To confirm tarranau's point, it's always been pretty clear that the smaller scale, more 'alternative' areas of the festival are subsidised by the more mainstream, more commercial-ish areas .....
Glastonbury 2010 - 40th Anniversary
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That is a key point really ....
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
I'm bored of Glastonbury really. If I can get in on a crew blag, a stewarding gig, or some other excuse that gives me a chance to see a different side of it, I don't think I'll bother. I've concluded that, having not done it before the fence, that if you've seen six glastonbury festivals you've probably seen them all now. Not that it isn't fun, it's just the same fun every year and I want to do it differently. I tried it sober this year and just found I was tired all the time. So a crew or steward trip would be best I think.
I know it's on the official website so it's hardly going to be controversial but there's some interesting stuff in this interview with Eavis.
Specially this...
Specially this...
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Slightly shy of 26 Million quid.
Working it definitely offers new and extra perspectives for sure
Plus you get to be on site for a lot longer
I'll obviously be back again, mainly for reasons everyone has given, but also because it's the epicentre of the UK festival scene. In the same way that the comedy industry decamps to Edinburgh in August, the festival industry implodes into Pilton for those immense five days. Almost everyone I want to catch up with is there.
Almost like an annual conference, except that noone really remembers very much afterwards.
Almost like an annual conference, except that noone really remembers very much afterwards.
sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
glasto will supply the quality and entertainment of 4 other festivals tho imo.
I agree that its a bit steep, ill be trying to get tix tho as there is no alternative festival to glasto, failing that ill be applying to work it in any shape or form again....
at 200 smackeroonies, eavis soon has to have some way of a sunshine guarantee...... feck, it is a flip up between glasto or a fortnight abroad...
glasto is still winning.
I've been to the last 10 so im pretty aware of whats on
IMHO I always end up to knackered out and just find myself wanting to sleep a lot...... Ive got past the point of wanting everything available in one place, and I'm much more interested in going to specific festivals tailored to my interests...... I like raving, a lot, so having been to glade for the first time this year, its much much more up my street.....
I really used to enjoy glasto when i first started going (on my own or with one or two other freinds), but now about 20 of my freinds go and its spoilt it for me too...... Im determined to not let that happen with glade and especially shambala
I'd like to see how that is divided up.
In the context of a short in house piece, that was a good interview. Even mainstream media stuff tends not to ask basic questions like "why the price rise?".
And good to hear about budget increase in the late night area. Hope he delivers on that. I've only got Glade and Bestival to compare it with, both great, but Glastonbury knocked them (and I'd guess anywhere else in the UK) for six in the "late night stuff" stakes.
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
I'll obviously be back again, mainly for reasons everyone has given, but also because it's the epicentre of the UK festival scene. In the same way that the comedy industry decamps to Edinburgh in August, the festival industry implodes into Pilton for those immense five days. Almost everyone I want to catch up with is there.
Almost like an annual conference, except that noone really remembers very much afterwards.
I'm starting to wonder if there are festival teams from all the European festivals looking at what and who to book for their next festival.
Perhaps it answers why there is such a massive effort for three short days and why everything is done to the max. Look at the Arcadia stage, nowhere else was it pimped out like Glastonbury.
Sounds a bit like a fashion show, but long may this continue. Always nice to see the best of the best.
mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
if you'll have us
Of course!
That's true, but speaking for myself I haven't got the holiday for 2 other festivals. I do Download every year as well (which is a bit of a pain, one week away, one week back, one week away) and that with Glasto & sometimes the Bulldog leaves me with very little / no holiday for other stuff which can also be 'holiday-requirement' heavy.
So yes it's definitely a lot of money, but it's also the second part of my summer holiday so I'll bite my tongue & be in front of my compter (far too) early on 4th October. And by the time I get there I'll have forgotten about the pain of the ticket price and be looking forward to a good week.
And by the time I get there I'll have forgotten about the pain of the ticket price and be looking forward to a good week.
