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What a gig! One of my highlights of the festival. Didn't stop singing and crying!
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220k, Monday to Monday. Calves of steel now!
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Macca, same reasons others have said.
TLC - absolutely crushed for miming and an annoying hypeman, plus I could hardly hear thanks to the 3 gurning lads in front talking about their favourite EDM vinyls and how they didn't like TLC haha
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Well I was definitely someone's festival dickhead, because a girl at the Avalon Cafe Billy Bragg set was shooting me filthy looks for singing along to A New England while she was trying to make a TikTok 🤣
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At TLC by what should be the path. A lad in his 20s walks along and says to me as we make eye contact, "god this crowd is really a lot. I am feeling really panicked". I was in the middle of agreeing and checking he was alright when this woman turned around and went:
"Well if you feel like that, maybe Glastonbury isn't for you?"
As she is saying this really spiteful thing, a drunk lad stumbles and spills his pint on her. She's like "omg you SPILT YOUR PINT".
Another guy goes, "maybe Glastonbury isn't for you".
Glorious!
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31 minutes ago, amfy said:
Oxfam stewards are taught crowd safety in training but as volunteers, we generally alert someone to issues rather than unilaterally start re-directing.
If you don’t communicate you could be diverting people into a worse situation, so that responsibility has to be higher up.
On Wednesday I was on a road dealing with drivers who were being sent back from both gate A & C & were stuck in an eternal loop asking us at gate B to try and sort it! I called in and asked that someone get gates A & C to talk to each other!
On the ground with people, you could easily have similar issues, you could jump in and send them back down the railway line & they could end up merging with a crowd being sent out of a crush in The Glade!
So - on duty we can alert paid security to our concerns and/or radio in to Oxfam to communicate across the site.I was at TLC outside my shift time. We were there in good time and tried to get a drink at the bar but it was too busy, then we tried to get some mixers but there were massive queues at all the food stalls. Then we found a spot in the front section and sat down. I decided to make a dash for the ice cream van for mixers, and it was in that 5 minutes that it suddenly went crazy.
I got back as quick as I could and got back to pretty much where I had been but it was too crowded by then to find him. It was very tight around the edges but fine at the front. When I decided to come back out it was really tricky, but people were lovely!
I guess my point is that the TLC crowd happened really quickly, & there is a limit to how quickly it can be responded to, because you have to check the knock on effect. In a way, that has to be a lesson from Hillsborough. The ill thought through decision to open a gate because of a worrying crowd build up outside, didn’t solve the problem at all, it made it worse. Decisions on crowd control cannot be reactionary, they have to be considered.
I do think there are too many people. Campsites have grown so there is more room for tents than in 2000, but I’d say the actual crowds in and around stages are worse now.
People were REALLY lovely at TLC with the crowding. This really stood out to me. It was so exceptionally busy but seas were parting to help people out. Reminded me of a funny exchange tho which I will share in the other thread!
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17 hours ago, DareToDibble said:
This is quite the setup!
Is it Glastonbury if you don't project Love Island before a 10pm bedtime?
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BUMP. Queue photos, people!! Here's my current on site photo, getting ready to bed down so I get a good night's sleep for our first proper festival day tomorrow!
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I am not entirely sure of what road closures and such are in place but normally yes. You want to end up on the A361 going eastbound from Glastonbury town to get into orange
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Get on the M5 around Bristol and get off I think j23? The one after Weston. You want to come in from Glastonbury town end.
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Have been here since Sunday, but I can hear you all the other side of the fence getting ready to join us and it's made me a bit emotional! See you all in the morning!!!! I start work at 8.30 but hoping to at least catch a bit of Gate C opening up.
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52 minutes ago, st dan said:
Assuming artists/bands are choosing to test themselves rather than there being any requirement? If so I wouldn’t be surprised if they just aren’t bothering anymore, even if they are under the weather. With all the touring it’s very likely they’ll pick it up during this summer, and they won’t want to deal with the cancelled events/refunds etc, particularly for their own shows rather than festivals.
Maybe, but singing with covid is pretty tough for at least a few days, even when you get it mildly! I do think we'll see some cancellations.
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20 hours ago, zahidf said:
Well I'm sure a public backlash against a union when there is a 80 seat tory majority won't have any consequences.
I admire the grift Zahid, but there has to come a point where you accept people just don't agree with you. Plurality of opinion is the spice of life. See you in the fields!
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7 hours ago, Garrypp said:
And I tested +ve for the first time in the covid era. 🙄
OH NO!!! really hope you come out the other side in time for the festival.
