The Variety Bazaar

[DeanoL]

34 minutes ago, Mardy said:

Yeah, you can't help feeling from this, and a couple of other bits about negotiations that have slipped out over the last few years that the Eavii would be shockingly bad at playing poker. They'd raise you 50 with a deadly look in their eyes, then tell a neighbour exactly what cards they're holding.

I think they full-well know what, which is why they're actually doing it this time, rather than just grandstanding about planning to do it. They're bad at making empty threats sure, but in this case the gun is fully loaded and while they'd rather not sure I think they have every intention of doing so. I mean, you don't actually rent another site and run an entire other festival there just as a bluff...

[bucko]

Couldn't they just downsize the current festival for 1 year.

You could still included the landowners that want to play ball and adjust the capacity to suit.

[brettredmayne]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/20/michael-emily-eavis-the-variety-bazaar-glastonbury-festival?CMP=twt_a-music_b-gdnmusic

 

Glastonbury is safe , new festival won't be till the next fallow year

[ghostdancer1]

3 hours ago, eFestivals said:

my own thoughts are that it'll be towards the end of the summer, so there's the possibility to run both events in the same year.

per the Guardian interview it would be on the same weekend in June, and never both in one year.

[Sawdusty surfer]

With what has been drip fed over the last few months followed by recent revelations, I can't help but feel that agreement has been reached with a bunch of Somerset landowners.......

[Keithy]

2 minutes ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

With what has been drip fed over the last few months followed by recent revelations, I can't help but feel that agreement has been reached with a bunch of Somerset landowners.......

Aye, seems quite a sea change that VB is now slated for 2021! 

[mufcok]

I managed to get one answered.. the festival sounds safe to me from that

[Smeble]

5 hours ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

From the horse's mouth......

The festival will hopefully be at Worthy in 2019 but plans are being put in place for an alternative site if it is required. The alternative site is just north of Swindon.

Hmmm barrington park estate?

[Gnomicide]

Soooooooo much work that needs to be done before you can drop a festival the size of Glastonbury on somewhere, the logistics, the permits, licencing, police, council meetings, keeping the locals happy, even the bloody longdrops. The work they'll have to put into this is huge. 2021 makes sense.  

[bamber]

Everyone got a bit carried away back there eh? The only time I smiled today was when Russy asked "why isn't it as good as it used to be?" Half the rented land is used for car parking, can't GFL just shift the parking elsewhere (cheaper) and shuttle bus everyone in.  "Glastonbury Festival itself will always be at Worthy Farm" EE.

[eFestivals]

11 hours ago, Smeble said:

Hmmm barrington park estate?

Not heard of that one.

I've just mailed someone I know who's localish to 'just north of Swindon' and is likely to have a very good knowledge of land ownership/possible festie sites in that area, so it'll be interesting to hear what ideas he has.

If/when he gets back to me, I'll let you know. :)

[themuel]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/new-glastonbury-to-have-turnip-growing-contest-and-pig-races-20170119120478

 

 

[musky]

19 hours ago, eFestivals said:

I find that very VERY hard to believe.

There were just 2 full time staff about 5 years ago.

In June 2015 ME said they had 20 full time staff. 16 months later he said that they had 30. It might be that they really had a 50% increase over that period, or that there was just a small increase and he was rounding numbers off. Or just guessing. Whatever it is 20-30 seems to be the ballpark.

[eFestivals]

39 minutes ago, musky said:

In June 2015 ME said they had 20 full time staff. 16 months later he said that they had 30. It might be that they really had a 50% increase over that period, or that there was just a small increase and he was rounding numbers off. Or just guessing. Whatever it is 20-30 seems to be the ballpark.

somewhere around 20 is my own take on the numbers they have now. I know they've grown the numbers to many more than the 2 they used to have.

It was the 100 that someone said that I was disputing.

[musky]

1 minute ago, eFestivals said:

It was the 100 that someone said that I was disputing.

Yeah, I realised that Neil. I might have been better off quoting the other post.

[stuartbert two hats]

@DeanoL, got any links to those newspaper reports?

[Charm]

Cant post image for some reason. 
Will try later. 
Charm x

Edited January 21, 2017 by Charm

[russycarps]

Did they answer the question someone asked about why did they pick such a crap name?

[rubenz]

Just now, russycarps said:

Did they answer the question someone asked about why did they pick such a crap name?

It was named after an old shop or something that was in the area apparently. Still a ropey name mind.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, russycarps said:

Did they answer the question someone asked about why did they pick such a crap name?

They did. Something to do with a shop in Pilton. Have you not read it yet?

[russycarps]

9 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

They did. Something to do with a shop in Pilton. Have you not read it yet?

Nope. I've no interest in the new festival (apart from that question just answered!)

Edited January 21, 2017 by russycarps

[dentalplan]

I thought the name was fine and, above all, appropriate for a Glastonbury event. It's the sort of old timey, traditional thing you could see them naming a part of the festival as it is now.

[Charm]

3 minutes ago, russycarps said:

Nope. I've no interest in the new festival (apart from that question just answered!)

There was other interesting information in it that was nothing do with the new festival, it's worth a read. 
Charm x

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Charm said:

There was other interesting information in it that was nothing do with the new festival, it's worth a read. 
Charm x

Yeah, it's an interesting read, lots about the future of Glastonbury at Worthy.

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I thought the name was fine and, above all, appropriate for a Glastonbury event. It's the sort of old timey, traditional thing you could see them naming a part of the festival as it is now.

Yup. I've honestly got no idea why folk are so het up about it.