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  2. 2024 Headliners

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    1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

    Helped that at Hyde Park 2 it was absolutely tipping it down.

    yeah, this absolutely helped. put on the setlist and stick "weather dependant" next to it.

  3. 2024 Headliners

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    Saw Springsteen at Hyde Park a few weeks back. I went to Night 2, which is the least casual-friendly of the two he's basically been playing. 

    Think that Night 1 setlist would go down a treat on the farm, though. Maybe swap out some stuff in the middle (Kitty's Back, Mary's Place) and get Jungleland and another couple bit hitters in there and I think it would be magical. 

  5. Self Confirms 2023

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    3 hours ago, wro_lap said:

    Hi mate. Love the podcast. On the extreme off chance I bump into you this year I'll grab you a pint. Hope you have a great festival.

    Ah, that's very kind, thank you!

  8. Glastonbury don't have enough money to put on the "exact same show"

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    9 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

    Thanks for sharing. Kind of mad how difficult it is for smaller performers! Especially when you hear about other types of wristband where people seem to be able to get their friends in relatively easily.

    It can be kind of frustrating. Resigned to not going this year, i think. I certainly can't afford the £340 at the moment. 

    It's definitely a different kind of festival. I'm playing at IoW for the first time this year and that has very much been "how many tickets do you need, let us get you a ferry pass, do you need any half-price friends tickets?" Even at my very, very low level. 

    It's much more important to control space and number of people at Glasto, I suppose. But the difference between my IoW experience and the Glastonbury situation of some people needing to buy a ticket in order to play is remarkable. 

     

    Edit: to clarify that i'm not frustrated by not getting to go. i don't feel entitled to it in any way and have been lucky to be consistently offered them. the frustration is on behalf of bands/artists who just have no other way in but to pay, and the system whereby I just don't know if i'm going and will feel like i'm letting down multiple people if i don't. 

  9. Glastonbury don't have enough money to put on the "exact same show"

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    On 3/3/2023 at 3:19 PM, DeanoL said:

    Not even that a lot of the time. I remember Beans on Toast explaining it the one year - at his level (around five years ago) there were two types of gigs at the festival: those that come with a ticket, and those that don't. You need the first one to get in, before you can book in any others. If you take a look at wherever the likes of Beans or Mik play each year, it's much certain that only the biggest of those venues offers a ticket.

    I'm currently booked on 4 stages for this year. 3 of them have no more Performer's Passes to give. A Performer's pass lasts all weekend, which is nice! The 4th stage, the one that usually gives me the pass to get in is a) under new management beginning this year, and b) has had their pass allowance cut too. 

    If it turns out that they can't give me a pass this year, all 4 stages lose a performer! Stages at that smaller level rely on sharing artists. The only way I started reliably getting a pass each year was by playing on any stage that would have me during the years that I had already bought a ticket.

    There is also a Friends and Family ticketing system, where people close to a performer can get a ticket if they are referred by the performer and the field that is giving the performer their pass. It's a guaranteed ticket, provided your application is accepted, but is full price. I know some bands who have 4 members but only got 2 Performer's Passes and needed to buy 2 Friends and Family tickets to play their shows. 

    I'm a solo act, which means my free ticket footprint is small. When I see some of the 7-piece bands that play in the Green Fields, i marvel that any of them managed to get in at all! You'll often find that the drummer of a band playing on Toad Hall is the person who runs the sound at Small World or something. One stage fills their schedule by having about 6 bands that each have the same members in slightly different configurations. Kind of like a house band. 

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  12. Time to throw the towel in?

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    This festival absolutely broke me physically, mentally, and spiritually. Loved all of the acts I saw and the highs were incredibly high. The lows, though... oh boy. 

    It was beyond crowded, but this was my first time going properly solo. Did not enjoy it. Really missed the social aspect of it, but that coupled with the fact that everyone who said they would hang out with me either stood me up or cancelled made me feel quite isolated and caused a lot of self-doubt. The friends I used to go with have all moved on from wanting to go regularly. I think if I don't have someone to go with, I won't go again. 

    Also, my legs are fucked haha! 

    Maybe I need to work on both my mental and physical fortitude - but right now the thought of another Glasto just makes me feel sad and worried. I've never had that before. 

  13. Self Confirmed 2022

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    On 5/12/2022 at 2:51 PM, rosieangel said:

    There seems to be a wave of self-confirms at the moment, is it purely because things are being finalised or have the rules - if there were any - governing it become more relaxed?

    Most of the stages line ups were fully confirmed a few days ago. I just got all my set times. For smaller artists, you sometimes don't know you're definitely playing until that comes through. So now people are announcing themselves! 

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  17. Glastonbury Mental Health

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    Hello everyone! Haven't posted in here in a little while. Struggling a little at the moment and part of that is that I'll be going to the festival solo this year! I think mainly a bit anxious at like, being left alone with my thoughts haha! Any advice on this from people who've done it solo in the past? 

  18. Solo Glasto Go-ers Unite!

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    3 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

    There will be the efest meet … it’s not specifically for solos but makes no difference as it’s a great way to meet people … day and time yet to be decided 

    Yes I had considered there would maybe be overlap! Will definitely be there 🙂

  20. Solo Glasto Go-ers Unite!

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    I know there have been threads like this before, but couldn't see a recent one, or a more casual one. 

    I'm going properly solo for the first time this year and thought it would be cool to set up some kind of way for other solo people (or anybody really) to hang out at the festival! 

    I have to camp behind a stage in Green Futures so I can't be as involved with the groups that all camp together as I would like. I think I would also find that quite intense! Does anybody else vibe with that? 

    Just looking for some kind of group or something where we could say "hey, I'm seeing this artist at this stage and I'm stood here if anyone is about?" With maybe a meet up at a bar to get to know everyone or something. 

    I dunno. What do people want? There must be a bunch of us solo-ing this year who quite fancy a chilled, no pressure way to meet people and hang out, if only to chat while waiting for someone to come on!

  23. Act missing from poster

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    3 hours ago, Quark said:

    Would any of them have made the poster do you reckon? No great surprise not to see them listed (no offence @admscott😄)

    I'm on the poster. It's just that the text is the same colour as the background. Stupid design decision, imo. 

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