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4 hours ago, downtherabbithole said:
Thanks for the tips and offer of help. That ticket is still showing as £67 for me and I don't think it's worth me buying a coach card cause I rarely use them, plus again I cant afford all that right now. I need the ticket back from the festival so not sure how the refund would work as it was a return ticket I bought. I'll have to look into it. But yeah, just got an email saying my 11.01 train from Reading to Castle Cary is cancelled. Next one is two hours later. But yeah thanks for the offer, appreciate it. Will see how the situation pans out between now and next week and drop you a message depending 👍
I'd offer you a lift down too, but I think Sunday might be a bit TOO early for you 😂. Good luck, what a shitter mate.
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Today, I tested negative for COVID for the first time in 8 days. COME ON!!!! The best prep day ever.
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41 minutes ago, FrancisH said:
Put simply - you cannot carry enough alcohol for 5 days in your arms alone unless you are a 2 cans of lager per day weakling. End of discussion.
No shade at all on trolleys, love a well loaded trolley. I once fixed someone's trolley that had collapsed literally at Gate A as we were going in. We drank 2 lukewarm Strongbow together in celebration and he went on his way. I'm simply volunteering myself for a Glasto Olympics team.
I could definitely carry enough alcohol for 5 days on my person, on the basis of say my 2000 Glastonbury drinking total, not on the basis of my contemporary drinking habits. I don't really drink, which is probably why I could carry all that on my person nowadays... 😂-
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1 hour ago, Tranquility of Solitude said:
Don’t take a trolley myself, but what really made me chuckle about this was the threat to “Tell your employer”?!?!
Trying to imagine that phone call....l”Are you aware that your employee xxxxxx takes a trolley to the Glastonbury Festival”?
”Good grief! Thanks for bringing that to our attention. We don’t want those sorts working for us, we will deal with that straight away!”
I would love to take that call. I'd keep them on the phone for ages asking questions.
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If you don't leave your tent, what's the point of going?
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I am not personally in this tense bidding war, but I feel invested. Is there parking in with it?
As a campervanner - yes you probably could rent a van for cheaper, but that's not necessarily a better option than this. You have to drive it there, great if its your van and you enjoy doing it but can be a bit hairy, plus this has extra facilities. If that's what people want to spend their money on to have a fun festival then fair play. It all also helps get more local buy in and support for the festival as local landowners can set up things like this that help them make a bit of money too. -
5 hours ago, downtherabbithole said:
travelling from Coventry on the Wednesday. Could maybe post in the ride share thread. It does sound like I'll be able to get there via train, just that it might be so busy that it could take all day to get there. Should be onsite at 2pm but the way things are looking I'm expecting it to be more like evening time
I know its an early start, but theres a 2am coach from Cov (swap in Brum) gets you on site for 7.30 thats £50. Always worth checking what the difference with a coach railcard is (I assume you can get one cause you have a train one) cause it shouldn't be massively expensive.
Most rail companies are allowing refunds on tickets bought over the period so hopefully you can get your £70 back, or the outgoing bit at least, and getting BACK from the festival, even though it might be a bit of a pain, probably isnt as time sensitive for you as making sure you get on site!
If you're really stuck getting back, drop us a DM because we'll be driving back to Brum Monday afternoon although there's a big awning to squeeze your feet around haha -
On 6/12/2022 at 3:43 PM, Fred Zepplin said:
I think this is what it is. Mine has a few of these then also 4 holes where one of my cats went to hit a fly but missed and put there claw through the tent. You can feel the holes from this but nothing on the other ones but they look exactly the same
Can't believe you're making excuses for the cat. 4 holes where the cat went for the tent in full knowledge you were using it to escape them.
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1 hour ago, Ballian67 said:
Or maybe not now! Train issues expected Thursday as well so could be driving back all the way to pick my wife up. Have asked for a helicopter quote for a laugh
Should be ok by Friday though, despite what's said! I would stick with the plan for now. You can keep in touch Friday and you'll know. I would bet you at least 50p and a twix that it will be at least 2 hours quicker to do the train and then you can meet her, right at Gate A as she walks in!
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Oh this sounds very stressful, and so sad for the person who can't come, I hope they feel better soon! I do think you might find a taker to drive the van - you could try in the liftshare section of the forum here.
Best Food / Worst Food 2022
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Best: we misread the sign at a place that did warm cookie dough and crepes by BBC Introducing, thinking they did warm cookie dough crepes. We weren't the only people, as that weekend they had birthed the "Johnny Depp Mega Crepe" . Despite the unfortunate name, it was exceptional.
Worst: Only Jerkin'. I have eaten here loads in Brum, think it might have just been an unfortunate double seasoning issue but it was so salty it was inedible.