The Portal

A Portal Glastonbury Festival Special

Temperatures are rising to the sort of level that surely means there’s no other option for the sky gods but to deliver an almighty thunderstorm at the weekend… which must mean Glastonbury is nigh! With the UK’s biggest festival beginning on Thursday and half tQ’s staff off to Worthy Farm, we’re updating The Portal accordingly. So as well as Marc Burrows’ magnificent essay on what Glastonbury teaches him about himself (some proper Healing Fields learning right there), deputy editor Paddy Clarke and news editor Christian Eede have guided us with some of the stuff they’re going to see (Little Simz, Orbital, Danny Brown, The Breeders, Kim Gordon, Decius), there’s an early LCD Soundsystem interview by John Doran and we revisit Mr Agreeable’s infamous encounter with headliner Coldplay’s Ghost Stories. Whether you’re heading down to Somerset, will be watching on the telly, or find the whole thing as bizarre in its appeal as the Trooping of the Colour, we hope you’ll find something to enjoy here. Thanks for reading!

A Quietus Interview

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Reviews

Coldplay
Ghost Stories

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A Quietus Interview

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Album of the Week

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A Quietus Interview

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A Quietus Interview

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