And of course the green anarchy A flag centre stage (that’s me and my sister waving and raving away).

Definitely also worth checking out the extended coverage of the Orbital set. 33:24 is my moment of glory – well at least you can see the top of my head and my wrists.

All the glowsticks came out of nowhere – at the end of Orbital’s opening 25 minute salvo the crowd threw them all forward and it literally rained glowsticks. Would love to see how that looked from the stage!

However now Glastonbury excitement has ARRIVED!

Cue me trying to find out who’s going and the creeping sense of panic as I start to worry about getting in and pitched before the England vs Slovenia game on Wednesday at 3pm. This should be a spectacle to behold. I was at Glastonbury when Euro 2004 was on and the showed the England vs Portugal semi-final on the big screens on the Pyramid Stage (see photo below). It was pretty immense – apparently there were more people gathered watching the game at Glastonbury than there were at the stadium itself.

Aside from the footy there’s also a good bunch of people going this year. I’m just not sure who you all are! If you are going to Glastonbury then give me a shout. I’ll probably be doing my best to text a few peeps I’m not camping with this year, but as usual a text in the morning will arrive sometime that night.

Fear not I have a plan! Keep an eye out for the flag – a relic from my teenage years – its ten years old this Glastonbury I think. Its a turquoise with a green anarchy A in the middle. If you see that, then I’m likely under it so come say hello. If I’m not under it then make friends to the man/lady who’s holding it, I’ve probably just gone for a good bounce or to the bar.

http://www.myspace.com/zedsdead

If anything this is for my own reference, but this is who I managed to see whilst at The Great Escape this year.

Thursday

Gaggle @ Concorde 2
Crystal Fighters @ Digital
MAY68 @ Brighton Coalition

And a failed attempt to see Ou Est Le Swimming Pool at Jam.

Friday

General people watching with to the likes of Think About Life @Digital and watching our overpriced cans of Ref Stripe vibrate across the window sill to some Jamie Woon @Digital also. But that was just because we were waiting for the main event:

Darwin Deez @ Digital
Chew Lips @ Digital
Delphic @ The Corn Exchange

Saturday

Rubber Kiss Goodbye @ Digital (was actually trying to see Wild Palms, but they were running late)
The Joy Formidable @ Brighton Coalition
Detroit Social Scene @ Hectors House
Band of Skulls @ Hectors House

And then lots of queuing and not getting in to the Corn Exchange for Groove Armada. Ah well.

Part of the LCD Bounceathon 2010

In the case of The Clash it was Joe Strummer berating journalists over their constant questioning behind the meaning of The Clash’s music (to which his reply was a rendition of Police and Thieves).

“You know, we get asked, we have to talk to a lot of journalists, and they always ask us ‘Excuse me, sir! But does your music have a message?’ and if you say ‘Yeah’, then you let yourself in for ‘What is this message?’ So for all of those trainee journalists in the audience, THIS is the message!”

The Specials are equally scolding of unprotected sex (Too Much Too Young) and students (Rat Race):

“If any of you under 16s are planning to make love later on, get hold of your dads dictionary and look under the word contraception and under the word fun, and under these two words you’ll fund four words: Too Much Too Young.”