Next Year....Glastonbury?

So this year I have no true vacation planned. So Un-European of me huh? I guess the American nurture overcame my natural instincts. It's okay, because I love what I do every day and it's not going to eat me all summer if I don't get to lay on a beach somewhere and let my e-mail box amass as it awaits for my return.

So, I've already started thinking about going BIG next year. I was watching the Palladia (HD music channel) episodes from the Glastonbury Festival in the UK - and all I have to say is "What!". In the back of my mind I am already beginning to marinate a Glastonbury trip en route to Greece. If not next year then the year after. Let me fill you in on the festival though via important points:

The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest open-air music and performing arts festival in the world. The festival is best known for its contemporary music, but also features dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and many other arts. For 2005, the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres (3.6 km²), had over 385 live performances and was attended by around 150,000 people. In 2007, over 700 acts played on over 80 stages[3] and the capacity expanded by 20,000 to 177,000.

Location
Coordinates: 51°09′18″N 2°35′08″W / 51.155015°N 2.585598°W


The festival takes place in South West England at Worthy Farm between the small villages of Pilton and Pylle, six miles east of the town of Glastonbury, overlooked by the Glastonbury Tor in the mystical "Vale of Avalon". The area has a number of legends and spiritual traditions, and is a "New Age" site of interest: several ley lines are considered to converge on the Tor.[6] The nearest town to the festival site is Shepton Mallet, three miles (5 km) north east, but there continues to be interaction between the people espousing alternative lifestyles living in Glastonbury and the festival itself. The farm is situated between the A361 and A37 roads.

It's actually going to be taking place in a few days. So how is the line-up??

HUNDREDS of Artists. Here are a few names I cherry-picked: Gorillaz, Snoop Dogg, Shakira, Muse, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, Pet Shop Boys, Orbital, LCD Soundsystem, Groove Armada, Mos Def, George Clinton w/ Parliament Funkadelic, Fatboy Slim, Sander Kleinenburg, Stanton Warriors, Adam F, Banco de Gaia, and a TON more..

Now check out the Farms it takes place on: