Glastonbury Festival 1994 VHS rip part 1 

My first Glasto 18 years old loved the Levellers

Thank you for posting this! Here's a story you might enjoy as this was my first Glastonbury. Left London on Friday evening in a car with 1 mate, 2 girl mates, no tent or tickets and no real plan. It was hammering down with rain and the BBC were warning people not to travel - my flatmates thought it was hilarious. As we got within about 10 miles the rain eased and it turned out that the really heavy rain had missed Glasto. (My fave bit of this video is at 1:27:35 because that's exactly what we saw in the sky as we approached the site - the sun breaking through the clouds!) We drove past the site entrances and stopped at a pub to make a plan. As we sat down at an outside table I noticed a crusty wearing a plastic wristband (something I hadn't seen before). I innocently asked him what it was. "I've been working at Glasto, helping set up," he boasted. "The real Glastonbury has already happened - when you lot come down on the weekend we go home." Spotting an opportunity I said "Oh cool, can I have that wristband then?" He couldn't really refuse me but he hesitated so I sweetened the deal with a tenner and he snapped it off. I asked him who he'd been working for and he gave me the name and the entrance to use. After a few more beers it was dark so we left to try our luck. At the entrance a guy stopped us and asked if we had tickets. "It's ok I answered," flashing the wristband (ends tucked under my watch strap), "We're production team - working for Michael..." but couldn't remember the surname. The guy said "Michael Harrison?" and I just said "Yeah" and he nodded and directed us to park near a small gate opening in the outer fence. Result! Just 2 mins later I, showed the wristband and walked in - but immediately wondered how could I get my friends in. I stood nearby and watched as some people left through the gate. One of them didn't have a wristband so the security guy handed a small square of paper cut from of a magazine - he'd clearly improvised this solution. I walked away out of sight for 5 mins, returned with my wristband in my pocket and the guy gave me a piece of paper. Once out I gave it to one of the girls and gave the wristband to my mate. We were all going to get in! But I had one more deal to do; whilst waiting for my mate to return with the wristband a pickup truck arrived with 2 guys on the back. The driver stopped, opened the tail gate and shouted "if we catch you trying to jump the wall again, we'll call the police - now get lost." They jumped down and the driver went off in search of more gate jumpers. I saw my chance to do a 'good' deed and recover my expenses and approached the two guys. My proposal was met with a big smile and they even insisted on buying us drinks. As we walked to the nearest bar, I looked up and noticed the sky was almost completely clear of clouds. Blue skies and sunshine followed - good job as we had no camping gear whatsoever. What's your Glasto story? :)

Thanks for posting this.. so many memories ❤️

Hate to be that guy who "was there", but this festival ended an amazing year studying in Scotland. From start to finish, Glastonbury memories will stay with me. Thanks for posting!!

I remember as a 14 year old trying to stay up late to see this. No curfews or anything, I just fell asleep as it was broadcast so late. Unfortunately drifted off before the start of the highlights with the TV on but woke up at around 1:07:21 as you see here. It was immense. My life changed!

Love the Saint Etienne interview with Katie Puckrik - a golden Glastonbury moment ad Sarah Cracknell is just gorgeous.

My first Glastonbury...thanks for posting

Levellers should be Headliners again.

ha these adverts are awesome. I was born in 1992 but remember tv in the late 90s being very similar.

this was my 2nd glastonbury but i always get the 2 mixed up, i thought this was my first and Johnny Cash and the velvet underground were the year after - but no, that was the year before :) This is probably my defining memory, a life changing moment

Found this after watching whole thing uploaded other day to celebrate 25 years,many thanks for uploading this piece of history and at least your dad didn't tape a fuckin boxing match over it like mine did.Just to add,now the bbc show coverage and glastonbury gone all pop you don't see stuff like this anymore

The adverts add to it Leon - got some vhs footage of this myself - you saved me digitizing it - cheers

49:04 Saint Etienne - Hug My soul

That's a scorching version of Lazarus

Wonder if Pete Wiggs is still heavily influenced by Mothra? I'll have some of whatever he's "influenced" by here....

1994 Glastonbury defy one year that I wish could have gone but I older sister Sarah went with her mates and thanks to weak sauce fence they got in for free. She gave me the idea of sending the living room with my tent and taking the tv and video record hostage for the whole weekend so mum and dad had to watch Glastonbury all the time . They re a bit cheesed off at first but by the end weekend they had told me about their first time at Glastonbury in 1971 and they only paid pound for ticket

Does anyone remember a Breton band called Glaz that played in Gastonbury I believe around 1994 but could be 1992 perhaps? Not really sure.

I was in crowd for ratm but missed beasties

my first ... nice memories

It's ad rocks stank face during sabotage for me lol

Who's up for watching Bad Girls

Chrissie Hynde telling me tae fck off , magical

Saraaaaah!

Was this the year ozric tenticals and Bob Dylan played

You still about, Leon?

Nice blazer much nicer if they wur buttoned up