glastonburry rules??

[the prince of shred]

ok so glass is a no no but does anyone know how strict they are on bringing in alcohol to site? (im 17 ... (18 in september) and want to bring in my own but is this cool or will they search and confiscate if they suspect im not 18?

also similar note... i know its 'wrong' but if i bring abit of weed will i get kicked out or get it confiscated or is the searching pretty relaxed? are their dogs??

cheers guys
hope i dont get any disaproval for this post...

[donovan.x]

LOL, I have no idea what Glastonburys seek and destroy policy is but you can relax with the worrying, there have been worse subjects discussed on this forum, go and have fun and why dont you just buy some weed when your there? I am 100% sure you will find someone selling.

[the prince of shred]

haha its cool im not disowned for that .. ud be suprised what other forums are like.....
n i probz will buy sum their but i dont wanna go with none to start with ... plus some of my freinds are abit uptight with this kinda stuff so it might not go down too well... :lol:

[donovan.x]

The friends that are uptight about it...dont take them, simple.  :lol: :lol:

[ToneMonkey]

I took some green with me when I went and as long as you aren't taking the piss then you'll be fine.  I walked past quite a few with a smoke on and didn't even get a second look.

You don't really have to worry about the fuzz, as long as you're not being a c--k then they'll just leave you alone.

They were doing some random searches of bags on the way in, but just wrap it up in the bottom of your sleeping bag or in a pocket of something in your bag.

Beware the tractors with the trailers of cr@p  8) and if you get to check out Rasta Pasta (on the hill at the back of the camping field, next to the family field when I went), then go up there for some dubious food and a beer.  My highlight of the festival was in that place.

[Ian Price]

check out Rasta Pasta (on the hill at the back of the camping field, next to the family field when I went), then go up there for some dubious food

I'm intrigued - please explain.  :o

[headtheball]

I'm not saying you'll definitely get away with it, but if you'll get away with it anywhere, glasto would be the place.

[ToneMonkey]

Rasta Pasta is a liitle food tent with a bar (well a fridge behind the counter).  You can normally hear it from a loooong way off as it'll have reggae blasting out.  I spent most of the festival in there getting rather drunk.  They're friendly to smokers and the people in there are cool.

If you stand with your back to the main stage it was behind the campoing field that you can see on the hill infront of you and to your left (which is where I camped what with it being on a hill - there were floods last time I went and I stayed nice and dry).

[noodleplugerine]

In my experience police at festivals don't seem to give a cr@p about drugs. They're not stupid, and they know that they couldn't POSSIBLY arrest everyone they saw walking past smoking a joint. As long as you're not stupid, OVERLY obvious, obnoxious, or aggressive, then enjoy yourself.

Bare in mind, I've never been to Glastonbury in particular, so it could all be different...

And also, I've always wondered if sniffer dogs are even trained to smell weed, I've never been barked at by them, and also, it wouldn't be particularly sensible, they'd be barking all day in London, and all the people strapped with semtex would be able to walk through.

[roland_rat]

Hi, 

From what I remember people take the beer in by the case. If you are worried about looking young just get someone else to take it through for them and give them a can as a thank you.  Alternativly just make sure it packed in a rucksack out of view.

Enjoy it. If you have not been it will be an experience.

Other advice would be take as much food as you can. Especially if you are going in someones car there.  It will save you a good bit of money.

[the prince of shred]

well cheers for the replies guys... chilled me out abit ... (i too wonderd if sniffer dogs are trained to sniff weed i think itud be abit futile....)
and yes it is my first time , howd ya guess ;)
i shall enjoy, how strict is the ID? i mean when ur in site will anyone serve u if u look remotely 18? or do they all ask for id?

[Will]

At Download they wouldn't serve without ID if you looked under 21

[WezV]

not an issue at glasto - just dont be cheeky with it

if you are worried about being served take as much as you can carry.  its not like other festivals where you have a 'no-bottle' arena.  once you are through the outer barrier its just a bunch of fields without the bag searches everytime you go to see a band !!

went a few years ago and spent a few hours each morning helping out in the kids field with artistic activites (pasta jewelery, wish trees etc, etc).  It was a much easier free ticket than the poor oxfam staff who do 8 hour shifts - so give them a break if they seem a bit pissed off.   

[murraymurray]

As long as you're not...OVERLY obvious

Does hanging out a rasta themed pasta stand count as obvious?

[ToneMonkey]

A sledge is the absolute best thing to pack everything on.  It works in all weather and you can pack loads on.  Saw loads of people looking smug with wheel barrows on the way in and looking decidely unhappy onthe way out when they were getting stuck in the mud.

Also, no matter what you think you can't keep a turtle hostage for five days.  Once you decide that you have to drop the kids off at the pool, go the the family field or the kids field as they always have cleen bogs.  By day five you'll be able to trade bog roll for beer.

There's also a place where the law pull people for random searches.  It's on the road you take off the motorway, so don't give them an excuse to pull you.