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Lighthearted music festival podcast from Bilal and Tilly. We love Glastonbury, we chat about loads of others too such as Green Man, Isle of Wight, Reading and Leeds, and End of the Road. We interview artists about songwriting and causes that are important to them. We chat to festival founders and people who bring festivals together.
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Echo 17 Festival was created by the team at How to Build a Festival Podcast. The festival is this weekend (20 September 2025). Cat, Rachel and Ross join Tilly to discuss what's on, how they created it and the biggest challenges they faced. Tickets are available through this link. Bilal and Tilly will both be there - we legit bought the first two tickets. Check out the line up here
Tilly and Bilal sit down with singer-songwriter Fiona-Lee to discuss their debut at Glastonbury Festival, where they opened on the BBC Introducing stage on the Thursday. Find Fiona-Lee on Instagram here Fiona-Lee shares what it was like experiencing festival as both a performer and first-time attendee, from navigating the massive site to finding random performers. We dive into the creative process behind their song "Mother," exploring the inspiration (occasional stunned silence!) and so...
An episode for the journey into the festival, maybe for the last thirty minutes before you reach the site. In this episode Bilal and Tilly record on the go, using their new mobile microphones and travel through fictional Bristol to their fictional coach to fictional Glastonbury 2025. It's all a bit daft. Maybe you like it. We do this once a year. If you haven't listened to us before, maybe don't start with this episode. We are also joined by the Samaritan...
The incredibly talented Nina Arya is playing BBC Introducing at Glastonbury Festival at 15:30 Sunday She chat to us about how she found out that this is playing Glastonbury and her songwriting process. Give her a follow on Instagram and check out her music on Spotify
We are joined by Dominic who previously recorded with us on going to Glastonbury solo. In this episode we chat about rumours for big name secret sets at Woodsies and the Park as well as our favourite smaller stages.
No Tilly this week, just Bilal. In our 50th episode we go back to the start with our very first guest, Grahame. We chat about lesser known artists away from the big stages and maybe we now know who Patchwork are?
1Please give us a follow on Apple or Spotify This week Jessi joins us to discuss which are the best campsites at Glastonbury and a little bit about volunteering at Oxfam.
Please share this episode with a friend if you enjoyed it This week we are joined by host of "This Album..." with William Hann to discuss arrival at Glastonbury Festival and what to expect on a Wednesday. William has released several Glastonbury specials, you can find the latest one via this link https://open.spotify.com/episode/2p4nR0YZ4K8cacBuMNfBaE?si=fEOWpyj-Qjqou0BXyqK0AA Need a packing list? https://festivalsounds.co.uk/part-10-packing-list-glasto
Please share this episode with a friend if you think they will enjoy it This week we are joined by award winning broadcaster, Kavita Kukar We chat about our packing priorities for Glastonbury - this is not a definitive list! You can find that on our website. Plus we play Am I a Festival D*ckhead. You can find out more about Kavita here https://www.instagram.com/kavitakukar?igsh=NjNyd2xtOTRzcTdp
Please share this episode with a friend if you enjoy the show. We are joined by Roy Gurvitz, creator of Lost Vagueness, the iconic corner of Glastonbury Festival that was credited with saving the festival itself in the early 2000s by re-inventing how audiences interact with performers. In this episode we discuss how he changed the appearance of the people in the south east corner to making to more welcoming, how they created immersive spaces blurring the lines between art and the audience.
Please share this episode with a friend if you enjoy the show. We are joined by Roy Gurvitz, creator of Lost Vagueness, the iconic corner of Glastonbury Festival that was credited with saving the festival itself in the early 2000s by re-inventing how audiences interact with performers. We pick up when he started to combine selling wine with putting on music. And soon after how he found himself in the south east corner of Glastonbury, before there was a south east corner and we discuss the bir...
Please share this episode with a friend if you enjoy the show. We are joined by Roy Gurvitz, creator of Lost Vagueness, the iconic corner of Glastonbury Festival that was credited with saving the festival itself in the early 2000s by re-inventing how audiences interact with performers. In the first of three episodes with Roy, released over the next three days, we chat about how he got started with life on the road, his first festival, free festivals at time of civil unrest, and how he started...
Today Bilal and Tilly interview @secretglasto and, even now, we do not know his real identity. SecretGlasto is the twitter/X/BlueSky handle with tens of thousands of followers who have for years given tips of who is playing those TBA slots on the line up. How do they handle that responsibility? How do they get their leads? Give the episode a listen to find out. https://bsky.app/profile/secretglasto.bsky.social
Please share the episode with a mate if you enjoy it We are joined this week by James aka Primary School Bangers, who shares his journey from live lockdown TikTok's to performing on stage at festivals and Glastonbury. James podcast “Notes from School” is available via this link https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=l02NkkCRRZOt7xFDDSHoWA This is part 2 of 2.
Please share the episode with a mate if you enjoy it We are joined this week by James aka Primary School Bangers, who shares his journey from live lockdown TikTok's to performing on stage at festivals and Glastonbury. James’ podcast “Notes from School” is available via this link https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=l02NkkCRRZOt7xFDDSHoWA This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 is out tomorrow.
Please follow us if you like the show. We are also on TikTok and Instagram. Bilal and Tilly, no guest, Glastonbury poster drop chat, our listeners give their thoughts on Wolf Alice and is there a weight to fun ratio for festival drinks? Thank you to mobygratis for the into music
Please give us a five start rating in your podcast app if you enjoy the episode. We are joined by Katie who proposed to her partner at Glastonbury 2024. We chat a little bit about Woodisies and Shangri La line up posters. And of course, we play "Am I a festival d*ckhead?".
We chat Glastonbury ticket resales, Coachella, and Reading with TikTok influencer Russ. Follow his TikTok, he is good fun and a lovely fella https://www.tiktok.com/@russfestivalfriend?_t=ZN-8vnRIjzUDF0&_r=1
Please give us a five start rating if you enjoy the show This week we interview Yolanda, the organiser of Glasto Latino, the amazing corner of the festival that brings latino culture to Glastonbury in the day and night. In their own words, they are the home for the spice and fire of Latin music, dance and culture. Daytimes the tent offers dance classes in Salsa, Samba and Reggaeton, and at night you can show off your steps to world-class bands and our famous late-night Latino parties.
Please follow us on Instagram or TikTok to stay up to date with videos and festival news Glastopedia is an incredible resource for feastival fans, newbies and veteran alike, who want to know more about Glastonbury festival; From maps going back 50 years to weather stats. it has it all. We chat to Glastopedia creator, Ben about his connection with the festival and the inspiration for creating the website. Plus we play festival d*ckhead
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Listening to a few Glasty pod casts today wanting some 2025 info. Not much to say i guess. But just to say my 1st was 1985, it pissed it down non stop, 20 quid a ticket! they couldn't give them away back in those days and if you told anyone youd been they thought ypu were some drug crazed hippy. True🤣🤣🤣 All very corporate these days, nothing on the old days meeting sinead oconnor, andy kershaw, robbert smith .... Might see you this summer, but i will not talk to amy idiot carrying a 5m flag!