In the first part of our series, musicians and journalists recall their most memorable years at Worthy Farm – mud, romance, royalty and all
‘We really felt like underdogs – but we smashed it’
Then the next time we played Glastonbury, in 1999, we were headlining. But even though we were a band that was firing on all cylinders by that point, we really felt like underdogs. There was this attitude that you had to be a certain type of rock or Britpop band to be allowed to play Glastonbury. In the 90s, we constantly felt that we were having to prove ourselves. Then we walked on stage to the most thunderous, crazy welcome, with all the flags flying.
So here we were at Glastonbury, many years later, in a similar situation and Harry and I were waiting to go backstage and see the Rolling Stones. He was in front of me, and then Keith Richards’ manager came out and saw me, and I got to cut in front of Prince Harry. He looked kind of bewildered, but it was all in good fun, and he made it in eventually. It was a funny little reversal of fortune.
If festivals are a true test of friendship then the ones made at Worthy farm are surely forged in steel. It’s where I met one of my best buds, Hannah, in 2014 and where we bonded over our herculean dedication to finding the party while battling the elements. Sure, you’re forever holding your pal’s drink outside a portable toilet, but have you ever climbed up a mudslide together? This is the kind of weather-related trauma specific to Glastonbury that binds for life.
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