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[Rufus Gwertigan]

Now before I start I understand all about the tipi fields blah blah blah. However over the past couple of years Mr Eavis has mentioned about the audience of the festival, and I know he would like to attract a younger crowd (or needs to).  I am not happy with sponsorship from the Guardian or Radio One, but for me a great festival is still had.

However I am a little concerned about the ###### Campsite...Here.....

Now this is advertised on the home page, so advocated by GFL, yet there are little comments in the ad about "extra security", which can be interpreted that things are rough inside the festival.

I don't know what my point is except I saw the ad in shock and thought the festival is going to just become elitist

[Alcatraz]

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The Stone Circle - the first sight on
entering the Festival
..through our own exclusive gate!

This is horrid

[Mardy]

it's shit shit shit and I hate the fact that the festival is becoming like this.  this is the sort of thing that I hoped was against all the ideals of the festival. Extremely disappointing, like all of this sort of thing. Why do they allow it?

It's like the company that offer to helicopter you in, hardly seems right for an egalitarian festival that talks about loving the farm and being environmentally conscious.

Edited by Mardy, 10 April 2009 - 07:01 PM.

[llcoolphil]

Ive no real problem with it. If enough idiots want to pay idiot prices to camp out there, Id rather they were out there than camping next to me

[Sweep]

Oh well, all the more room to camp in.

[darrenbha]

I'm not keen on the concept and i understand where dave's coming from on the security comment

[grumpyhack]

Looks like GFL have found yet another way to turn a penny.  Never been the same since they installed the Monorail.

[r0cky]

This is on Pennard Hill Farm?  Maybe it's a courtesy to that farm from GFL, as they do rent some of their land I believe.

[daveinafield]

For me this is just another example of people seizing and opportuntity to make money that having 150,000 peeeps in a rural area that has always happened, from people selling crates of beer round the site to the flare selling guys, just these people are up market and have a website. no real problem, glasto can accomodate all sorts

[scaryclaireyfairy]

i'm really against this too.  the point of glasto is we're all in it together.  having a tent put up for you and 'exclusive' showers, loos etc not to mention the extra security to keep scum like the rest of us away is completely elitist and creates a 'them and us' scene that glastonbury never usually has.  i'm really sad about this.

the final kick in the crotch is the entrance being where it is.  capitalism at the stone circle - nice.

Edited by scaryclaireyfairy, 10 April 2009 - 07:42 PM.

[incident]

Stuff like this has been going on for years, and to be honest this one looks to be cheaper than Camp Kerala and the other one that operates.

My biggest problem with this isn't that it's being offered - it's that there might actually be people out there who go for it. Fools, utter utter fools.

[tonyblair]

Planet Dave, on Apr 10 2009, 07:52 PM, said:

Now before I start I understand all about the tipi fields blah blah blah. However over the past couple of years Mr Eavis has mentioned about the audience of the festival, and I know he would like to attract a younger crowd (or needs to).  I am not happy with sponsorship from the Guardian or Radio One, but for me a great festival is still had.

However I am a little concerned about the ###### Campsite...Here.....

Now this is advertised on the home page, so advocated by GFL, yet there are little comments in the ad about "extra security", which can be interpreted that things are rough inside the festival.

I don't know what my point is except I saw the ad in shock and thought the festival is going to just become elitist

the tipi 'field' has become rather exclusive too

dunno what to think really. These people must have paid something for the 'special facilities' and if it means helping the festival with some of it's costs, then I s'pose it's ok. It's stupidly expensive for what you get though, those prices are per person, so for ten people in the Montana, it'll be £8,450!!!!.. in a tent... without any extras (that's your ticket not included either)!!!..

there's a couple of other options like this too now, isn't there?

In an ideal world, it wouldn't be happenin'....

[BlackHole2006]

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Looks like GFL have found yet another way to turn a penny. Never been the same since they installed the Monorail.

Yeah that monorail has turned the festival into a commercial shithole.

On a more serious note:

I do unterstand and I do know exactly where everybody is coming from, but I don't think the festival get the money from this and I think that it is run by a sepirate company. I reckon that the company gave eavis a huge sum of money, and eavis just accepted with out a second thought. Those prices look absoultely rediculous, and I doubt that the company have any idea about the true spirit of glastonbury. But it's not like Eavis is saying "No Alcohol allowed in the arena, arena shuts at ... time, you can collect your beer tokens at the arena gate" etc. etc. Glastonbury, will still be glastonbury wether people have V.I.P treatment or not. However I do feel for the people who have no idea about how friendly the glastonbury campsites are, and how easy it is to make friends, so they play a rediculous price like that and probably will not end up getting the glasto experience because I bet that campsite will be full of snobs who think they are more important than everyone else.

Cheers,
BlackHole2006

[darrenbha]

Just seems strange that they're allowing a statement like that which insinuates problems with security inside the site

[scaryclaireyfairy]

in an ideal world, i'd hire a large man for the weekend to carry my stuff for me.  and possibly do the driving.  it'd still be cheaper than hiring one of their poxy tents!

[tonyblair]

the thing about the extra security isn't completely without it's point. However 'safe' Glastonbury is, some thieving from tents does happen...

I don't worry about it too much, but it does occur to me evey now and again while I'm out and about, that I could go back to an empty tent...  


it's happened

[tonyblair]

BlackHole2006, on Apr 10 2009, 08:45 PM, said:

I do unterstand and I do know exactly where everybody is coming from, but I don't think the festival get the money from this and I think that it is run by a sepirate company.

BlackHole2006, on Apr 10 2009, 08:45 PM, said:

I reckon that the company gave eavis a huge sum of money, and eavis just accepted with out a second thought.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

still, you'd have to have at least a hundred quid's worth of gear in your tent to make paying for the security of a separate campsite worthwhile....

[dorlomin]

Other than the entrance this seems to be just another variant of people staying in hotels and going to the festival.

But the private enterance really seems off to me.

[daveinafield]

there were always private entrances before; tunnels...stepladders...etc