Next Announcement 2017 Thread

[eFestivals]

8 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'll have a go:

1. Pyramid - Open Aire
2. Other - Open Air
3. West Holts - Open Air
4. John Peel - Tent
5. The Park Stage - Open

Then I'm not sure, In fact 4&5 might be the wrong way round, but then there's tents like

• Acoustic
• Avalon
• Leftfield
• Sonic
• Avalon Cafe

Then loads of others, mainly tents, but some are open or semi open (in the case of The Glade)

 

acoustic is bigger than John Peel, isn't it?

[stuartbert two hats]

6 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

acoustic is bigger than John Peel, isn't it?

Is it?  I'm hardly ever there (acoustic), so probably remember it wrong.  

I knew I'd get some of it wrong. I'm surprised we've not got this nailed down on a Thingy or an FAQ or something like that, it's the kind of information we're all interested in, I would have expected someone to have compiled a nice list by now.

EDIT: Acoustic bigger than John Peel?  Really?  JPT is huge!

Edited April 24, 2017 by stuartbert two hats

[mjsell]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Is it?  I'm hardly ever there, so probably remember it wrong.  

I knew I'd get some of it wrong. I'm surprised we've not got this nailed down on a Thingy or an FAQ or something like that, it's the kind of information we're all interested in, I would have expected someone to have compiled a nice list by now.

This is the one thing that I've never seen a clear/agreed upon answer for. 

Would there not be figures in planning permissions and the like?

Edited April 24, 2017 by mjsell

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, mjsell said:

This is the one thing that I've never seen a clear/agreed upon answer for. 

We've made a start a few times, but generally get sidetracked in arguments about the capacity of the open air stages.  The tents all have a defined capacity in their specs, we should really be able to rank them.

[Mardy]

My gut feeling is to say the JP is bigger than the Acoustic

 

but it's kind of moot, some of it. Like you can fit a lot of people into the park, up the hill etc, but they'll see and hear bugger all

[stuartbert two hats]

This needs it's own thread!

[giantkatestacks]

Williams Green and Leftfield need to go on before Avalon Cafe.

[Nobody Interesting]

4 minutes ago, Mardy said:

My gut feeling is to say the JP is bigger than the Acoustic

 

but it's kind of moot, some of it. Like you can fit a lot of people into the park, up the hill etc, but they'll see and hear bugger all

It is about a third again bigger.

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

This needs it's own thread!

Yes it does.

When it does pop a message over to Emily via Twitter and she will be quite happy I think to provide the info.

[Mardy]

7 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Well any sensible ranking wouldn't include that bit then would it. 

I mean, you can hear the other stage from Pennard's but you wouldn't include all that would you. 

yeah, but Radiohead, Pulp etc, there were loads of people there to see them. 

 

Defence rests.

[BluePaul]

18 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

acoustic is bigger than John Peel, isn't it?

Don't think so - but even if the square footage were bigger the capacity in Acoustic is definitely lower BECAUSE OF ALL THE PIGGING BLANKETS AND CHAIRS.

[stuartbert two hats]

4 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Course. How could we forget that?

I didn't! Leftfield was before Avalon Cafe

@Quahog5 though he was asking  an innocent question, but has actually dropped a hand grenade on the thread!

[the wonderwhy]

Are we talking actual physical capacity or stature/prominence here? 

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, Scruffylovemonster said:

I meant Williams green. 

I did forget that.  Thus the bullet points (AKA unordered list). I'd given up a bit by then!

[Quahog5]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

I didn't! Leftfield was before Avalon Cafe

@Quahog5 though he was asking  an innocent question, but has actually dropped a hand grenade on the thread!

Fully expected someone to just post a link to an official answer, sorry all....

[giantkatestacks]

Can we include the Big Top too? and the Cabaret?

Edit: DeanoL has said before that the Cabaret is only 1000

Edited April 24, 2017 by giantkatestacks

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, Quahog5 said:

Fully expected someone to just post a link to an official answer, sorry all....

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE??????

 

 

We love it really

 

[McCor]

Couple of bands on SocMed (I made that up) stating "huge" announcements tomorrow. 

[somecoolusername]

Just now, McCor said:

Couple of bands on SocMed (I made that up) stating "huge" announcements tomorrow. 

which bands? 

[Wellyboot]

9 minutes ago, McCor said:

Couple of bands on SocMed (I made that up) stating "huge" announcements tomorrow. 

 good work!

[eFestivals]

31 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

EDIT: Acoustic bigger than John Peel?  Really?  JPT is huge!

Ha! It's probably the best part of a decade since I was down that way, and I believe they've got a bigger tent since then. 

Acoustic is defo bigger than the JP tent of a decade ago, then.

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, eFestivals said:

Ha! It's probably the best part of a decade since I was down that way, and I believe they've got a bigger tent since then. 

Acoustic is defo bigger than the JP tent of a decade ago, then.

We probably went past each other sometime in 2007 then!

Yes, JPT grew quite a while ago, can't remember when, but it's been huge since 2010 at the very least,  I'm thinking 2008 might have been when it went mega.  Can't really remember that far back!

[eFestivals]

19 minutes ago, BluePaul said:

Don't think so - but even if the square footage were bigger the capacity in Acoustic is definitely lower BECAUSE OF ALL THE PIGGING BLANKETS AND CHAIRS.

not true - no chairs allowed in Acoustic.

I've been going to Glastonbury for 30 years, and I've been to the acoustic tent more in the last 3 years (it'[s a sign of getting old, i guess) than in the other 27, so now i know these sorts of things.

[eFestivals]

6 minutes ago, McCor said:

Couple of bands on SocMed (I made that up) stating "huge" announcements tomorrow. 

no shit sherlock.

Someone might have posted something about that on Saturday.

[The Red Telephone]

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

no shit sherlock.

Someone might have posted something about that on Saturday.

I know you can't tell us much - but is it more than a single stage announcement?

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, The Red Telephone said:

I know you can't tell us much - but is it more than a single stage announcement?

It's the Silver Hayes area, I believe.