Pro: That Gaymers paid for me to stay in one of these tiny, twee garden shed things. Which was nice as it had a lock, so I didn’t have to worry about someone stealing all of my stuff (which someone did to me at Leeds one year), or someone drunkenly thinking my tent was their tent, getting inside, puking everywhere, realising their mistake, then leaving (which I did to someone one year).
Con: The discovery that the term, ‘The Offspring, “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” mosh-pit’ was an apt discription for something occuring in 2011. Con: Mentally assessing the environmental impact of thirty years of Dexter Holland’s hair style.
Con: Having a camera around my neck. This made it impossible for me to walk more than ten feet without somebody demanding I take their photo. I guess “pilled out of your face, getting increasingly frustrated at how difficult it is to rave to The Streets” is a moment to cherish forever.Pro: Picturing the circumstances leading up to these people crossing out “knock 4 free blow jobs”.
Con: This was in one of the campsites. There were two worried looking guys status next to it, one said “Oh God, this is definitely Alice’s tent. But where’s Alice? Where’s her stuff?” RIP Alice.Con: Tim Minchin. I once heard Tim Minchin described as “the Australian Russell Brand”. If you need me to tell you what is wrong with combining “Australians” plus “Russell Brand”, then you’re probably Australian. Also, this is the closest I could get to the stage while he was performing. What the fuck is wrong with people?
Con: This sign.
Con: “Hey mum, guess what? I’m volunteering to pick up litter at Leeds Festival. No, I don’t get paid, but I get to go to the festival for free! It’s gonna be well good!”