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Left Field
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16 minutes ago, toohottoocold said:Hot Take: Leftfield is hosting bands that would have once been in WG. This works for Leftfield as it could sometimes feel underutilised.
That makes perfect sense to me...
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10 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:
I get that there are many different types of Electronic acts but I'm yet to find one that does it for me, whether that's the more dance oriented stuff or ambient drone.
The main ones that stick out here are the album playbacks. I mean, come on, that's just taking the piss.
Personally, I can easily spend an hour listening to an album on a high-end, studio quality sound system.
I've no idea if that's what they're planning for the Woodsies area?
Catering for the audiophiles perhaps?
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To answer a few of your questions.
There will be a steady queue of camping cars all day Tuesday, it's likely that the gates will be open before midday.
We arrive mid-afternoon and it usually takes around an hour to get parked up.
If your friends park in 'east' they'll be able to walk into the camper fields on Tuesday evening, it's far more difficult to reach you if they park 'west' side.
People will start queuing at the entrance from the early hours of Wednesday onwards. At 8.00am the queue will be huge and will stretch well into the CV fields.
We usually wake up around 10.00am, have breakfast and a few drinks before heading down around 2.00pm, when the queue has got a lot smaller (still likely 15-30min entry time).
Tuesday afternoon/evening it all depends. Some people are happy to socialise, other are very private and happy with their own company. Personally, we'll be talking sh*t, drunk and up until the early hours, although lots of others seem to want an early night...
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1 hour ago, -TLR- said:
ok, so i know there is the "teachings in dub" half day takeover at Firmly Rooted, but i really wish they would just stick a tent in a corner somewhere dedicated to 24/7 roots / dub / reggae.
they tried it a few years ago with the "Greenhouse"* stage - but that was there once and never seen again for some reason.
and i had some of the best times ever at The Blues stage in 2014.
why can't they just get the guys who used to run the Dubshack at One Love Festival (Instrument of Jah i think?) to have a little tent somewhere?
why is the genre so ignored these days?
*Greenhouse stage was over in Shangri-La somewhere, not Silver Hayes.. but still...
I don't recall it ever being any different, I get my Reggae fill elsewhere - this year it will be at Rototom.
I find it a bit odd that they've pushed Afrobeat/Afrofusion from virtually no where to some pretty big slots but at the same time have mostly ignored Reggae/dancehall/reggaeton. As you say, a marquee and sound system isn't a lot to ask...
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3 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:
Skream and Benga on the Thursday will also be mobbed
I agree, one of this year's potential highlight sets for me.
I fear it will be ludicrously busy, although it does remove the risk of clashes later in the weekend...
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On 4/23/2024 at 9:31 AM, The Orgazoid said:
you give your name, address and photo, but do Glastonbury verify this in any way, do they do a voters roll check to confirm its actually your address? or Ask for a passport to confirm your name? No of course they don't. Your name is whatever you tell them, your picture is whatever picture you give them and your address is where you want your tickets delivered. Your picture serves to deter touts and selling tickets on, its checked at the gate only, if it looks like you then you get in.
The festival has done this in previous years (2019).
Lots of people were gaming the system to obtain local tickets (to the point where genuine locals were missing out).
GFL sent out emails to request recent proof of address (drivers license, council tax bill, polling card), anyone who couldn't provide their details were correct had their tickets cancelled after 14 days. So it's at least possible...
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1 hour ago, incident said:
There's always a problem with this kind of question in that it depends on personal preferences - which specific parts of Glastonbury you (and they) would enjoy, and also how much weight do you give to your preferences against theirs? Age will be a factor as well.
Personally I tend to think that if I had kids, the first festival I'd take them to would be Shambala because of the amount of creativity, variety, and sheer colourfulness on display. Also because I think that while it's not specifically a festival designed for "kids" in the way that Camp Bestival and Latitude are, it does feel very safe (with the natural and pretty much universal caveats of things can get wilder after hours) and it's certainly less manic / so much easier than Glastonbury.
For my taste it's got the balance spot on of being very kid friendly, while not detracting from the experience for adults at all - you can go with kids, or you can go as a group of adult friends and both work equally well. On the other hand, Shambala does sometimes put people off because of the relatively high ticket price versus a lineup that (for the most part) is largely unknown so if big name acts are important then it may not be for you.
Spot on, I was just about to post the same recommendations.
The party atmosphere is so good at Shambala that the line up is almost secondary. Having said that, the organisers & performers have a passion for it and I think that really shines through - loads of family fun.
Camp Bestival is just so relaxing. No big hills, never far to walk, can easily find people in a crowd, loads for kids to do, open late enough for the parents. I've seen some brilliant live performances and Sunday fireworks are about as good as it gets.
I'd say top of the list if you want a stress-free festival weekend with kids.
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Is demand still increasing? From what I've seen, registration numbers appear to have topped out at around 2.4-2.5m.
