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Glade News
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The Glade: Day One
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Well the wraps have finally been lifted on The Glade, Glastonbury�s latest addition to the plethora of stages on offer. Specialising in unique and original underground dance, it's location is a small patch of woodland just off the main drag up to the Green Fields. A welcome release from the claustrophobia of Babylon.
Things kicked off with DJ Senser around luchtime on day one of the festival. A visually stunning experience, The Glade has deliberatly set out to be a dance music extension of the Green Fields rather than an offshoot of Babylon.
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It�s presence has been kept low-key and secretive and finally fulfills the need for a global Green Fields dance-space. When I say low key, I really mean it. The list of acts isn�t published; if you want to know who�s playing, it�s written on a piece of paper stuck to the mixing desk. Even then after finding it, written in minute text, it still maintains a little mystery, teasing you with ambiguous special guest slots. Alongside the Glade Stage, 24 hour a day sounds are provided by Gaiaspace's geodesic dome. Underground sounds and quality food combine with impressive decor to create something a little a bit special even by Glastonbury standards.
By some strange quirk the whole area has become the main focus for graffiti artists. With high impact pieces of art appearing on any available space, The Glade seems to get more colourful by the hour.
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Alongside the Glade Stage, 24 hour a day sounds are provided by Gaiaspace's geodesic dome. Underground sounds and quality food combine with impressive decor to create something a little a bit special even by Glastonbury standards.
By some strange quirk the whole area has become the main focus for graffiti artists. With high impact pieces of art appearing on any available space, The Glade seems to get more colourful by the hour.
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Glade stage highlights for Friday night included; Will White from The Propellerheads, Marineville, amoebaassasin and Transglobal Underground�s sound system. Finishing the evening, Zion Train took the crowds by storm, unleashing their usual brand of Dub/Techno/Dance fusion. Ending with their cover of The Rut�s Babylon's Burning, it's safe to say if The Glade had a roof, it would have been ripped off by the reaction.
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