This is a really good point on the expense aspect ...
If people are able to bite the bullet with an early October deposit (the rest being payable later on as Tort said) then by the time June comes round the pain will have been absorbed .... OK you need extra cash then for food and drink etc., but so long as you have some money coming in then it can all be managed (and the whole thing's well worth it anyway ... ).
I post as someone who's been very skint for long periods, and indeed unemployed, over the past year. Admittedly in my own case I got my ticket money back after the fest because I worked, and I didn't have to pay out til later on (April) anyway, but just generally they're valid thoughts I reckon.
bmd
Island in the stream.
mysterygirl
Stealth visit from work
We'll make some proper arrangements this time!
Rather than send poor innocent children around the hordes of people at the cider bus, whilst holding up paper plates with 'U75' written on the back of them, you mean?
LOL!!
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Lets not do the Cider Bus next year.
Somewhere where its just us, so people are not faced with the hordes outside the Cider bus, but within in reach of a bar?
I suggest the Rabbit hole, but I don't think it opens till late Thursday or perhaps even Friday. One of the bars in the Park is open I'm sure certainly by the Thursday afternoon, so perhaps by the tower.
Somewhere where its just us, so people are not faced with the hordes outside the Cider bus, but within in reach of a bar?
I suggest the Rabbit hole, but I don't think it opens till late Thursday or perhaps even Friday. One of the bars in the Park is open I'm sure certainly by the Thursday afternoon, so perhaps by the tower.
Change of plan is not a bad idea at all, but as you say we'd need to be sure the place we decided on would definitely be open
Yeah I'd vote for something other than the cider bus. Park would work for me. Another idea would be the Red Flag.
The Stonebridge Bar is definitely open on Thursday evening but it gets absolutely rammed due to the fact they have Guilty Pleasures & Baggy Mondays on. Was OK in 2008 but the word got out this year & you couldn't move once you got inside.
The way we got round the crush at the Cider Bus when I was organising the meets for the TOS boards was to actually hold the meet at the Bandstand. Easily accesible for the Bus for those who still wanted their cider fix but nowhere near as crowded & hence much easier to find people. There was plenty of musical entertainment on there on the Wednesday this year too.
That always used to be one of the last bars to open although I guess things may have changed since I last tried to go up there on a Thursday only to be met by a very closed looking tent.
Red Flag was supposed to open at midday Thursday. In fact it opened just under an hour and a half later. The place was outstandingly badly run and managed (at least at first) this year, and understaffed too.
Beer itself was fine to be fair, it was just the provision of it!
Beer itself was fine to be fair, it was just the provision of it!
Red Flag was supposed to open at midday Thursday. In fact it opened just under an hour and a half later. The place was outstandingly badly run and managed (at least at first) this year, and understaffed too.
Beer itself was fine to be fair, it was just the provision of it!
Your looky-likey was working in there last year. Still never seen the 2 of you in the same place.
Riff
B@nned from eGofestivals
Just a thought:
With this being the 40th anniversary, I know they are going to try and get the best line-up they can of peeps who have played from every year.
Wouldn't it be great if they didn't announce the line-up AT ALL and the first thing you knew about who was playing was when you got handed your programme as you walked through the gate?
With this being the 40th anniversary, I know they are going to try and get the best line-up they can of peeps who have played from every year.
Wouldn't it be great if they didn't announce the line-up AT ALL and the first thing you knew about who was playing was when you got handed your programme as you walked through the gate?
moose
like some cat from Japan
The festival themselves have gone from being super-secretive about lineup to being the biggest leakers in the last couple of years. Plus you're can't stop bands who are playing listing it on their sites months in advance.
We were reminiscing tonight about how we used to stroll down to Piccadilly records at the start of June and hand over a few pounds in cash in return for our tickets. Happy days!
We were reminiscing tonight about how we used to stroll down to Piccadilly records at the start of June and hand over a few pounds in cash in return for our tickets. Happy days!
