DiSpatch: What a Glastonbury First-Timer Found - Hope, Love, Unity, Resistance & Joy

Drowned in Sound · Jul 5, 2025 · 37m

What does it feel like to attend Glastonbury for the first time?

Music journalist Emma Wilkes brings us along for her debut pilgrimage to the UK's landmark musical gathering. She spins us a sonic diary with interviews from Terminal 1 and Laima Layton, along with reactions to some of the politically charged moments of the festival (shouts to Amyl and the Sniffers).

Along the way, there are vox pops with strangers, overlooked corners, and moments that slipped under the mainstream radar…

Edited by:

Josh Craggs at Dubble Audio

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:51 Pre-festival preparation with Emma…