With the festival increasing capacity, you could argue that there's falling demand per ticket.
I haven't knocked up spreadsheets or anything but from the figures I've seen in the press, demand per ticket appears to be pretty consistent over the last decade (registrations increasing, capacity increasing).
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It feels like bot farms (or big groups paid or otherwise) are beginning to make a noticeable impact.
There certainly seems to be a growing number of large groups in attendance.
I was reading somewhere (might even have been here) that Liverpool has some large scale operations going on, which is why they are so well represented at the festival (kind of makes sense?).
Our experience seems to be changing. Our group of 20-30 has been consistent for a number of years.
This year we've fallen well short, only eight tickets, two of which were coach tickets that we've never bothered with before.
For the most part, we didn't get close, perhaps outgunned by the bigger groups?
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We secured 2 x CV East tickets by 11.02am, so very relieved!
B&W still available for the latecomers...
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Robert Fripp at Avalon and Albert Lee at Acoustic, not Indy but for those seeking a great guitarist....
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We've never stayed on Wicket but have often visited friends there, always space, clean and pretty chilled.
For all the families taking little ones - there's no shame in bringing a potty.
Slightly older ones will giggle at using the baby loo but honestly, it's been a godsend on the odd occasion....
As for looking after other people's kids, absolutely not!
Far too much risk of a parent returning completely unfit for parenting and you in some way being guilty by association if it all goes pear shaped (or by being the bad guy if you call the parents out).
There's the potential for it to dampen your festival, through worry/concern if nothing else.
99% of people with kids at the festival are great, but those odd few....
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2 hours ago, shuttlep said:
if he does the speech I am there
I'm hoping to get my Gladiator DVD signed. Paid £30 for it back in the day - crazy times
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I think that's possibly the best Acoustic line up I've ever seen - absolutely solid 👍
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It appears that Bath & West tickets have been removed from the website. Glastonbury Festival Tickets (seetickets.com)
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Being local, it's not that difficult to gain entry. I know that I can always go.
But if I can't get a ticket, I much prefer to work it and contribute to the festival.
If I was forced to blag it, I'd make sure that charities got a healthy donation.
I couldn't just freeload it, that would feel wrong...
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16 hours ago, tarw said:
So if there were about 4000 off-site glampers paying a total of £6.5 million that means the average cost is £1625 each. 😱😱😱
I've seen Winniebagos with six hospitality tickets being offered for £40,000, that's over £6,500 per person.
Your figure doesn't surprise me...
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1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:
I've only see Inspiral Carpets once and that was when they headlined Reading Festival. I remember I wasn't really bothered about them beforehand but very much enjoyed their set. On checking the poster, Pixies (mentioned a few posts earlier) also headlined that year but I have zero recollection of their set.
To be honest, I don't remember many sets from this year. Probably because a) it was a very long time ago and b) we spent a lot of time in the pubs round town. I was mainly there for Jane's Addiction and they pulled out last minute.
That was a fantastic year, as was 1991 & 1992. The Cramps still rate as one of my all time favourite performances...
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I honestly think he would have been the perfect Sunday Pyramid headliner.
I'm guessing an exclusive deal with R&L this year stopped any last minute deals with GFL?
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*hits Amazon to find a magnetic white board*
Must see -
Idles, Justice, The Breeders, Skream & Benga
Would like -
The Streets, Camilla Cabello, Jungle, Nia Archives, Jamie XX, Sleaford Mods
Maybe - PJ Harvey, Disclosure, James Blake, Sugarbabes
Hell no - SZA, Seventeen
Indifferent to most of the others!
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24 minutes ago, BeddyDriver said:
Got to agree this is going to be a rammed set. Every single one of our group is wanting to see this, and you cant hear a thing if youre too far back 😞
Or stood remotely near Stonebridge bar, the sound bleed is unbearable. Really annoying when The Park is busy.
We might give it a miss, not the best sound, poor view in places, rammed, loads of punters chatting all the way through... and 2pm is a bit early for me...
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18 minutes ago, Old_Johno said:
Another problem with the ‘bucket list’ crowd. No festival experience or etiquette.
I'm having flashbacks from Elton John at this moment. Absolutely horrible.
The most unfriendly and ignorant crowd I've experienced (I know it was far, far better in other parts of the field, just not where we were)
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8 minutes ago, cgall said:
No - they have one (to be fair, massive) song which has stood the test of the time. I don't think many people under of the 30 could even name more than 1 Pulp song. I think anything more than Pyramid sub would be unlikely
If it was Popmaster, I'd struggle to name 3 in 10 (I'm waay older than 30 and generally get 10-20 points each day).
Headline Other, yes, for sure, Pyramid, I just can't see it (although I think same about SZA so wdik?)
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Yes, they've been available since the original sale.
Our group need two for CV East, we're holding out for resale as we would prefer to dodge B&W if possible...
The Common lineup 2024
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Early Monday morning is a good shout, around 1.00am onwards 😉