We were in a car, and it was going a long distance, when one of them shouted out, "Stop the Car! I have to get out and take a pee!" You know, when you’re drinking you have to pee all the time, and last year all the girls had to pee in front of everyone or wait for half an hour, so it’s very nice,” she said. “Also they are pink, so that’s also a little bit cool.” Anna Hedges, special events project manager at WaterAid, said: “We’re really excited to be working with PEEQUAL as it officially launches this summer, with our fabulous volunteers on hand to help offer female Glastonbury-goers a great toilet experience.

As with so many experiences, these concerns turned out to be mostly fluff. The music was absolutely amazing, the party scene was pure mayhem but survivable and possessed of a giddy energy level that was invigorating. The food was much better than I thought, the facilities were much cleaner and less disgusting than I anticipated, and the overall experience was a blast. I can safely say that I’m now a Roskilde convert. Bristol-based entrepreneurs Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane have designed what they describe as "the UK’s first touch-free women’s urinal", in their quest for 'pee equality' called PEEQUAL. The urinals will be available to over 100,000 women at Glastonbury and will be positioned near the Pyramid Stage and in the Stone Circle. Whether it’s walking to find a toilet, queuing for a drink, or not being as clean as they’d like, festivals help people start to imagine what it might be like for the millions of people around the world who don’t have access to clean water or toilets. " Oh and finally, if it gets really tight - crowd surf. Again, being a reasonable sized bloke I try to do it with some consideration - facing down, hands on shoulders of people forward.

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Or look out for a threadless tshirt-skin head/tilly hat wearing bloke and point me where you want to go (if I'm not with friends) . Had an epic journey through the crowd with the good excuse of a random girl who had 8 pints to get to her friends near the middle front of David Bowie I think it was. A lot of memorable things happened at Roskilde. Here are a few standout moments, for better or for worse. Most creative moment– Had peanut butter but forgot utensils. Our solution? Use a flat highlighter from one of the girl’s purses. Talk about highlighting your innovative inclinations. And Louise Trowbridge wrote: "Will think twice about going to see a gig in Singleton Park. Toilet situation was absolutely disgusting, nowhere near enough for the amount of people in the park and being ripped off because of ridiculously overpriced drinks. Such a disappointment!" Read More Related Articles

I shouldn’t have been surprised, after all I have a running sense of amusement at the fact that most Danes won’t jaywalk, regardless of how foul the weather is, but have no qualms about waiting for the light to change, crossing the street, walking 10 steps, turning, and peeing. It is somewhat comical, a bit disgusting, and utterly entertaining. Especially coming from a culture that is otherwise highly rule-oriented and well behaved. There are a lot of shops both in and outside of the festival area. These popup shops were selling budget clothing, camping gear, festival gear, and even roller-blades. You can buy reasonably priced food at the festival and in the camps. Both the festival and camp grounds had a wide variety of restaurant options available. Prices in both were decent and ran about 50-80 DKK per meal (eg: 75 DKK for a large burger and french fries). There were vegetarian options and a lot of diversity. I saw Mexican food, Asian food, Middle Eastern food, American food, and of course Traditional Danish grub as well the usual basics like Pizza. Inside the festival grounds the food selection was even better. The “Food Court” in particular serves as home to a wide variety of leading Danish restaurants who are invited to the festival on the condition that they change their menu every two years and don’t serve something they normally sell. This meant that leading Danish restaurants like Aamanns, Paleo, and Kiin Kiin (the only Michelin starred Thai restaurant in the world) all had booths offering tasty eats for less than 70 DKK.

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You can either take your own tent or you can pay a bit extra and rent a tent from the festival. Taking your own is a much better option as it lets you stay in the public areas with the veteran festival goers and locals, however, in a pinch, renting a tent is an option. Just keep in mind the cost of a tent is about the same as buying a cheap one and you have to stay in a pre-assigned location. There were said to be only 100 portable loos at the gig, which many felt was a tiny fraction to cater for the 35,000 people in attendance. There is very little police presence at Roskilde, and it is essentially non-existent in the camps. Why? Because it isn’t needed. People aren’t fighting or stealing. They’re just there for a good time.