Well I can only talk about '94 'cos that's the only one I went to (We took six teenagers).

It was a three day event. They stopped us at the gate and wouldn't let us take in any food or drink. In theory that is. We managed to take in a very large cooler of pies and sandwiches.

The first day was miserable with security guards everywhere upsetting everyone. You can't go here, you can't camp there and so on, everyone was miserable and complaining. On the second day the crowds were so huge that the security guards couldn't cope, so they gave up and left. After that things improved tremendously. Peace and love were allowed to roam free, everyone was happy and were helping each other as much as they could. We didn't see any violence or trouble whatsoever.

I don't know what happened this year but could it be that they had more security and got everyone totally pissed off?

I seem to remember another discussion here recently that suggested that if you leave people with no alternative, some will turn to violence.

Bert. (you don't have to condone something to understand it)