Glastonbury 2009

[belboid]

by way of comparison - bruce springsteen US ticket prices

1981 - $12.50
1983 - $16.00
1985 - $17.50
1988 - $22.50
1992 - $28.50
1999 - $67.50
2000 - $67.50
2002 - $75.00
2003 - $75.00


A King gig at Manchester Apollo was £4, as was an Alarm gig (neither of which I went to, btw, just found the tickets on ebay!). King were in the Lily Allen spot at this years festie, iirr.

 

[Sunray]

One of the stewards on the Oxfam stewards forum posted this list from a '85 program he found.

The Style Council
King
Echo and the Bunny Men
Joe Cocker
Boomtown Rats
The Colour Field
Ian Dury and the Blockeads
Aswad
Midnight Oil
Third World
Hugh Masekela
The Pogues
Robin Williamson
Clannad
Alexei Sayle
Working Week
Billy Bragg
New Model Army
Green on Red
Blowzabella
The Untouchables
Dave Cohen
Solstice
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
Blue Aeroplanes
Son of Zolo
Eduardo and Antonio
El Sonido De Londres
Blurt
Somo Somo
Black Roots
Ova
The Happy End
Eduardo and Antonio (again I bet I didn’t spot the duplication in ‘85)
Steve Payne and Guests
Green on Red (or this one)
Toxic Shock
Poison Girls
The Ariwa Posse
Asaah Papa and Graffi Jazz
Rodney Allen
Doctor’s Childern
The Jazz Butcher
Microdisney
James
The Men they Couldn’t Hang
Hank Wangford Band
Doctor and the Medices
Misty and Roots
Chevalier Brothers
Domus
The Albion Band
Tir Na Nog
Extra Hot Mango
Chutney Band
Arran Pilot
Tony Jenner
The Nafftones
Llaima
Kevin Brown
SURPRISE GUESTS……..MADNESS
nothing changes

 

[bluestreak]

I always read it as the Wank Hangford Band.

 

[paolo]

Come to Dragon Paolo!

Although I think I'm going back to Williams this year. It's just too much of a rush to try and get into Dragon, and all you crew peeps get there early!

William's also isn't quite as manic at night time, but of course you still get Shangri La / Arcadia until 6AM! But Dragon has some nice flat parts, and being small, it's easy to get in/out of the field.

BTW- As Paolo says, the tent thefts were all over, Dragon was done last year - and tent next to us got slashed.

Going to stick with the farm I think... One of the reasons is that I'm staying til Tuesday, so by Monday lunch I have to be in a secure bit, and can't be arsed with doing a relocate from one side to another.

Maybe next year!

 

[innana]

One of the factors in the inflation is the national minimum wage, which applies to all crew these days. In the past all the volunteers cost the festival little or nothing except the ticket, now everybody doing a shift costs nmw plus all the costs associated with employing people. That alone must add a fair whack into each ticket.

There are people who are paid to work (I'm one of them), but there are still lots of people who volunteer in return for their ticket. Most of my crew are volunteers and do 6x4 hour shifts between the Tuesday beforehand and the Monday after, which at NMW roughly equates to the cost of their ticket. They also get a meal provided for each shift they do, which is good practice in volunteer management!

 

[r0cky]

Going to stick with the farm I think... One of the reasons is that I'm staying til Tuesday, so by Monday lunch I have to be in a secure bit, and can't be arsed with doing a relocate from one side to another.

Relocating is way too much effort, especially on the Monday, I'd do the same!

 

[belboid]

One of the stewards on the Oxfam stewards forum posted this list from a '85 program he found.

...
Eduardo and Antonio (again I bet I didn’t spot the duplication in ‘85)
...
Green on Red (or this one)

dunno about Eduardo & Antonio, but Green on Red did play twice, once very low down on the Pyramid stage, and once reasonably high up to the second stage.

And they were fucking great.

 

[paolo]

There are people who are paid to work (I'm one of them), but there are still lots of people who volunteer in return for their ticket. Most of my crew are volunteers and do 6x4 hour shifts between the Tuesday beforehand and the Monday after, which at NMW roughly equates to the cost of their ticket. They also get a meal provided for each shift they do, which is good practice in volunteer management!

Do you mean there are teams where the min. Wage isn't paid to the organising charity?

Which ones?

 

[William of Walworth]

Recently back from a very warm and sunny Sunrise Celebration I'm crossing fingers that the perfect conditions there will be a premonition for more of the same later in the month. Tis definitely about to cool down signifiantly this weekend and next week with showers etc., so let's hope that's just a "getting it out of the way early enough" sorta thing ...

As paolo said, Deb me and him and one or two others in the Info Crew will be up at Farm crewcamping, we're sticking to that really cos we'll be onsite Monday to Monday. Deb and I got our tent turned over in Dragon the last evening (Sunday) last year -- nothing actually taken, but enough mess and violation for us to prefer somewhere securer this time.

