre and Circus, Leftfield and back into the Interstage for a spot of lunch from Lulus cafe - Lulu Cowley being a long term friend and colleague who has catered for artists and crew at many events that we have worked on.

I also saw Ben and Simon Dunevein - the guys who made my original ‘Dick Head of Production’ hi-vis and more recently since my semi retirement, my ‘Dick Head of Interfering’ tabbard.

We also met up with Mark and Val Cann. Mark was really my predecessor at the Pyramid. He used to live in a flat in the Worthy Farmhouse and was a teacher at a local school. He acted as Michaels deputy and looked after the Pyramid - but only once school had finished on a Friday late afternoon. When I took over in the mid nineties it took the pressure off Mark having to rush to site straight from the classroom to deal with the remaining acts that were playing on the Friday. Crazy times !

One of my favourite catering concessions was ‘Yorkshire Puddin Wraps’ - roast beef, roast potatoes, veg and gravy all served in a yorkshire pudding - the ideal Sunday lunch and hangover cure…

After another tiring but really enjoyable day - we headed back to the car around 5pm to make our way onto Goodwood ready for my ‘off road driving experience’ the next day (Sunday 29 June) which will feature in my next post. Whilst I managed to see a lot of the ‘heart and soul’ of Glastonbury - in 2 days it I barely managed to scratch the surface of what is available and can be seen at this unique and magical festival. I can see why people come back year after year and always find new areas to explore and new experiences to enjoy.

It was great to see and catch up with so many old friends and colleagues and I know that there were lots more people that wanted to see me, but I never got round to hooking up with. My best wishes to all of you and hopefully we can do it again in the future. A special thank you to Michael, Emily and Nick for inviting me as your guest for the weekend.

I am proud and privileged to have been so involved with Glastonbury over such a long period of time. I have no doubt that after a fallow year off in 2026 it will return in 2027 and continue to thrill and inspire attendees for many more years to come.