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Isn't this thread a bit pointless, surely you just go to the eFest lineup and look at all confirmed or strong rumour bands??
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The tip is to park where the stewards tell you to go..
Once you get into the Car Parks, you're very unlikely to have any choice over where you park. You'll most likely be directed to wherever there's space that they want to fill up.
I'd probably suggest heading to the West Car Parks as you'll probably get slightly closer to the gate, but even that's open to debate, depending on where you're likely to be heading once you get onto the site.
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from what i remember the leftfield stage was opened by the levellers at midnight, sorry to say after drinking since 11am i was too drunk to make my way there by that time !
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as far as I remember it didn't have any properly commercial links until the early nineties, tho I could be wrong with that.
It did of course have its good causes partners prior to that, tho as they're not commercial organisations I'm excluding them.
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while I agree with much of the other stuff you say, it's simply a fact that there used to be no commercial endorsements by the festival, and now there's some.
So while it's not gone anywhere near as far as other fests with its commercialisation, it is more commercial than it used to be.
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It's been pointed out on another thread but - Michael Eavis makes claims like this pretty much every year with varying end results. If he's claiming to have booked a headliner for 2010, it probably doesn't mean they're signed and sealed, there's every chance that a band has just made an initial enquiry about the possibility of playing..
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It'd be absolutely impossible to run a regular event of that scale without an element of commercialism creeping in - and I'm pretty sure Glastonbury comes as close as it's possible to get right now. None of the major stages are sponsored in any way, and any logos shown on TV tend to be Greenpeace, Wateraid, or Oxfam - which is astonishing when you think about how much money the festival is effectively turning down.
As far as I can remember, all of the official "commercial" branding on site tends to be either the BBC, Guardian, Q, or Carlsberg - with each of those putting something important back into the festival*. Even then, their logos only tend to appear in relevant places.
The only exception I can really think of is the Playstation co-sponsorship of the Queens Head, which is bad, but that's still limited to one mid sized tent.
If people are moaning that it's all too commercial, then either they're seriously deluded or the festival just isn't for them anymore and they don't want to admit that they've changed. If anything, the festival is less commercial now than it was 5 years ago simply by virtue of the Carlsberg sponsorship being less intrusive than Budweisers was.
* meaning more than just cash.
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bit different they have been against it in the past
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I disagree. there are many stages, but I don't think bands should be allowed to go on for hours because of this. I think they should play festival sets to respect the festival audience, not the same set they played the night before on a European tour to promote their new album It's indulgent.
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Bloody hell.
1. Anyone moaning about other acts missing out due to the set length has no point whatsoever. Last time anyone tried to count, it was figured that there's well over 50 venues at the festival, with at least 30 hosting regular live music. If any act really wants to play then a spot could most definitely be found for them. The Pyramid is not the only stage, and most of the time it's not the best stage.
2. Some Springsteen fans are equally as bad - if someone says they don't like Bruce or his music, then that's their opinion and that's fine. They don't need to be met with a flood of YouTube clips "proving" them wrong.
I'm a massive Bruce fan - I'd say obsessive is a fair description - but I don't see the need to try and convert the "non-believers". It's getting more than a little embarrassing on here.
3. Of course Santa Claus isn't the height of musical workmanship. But that's missing the point entirely. It's a bit of fun, something which is lacking far far too often in modern music.
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I think generally it means they go on sale when they go on sale. Which may be anywhere between 9 and 12 weeks in advance..
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I bought a Slim Airic following a recommendation on here, and am very impressed with it.
Dunno if it's the absolute cheapest (£42.50 for 2, delivered), but it's significantly better quality than the other cheap ones I've seen
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No idea if Millets offer that service, but you could always E-Mail then and ask.
I'm pretty sure that there was another place doing a "reserve and collect" service in previous years, but I cant remember what they were called or anything more than that.
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Looking at the awful selection of gear on Joe Bananas, I'd say there's two better options:
- Stop on the way to the Festival and pick up some kit (though does depend on how you're getting from the Airport to the Festi)
- Wait and shop around when you arrive on site
There's several other places besides Joe Bananas that sell camping kit. There's plenty of camping kit or army surplus stalls, and Millets have an outlet (possibly two, not sure) as well.
If you're arriving Wednesday, then nowhere will have sold out of anything. All the tents on Joe Bananas are single skin and therefore completely wothless.
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I'd never go cheap with a tent, its worth the extra few quid to know your not gonna be having a swim when you wake up.
I swear by (Quechua) pop up tents, and wont be turning back!
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Grow up you silly little shit.
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Holy f**k.
I've continually refused to let myself believe it up till now, but with an Eavis quote in there it might just be real. Given Bruces historic refusal to play Festivals is probably the most impressive booking any proper UK festival has managed to get for a number of years. Not only that, but the man really can deliver on any amount of hype - this is sure to be one of the all time great Glastonbury moments.
Full credit for breaking the story should go to eFestivals who were absolutely the first people to predict this several months ago. At the time I repeatedly insisted it wouldn't happen, you can't believe how happy I am that I was dead wrong.
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No chance of the Leftfield space being used for this.
If this is true, my guess would be somewhere in the new land at the back of Pennards / Park. Either taking over some of the "lounging" area, or mixed in with the Tipis. Or both.
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"which city is biggest" is always going to be a pointless argument, as there's no consistent measuring.
I live in Nottingham, which suffers more than most in this respect - by any reasonable standard over half a million people live here, but for various reasons, mostly quirks of oddly defined local government boundries the population is usually quoted as less than half that.
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Not that i know of, i've been to the last 4 and don't remember seeing their name in the programmes or line up sheets. Could be wrong though.
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Don't they play every single year?
I'm pretty sure they played one of the smaller stages last year, and I think that for a while they were involved with (and so frequently playing) the much missed Banyan Tree Cafe.
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I was referring to the outrage that followed the announcement that Robbie was playing, The downright insulting comments when Kylie was booked and the ridiculous reaction last year when Jay zed was announced.
Useful links thread.....
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They don't sell online, and they're not in very many parts of the country, but I've become increasingly convinced that for most purchases, you can't do any better than a trip to your friendly neighbourhood Decathlon.
Pretty much the only things I'll be taking to the festival that I didn't get there are my sleeping bag (which I've had years), my air mattress (from Alpkit, and any non-specialist clothes.