Show Notes
Attend the festival and support a good cause Glastonbury tickets are tough to get, but if you missed out, there is another fantastic way of experiencing the festival - you can volunteer! For the first time ever, we have guests in our studio: a group of experienced volunteers talk about the good bits, and not so good bits, of one of the few legitimate ways of attending Glasto after tickets sell out. (00:00) Ticket day, and the friends who missed out (10:06) Meet the volunteers (25:07) Getting a volunteer place (31:54) What an Oxfam shift is really like (37:53) Inside the recycling crew (47:49) Hot showers, tokens and swapping shifts (56:28) Stories from the gates and the days before opening (01:15:08) Favourite memories and whether they would buy a ticket
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Woody Cook joins Miguel and Jessi to talk finding his own sound, playing ten sets at Glastonbury and why having fun behind the decks matters. From first-set nerves to crowd-surfing on an airbed, secret bars and a three-week charity walk to Worthy Farm, Woody shares the music, friendships and adventures that have shaped his Glastonbury. (00:00) Ten sets and a crew bar that nearly got too full (04:37) Growing up around the festival (15:23) Famous faces, the piano bar and an airbed (25:52) Finding his own sound behind the decks (46:41) First-set nerves in the Greenpeace tree (57:24) Walking from Dover to Worthy Farm (01:01:22) Woody's Glastonbury map
The fallow year is over and ticket day has come round sooner than expected. Jessi and Miguel are back to talk through the Glastonbury 2027 sale: what has been announced, the £408 price, how the queue works and why the coach sale is a commitment as well as a chance. They also share the mistakes that can sink a whole group, how Jessi runs her ticket syndicate, whether Glasto is still worth the money, and the first headliner rumours. (00:00) Back after the fallow year (04:45) What we know about the sale, and mistakes to avoid (14:29) The art of the ticket syndicate (21:08) The coach sale (28:43) Is Glasto still worth it? (40:14) Headliner rumours and what comes next
Miguel and Jessi are joined by guest Niki to look back on Glastonbury 2025, from the Wednesday circus at the Pyramid to a foggy Monday morning at the Stone Circle. Between them they cover standout sets, late nights in the south-east corner and the small kindnesses along the way. Miguel worked long shifts and saw the festival by night, Jessi volunteered and then roamed free, and Niki did it as a ticket holder. All three came home with the same feeling: something just clicked this year. (00:00) Back on the farm, and where 2025 ranks (07:17) Niki's corner of Kidney Mead (10:30) Wednesday: circus, fireworks and a first night out (27:54) Thursday, the day for exploring (49:05) Weekend highlights and room to move (01:07:19) Miguel's festival after dark (01:21:40) Sunday night into Monday morning (01:28:33) Glasto moments and what it all meant
Just before heading to Worthy Farm, Jesse and Miguel sit down with Amy Bee Sting, creative director of OMG It’s The Church - the Glastonbury late-night institution known for salvation, saxophones, and serious chaos. Amy shares some very unholy memories from her years with the band, and there’s even a brief appearance from The Reverend himself. Glastonbury stories, backstage madness, and sins that cannot be unseen. Explicit content. Amen. (00:00) Two hosts, two jobs and a house full of kit (05:41) Amy finds her people (17:31) Strange nights and stranger mornings (24:03) How the Church came to be (33:02) Confessions and the congregation (43:35) Where to find the Church this year (49:06) A word from the Reverend
In this episode, we're joined by Bilal from Festival Sounds to reflect on the magic of Glastonbury 2024 – the standout sets, surprises, and unforgettable moments that have stuck with us months later. We also dive into the drama of the 2025 ticket sale (spoiler: it didn’t go well for some of us…), debate the new system, and look ahead to what we know – and hope – is coming for Glasto 2025. (00:00) A crossover with Festival Sounds (08:30) 2024 revisited: sunshine, drones and the Dragonfly (21:08) New corners and favourite sets (31:52) The case for a nostalgia slot (39:20) The 2025 ticket sale and the new queue (52:09) Other ways in: Oxfam and working the festival (01:02:19) Headliner rumours and wishlists for 2025 (01:13:39) Outfits, traders and plans for next time