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Feel like their Acoustic set was pretty well attended in '22 and that's a much a larger tent - even they might be too big for Avalon?

Yeah there was definitely at least one person on here who I was trying to help out with a page checker and just never got through. Not a done deal anymore sadly.

I definitely felt the crawl helped my first few years, seeing as I was solo and didn't know where anything was. It got out of hand last year for sure though, which was unfortunate seeing as the cancelled crawl was fundraising for a very deserving cause.

Ooh yet to try those pizzas! Must have eaten one out of the Tow & Hitch every day though, they were crackin

The only year I've even tried acoustic during the festival (never normally up that way) I had the paper wristband from Monday's bar crawl and got in okay. Have definitely heard it's hit or miss from Wednesday onwards though. I've found if you're Oxfam, it's sometimes better to tuck your ID away and just let them guess at where you work. Stories floating around last year that some bars were letting EPO bands in but if they knew you were Oxfam they'd knock you back. Not 100% on why they'd do that, but that was the chat. Second what most folks have said though, once the festival starts they're mostly good for slightly cheaper pints and a chill. Don't usually spend a whole lot of time in them

There are a few bars (Maceos at Bloc 9, Acoustic) that I know do paper wristbands that can make it easier to get in for the rest of the week, but they're still not a sure bet if it's busy. Having said that I've only ever been knocked back from Theatre & Circus and Park which are both locked down to their specific crews afaik. What kind of wristbands do Recycling Crew get? I assume not an EPO since they're camped inside the fence.

Got a site monitor set up to help a mate and there's been places for other fests popping back up and going away again all morning. From the logs, mostly Download and Shambala. Haven't caught anything for Glasto yet

If the four deposits I ended up paying all represent spaces, there's at least three going back in the pot!

I'm in! That was a nightmare though, kept hanging at the payment stage - just had a peek at my credit card app and it looks like it's taken out three lots of the deposit! Good thing I was only £180 this year.

Having a ticket makes this a way less stressful experience, but I'd rather be there with Oxfam! Good luck everyone

Possible that since this drop wasn't likely to have a headliner in it, those pages just aren't up yet

Even more forgiving than that, it's 7 in the last 7 years that qualifies you! So you'd only need to do 2 festivals for 3 years and then so long as you get up one per year after that you'd be golden.

Ah must have just had poor luck at Trees then! Didn't chat much with anyone not on my shifts since I had punter mates to hang with in my off-hours, so I assumed everyone was on the periphery there too.

Cheers! That's what drew me to it to be honest, electronic music isn't my main thing but the vibe of the place just looks cool, especially with all the performance art going on. There's arena shifts up for grabs then? Would be nice to get a little more of a central rotation than the ped/vehicle gates at G.

If 2020 counts then I should qualify for the discounted deposit at least! 5 in the last 5 for it right? That'd be nice, the full amount for Glasto is brutal these days.