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[cookiedude]

Toilet Duck, on Apr 11 2010, 09:28 PM, said:

To be fair, you could have put a deposit down in October and spread the payment over almost 5 months...

i forgot they did that this year but then i didn't no tickets went on sale in October entirely my fault i no but had nasty shock when i checked around christmas time about registration this year to find they'd already sold   thank god for resales haven't been since 07 been to benicassim in spain last 2 years for weather but longed for some glasto rain both times is bloody hot there anyway glad to be back for the 40th celebrations and my 15th and prob last glasto gettin too old now.

[t77]

A couple of mates didn't get one due to getting up late as they did in the october sale. Some people never learn  

[chris northwest]

Breeze, on Apr 11 2010, 10:41 PM, said:

You had to pay for parking WAY before Benn's involvement. As Toliet Duck says it's more to do with encouraging public transport use and managing the number of fields they need to pay for (the festival is more extensive than the farm) to use as car parks. Anyway why would you think non-car users should subside use of the car parks - as would be the case if it was included in the ticket price?

the last year of free parking was 2002, car parking passes were brought into play in 2003,(i know this as my windscreen is proudly bearing all of them) mean fiddler bought a 20% stake in gfl in february 02, so im afraid im sticking to my thoughts on this one, the parking pass is a definate money-spinner, as is the deposit scheme! the thought of the parking pass being implemented to discourage people coming in their own transport is aload of bollox imo. and can  i just add, before the critical peeps amongst you start banging on, im more than happy to pay the 15 quid parking charge to arrive in my own vehicle and return home when i chose, and yes i did buy my ticket outright in october. and im more than happy that melvin benn has his tuppence worth in saying how glastonbury is run (part of his involvement was to appease all of the objectors in the license application, as his other business ventures with festivals have been a success) but i have no doubts that that mean fiddler are in it for the money, michael eavis may hold many of the worthy charities close to his heart, but he too does alright out of the festival, last year he took a 60k for himself to cover the 6 months that the farm was affected for, thats 120k a year, £2,500 a week! not bad methinks.
that is all!

Edited by chris northwest, 12 April 2010 - 06:27 PM.

[lofichic]

60k is really not a lot for 6 months running of a farm. That's not just his salary - that covers the equivalent costs for the farm itself. You can see Glastonbury's accounts by going to the Charity Commission website. They are public. Think about how little that really is! He is the owner of the largest festival in Europe, he could be a multi millionaire yearly from that.

[oldie]

Anyone who didn't get tickets, keep trying, my daughter can't go now so we shall be canceling 2 tickets and a car park ticket in the morning.

[noodle24]

i got a ticket within the first 5 minutes of the resale and then the confirmation email came a couple of minutes later .... very happy and very quick !   

[Billy09]

chris northwest, on Apr 12 2010, 07:25 PM, said:

the last year of free parking was 2002, car parking passes were brought into play in 2003,(i know this as my windscreen is proudly bearing all of them) mean fiddler bought a 20% stake in gfl in february 02, so im afraid im sticking to my thoughts on this one, the parking pass is a definate money-spinner, as is the deposit scheme! the thought of the parking pass being implemented to discourage people coming in their own transport is aload of bollox imo. and can  i just add, before the critical peeps amongst you start banging on, im more than happy to pay the 15 quid parking charge to arrive in my own vehicle and return home when i chose, and yes i did buy my ticket outright in october. and im more than happy that melvin benn has his tuppence worth in saying how glastonbury is run (part of his involvement was to appease all of the objectors in the license application, as his other business ventures with festivals have been a success) but i have no doubts that that mean fiddler are in it for the money, michael eavis may hold many of the worthy charities close to his heart, but he too does alright out of the festival, last year he took a 60k for himself to cover the 6 months that the farm was affected for, thats 120k a year, £2,500 a week! not bad methinks.
that is all!

I wonder how much MB takes (took? I thought his involvment had finished) in comparison with ME.

If ME took £120K he'd have earnt it, if he took more would anyone blame him. The man is a success, and has battled and risked financial ruin over the years. He is principled, and generous, and I certainly wouldn't begrudge him £60K if thats what he feels he deserves.

Many people make more money and are less deserving, and some make less and deserve more. ME is a hero, and an inspiration, and if all he costs for all the good he does is £60K good luck to him.

[lofichic]

dr_billy, on Apr 12 2010, 09:38 PM, said:

I wonder how much MB takes (took? I thought his involvment had finished) in comparison with ME.

If ME took £120K he'd have earnt it, if he took more would anyone blame him. The man is a success, and has battled and risked financial ruin over the years. He is principled, and generous, and I certainly wouldn't begrudge him £60K if thats what he feels he deserves.

Many people make more money and are less deserving, and some make less and deserve more. ME is a hero, and an inspiration, and if all he costs for all the good he does is £60K good luck to him.

You only have to look at the amount of money raised and distributed over the course of the festival to see how little 60k is.

http://www.glastonbu...local-benefits/

The man is amazing!

[ivan]

chris northwest, on Apr 12 2010, 06:25 PM, said:

the last year of free parking was 2002, car parking passes were brought into play in 2003,(i know this as my windscreen is proudly bearing all of them) mean fiddler bought a 20% stake in gfl in february 02, so im afraid im sticking to my thoughts on this one, the parking pass is a definate money-spinner, as is the deposit scheme! the thought of the parking pass being implemented to discourage people coming in their own transport is aload of bollox imo. and can  i just add, before the critical peeps amongst you start banging on, im more than happy to pay the 15 quid parking charge to arrive in my own vehicle and return home when i chose, and yes i did buy my ticket outright in october. and im more than happy that melvin benn has his tuppence worth in saying how glastonbury is run (part of his involvement was to appease all of the objectors in the license application, as his other business ventures with festivals have been a success) but i have no doubts that that mean fiddler are in it for the money, michael eavis may hold many of the worthy charities close to his heart, but he too does alright out of the festival, last year he took a 60k for himself to cover the 6 months that the farm was affected for, thats 120k a year, £2,500 a week! not bad methinks.
that is all!

Some of the fields used as car parks do not belong to Mr Eavis so he has to rent them out from
the owners , they do not give em up for free , then they have to pay for lighting them and putting
the roads down.

And if Mr Benn is such a rip off merchant how come we get free parking at Leeds ?

[andypandy]

nu-marc88, on Apr 12 2010, 05:19 PM, said:

2 of my mates didnt get any yesterday and are kicking themselves. is there likely to be another sale after the final cancellation date and how much is it advertised?

There should be a few more in May. Keep checking on here.

[swfc]

took me 21 minutes. Booked only after found links on this site. Link from official glastonbury site for about 18 min was a blank page

[Breeze]

chris northwest, on Apr 12 2010, 07:25 PM, said:

the last year of free parking was 2002, car parking passes were brought into play in 2003,(i know this as my windscreen is proudly bearing all of them) mean fiddler bought a 20% stake in gfl in february 02, so im afraid im sticking to my thoughts on this one.

fair dos on MB being involved pre the parking pass - haven't taken a car since 2000 but seemed to recall buying a pass before - must be mistaken.

However you neatly side stepped the issue that as the fest has expanded GFL has to rent additional fields for car parking, adding costs. Why should people who don't add such costs (or even the charities) fund these costs? Surely they should be borne by those who bring cars?