17 Year Deal Signed With Glastonbury Neighbours

[Gnomicide]

 

[fatyeti24]

Any idea which neighbouring farm?

[Fingerbobs]

Well I reckon that's good news. Why sign a 17 year deal (17 years? What an odd period to chose) if you're moving the festival out elsewhere.  Glasto is here to stay for a while longer anyway.

Edited March 31, 2017 by Fingerbobs

[CaledonianGonzo]

I wonder if leaking the Variety Bazaar to the press helped to speed this along.

[Diva Sam]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I wonder if leaking the Variety Bazaar to the press helped to speed this along.

Deffo. 

Love a panicked farmer, me. 

[Chipbarm]

I think I misread the title.

[Dillyblue]

Wonderful news...xxx

[eFestivals]

44 minutes ago, Fingerbobs said:

Well I reckon that's good news. Why sign a 17 year deal (17 years? What an odd period to chose) if you're moving the festival out elsewhere.  Glasto is here to stay for a while longer anyway.

that's three six year blocks, without the contract covering the final fallow year.

You think it's odd, I think it works in just about the same way as Glastonbury have always worked their long-term contracts.

 

[Fingerbobs]

I've momentarily lost all sense of x years on, 1 off with the confusion over the possible appearance of an earlier fallow year/Variety Bazaar in the next cycle.

[Smeble]

Can only be good news, and it also shows it's Emily's intention to continue once Michael goes to the big festival in the sky.

 

Edited March 31, 2017 by Smeble

[phillyfaddle]

Relief. Question for me is, how much longer could I realistically keep going....can I see myself there at 70? Hell yes! Every year, the Acoustic tent re-assures me it's completely feasible.

[Lynsey Cox]

10 minutes ago, Smeble said:

Can only be good news, and it also shows it's Emily's intention to continue once Michael goes to the big festival in the sky.

 

Don't ever say that....(sniff)

[somecoolusername]

9 minutes ago, Smeble said:

Can only be good news, and it also shows it's Emily's intention to continue once Michael goes to the big festival in the sky.

 

17 more years! 17 more years!

[reflekting]

Does this mean that Variety Bazaar is unlikely until the mid 2020s?

[bexj]

So 17 years, that means hopefully I'll be celebrating my 65th birthday at the festival!

[nikkic]

Fantastic. That means I can take my boy on his 18th birthday. Of course by then he'll probably want nothing to do with me....

[Pear_Cider]

I'll probably have shuffled off this mortal coil. If I were still around, someone would be carrying me around in a bucket...

[guypjfreak]

Tis good news 

[marcoolio]

1 hour ago, reflekting said:

Does this mean that Variety Bazaar is unlikely until the mid 2020s?

Emily has mentioned a plan to do 2019 and 2020 (50th anniversary), followed by another fallow year during which the Variety Bazaar would take place. If the 17 years mentioned do not include the fallow years, it could represent those 2 years and 3 sets of five years. 

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, reflekting said:

Does this mean that Variety Bazaar is unlikely until the mid 2020s?

It's still useful to keep the gang together when Worthy is having a year off, so I don't think this affects the plans for VB.

[plaskins]

Better news than the lineup announcement this. Get on board