2019 Festival Move

[stuartbert two hats]

13 minutes ago, Jamie D said:

This is annoying. I'm getting married Glastonbury weekend in 2018 on the basis it's the fallow year. We were even thinking of booking the Bimble Inn. They better not have moved it!

It's so frustrating that in this age of click bait, all news sources, including the BBC, are stating that the festival is moving. When in fact it's not. There is going to be an additional festival when it's not usually on. But that's not a great headline.

To be fair to the BBC, Michael has always couched the alternative site as a 'move', whereas Emily has always sold it as a new event from the same team in a different place. They've both been consistent on their different approaches.

Why this is, we can only make educated guesses. My belief is that Emily has the punters in mind, and Michael's audience is all the local people causing him difficulties.

 

Edited December 19, 2016 by stuartbert two hats

[Sawdusty surfer]

Remember ME is a farmer where as EE is a festival organiser/promoter. 

ME always has the farm as his no 1 priority, EE doesn't want to be kicking her heels for a year every 5 years.

[the wonderwhy]

Into the Cotswolds area then? All the Tories over there will love it  

[The Nal]

He already has the three headliners booked too. Going to be the best ever. 

[glasto-worker]

Well I am well Confused - I should have nailed him on Tuesday 21st June 2016 when he attended the WBC Anniversary party onsite at Glastonbury as I know him well but there was a long line of people getting a selfie with him  - I was just about to grab him when the WBC Chairman called me up on the stage and by the time the presentation had finished he had slipped away in his Landrover so I never got a chance to speak to him.

Time will tell what the hell is going on.

[Crazyfool01]

I can confirm the festival is going to be renamed and held on my parents farm within 100 miles of the current site 

[Sawdusty surfer]

OK, just spoken to someone who really should be 'in the know'. He said there are negotiations taking place but all still up in the air . 

[Keithy]

I do wonder if Emily is sat at home going "What's dad said now?!"

I'm tempted to wait for Emily to come out and say something first. Emily clearly wants to host a festival every year, Michael wants to have a fallow year every 5th year (and maybe more often now?). Its either Michael has been tasked with finding a fallow year site or Emily's doing it and Michael is speaking in broader terms about a new site and combined with his usual 'not entirely accurate' statements and the Press having some old information, it's come out as moving in 2019.

The news they're looking for a new site for a fallow year to host a festival is nothing new. Considering all the comments around trying to fit 2 years music into one year for 2017, I'm inclined to think this is for 2018.

[Sawdusty surfer]

7 minutes ago, Keithy said:

 I'm inclined to think this is for 2018.

Exactly that.

[danegg]

interesting! i'll be very happy indeed if there is a festival going on every fallow year- even if not in the same place.

[The Red Telephone]

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Edited December 19, 2016 by The Red Telephone

[VolumetricFox]

I don't think its coincidence that tonight is the (delayed) Mendip Scrutiny Board meeting where the local council debrief on this years festival, and this gets published 2 hours before that meeting.

[Mr.Tease]

I guess he needs an alternative sight for negotiational purposes- if Glastonbury has a viable alternative site, then it might make the local farmers back down a bit when it comes to costs

[briddj]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/19/glastonbury-festival-to-move-from-worthy-farm-in-2019-says-founder?CMP=share_btn_tw

The Guardian have got their numbers all of a mess, saying the next festival is in 2018.

If 2018 isn't a fallow year that will be six years in a row. 2017 was originally supposed to be the fallow year -  remember that it was moved to 2012 because of the Olympics - but has already been bumped to 2018 once. 

[eastynh]

They just want to move it north so The Courteeners can headline.

[GMF]

It is the last Cornbury festival at Great Tew in 2017. It is 98 miles by road from Worthy Farm. I do not think it is a big enough site, but not sure how much of the estate the current festival uses.

Edited December 19, 2016 by GMF

[guypjfreak]

I'll not be going.. I know he/they have to make money what with the other farmers wanting more money every year but personally I need a bit of break every now and then.... I'm not 21  no more lol. 

[joeltg]

As soon as I saw the article my take on it was the bbc were mixed up and the move would possibly happen for 2018, then back to somerset for 19. 

Be nice to have no fallow years hey , possibly even take some heat off ticket day but I doubt it!  

Also as mentioned above, gives them more negotiation when it comes to those other greedy land owners if they have another alternative site.  think 19 other farmers in total own the land. 

Edited December 19, 2016 by joeltg

[glastobuds]

51 minutes ago, eastynh said:

They just want to move it north so The Courteeners can headline.

The lengths some people will go to to avoid telling Coldplay - No Chris! 2020 is soon enough! The North is no place for your humdrum pop tunes. 

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, Mr.Tease said:

I guess he needs an alternative sight for negotiational purposes- if Glastonbury has a viable alternative site, then it might make the local farmers back down a bit when it comes to costs

Exactly. I tend to view everything he says about a new site as being about negotiating.

[Fingerbobs]

Long Marston Airfield fits nicely within that 100 mile radius. Is he looking to wake up the dear old Phoenix?

[incident]

5 hours ago, 5co77ie said:

seems a bit too long sighted to be talking 2023 though

Unless Michael or better yet Emily actually confirm a year, I don't think we can be confident of any date. Remember that until about 6 months ago, nobody knew for sure when the next fallow year would be, and at one point it was scheduled to be 2016.

It could be that they've found something they can turn around in time for the 2018 fallow year. It could be they're looking at something in such and early stage that'll take 5+ years to properly plan. Or it could be they push the currently scheduled fallow year back by 1 or 2, or add an extra one in.

If GFL do find a site that they feel they can run a suitable Festival on, then the need to run at Worthy Farm so often becomes much less urgent, so instead of a fallow year once every 6 years, they could realistically go to once every 4 years (or less) without stopping the GFL machine. I could certainly understand if the locals and/or GFL felt that one (in addition to 2018) was owed, given the fact that the Festival have been holding them ever infrequently and the massive disruption caused this year.

[Chawk]

There's also Eastnor Castle where The Big Chill used to be, although it has a much smaller festival there now.

[bamber]

Plain and simple, Emily said it plain and simple. I quote it in my signature. "Glastonbury Festival itself will always be at Worthy Farm" EE

Unambiguous.

 

[bamber]

It's been a night to remember. Happy Christmas brothers an sisters. ....Every body gonna do that thing, .... gonna do that thing ......

"Glastonbury Festival itself will always be at Worthy Farm"