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The poo explosion
2016 might have been the muddiest Glastonbury ever, causing all sorts of logistical nightmares, but a battle to tackle the mud in 1998 ended up in pretty grim circumstances. The dance tent was housing over six inches of mud, so organisers planned to suck some up with a toilet truck. The key thing here is making sure the correct setting is in place, what with there being a risk of human waste coming out to play. You'll know by now the setting was wrong, otherwise we wouldn't be telling this story. So, blow it did and the tent was covered in excretion. Luckily it was empty at the time, but it had to be closed for about 24 hours while it was disinfected. What a shit storm. DT
Note: the above image is not related to the event in '98
[Photo: Rachel Doherty]
