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Public festival discussions repeatedly describe the food offer as one of Glastonbury’s attractions in its own right, with people planning meals and repeat visits to favourite traders.
A recurring theme is the trade-off between a much-loved food stall and losing too much of the day to a queue. Value is judged in time as well as money.
Festival-goers actively swap information about lower-cost meal offers and which ones are genuinely filling. The £6 options became a mini information network of their own.
Different threads disagree on individual stalls, but certain areas and traders generate repeat recommendations year after year.
After the gates close, people compare what was actually worth queueing for. Those retrospective threads are much more specific about value, portions and repeat visits.
Current festival discussion is already debating queues, fairness, group organisation and how the ticketing process should work.
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