i hate the flags, when you are a little bit far from the stage you cant see nothing with all does flags around, i think that the flags should be banned from all the festivals

Oh FFS. we're having enough of our fun at glasto stopped, why shouldn't we take flags now? you can always move you miserable sods. what next? no clapping between songs?

I have been to Glasto twice and both times I left after having a great weekend apart from the weather and the mud ( when will they do the obvious thing and push it back a month to when the weather is a lot better) apart for one thing, the flags. I know it looks great from the back with all the flags and I know it looks amazing on TV when you see them all waving around but when you are trying to see the stages and can’t it is really s**t. as you all know it is not a cheep weekend out and after paying 550 pounds for the weekend I would love to be able to see all the bands I have paid to see.

I have been to Glasto twice and both times I left after having a great weekend apart from the weather and the mud ( when will they do the obvious thing and push it back a month to when the weather is a lot better) apart for one thing, the flags. I know it looks great from the back with all the flags and I know it looks amazing on TV when you see them all waving around but when you are trying to see the stages and can’t it is really s**t. as you all know it is not a cheep weekend out and after paying 550 pounds for the weekend I would love to be able to see all the bands I have paid to see.

Ok, flags are a good idea if you have lost your mates - even if its not your flag, you can let your mates know which one you're nearby. having said that, you can't see anything once they all start shuffling down to the front after a song or two. if you are further back than the sound box by either the Pyramid or Other, you havent got a chance of seeing much except from the screens, and sometimes they get blocked. i'd certainly ask for them to be dropped during the music, and only erected between bands so you can find people.

besides, its got to the point now where every man and his mate have got a flag, which defeats the whole point of them in the first place.

Glastonbury's all about being individual & I love seeing the weird flags people come up with. As for moaning about not being able to see - then move to better spot!

Brollys though...they've gotta go. If you're not prepared to get a bit wet, then you're definitely in the wrong place. And nothing hurts like getting a brolly spoke in the eye. Not even gluefoot injuries!

BAN THE BROLLIES! Heads, hats, hoods and flag pole you can just about dodge and see round but brollies do a great job of making sure that you see absolutely nothing! Accept the fact that at Galstonbury you will get wet! Plus brollies drip on the poor sod behind/next to you - thats if they dont take an eye out first.

I can't believe of all the things we could debate about Glastonbury over the last few years it's come down to a whinge about flags. Torrential rain & mud slingers spoilt my viewing more than waving flags. Yes they're a bit old hat but that makes any ingenius new one even better. And I love the welsh & sottish flags, demonstrating a national pride I wish the english could show.

PS - please please please stop calling it 'glasto'

Moody Angel, have you not been reading the rest of the site? This is just one debate of many. Have a look - we've discussed lots of things. And what's wrong with calling it Glasto? Jebus.

I Think Don't Ban Flags But DEFFINATLY Ban Umbrellas If You Are In The 'Golden Circle' But Flags Make The Fesitval Look Brighter And It Gives People A Way To Be Noticed On Telly xx

Ban the flags for good

"can you see the peace flag in front of the drop the debt bus? ...theres a Yoda on a stick next to that and were there!"

Keep the flags and Yoda, ban the brollies!

I think flags should not be banned, but more stick the bloody things near the back. As i kept getting fantastic pictures of flags but not the band that were playing. The flags are goos but should not be allowed near the front as it just blocks the view. You are not talking about 1 or 2 flags but 100`s of the things. Anyway that my view ... cheers

yeah, lets ban the flags, and people smokin gear, and the mud and the shite burgers,
while we're at it, lets run the concert indoors over 2 weeks, lets put moving walkways between the stages so you're not having to walk, lets make it seated only and make sure that there are 155,000 5* hotel rooms nearby

FFS - Its glastonbury not glyndebourne!