Well, i was originally thinking about making this year my first glastonbury, but with all this pissing about with signing up and the massive price i think i may as well say stuff it, since it's only gonna get more complicated/corporate/expensive/etc and i evidentally missed the boat a while ago.
Glastonbury 2007 pt1: the build-up
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25,000 additional tickets apparently...http://www.westpress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145786&command=displayContent&sourceNode=200219&home=yes&more_nodeId1=145789&contentPK=16387878
newbie said:you're not going to like this, you knowdon't read if you're of a sensitive disposition
Last year I bought a poster for the 1982 festie. It's probably a repro, but hey, I know where it is, unlike all the other stuff from ancient times which is buried in boxes somewhere.
In 1982 it cost £8 in. If prices had risen in line with RPI, this year would cost, er, £21. oops.
I remember refusing to pay, what was it, £25?, in 1987. An outrageous amount
So i snuck in.
i do see what you're saying, and I'm not per-se defending the price hike, but if you consider the fact that the festy did used to make a chunky loss, they've had to put something like decent security in place, then put a £1m security fence up, deal with licensing cost increases, pay for some of the Environmental damage, install drainage for the site, pay for the policing, install a shit of a lot of new stages, pay performers, additional crew etc etc etc.
I guess my point is that its not just a straight like for like comparison
I guess my point is that its not just a straight like for like comparison
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no idea how much it was. 'course, if we had a festographer around here somewhere we could have coloured graphs plotting ticket price increases against the price of a 1/4 or a pack of blue Rizla (that'd be alongside the one showing date movement around the solstice plotted against the phase of the moon).Dubversion said:
Rollem said:£150 each (just to get in) dampens our hopes of giong this year then
fucking rip
It's not a ripoff as such, considering the huge amount you get, but it IS expensive and a sharp rise (I'm certainly not defending that). I agree with both newbie AND bus above (I also went in 1984 -- my first). And I also agree with myself, earlier
Newbie, I'm a festographer, but sub-numerate and graph-incapable ...
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William of Walworth said:It's not a ripoff as such, considering the huge amount you get, but it IS expensive and a sharp rise (I'm certainly not defending that). I agree with both newbie AND bus above (I also went in 1984 -- my first). And I also agree with myself, earlier
Newbie, I'm a festographer, but sub-numerate and graph-incapable ...
only teasing
beesonthewhatnow
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Nah, it's still fucking great, you'll love itMoggy said:
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Worth pointing out but the cost of staging a festival in the uk is going up all the time as well. There are a lot of health and safety issues and stuff that the festival has to address. Most festivals have seen some pretty big price increases over the past 5 years.
That said, glad Im not a working class kid anymore.
Edited people could always look to festivals in Spain or Eastern Europe if cost is a big issue. They are pretty cheap.
That said, glad Im not a working class kid anymore.
Edited people could always look to festivals in Spain or Eastern Europe if cost is a big issue. They are pretty cheap.
beesonthewhatnow said:Nah, it's still fucking great, you'll love it
Yeah i probably would, but it's pretty far down the list under BLOC, Glade, Unsound in Italy and Frenchtek, of which i think will positively drain every penny.
If i somehow come into enough money to do them all i'd go though. Just this whole registering and £150 price tag seems a bit too... unfestivally to me
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£21! (thats £41 in todays money according to http://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/) then £28 in 89 & up a tenner a festival for the next five.Dubversion said:I remember refusing to pay, what was it, £25?, in 1987. An outrageous amount
So i snuck in.
£150 huh? Probably a good thing I'm on the dole now & cant even consider it!
free spirit
more tea vicar?
you doing BLOC then moggy?Moggy said:Yeah i probably would, but it's pretty far down the list under BLOC, Glade, Unsound in Italy and Frenchtek, of which i think will positively drain every penny.
If i somehow come into enough money to do them all i'd go though. Just this whole registering and £150 price tag seems a bit too... unfestivally to me
mates have been going on about it for ages, and I've just seen a flyer and am thinking it could be worth a blag (might even pay)
belboid said:
Have you got any options or contacts for crewing/working?
As you're a Trade Unionist, the Workers Beer Company thing might be worth a thought, for all their drawbacks (and it is hard work .. )
belboid
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I've done loads of WBC at Leeds Festival, it's quite good fun there. Never wanted to do it at Glastonbury tho, for the largely obvious reasons. Could try and get some other work their that would be less painful, but ... well ... maybe.
Me sis is desperate for me to go and show her the ropes as she's heard Springsteen is playing and she's nervous about going on her own! (weirdo)
Me sis is desperate for me to go and show her the ropes as she's heard Springsteen is playing and she's nervous about going on her own! (weirdo)
belboid said:
No idea how true that Springsteen rumour is, there's been so many ...
You could send her into the care of Camp Urban, which this year will very likely amount to around 50 people ...
Understand your WBC reluctance, their collaboration with Ansheuser-Busch-scum (Budshiter) is a terrible thing .... thank fuck for their real ale tent, which is
Thinking about it again ticket prices (ex booking fee) for the last 3 festivals have been:-
2004 - £112
2005 - £129
2007 - £145
Now I can understand people being somewhat upset at the 15%+ hike last time around but over 2 years the increase this time is actually only 6.2% p.a. which although still well above inflation isn't massive by comparison. If we'd have had a festival last year tickets would have been approx £137 on this basis so an £8 p.a. increase wouldn't have got too many people's backs up. It's the fact that we've had a year off that has made the £145 price tag seem a little extreme to some.
2004 - £112
2005 - £129
2007 - £145
Now I can understand people being somewhat upset at the 15%+ hike last time around but over 2 years the increase this time is actually only 6.2% p.a. which although still well above inflation isn't massive by comparison. If we'd have had a festival last year tickets would have been approx £137 on this basis so an £8 p.a. increase wouldn't have got too many people's backs up. It's the fact that we've had a year off that has made the £145 price tag seem a little extreme to some.
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