tweed1981
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I've only been to one Glastonbury but this notion that it is full of middle class middle aged is very overblown. Yes there are middle aged middle class people, but there are also lots of young people, people from overseas, people from different backgrounds. In reality its very diverse which I do not consider to be a bad thing at all. Most other UK festivals are actually full of young Kids and older people are probably very much in the minority, look at any other festival page on here and I bet you can easily find posts from people asking if they are too old for that specific festival, Why would it be better to essentially make Glastonbury like any other UK festival?
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Not quite sure what the argument for making the festival edgier has to do with ticket prices. The festival operates in the UK, it doesn't have a choice about the millions of health and safety regulations it has to adhere to, license conditions etc etc. The festival being safer/less edgier is not a choice, its a requirement and as such any impact on ticket price this has is irrelevant to the argument because its not something they can control. They cant decide to make the fence easier to jump because the festival would be closed down. If by making the festival edgier people mean attracting more young people there is barely any correlation between age and disposable income. I probably have more disposable income when I lived at home with my parents and worked part time at a supermarket than I do now despite earning a lot more.
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The pass out system makes perfect sense, its a ball ache if you are staying in the CV field but a necessary ball ache.
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I think as has already been raised applying inflation to the ticket price is not relevant because the festival is not the same size as it was in 1990, if it was fair point, but it isn't so naturally a ticket costs more on a like for like basis because the festival is much much bigger so costs much much more.
I don't think its then fair to say they should look at removing areas to bring it down. We all know its impossible to see everything at Glastonbury in one weekend so people will obviously spend time in the areas they enjoy most. That will be different for everybody. I personally probably wouldn't spend anytime in the acoustic or circus tents but plenty would, so would it be fair to remove those areas to make way for new ones? One of the great things about the festival is that there is something for everybody and I think it is great they look to expand this over time.
I guess at some point this will reach a point that it becomes unsustainable but fi you aren't happy with the ticket price now there are cheaper festivals with less happening, difficult to have your cake and eat it.
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The thing is I found ticket day in a perverse way something to look forward to and its only three months from the Festival ending so it's not too long to wait. Obviously it's nerve wracking not knowing if you'll get a ticket but I definitely don't mind that gap leading up to it. Flipping it round the best bit for me is when the majority of the lineup is released and is only a couple of months away.
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Didn't ever seem too bad, it seemed to get longer as the weekend went on. The queue never seemed longer than 10 minutes to me though but it may have been longer than that. I got searched once over the weekend, they randomly pull people to the side and look through your bag and jacket pockets etc. They give you pass out (but if paper) when you leave each day and whatever you do don't lose it like one of my friends did. He had to go to the portacabin at the top of the hill and wait for a hours to be grilled and fill out a few forms.
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This is a daft question I know, but I have just been thinking about how far the next Glastonbury is away. You could argue that the worst point is just after the last festival as you have a whole year before the next one but I don't think that is the case. You've got the worry of getting a ticket in October to contend with first and the memory's of the Festival just gone to bask in , but once that's over with then you've got a long few months without even a name on the lineup. So I think the worst point is pretty much now.
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Surely a better guide as to when/what time they will go on sale is when Worthy view normally goes on sale if they are to be sold at the same time? Not when they used to go on sale before under the old system in April which now isn't really a guide.
I've never booked worthy view so maybe somebody who has could shed some light on it?
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I'd agree that there are plenty worse who could potentially headline, but I think his time has been and gone a good few years back.
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There was a tent literally in the walkway to the urinals at the back of the other stage this year, people were pissing down the wall of the urinals literally 1ft away from it. Utter madness.
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I wouldn't say they've dropped a clanger with this or its short sighted at all, ultimately just like the festival its oversubscribed, they will either sell all the tickets comfortably in October or in April, better for them to sell them all sooner and have the cash now rather than wait until two months before the festival. who knows what the people who own the fields that are used are demanding now? Perhaps they want payment sooner?
Another point is that if you actually have a ticket for the festival now, shouldn't you have the opportunity to buy a camper van ticket before somebody who doesn't have a ticket yet?
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I've no techie knowledge at all but the white screen of death is nothing new, I had it last year on the majority of devices I tried but luckily not on one of them, same this year. The way I like to look at it is a series of funnels, just before and around 9 there are just so many people trying to access the site that it can't handle that many requests and only allows so may people through to the holding page, if you've got the holding page you are lucky and it's a bit more stable, if not you've got to keep trying and hope that you can get through to the holding page but you are trying to do the same things as a million other people. As people get tickets and stop trying as enthusiastically it becomes a bit easier around 9:20 onwards.
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Ours was pre delivered and in E17, same the year before. The majority of Vans around us were pre-delivered too.
