Glastonbury 2025

My 6th time at the greatest place on earth, and the reason to have hope in humanity. I went with a fantastic group of friends who I love and who love music and dancing and wringing every last drop of life out of the 5 days we’re allowed to be free.

The following are all quotes overheard somewhere in a field in Somerset…

The safest way is the tit. Oh no, my water baby. I’ll conform! I’ll take a brown one. Water is wet. I’ve got sympathetic accent syndrome. It’s my job to take the drugs; it’s his job to know where they are. I hope it’s a banana. I’ve just noticed his nipples. My jaw’s going but my eyes haven’t followed. I was doing every single guitar riff with my mouth. I’ve lost my shoe. I thought you asked me if I’d had a bolognese. We’re between the squids and the wizards. You can’t be excited for her, she’s dead. Do you like my box? It’s hairy.

What I Saw

🌟 = favourite performances

Wednesday

  • 22:00 Glastonbury Opening Ceremony @ Pyramid Stage

Thursday

  • 14:00 Gwenno @ Tree Stage, Woodsies
  • 19:00 Joshua Idehen @ The Rum Shack, The Common 🌟
  • 21:00 Elvana @ Sensation Seekers, Theatre & Circus
  • 00:00 Dogshow @ Bimble Inn, Park

Friday

  • 12:00 Supergrass @ Pyramid Stage
  • 14:00 Fat Dog @ Woodsies 🌟
  • 15:45 Wet Leg @ Other Stage
  • 17:15 Franz Ferdinand @ Other Stage
  • 18:15 Alanis Morissette @ Pyramid Stage
  • 20:15 Biffy Clyro @ Pyramid Stage 🌟
  • 22:15 Maribou State @ West Holts
  • 00:15 Nish Kumar & James Acaster DJ @ Cabaret, Theatre & Circus

Saturday

  • 14:00 Beabadoobee @ Other Stage
  • 15:15 Weezer @ Other Stage
  • 17:00 Amyl & The Sniffers @ Other Stage 🌟
  • 18:15 Pulp @ Pyramid Stage 🌟
  • 20:00 Raye @ Pyramid Stage 🌟
  • 22:00 Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts @ Pyramid Stage
  • 00:00 Four Tet @ Arcadia
  • 01:00 Annie Mac b2b Jamz Supernova @ Arcadia
  • 02:00 Groove Armada @ Arcadia
  • 03:30 Blawan @ IICON, Block 9

Sunday

  • 14:00 Cymande @ West Holts
  • 15:00 Joy Crookes @ Other Stage
  • 16:30 Turnstile @ Other Stage 🌟
  • 17:30 Adult DVD @ BBC Introducing, Silver Hayes
  • 18:30 St Vincent @ Woodsies 🌟
  • 19:45 Wolf Alice @ Other Stage
  • 21:45 The Prodigy @ Other Stage 🌟
  • 23:15 Basil Brush @ Cabaret, Theatre & Circus
  • 00:00 Coco Maria @ Mez Yard, The Common
  • 02:00 Marc Rebillet @ Shangri-la
  • 03:30 Snapped Ankles @ Shangri-la 🌟

Glastonbury - you’re hard work but you never disappoint.

Cultural Diet - May 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. May was lovely. Sunshine! Wedding (not mine)! Birthday (mine)!

Yes, I turned 37 and I don’t understand how we got here so soon. But I did what everyone hurtling towards the grave does - I did my first parkrun and joined Mensa.

Cultural Diet - March 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. March has marched on out, but spring is here and summer is on the way. I managed to get my new office space decorated (but the cat isn’t very happy about it).

Cultural Diet - February 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. February was quite the month for me. For personal reasons as well as feeling like the year has really taken off. Time is moving so fast, and there’s a lot I want to experience. Bring on spring!

The Bug Club @ Gorilla, Manchester 2025-02-22 🎵

kele @ Gorilla, Manchester 2025-02-15 🎵

Cultural Diet - January 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. January was long. And busy. And sober.

Work has been getting busier and so I’ve fallen into a trap of putting something on in the background in the evening and barely paying attention. Gigs are back in Feb though, got some good ones in the diary.

Cultural Diet - December 2024

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. After November’s hectic gig schedule, this month was rather quieter with the festive holidays in mind. As we got closer to the winter solstice and it got dark and cold from 2pm, staying in and watching TV or a film became my preferred choice.

I hope you had a wonderful and peaceful Christmas break and you’re looking forward with hope into 2025.

Cultural Diet - November 2024

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month.

November has been busy. I’ve overdone it and December is supposed to be the month of excess. It has, however, also been fun. And that’s important too.