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2 hours ago, glasto-worker said:
Expect the Unexpected - we were on a crew Coach ' From Clapham Junction ' in 2009 and the bloody driver turned down a unlisted road {south east of Pilton } by mistake which was so narrow it was impossible to turn round and it took ages to get to the end of the road as we had to knock on doors to get people to move their cars - we ended up ' west of Glastonbury town ' and then got caught up in the traffic jams from cars coming off the M5 - never did find out why cars were not moving - we should have arrived at 7pm - we reached the Crew gate at 2am and at first Security was not going to let us in but I was straight onto a Supervisor showing our on-site permit - what a right pain and because of that balls up I got the WBC to change all the crew Coaches to arrive on the Tuesday.This is the actual Coach with the same driver taking on the Monday { that Company lost the Coach contract after that balls up ]
I still cant work out why he did not follow the Glasto sign when we were heading North from the A303 as it was clear enough and all the traffic flow went up the correct road # apart from us #
Now I am not claiming this is a major problem but it has happened before where Coach drivers from London have got lost although lucky enough I was not on them.
Oh my! That is an actual horror story, I imagine you were even more elated by the time you got on-site... fingers crossed all coach drivers find their way easily this year!!
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On 4/24/2019 at 12:36 PM, barkley87 said:
Can anyone recommend any comfortable women's lightweight trainers / walking shoes for the festival? I have wellies and boots, but the boots are too heavy for 5 days and it's not going to rain anyway (though I will be taking wellies to appease the weather gods). I usually just wear Converse if it's dry but 2017 was the last year I'm doing that - I'm getting too old and my feet can't cope anymore. Thanks in advance!
These are most definitely trainers rather than walking boots, but if the weather is decent you cannot go wrong with a pair of nike fly knits. They pull on so no lace messing around and are will be the comfiest shoes you ever own! (I used to wear vans every year and my poor knees gave up in recent years at the ripe old age of 29, so find these a lifesaver!)
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My friend made this a few years back and it still gives me the feels....the juxtaposition between day and night is too real - there's a load of strangers in the night time bit too so shout if you see yourself! ?
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@Brave Sir Robin Lovely, I thought that might be the case but wanted to check - first time on the coach (if it's anything like arriving by train it should be a breeze!) 3 hours seems v reasonable. Thank you!
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Also, last night was the See Tickets coaches as far as I can see but also see National Express coaches on the glasto website.. Does National Express go from one London location (i.e. a station) and the See Tickets ones from the o2? Or are they one and the same?
I might have made this far more complicated than necessary!
Also any indications how long the *usually* coach takes from London..imagine traffic won't be too nuts for the 11am departure from LDN (the tickets we landed in the end, will take what we can wahoo!)
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On 3/27/2019 at 10:55 AM, buddiepaul said:
You can see peeled, faded stickers from years gone past on cars around the country. It always cheers me up when I see one.
Me too!!
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On 4/7/2019 at 2:53 PM, Jenny Ignatius said:
Hi guys, i was wondering if anyone cannot make it to glastonbury festival and wants to sell their Tickets.
I would appreciate it much!
Thanks folks!
Jenny
Absolutely not worth doing! As said previously tickets are (rightly!) made less appealing to touts with the pic/ ref system.. A person in my group in 2010 bought a ticket from somebody they knew who could no longer go. They looked VERY similar but he failed to get in at at least 2 gates and had to schlep back to the north east solo. I can't even imagine how soul destroying that journey must have been!!!
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Thank you all so much for your help, fingers crossed for all trying this week! X
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Hello, it's been a while! So we didn't get tickets for glasto this year (first time in years - sob!!)
We're going to try for resale coach tix, hedging our bets and hopefully being successful. We've never gone by coach before so am wondering exactly how it works (sorry if it seems rudimentary!)
We will be travelling from London: Are the coach and tickets sold separately?
i.e. If 3 people didn't pay balances on the 9am coach from London would there be 3x tickets on the 9am coach, or would 3x 'london' tickets become available and we book our own coach time?Hope that makes sense. Help very much appreciated.