This year will be the first time I haven't camped North of the railway line since 1995!

So all change, but that's not to say we won't be up and around Dragon and area anyway, visiting and exploring .....

And the Cider Bus natch

 

[William of Walworth]

Re Sunray's post, cheers for that, Deb's first Glastonbury was 1985**, she'll love to see that list!!

**Total mudbath, Glastonbury's first Mud Horrorshow -- didn't stop raining right through to the Sunday apparantly. Luckily for me that I went in 1984 and missed 1985!

 

[Sunray]

haha I just noticed Tir Na Nog on the line up.

Thats was a hit Spectrum adventure game.

 

[Sunray]

I propose a Urban meet at the Cider bus on the Wednesday at 3pm-5pm?

This is around the time the shift changes over for Oxfam, so even if you are heading off to do a shift, can still attend for a swift 1/2 and people coming off shift will probably be up for a drink.

 

[paolo]

I propose a Urban meet at the Cider bus on the Wednesday at 3pm-5pm?

This is around the time the shift changes over for Oxfam, so even if you are heading off to do a shift, can still attend for a swift 1/2 and people coming off shift will probably be up for a drink.

Sounds sensible.

Info changeover is different, but that should still work one way or another.

 

[Tort]

Not sure if I'll be at the Bus before 5 but will certainly be loitering thereabouts for most of the evening. 3 Weeks!

 

[Tank Girl]

3 weeks

*dances*

 

[Sunray]

Not sure if I'll be at the Bus before 5 but will certainly be loitering thereabouts for most of the evening. 3 Weeks!

Make it 3pm till late.

 

[pennimania]

Make it 3pm till late.

Yes - because I don't think we could make it as early as 3 and we do so want to meet up with people!

 

[Sunray]

I've been thninking 'why are people having such difficulty with 3pm'.

I've just remembered that 3pm Wednesday is the 1st day its open. Oops.

Perhaps we should make it a 3pm on the Thursday? Then people will not be dragging their stuff across site.

 

[William of Walworth]

Thursday sounds good. For those crewing, it will all be about which shifts we get, but those not working could make Thursday I'm sure. It'll all be workoutable

 

[Gerry1time]

Yeah, 3pm til late would be good, cos i probably won't knock off til 7 or 8 each evening. Worthy FM, it's not a job, it's a way of life.

 

[pennimania]

Can't we have Wednesday evening as well as Thursday????

 

[paolo]

Can't we have Wednesday evening as well as Thursday????

There's urbs on site from when, Saturday?

Daily, 5pm, that should cover it

 

[moose]

What happened to the old 'there'll be someone at the cider bus on the hour every hour from Wednesday to Sunday' rule of old? Glastonbury isn't as good as it used to be

 

[Gerry1time]

There's urbs on site from when, Saturday?

Daily, 5pm, that should cover it

Bus doesn't turn up til the Tuesday though

We could just meet in the space where it's going to be and wait for it.

 

[Sunray]

Structure, people need structure, esp if you don't know what everyone looks like.

Urban Glastonbury Thursday 3pm Cider Bus.

 

[Gerry1time]

Ok cool. By what sign shall we know each other?

 

[newbie]

There are people who are paid to work (I'm one of them), but there are still lots of people who volunteer in return for their ticket.

Oh yes indeed, I didn't mean to imply otherwise. But an awful lot of them are recruited as volunteers to an organisation, mostly charities, which is paid for their service. Oxfam for instance. Not all, there are still plenty of autonomous crews left and they doubtless all do things differently.

However, there's a legal and insurance based framework for everyone doing a shift, which includes the nmw legislation. My understanding is that the festival pays somebody a notional fee for each shift, plus entry ticket for each worker. Though, as volunteers, many individuals donate their pay.

Of course, this is Glastonbury we're talking about so there's exceptions to everything- one of the joys of the thing - but I think there's some underlying structure.

 

[Sunray]

Ok cool. By what sign shall we know each other?

Someone should bring an obvious icon.

I'll see if I can think of something, any takers.

 

[Tort]

I've been thninking 'why are people having such difficulty with 3pm'.

I've just remembered that 3pm Wednesday is the 1st day its open. Oops.

Perhaps we should make it a 3pm on the Thursday? Then people will not be dragging their stuff across site.

I'm thinking rather more of how pissed off my liver is going to be with me if I do a 3pm to midnight stint at the Cider Bus. I think 6 hours on duty will probably be more than enough.

Thursday evening I intend to be at Club Dada for the Folk Punk Ceilidh Hoe Down

 

[Gerry1time]

Someone should bring an obvious icon.

I'll see if I can think of something, any takers.

Picture of kittens, or perhaps a plane taking off.