I feel I have caught religion, I usually end up at an ATP once every 2 years through lack of funds after buying a Glastonbury ticket. This year I missed the boat for 'Glasto' despite it's 40th anniversary and Evis promising a great bill. Now I've found that one of my favorite bands of all time are creating ATP. Is this fate, destiny? there is a God? we shall find out on friday.
I really don't, (to put it lightly) care about Glasto 2010, I'd back the fact its going to rain, you can't really wash. Every year the good old hippies with their dog on string lifestyle dwindle away and are replaced by "the kids". I can't slate Glasto too much it's a great festival, I've gone for the past 6 years that its been on and have always had a great time and think everyone should go at least once in their lifetime.
At first I didn't want to publish this post until I have a ticket, but then I thought; This blog is so insignificant in the wider context of music news that it would have no bearing whatsoever on ticket sales. So if I don't manage to get a ticket, I would like to think that it's because some diehard Pavement fan has got there before me. However this doesn't include the Twee, Hypster clan who would go to ATP and slate Pavement.... why go to the festival in the first place, when you can stay at home knitting or discussing taxidermy!
So if your a music fan, missed Glasto and want something different: ATP is held at Butlins Minehead, so you will stay in a chalet, be able to have a nice shower in the mornings, use most of the facilities. Basically its like a Butlins holiday that happens to also be a music festival or vice-versa.
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