The Cribs (Photo: Joanne Ostrowski for Live4ever Media)
The current festival scene is missing the characters such as ‘crusty old hippies’ who used to visit the events in the past, according to The Cribs‘ Gary Jarman.
“Those crusty old hippies, they always had it right,” Jarman has told NME. “Things aren’t what they used to be, man. The festival scene’s not what it was. 1997, that was my year – all the freaks and the piercings and all the weird kids from each little town would converge on Reading and not be afraid of being abused. That was what was so awesome about it.”
Meanwhile, Gary’s brother and bandmate Ryan has said he misses staying on the public campsites at festivals now The Cribs are regulars on the other side of the VIP fence.
“When I used to come when I was younger, for me watching the bands was never the main thing,” he says. “The main thing was being on the campsite. It felt like the festival would really start after the bands finished. So it’s weird to come every year now and miss out on that entire aspect of it…it’s a shame to miss out on that.”