the mud effect

[shuttlep]

with it being really muddy this year

 

do you think it will have the same effect as 2007 had on 2008, as in ticket sales.

 

2008 it was ridiculously easy to get tickets and I have heard they had some left on the gate (I am not sure if that is true as i didn't attend that year)

 

do you think it will be easier to get tickets in October after everyone will have seen the mud. and i know it has left me deciding if 2017 would be worth it?

[cazzatron]

Lets just keep telling ourselves it will be easy to get tickets this year. Fingers crossed!!!

[GoonerRob]

Not a chance im afraid... it's on the BBC now and every year i hear of more friends who watched in on tv, "hate camping and mud" , but are desperate to goto Glastonbury. Think it's become a bucket list thing. 

 

 

[djdavejohnson]

2 minutes ago, shuttlep said:

with it being really muddy this year

 

do you think it will have the same effect as 2007 had on 2008, as in ticket sales.

 

2008 it was ridiculously easy to get tickets and I have heard they had some left on the gate (I am not sure if that is true as i didn't attend that year)

 

do you think it will be easier to get tickets in October after everyone will have seen the mud. and i know it has left me deciding if 2017 would be worth it?

Being an optimist - yes.

Being a realist - doubt it. Adele and Coldplay will likely spike interest. If Ed's announced before ticket day, could be carnage. Bollox.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, djdavejohnson said:

Being an optimist - yes.

Being a realist - doubt it. Adele and Coldplay will likely spike interest. If Ed's announced before ticket day, could be carnage. Bollox.

Pretty much this.

[shuttlep]

4 minutes ago, djdavejohnson said:

Being an optimist - yes.

Being a realist - doubt it. Adele and Coldplay will likely spike interest. If Ed's announced before ticket day, could be carnage. Bollox.

I can't believe Edd Shearan would be a big draw

 

maybe I am old, give me the Pixies any day 

[djdavejohnson]

2 minutes ago, shuttlep said:

I can't believe Edd Shearan would be a big draw

 

maybe I am old, give me the Pixies any day 

Go check his Spotify page...

[shuttlep]

Just now, djdavejohnson said:

Go check his Spotify page...

I know his Music, yes he is talented, no he is not for me 

 

just not my thing, I wouldn't go and see him. would rather Bimble

[djdavejohnson]

Just now, shuttlep said:

I know his Music, yes he is talented, no he is not for me 

 

just not my thing, I wouldn't go and see him. would rather Bimble

I wasn't talking up his talents - check his listening figures! 

P.S. I'm not a huge fan either

[The Nal]

Its going to get worse every year. 07 was easy in comparison (400k tried) to get a ticket as far as I remember. Wasn't until 2009 where it became really tough. Now we have 2 million or something trying each year?

Adele and Coldplay guarantee a tough Sunday morning this October. 

[shuttlep]

1 minute ago, djdavejohnson said:

I wasn't talking up his talents - check his listening figures! 

P.S. I'm not a huge fan either

i see, I will have a look, I can see who he would attract. hes really non offensive and toe tapping music is what he does.

[Joshuwarr]

Well I guess this is one way of looking at ticket interest from over the years... https://www.google.co.uk/trends/explore#q=Glastonbury tickets

[CaledonianGonzo]

Gonna be the same mad scramble as usual.

2014's crop of relatively unpopular headliners had zip difference on availability for 2015.

[DeanoL]

Think it will also depend if 2018 is confirmed as on. If so, I can imagine some people going for a year off after the conditions this year.

[nikkic]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

Its going to get worse every year. 07 was easy in comparison (400k tried) to get a ticket as far as I remember. Wasn't until 2009 where it became really tough. Now we have 2 million or something trying each year?

Adele and Coldplay guarantee a tough Sunday morning this October. 

Where do these numbers come from? 2 million seems pretty high. Is that how many people have registered or are actively trying to purchase tickets? 

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, nikkic said:

Where do these numbers come from? 2 million seems pretty high. Is that how many people have registered or are actively trying to purchase tickets? 

People registered. We have no idea how many are actually trying.

[Badlands]

Based on those google trends, 2008 was busier than any year since.

[jparx]

I think at this point it will always be more or less the same difficulty. Sure, more people might be trying, but the majority of the 'bucket listers' won't be as on the ball as we are. 

I tend to think that the majority of people on here that really are desperate to get tickets end up getting them one way or another! The strength of this community sure helps.

[Wellyboot]

I hope so! 

I get so worked up and stressed about T day (like most of you on here I'm sure) I'd love it to be as easy as 2008! 

... a girl can dream eh?!

[M_Il]

21 minutes ago, jparx said:

I think at this point it will always be more or less the same difficulty. Sure, more people might be trying, but the majority of the 'bucket listers' won't be as on the ball as we are. 

I tend to think that the majority of people on here that really are desperate to get tickets end up getting them one way or another! The strength of this community sure helps.

+1 I've gone every year that I have wanted to so far since 99 if you want to go bad enough you will find a way 

[FuzzyDunlop]

I missed in 2013. I was a lurker then. If I was a regular / regulr-ish poster, I may have asked for help in the resale.

In the end I went to Amsterdam. It was good, but not Glastonbury.

There are 11 weeks or so til t day. The mud will be forgotten.

Edited July 14, 2016 by FuzzyDunlop

[Keithy]

Won't have much effect. News reports from 2007 showed flooded tents, heavybrain, etc. The mud was thick this year but the tv footage was no way near as dramatic of 2007. Plus festivals are still very much a big summer activity for people. It'll be a quick sell out as normal.

[djdavejohnson]

14 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

There are 11 weeks or so til t day. The mud will be forgotten.

I'll be honest I've pretty much forgotten the mud already. Ok not forgotten it, but pretty much over it.

I didn't have wellies this year, haven't looked back since getting walking boots a couple of years ago, but if this year was a really wet year I think my feelings on it would have been very different!

[M_Il]

The problem with "mud affect" is that I'm guessing most people can get over mud it's when it rains and muddy that it gets etched in the memories negatively. Personally I think the weather this year is the best festival weather I have had in 10 years of going. Mostly overcast little bit of sun and little bit of rain 

[Charm]

40 minutes ago, M_Il said:

The problem with "mud affect" is that I'm guessing most people can get over mud it's when it rains and muddy that it gets etched in the memories negatively. Personally I think the weather this year is the best festival weather I have had in 10 years of going. Mostly overcast little bit of sun and little bit of rain 

The actual weather was fine but it was slightly challenging to walk about and it would of been nice to have a little sit down occasionally, looks much prettier too without the mud. I thought last year was lovely, was the best for me, wish it could be like that every time. 
Charm x

Edited July 14, 2016 by Charm