Looking through the line up before the festival there was very little that appealed to me by way of headliners on any of the major stages but there was far more strength in depth than had been the case in 2013 when it felt as though 90% of the entire budget had been blown on the Rolling Stones.

There were a few things that I wouldn’t have minded seeing on the Pyramid but I must be getting old and tetchy because I increasingly fail to see the attraction of battling through the minefield of camping chairs and picnic blankets just to watch an act on a distant screen while the stage is totally obscured by hundreds of pointless flags. I did however join the hordes who tramped down there in the tens of thousands to see Dolly Parton on the Sunday and yeah I know she was probably miming a fair bit of the time but even from 200 yards away, what a show.

I also saw virtually nothing on the Other Stage this year. A thunderstorm delayed Paulo Nutini did about 3 numbers before we decided we’d had enough of being barged out of the way by a sadly increasing number of people at Glastonbury who seem to be devoid of any manners whatsoever. Whatever happened to the old festival ethos of looking after one another? It may seem to be somewhat contradictory but we headed up to see the Arcadia Landing show for a bit of peace and personal space!

My time was predominantly spent flitting between West Holts, The Park and The Glade, all of which still have far less stressful environments and line ups which were much more up my strasse. Apart from Dolly, highlights from the weekend for me were Deltron 3030 (I’ve been a Del fan for years), Steve Hillage’s reworking of Gong classics, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Alison Moyet, who has returned to a more Yazoo style electronica, which was an interesting departure for the Acoustic Stage.