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There are many words to describe Glastonbury. Eccentric, off kilter, humorous, wild…. but none of these will do. None of them. Because Glastonbury Festival is a different creature. A creature that is so wonderfully varied and ever changing that it is hard to describe it to someone who hasn’t experienced it.

And when you do try, those people will look at you like you’re crazy and then tell you they once went to Reading… or Leeds… as if any festival in the world could compare to the Eavis collective on Worthy Farm. You can tell them it is a magical, crazy bubble where everyone is happy and so pleased to be there… You can tell them that sitting in a field with thousands of other people in the rain is incredible… You can tell them that you spent an entire afternoon being accosted by overweight ballerinas, old fashioned policemen, burlesque girls, robots and grannies on motorised trollies…. but they’ll never understand. Not til they experience it themselves.

2013 Glasto was a belter. The Rolling Stones headlined….Nick Cave brought a tear to many an eye and used so many rude words, it was hard to keep track, Rufus Wainwright played an accoustic gig on the Pyramid, Portishead were on form on the Other Stage.

But of course, anyone who’s been to Glasto will tell you that it’s not just about the music. There’s the theatre and circus fields, the  Healing Fields, Croissant Neuf, Tipi field, King’s Meadow… and much much more. And then after dark, there’s the amazing Block 9, the Unfairground and Shangri-la…. where anything could and usually does, happen.

And no photographs in the world can do it justice. Because you just have to be there.

So do yourself a favour, register now for 2014.

Eavis, I salute you!