Suzanne Harrington: Despite my old-woman hips, Glastonbury keeps drawing me back

"There was so much Irish talent on show this year, from Annie Mac to Fontaines DC, The Mary Wallopers to Newdad. My personal highlights were Sprints and Kneecap — future headliners, viscerally refreshing, blasting us with furious joy"
Suzanne Harrington: Despite my old-woman hips, Glastonbury keeps drawing me back

Sprints: among the Irish artists that impressed at Glasto. Picture: Niamh Barry

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS is a sound you never want to hear inside your tent because it means one of two things — either there’s a snake in your sleeping bag or your airbed has died. 

Hearing it at Glastonbury means it’s your airbed, just as Coldplay are doing their ecstatic firework crescendo thing and the crowd is all emosh — so are you, but for very different reasons.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

You have reached your article limit.

Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner.

Annual €130 €80

Best value

Monthly €12€6 / month

More in this section

Lifestyle

Newsletter

The best food, health, entertainment and lifestyle content from the Irish Examiner, direct to your inbox.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited