Glastonbury

2:28p.m., Sun 24 Jun 2007

Watching the BBC coverage of Glastonbury this evening brought a few memories back. I went to Glastonbury a couple of times in the early nineties. Memories of loads of bands I'd forgotten seeing started coming back. So here, while I the memories are fresh, is a quick list of bands I managed to see on one stage or another at Glastonbury.

Primal Scream, Suede, 808 State, Judy Tzuke, Les Bubb, The Rocking Birds, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Lenny Kravitz, Shakespear's Sister, Galliano, Cud, The Rockingbirds, James, Dr. Phibes & The House of Wax Equations, Belly, Orbital, Porno for Pyros, Tom Jones, The Breeders, PJ Harvey.

I wish I could remember more. I remember little stupid things, like waking up covered in dew, a kiln in the shape of a dragon, watching Akira on the outdoor cinema screen, the naked folk on bicycles and randomly meeting people I knew from back home in Yorkshire.

But that's about it. In my defence, it was 15 years ago. I'll add more acts if any come to mind.

EDIT: Belly (not the original line-up, but with the surfer girl on bass, everybody yelling for "Slow Dog")

Also, I when to Reading in 1991 and I've just had a dredge around my memory and remembered seeing: Nirvana, James,The Sisters of Mercy,Teenage Fan Club, Neds Atomic Dustbin, Blur (altho it was only Damon & Graham playing accoustically - they played "For Tommorow" and another one off the forthcoming second album, and probably "There's No Other Way"), Sonic Youth, De La Soul, Carter USM ( who, inexplicably got the most fervent crowd reaction), Pop Will Eat Itself, Senseless Things, Dinosaur Jnr., Silverfish, Babes in Toyland, The Honeythieves (who were the first band on and bloody awful), The Pooh Sticks and Tommy Cockles doing stand-up in a tent (and dying on his arse)