British perspective on a fantastic weekend!

Me and my sister (we're from London, early 30s) came all the way and went to both days and had the best weekend of our lives. Our reflections, a week on:

- Seen this around the threads but it's true - people did not jump around much by British standards, crowd was very static/tame. Found some fun mosh pits in Story of the Year, The Used, a few others, but we were mostly the only ones going for it during every band we saw, which goes to the next point...

- Nobody complained or pushed back while we were jumping, dancing, singing our hearts out in every band. Everyone was very respectful of our passion and movement, even if they weren't indulging. So, no harm no foul. We had an amazing time expressing ourselves and if others around us wanted to do so differently, no problem if they didn't have a problem with us.

- We got lucky with the weather, wow! It was still super hot (shoutout factor 50 lip balm I used all over my neck) I cannot even imagine if it was 10-20 degrees hotter how that would have worked.

- Thee dual stages of pink and purple were nice as you could see bands you might not otherwise see, but on the other hand it created a relentlessness with very little break time. Which leads to the next point...

- There was never a queue for the bar, in fact they were always empty! There simply wasn't time to get drinks. At festivals in the UK, there is always a huge line for drinks. Also what is with the giant beer cans - they get warm after like 5 sips. Most sober we've ever been at a festival for sure!

- The entry/exit situation was literally the easiest we have ever experienced at a festival. We got told it would take an hour to do both - it took a few seconds. The security was also very chilled (though we did need the see thru bags!) and overall staff were super helpful.

- The total lack of phone signal was ridiculous - we are in a major city, yes there are 50k people but at football stadiums there are the same number and the signal is fine these days. Just sort it out, if they can do wifi 38000 feet in the air on a plane they can figure something out here lol.

- The bands killed it - they all put their heart and soul into the performances and there were some big time poignant moments when you could really tell they felt so honoured to be back performing.

What are others' big takeaways, especially those who are used to festivals outside the US?