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[LusciousLucy]

freez, on 03 June 2011 - 11:14 PM, said:

What time do we think you'll need to head there to guarantee getting in for Orbital? 30 mins before?

Best guess would be to see how the queueing system works on the Friday and then figure it out from there. Also, 30 mins from where? At the entrance at Glebeland attempting the queue or 30 mins before in the Arcadia Field?

Without knowing how the one way system will function in terms of time of movement of thousands and thousands of humans all being herded along a track (if its anything like The Old Railway Track, that was a third of the distance and that took up to half an hour before the track split into the respective party fields.)

[paulo999]

freez, on 03 June 2011 - 11:14 PM, said:

What time do we think you'll need to head there to guarantee getting in for Orbital? 30 mins before?

My advice... if you really want to see them... either get in before the 2300 later area route kicks in, or worst case, get to the access route by midnight, i.e. *before* the main stages headliner exodus. After that, it's anyone's guess as to how long is needed. Could be 30 mins easy as, could be 90 mins and frustration.

[freez]

LusciousLucy, on 03 June 2011 - 11:18 PM, said:

Best guess would be to see how the queueing system works on the Friday and then figure it out from there. Also, 30 mins from where? At the entrance at Glebeland attempting the queue or 30 mins before in the Arcadia Field?

Without knowing how the one way system will function in terms of time of movement of thousands and thousands of humans all being herded along a track (if its anything like The Old Railway Track, that was a third of the distance and that took up to half an hour before the track split into the respective party fields.)

Yeah, I guess I mean 30 mins from Glebeland. Checking it out on Friday is a good plan, although I do think the draw of Orbital and the fact that loads more people will have got their bearings since Friday will make the queue times longer.

Good info though. Ta.

[paulo999]

LusciousLucy, on 03 June 2011 - 11:18 PM, said:

Best guess would be to see how the queueing system works on the Friday and then figure it out from there

Good thinking LL.

[freez]

paulo999, on 03 June 2011 - 11:21 PM, said:

My advice... if you really want to see them... either get in before the 2300 later area route kicks in, or worst case, get to the access route by midnight, i.e. *before* the main stages headliner exodus. After that, it's anyone's guess as to how long is needed. Could be 30 mins easy as, could be 90 mins and frustration.

Good advice. Thanks.

[Spindles]

dubFX to open arcadia, horrifying clash with BAD?  *grumble*  It's now possible to chase dubFX round the site, with a set in dance village, followed by the glade, followed by arcadia, should be interesting to see the timings, mans gonna have to do some running

[LusciousLucy]

paulo999, on 03 June 2011 - 11:21 PM, said:

My advice... if you really want to see them... either get in before the 2300 later area route kicks in, or worst case, get to the access route by midnight, i.e. *before* the main stages headliner exodus. After that, it's anyone's guess as to how long is needed. Could be 30 mins easy as, could be 90 mins and frustration.

I've already got my Chems gig positioning well planned to then cane it to Glebeland. Although I cant rely on what happened last year but the Pet Shop Boys finished by 11.45 and I was in this magic spot to leg it to Arcadia at the old entrance. It took just 10/15 minutes to get there via Oxlyers Bridge, Holts, West Holts and bottom of Avalon. In that time The Edge was JUST coming on stage with the Muse encore and George Clinton was still playing away.

Not that I am pre-empting The Chems to finish up to 15 minutes earlier than Coldplay but this would play into our hands very conveniently if this does happen. And psst...watch the gig on the right side of the stage

Edited by LusciousLucy, 03 June 2011 - 11:33 PM.

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[markeee]

freez, on 03 June 2011 - 11:14 PM, said:

What time do we think you'll need to head there to guarantee getting in for Orbital? 30 mins before?

hmm yea not really sure

most other nights i figured prob go to the glade bar/lounge first...

maybe before 11 and before the one way and new queueing system is in place?else who knows how long it'll take to get in, being that everyone heads over there from 11 onwards, plus orbital meaning more than usual perhaps?