ENO's Madam Butterfly at the London Coliseum

Drinks and dinner at The Cut Bar, London, UK

Late night dinner at The Wolseley, London, UK

Gin and tonic, at the bar

Deep fried Whitebait with tartare sauce
Medium rare Rib Eye Steak Frites
Gem heart salad
Minted peas

and a glass of The Wolseley Médoc 2004 Château Loudenne

Glastonbury 2009 - Recovery Day

Glastonbury Highlights - 14
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

Sunday was very much recovery day at Glastonbury. Lots of exhausted festival go-ers sprawled out on the few remaining patches of grass. The smell from the toilets, the trash, and all the people who had gone five days without a shower, permeated throughout the campsite.

We slept in, then packed up our campsite in preparation for a middle of the night departure to avoid the massive queues on the Monday.

We finished the festival with an inspired performance by Nick Cave and Bad Seeds on the Pyramid stage, then raved to The Prodigy for a short, but incredibly energetic performance on the Other Stage, before making our way back to London.

I arrived home at 5:55am on Monday morning, had a long shower, and then pretty much slept for the entire day.

Full set of photos are in the Glastonbury 2009 set on Flickr.

Glastonbury 2009 - Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen - 02
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was the headline act on the Saturday night, performing a two and a half hour set, including a six song encore.

So much energy, barely a rest between songs, and lots of involvement with the crowd.

It was great to see Steven van Zandt (a.k.a. Silvio Dante from The Sopranos) back in his original role lead guitar role for the E Street Band.

Glastonbury 2009 - Kasabian

Kasabian
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

To be honest, I didn't know much about Kasabian prior to going to Glastonbury. From what I understand, they're much bigger in the UK than they are in Australia.

Their set on the Pyramid Stage on the Saturday evening was awesome. Great live sound, and a very involved and passionate crowd. Definitely worth seeing again.

Glastonbury 2009 - Spinal Tap perform "Stonehenge"

Spinal Tap - 03
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

Spinal Tap reformed for their 25th anniversary, complete with new drummer, for a set on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday afternoon.

The highlight was undoubtedly Stonehenge.

Glastonbury 2009 - Lady GaGa

Lady GaGa
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

Lady GaGa put on a fantastic performance on the Other Stage on the Friday night, including an acoustic version of Poker Face. In her 75 minute set, she did three outfit changes, including a Madonna-esque boob flamethrower!

Glastonbury 2009 - Muddy Friday

Muddy Festival Site on Friday
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

On the Thursday night we had a downpour. As the rain cleared on the Friday morning, the masses descended onto the festival site, creating a sea of mud. Good thing we brought along our Wellington boots.

Glastonbury 2009 - Setting up Camp

Setting up Camp - 03
Originally uploaded by adrianhind

177,500 festival go-ers, 10000+ staff, 14000 toilets, 5 days of camping and music.

This is the calm before the storm. The grass is green. The tent site is clean, and I'm still feeling fresh.