Glastonbury 2008

[scumbalina]

Your kid would think it was so damn cool to be born at Glasto!

Or they might rebel against us, become a cop and tell everyone they were born in the Norfolk and Norwich

Oooh toughie scumba .

Is your exact due date Glastonbury weekend?

The actual date is July 20th, so I was thinking that wasn't too bad, but the midwife has said to assume 3 weeks early, so for all of July

Some factors. You won't be involved in all the ticket buying hassle, and you sound very likely to have stall/associated crew entry rights lined up whatever. So you can decide really LATE, on the basis of really-close-to-festival weather foreecasts amongst other factors. Ie have back up crew lined up,

True! I think we're gonna get the stall booked, we can get someone else to do it (hardly gonna be short of volunteers!) .

If the weather is good (likely ) and you do end up being there, the facilities for on site births, which have happened at many Glastos for many people, are pretty good, as professional as you'll get anywhere. So give your future kid those extra coolness-points!!

Contact Festival Medical Services for direct advice -- not being a pregnant mum or a very ill person I don't know how -- right now -- to find their contact details, but I'm sure they ARE contactable in advance.

Blimey! I didn;t know that! To be honest, was almost definately not going to go, was more of a quandry about whether ir not Mr S should risk it, but that puts a whole new light on things. And all my concerns about staving off fussy in-laws visitinf me straight after the birth would be sorted....imagine how pissed off they'd be

And failing Glastonbury, there's always Strawberry Fair on 7 June, and this time your truck will work!

Oooh, that's true, I'll be within range of home there too.....

 

[William of Walworth]

what is TOS? i don't understand!

i've discovered that my one and only exam is on the 16th of june, so i'm free to work glastonbury if possible. but i really can't decide if i want to. bearing in mind i haven't been since 2000, and have never been to a muddy one- the concept of glastonbury being a glorious weekend of loveliness was so deeply entrenched in my swede by 2000 that i didn't even bother taking a tent. i don't know whether i should just leave my memories of glastonbury of yore in the Special Place in my mind, or go for it (especially considering i actually now know people who live in glastonbury town and could feasibly escape to their houses for showers and warmth if needs be). has it changed too much in the last 8 years? decisions, decisions.

You'll have to gamble, tis the only way!

But if your prepared to take a risk, the chances of there being a good year this time are surely (??!!) somewhat higher than average by now, after so many recent mudbaths/part-mudbaths. We're well overdue a pleasant one.

 

[TopCat]

You'll have to gamble, tis the only way!

But if your prepared to take a risk, the chances of there being a good year this time are surely (??!!) somewhat higher than average by now, after so many recent mudbaths/part-mudbaths. We're well overdue a pleasant one.

I feel obliged to point out that statistically you are no more likely to have a dry year with sunshine and cheap weed and lots of fun just because the previous years have been a bag o' shite.

It's more relevant to look historically at June weather in the South West which is shit BTW.

I will talk more about this to you at Endorset in August WoW. In the sunshine obviously with cold beer, cheap skunk and loads of friends lolling about.

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

According to the stattos on ex-TOS the number of registrations received so far is barely half what it was at the same stage last year.

I expect there will still be a sell out and crazy scramble. MSN at the ready would be Glasto goers...

 

[TopCat]

I think this years ticket sales pettern will be interesting. So many of the newbie festival goers who were there in 2007 will never go to a festival ever again after that one.

 

[jontz01]

I haven't registered yet. I probably will, but im not sure if Im going to buy a ticket. Not that I didn't have a great time last year, but my finances might be a bit more tight this summer and there are other festivals I'd rather spend the money on. It feels weird not being desparately excited about going, but I'm just not now. Of course if I can wrangle playing somewhere (not completlely unlikely hopefully!) then it will be a whole different situation!

That's how I felt last year, I'm glad I didn't go because now I'm really excited. (Although at the time when all my friends were there, I WAS gutted) but when they all came home, moaning about the mud, the rain and the general attitude, I was glad to have missed it and had more fun at several small festies instead.

I'm hoping that your attitude at the moment is quite common. I'm hoping that everyone who went last year decides to miss a year, give it a break and it will be better next year....

[only because I KNOW it will be gorgeously sunny and I'm dying to go]

 

[Tort]

I expect there will still be a sell out and crazy scramble. MSN at the ready would be Glasto goers...

Personally I've never used MSN. I've often found the best place for getting up to date info on ticket day is a website full of spotty internet geeks which I believe goes by the name of Urban 75 or something similar.