Best of luck to all resale triers!
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Thanks! I thought that would be the case. Not long now!!
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First Bestival
Wondering how much money people take?
It's been a long while since I've been to an arena/campsite festival (Used to Glasto's free and easy policy!) Thinking maybe £75-£100 a day? More? Less?
I won't be taking any food with me & will have a couple of drinks before going into the arena.... don't want to have to worry about money at all and would rather take too much than have to budget towards the end....
Recommendations? I assume food/ drink prices are on par with other festivals i.e. fiver a drink/ £8-10 meals?
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Ah fantastic, thank you! I was just having a lunchtime nosey at the areas. Not long now!
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It's saying that a password is needed to access the 'front end' of the website........ does this mean something big is about to land? (Or maybe it's just broken?
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Does anyone know when to expect the day splits for the main stages? I know we have headliners, but anything beyond that I'm struggling to find. Seems to be cutting it quite fine, I assume the process of printing (or at least designing) the artwork for the lanyards/ programmes is well under way?
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Excellent, thank you! I had skimmed this page... clearly not thoroughly enough! Thank you!
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I'm aware nothing may be set in stone, but I googled to no avail....
ARE THE GLASTO 2017 DATES CONFIRMED?
If so... what are they?
If not... care to hazard a guess?
I'm guessing around 23rd-25th? I have a wedding to attend that might well clash..waaa!
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Thank you! Do you have to report to an office or tell them you're arriving in advance? They'd massively hate to do something to p*ss anyone off!
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And how do you go about doing so, do you need to contact anybody etc. as it's obviously private land?
My parents are in Glastonbury village in a couple of months, and would like to take the opportunity to see where their daughter has been disappearing to every june all these years... They'd literally just want a wander round (probably look at the pyramid stage frame and the stone circle)..... is this even possible?
All help massively appreciated
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50% of the day done, 50% still to go...
HANG IN THERE!!
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Sorry if it's already been discussed, but I've just checked the national rail website & it's reporting delays of up to 45 mins in and out of Paddington.
Is anyone there that can report on the current situation re:glasto trains? Advised to set off a little earlier?
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I'm getting the 2.30pm rain from Paddington and am currently sat on the physical edge of my seat at work, CAAAAAN'TT HANDLEEE ITTTTTT!!! Especially knowing my group has JUST touched down at camp!
I have no idea how people wait until Friday, best of luck soldier!
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Similarly... Has anyone tried marlboro 'gold touch' yet? They're supposed to be like marlboro lights but thinner? Only £6.50ish for 20 in london so I'm dubious!!
edit: I know they won't be on sale at glasto so want to get an opinion before I stockpile!
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Premier Inn - Frome for post-fest Monday, we have a shower, some food and a debrief, kip and a long drive home. Makes the crash back to reality that little more bearable
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Shouldn't be any issues on the coach, my friend wangled getting in on someone else's ticket a few yrs ago. He looked nothing like him either. Girl on wristband exchange just laughed and fit his band. (Most staff are only there for free entree themselves) At the end of the day it's stopped touting and that's all Eavis is bothered about. Two of our party this year can't make it either due to a funeral on Friday. So the tickets have been passed onto two others prepared to drive 200mi to take the risk.
I know at least two people that have tried (and failed) getting in on someone else's ticket. One looked like the ticket pic, the other nothing at all. 6 hour trip back up north for them.
If you want to try it, maybe take the ticket holder's driving license too or something? Unless you look NOTHING alike, in which case, chance it but don't be too disappointed if you get knocked back? Seems like a waste of a ticket though!
We've got two in our party who can't come and literally can't give their tickets away because of the gate chew.....
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I wore for Bestival and they held up, although obviously Bestival is TINY in comparison to Glasto.... i plan on wearing them to Glasto this year though - although agree there isn't much in the way of support in them.