Scrap that, I just checked and it was E25 (got a picture from the caravan people) so I'm an idiot, don't know why I thought it was E17, never even liked them!
Having said that, it's not an insignificant walk, but I never ever thought it was overly long. It's not exactly easy to nip back during the day, but I always really enjoyed the walk out in the morning. There was lots to see on the way in the campervan fields. If you've got mobility issues it will not be ideal, but then the festival in general will not be either.
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Is all relative though, yes £4 million is a ridiculous amount of money but to lose half to the taxman would still be a big gauling surely? With her point being she wouldn't see any benefit from it personally.
Anyway, I wouldn't see her but I've got nothing against her. Perfect headliner for me as it will be my 2nd so a good chance to get away from the Pyramid.
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Quite the opposite, I'm suggesting they do what they want, if they decide that's camping then good for them.
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You'll find sometimes in here that people will try and steer you away from Worthy View and anything that isn't normal camping, try to ignore it and do what you want to do.
Having said that, if it's a question of comfort for your backs a pre-pitched caravan may work out a better option.
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As has been said, sale time means nothing. Far far less people try in the resale so See tickets do not need to commit anywhere near as many resources to it as they do for the main sale when the world and his wife are trying. I also agree that there is no sane reason why tickets would be held back, Glastonbury are in the business of shifting tickets as fast and as soon as possible.
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It'd make buying in groups incredibly difficult. Whoever gets through would need £1000-£1500 in their account.
Certainly what it would do is swing the bias more towards the organised. I would have no issue getting my group to get all the money in one account in advance of the sale. it wouldn't bother me but for those who think a ballot is fairer it would make the current system seem even less fair.
Would it make tickets easier to get? Potentially yes, although not by much, it would weed out the people who just buy one to wait and see. The knock on effect would be even less tickets available in the resale though, so if you fail in the main sale anyway then it would be pretty much game over, swings and roundabouts.
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Premium glamping tickets come out of the workers/staff allocation, as do corporate freebies. You'd have to be very stupid to risk £700 on entering the ballot three times when you can just pay that much and get a ticket from elsewhere.
When it comes to the conspiracy theories: yes. When it comes to the 'basics' - we all know the best way is to keep refreshing the page, and have a couple of browsers open. That's the opposite of what the page tells you to do: it says to wait and keep just one browser/tab open. Then it just mentions that you can refresh manually if you want, but at no point does it make it clear that that's the best way to get through. Most people will just do what they're told, I'd imagine a good 50% of people trying just open one browser, load the page, and let it refresh every 20 seconds like the instructions say.
Clearly the knowledge we have does give an advantage, as the success rate is much higher here than, anecdotally, it seems to be elsewhere. Just because reading up on things here doesn't guarantee a ticket, doesn't mean it doesn't confer any advantage.
I think that's is taking it a bit too far. Doubtless some people may sit there and allow the page to countdown but as you say it also gives you the option of refreshing manually. You cant argue a system is unfair because some people sit there gormlessly looking at the screen despite the option to refresh being given to them plain as day on the screen. In any case read through the threads on here and some people swear by doing just that and having success anyway.
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I didn't really notice any queues at any bars last year
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Paying the full price in one go in October, would put the cats amongst the pidgeons as it were.
I disagree with this, tickets go on sale at the start of October and balances are due at the start of April, either way it's just after payday. You've got to have the money minus £50 in April so why wouldn't people be able to find it in Ocotber?
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My point was regardless of why, that Glastombury do not pay the fees that other festivals do. they don't splash millions of pounds on exclusive deals to shift tickets because they do not have to. Regardless of the reason why, Kanye wouldn't have cost as much as the person who originally raised the point thinks and regardless of your taste in music he shouldn't necessarily be regarded as a waste of money. For what it's worth I'm not a fan.
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I disagree that Glastonbury 'needs' to sell out. Just stop booking such big name acts. I shudder to think how much Kanye West cost. All I'm saying is that Glastonbury was better when there were more people from a broader range of social backgrounds. The current ticket system perpetuates a mainly exclusive demographic.
Isn't it widely regarded that Glastonbury pay about a tenth of what other festivals pay due to the knock on effect that artists get from record sales?
I'm sure Kanye wasn't cheap, but I doubt he cost as much as you think and in reality Glastonbury will have a certain amount they will be willing to pay and can afford to pay for headliners.
like it or not they need to book these big polarising acts to maintain an interest in the festival.
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As above, pre pitched stuff is generally all in E17 so your mate would struggle to get close unfortunately.
Also if you have yet to book one I would get on it now as a lot of companies are already booked up for the festival before tickets go on sale.
When do campervan tickets go on sale?
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I think it's for larger RV type vehicles, in theory they previously would've had to buy two tickets but I suspect in practice many didn't. Not sure if this will make a difference or not.