 

[Firky]

I will talk more about this to you at Endorset in August WoW. In the sunshine obviously with cold beer, cheap skunk and loads of friends lolling about.

Had a fucking crew ticket for that

Personally I've never used MSN. I've often found the best place for getting up to date info on ticket day is a website full of spotty internet geeks which I believe goes by the name of Urban 75 or something similar.

I am hoping to be working with LCAP and not need to bugger about with tickets.

 

[William of Walworth]

I feel obliged to point out that statistically you are no more likely to have a dry year with sunshine and cheap weed and lots of fun just because the previous years have been a bag o' shite.

It's more relevant to look historically at June weather in the South West which is shit BTW.

Not consistently. I've seen records

Out of 1986-1995 I think only one of them had any significant rain. I only went to 1994 and 1995 out of those -- both gorgeous though.

It's just as dodgy to assume reliably wet weather in late June as it is to assume reliably dry. Climate change increases summer volatility, but that's equally likely to lead to a scorcher as the other way, and reversion to the other extreme, or at least to the mean (adequately dry and fairly warm) is a distinct possibility..

I'm not guarenteeing good weather cos I can't, but you can't guarentee bad either, far from. It's perfectly possible to have a belter of a Glasto, all I'm saying is that we're well overdue one. It can't rain EVERY year.

2001 and 2006 (both fallow/non Glasto years) were corkers ...

The average of Junes overall since the 1970s has actually been quite good. The recent shit weather over the last three late Junes with Glastos (2004, 2005 -- which wasn't all bad anyway -- and 2007) was anomolous, even extreme, I'd contend. Or worse than average luck at least.

I will talk more about this to you at Endorset in August WoW. In the sunshine obviously with cold beer, cheap skunk and loads of friends lolling about.

That'll be at least two cracking weather festivals this year for me then!!

 

[William of Walworth]

Or they might rebel against us, become a cop and tell everyone they were born in the Norfolk and Norwich




The actual date is July 20th, so I was thinking that wasn't too bad, but the midwife has said to assume 3 weeks early, so for all of July



True! I think we're gonna get the stall booked, we can get someone else to do it (hardly gonna be short of volunteers!) .



Blimey! I didn;t know that! To be honest, was almost definately not going to go, was more of a quandry about whether ir not Mr S should risk it, but that puts a whole new light on things. And all my concerns about staving off fussy in-laws visitinf me straight after the birth would be sorted....imagine how pissed off they'd be



Oooh, that's true, I'll be within range of home there too.....

Nice one, love that spirit!

Glad to be of help ...

 

[William of Walworth]

According to the stattos on ex-TOS the number of registrations received so far is barely half what it was at the same stage last year.

Various factors there I'd speculate. Last year's extreme mud putting off some of last years newbies and some of the oldies too. Some oldies being put off by other factors/making other plans
Even this years lineup (so far) in some peoples' cases.

But outweighing both I'd say, by quite some way, is that the registration system isn't brand new to people any more.

All but brand clean newbies** know that there's no benefit particularly in signing up early, most will know they've got til 14th March and most will know that whether you sign up on 4th Feb or 14th March makes no difference at all to your ticket chances, this is much more widely known this year than last -- although a fair few knew then, too.

** and even they check websites and get advice!

I think you'd be right if you predict that registrations will be noticeably down by 14th March, but I'd be cautious about starting to think that the very slow start so far will continue as slow right through the registration period. Things will pick up reasonably I'd guess.

 

[Eva Luna]

You so own this thread William.
Michael Eavis should pay you for your time!

 

[Lisarocket]

2001 and 2006 (both fallow/non Glasto years) were corkers ...

Maybe the gods are trying to tell us something

 

[paolo]

According to the stattos on ex-TOS the number of registrations received so far is barely half what it was at the same stage last year.

Yep. There is that theory that says that it will be slower initially this year because people are more used to the idea of the registration, and that it's not something that needs to be done pronto.

I'm sceptical of that though. 2007 was a slog, and there's plenty - here for sure - that have thrown in the towel. So I think the final figure will be lower this year, not that it makes much difference in the grand scheme of things.

Me... Wild horses and all that.

 

[Firky]

My mum wants to go this year

 

[paolo]

My mum wants to go this year

I'd love it if my parents went. They never would of course, but I think my mum would enjoy it (Dad would utterly hate it).

Is it not ok? She's not suggesting camping with you, surely?

