13 signs you're suffering the Post-Glastonbury Blues

13 signs you’re suffering the Post-Glastonbury Blues

Are you suffering the post-Glastonbury blues? Here are 13 signs you might just well be...

By GFF
Looking out on Tipi Field at Glastonbury Festival
Looking out on Tipi Field at Glastonbury Festival · Credit: Nic

1 You are experiencing the ‘Glasto-scenes-that-haunt-your-dreams’ syndrome.

Nose flute at Glastonbury Festival
Nose flute at Glastonbury Festival · Credit: Yair Rozin

2 You take pride in your sunburn.

Sunburn
rust me on the sunscreen

3 The mere thought of cutting off your Glasto wristband sends shivers down your spine.

Glastonbury wristband · Credit: UKN

4 The Glastonbury BBC iPlayer has become your new best friend.

Homer Simpson · Credit: The Simpsons
Homer Simpson · Credit: The Simpsons

5 This is basically your reaction to the first sip of the day, it being not a warm cider:

Warm Cider · Credit: Giphy
Warm Cider · Credit: Giphy

6 Going to the moon seems like nothing compared to going back to work again.

Landing on the Moon
Landing on the Moon · Credit: Giphy

7 Your mates on Facebook, Instagram, X and Bluesky all hate you. No, trust us, they do.

All Your Mates Hate You
All Your Mates Hate You · Credit: Giphy

8 You smiled at a total stranger on the tube channelling that “Glastonbury Spirit” and it almost got you arrested.

Getting Arrested
Getting Arrested · Credit: Giphy

9 When you come back to civilisation and spot another human who is also still rocking the Glasto wristband:

Approval Nod
Approval Nod · Credit: Giphy

10 You still hold your breath for as long as you can while entering the toilet (even though there’s no need to).

Holding Breath
Holding Breath · Credit: Giphy

11 Your mates are all hyped for the weekend night out and invite you to come along, but you decline — reason being, it does not look like this:

Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival · Credit: Andrew Timms

12 All food is dull and tasteless and not served in a Kraft tray or wrapped in a napkin, which you now consider to be the standard.

Fish Curry · Credit: Kate Whitaker

13 You look at the Glasto countdown timer for next year’s Glastonbury…

… and break into tears just to realise that next year is a FALLOW YEAR and there are MORE THAN 700 (!) days to go — Now, you start shaking too.

Tears
Stay strong, we’ll get through this! · Credit: Giphy
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