 

[William of Walworth]

Yep. There is that theory that says that it will be slower initially this year because people are more used to the idea of the registration, and that it's not something that needs to be done pronto.

I'm sceptical of that though. 2007 was a slog, and there's plenty - here for sure - that have thrown in the towel. So I think the final figure will be lower this year, not that it makes much difference in the grand scheme of things.

Me... Wild horses and all that.

Don't quite agree. I think last year's mud as an offputting factor for many is significant, I've said so, but I also DO think the slow pace of registration -- after 4 days only!!!!! -- has a lot to do, as well, with people getting more used to the system. I'd hold back on drawing too many conclusions til after March 14th.

I'd share yours and Tort's prediction that registrations will be down, just think you can't judge by how much yet with over a month still left to go.

 

[Mapped]

I'd love it if my parents went. They never would of course, but I think my mum would enjoy it (Dad would utterly hate it).

Is it not ok? She's not suggesting camping with you, surely?

My gf's mum would love it if we asked her to come with us, she used to go back in the 80's and I think she still has her old tent with a CND symbol daubed on it.

Not a chance though, she's a bit too eccentiric for me to camp with for 5 days and it would probably send both of us round the bend I also don't want her to see the quantities of rugs and alchohol we get through, she probably wouldn't let me near her daughter again after that

 

[William of Walworth]

My parents have never been to a festival ... long may that continue!!

Utterly perfect ideal-for-Glastonbury weather this morning here in London. Just add 15C and we're off!!

Spot on mornings like today's are absolutely lovely after all this dark and dingy winter vileness we've had recently, but please don't use up our limited quota of gorgeous days before June, please, weather gods!

 

[hammerntongues]

My mum wants to go this year

My daughter wants to go , the reverse worries are just as frightening .

I could always keep your mum company whilst you were off playing with your friends.

 

[david dissadent]

MOTHER OF CHRIST.

The Verve, the Kings of Leon and Jay Z for the pyramid.

has to be bullshit. WTF were Menswear and The Lylic Time booked for the weekend?

 

[david dissadent]

http://news.q4music.com/2008/02/the_verve_and_kings_of_leon_to.html

God, that is the most disapointing trio ever. When Verve were rumoured alot of people were questioning there status as other stage headliners, ok I could see them doing it but not really the most innovative choice. But the goddam pyramid?

Roskilde or bust for me now.

 

[Crispy]

L.a.m.e

 

[Mapped]

How very underwelming. However saying that, I didn't go and see a headliner on the Pyramid last year.

 

[Aphex]

I didn't see one band on the pyramid last year so it looks like being the same this year. I may pop along to see the Verve though.

 

[david dissadent]

I did not go to see Paul McCartney or the Who and skipped Coldplay, but I could really see why they were headliners and kept other bands of the top slot. Not really what I wanted to see but they were all international superstars and with a Glasto edge to them in some way or another, but that looks like a crap lineup for the V festival at best. I have nothing against hip hop, but its comercial incarnation is just foul in attitude and message. What really would worry me if I was going is what is bellow that lot.

OK to be fair KOL could be headliners. Loved there new album but they were weak last time I seen them play. No one is going to do a Radiohead or a Muse and blew the festival appart.

Why do I see a pyramid stage full of the Kooks, the Twang and the Klaxons.

 

[han]

I'm much more into small festies these days. Glasto was great back in the day when you didn't have to pay

But fuck that, I'm not forking out all that money to sit in the pissing rain surrounded by corporate shite!

 

[Crispy]

Maybe lots of bands had a miserable time last year as well and aren't scrambling over each other to play this year?

 

[TopCat]

My birthday is in June and trust me I have noticed that June weather is shite most of the time.

I won't go back to Glasto untill it's like the old days with hot knife stalls and hash sellers, sound systems a plenty, hells angels flogging cheap beer, all night parties, skanky traveller kids running amok, Eavis letting in poor people for nothing, no police at all on site and Hawkwind playing on the main stage complete with that very big girl dancer.

Only then I tell thee will the sunshine return.

 

[William of Walworth]

MOTHER OF CHRIST.

The Verve, the Kings of Leon and Jay Z for the pyramid.

has to be bullshit. WTF were Menswear and The Lylic Time booked for the weekend?

I'm underwhelmed myself, but headliners schmedliners. Vibe not lineup innit There'll be loads of good acts dotted about, often on smaller stages, between the dross. We haven't heard a fraction of what's lined up yet. In any case the leaks may not be 100% accurate (I don't mean about the actual billtoppers, but the others a bit further down).