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  1. Seen a few that are darker and in some cases far longer than I've seen for a while:-

    Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things and Midsommar. 

    They certainly all made a distinct impression in different ways. 

  2. 56 minutes ago, northernangel said:

    I will enjoy it but I can see why people would throw in the towel. As much as I have some decent options, a lot of the music I prefer to listen to is from years gone it doesn't make for great reading for a Glastonbury lineup.

    Even just amongst this first poster there's a lot that fits that criteria.  It may not be to your taste, but at the same time there will be others saying they want ever more new, stuff. 

    That's why we have so many stages, of which the surface hasn't been scratched yet. 

  3. 17 minutes ago, northernangel said:

    Yup, and I'd still rather they played than half of what is booked. When might call that not moving on but ah well. At least booking them second bottom on Other wouldn't raise questions of trying to force and issue resulting it forcing a lineup.

    Nah, you should be feeling far more guilty about that dreadful idea of pleasure 😉

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  4. 38 minutes ago, briddj said:

    More likely that the adds will mainly be male acts because of the desire to make the initial poster an equal split. 

    But they aren't aiming just for a gender balance on the initial poster. 

  5. 1 hour ago, Mardy said:

    yeah, spot on, and this kind of thing has been happening in wave after wave of culture. The bobbysoxers, beatlemania, phone helplines for fans when boybands broke up in the 90s - there's nothing new here, really.

    I was thinking of the top floor of the museum of Liverpool, which I was lucky to visit recently.  They have 4 Beatles suits and it tells the story of how Epstein persuaded them to ditch their rebellious leather jackets and jeans so they would look less threatening. 

  6. 50 minutes ago, K2SO said:

    I'm leaning towards putting mine back in the pot right now.

    I go to Glastonbury for the music above everything else. In previous years, it has been the premier location to see artists. Whether it is a megastar like McCartney, or just something a bit of a "Wow I didn't expect that" such as Miley Cyrus.
    I love the festival, but the first thing I need is to at least have 4 or 5 must-sees on my list. The poster gave me two (It would have been 4, but Idles, Dua and Fontaines all clash), so I'm already settling for folling mates around and just watching whatever they want to watch. Normally, I wouldn't mind that, provided I have a few locks for my weekend.

    I also do not drink or partake in anything else, and I feel like a lot of the festival is enhanced by a bit of intoxication. Completely sober, I usually see everything the site has to offer across Wednesday and Thursday, before enjoying all the music on the last few days.

    I personally don't see the value in spending probably around £1500 between myself and my partner to go away and just take in some new music, when that money could go towards a great holiday or a bunch of gigs/smaller festivals where the music is more suited for us.

    I get one big trip a year, which is usually Glastonbury, but I think my money may be better off elsewhere this year, and I think somebody else would be better off taking my place. That's not easy to say (I nearly cried when the lineup came out) as I love being at the festival, but this year's festival just isn't catered towards me.

    If you nearly cried then you've invested too much in that first poster one way or another. 

    Maybe wait for some stages and see if your disposition improves. 

  7. 16 minutes ago, Monty Pythagoras said:

    Nice one - wanted to put it in the format we’re used to to see how different it looks. Think for some reason without the  stage splits it makes the lineup look a bit stronger.

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    I think you're right that there's an immediate focus on positioning on all stages from the outset. 

    19 minutes ago, northernangel said:

    haha, guilty pleasure of mine although I've earmarked Pool Harbour Festival if it doesn't happen. Not visited that area of the country much and it's a bargain fest.

    Just looked up how long it was that they played in their hey day, 19 years headlining other? 

  8. 15 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

    No business is going to set up chargers around a festival site to cater for 50,000 - 100,000 extra vehicles though so even when infrastructure is all in place large events will cause problems as people will either want to charge on route, as near as possible, or soon after leaving so there will be massive queues.

    For one event once a year needing that level of charging, it will cause problems - already been seen in places in tourist season like Cornwall and Wales where there is no daily demand but huge seasonal/large event demand.

    Do they not hold charge for 6 days though?  So when there's plentiful grid charging they'll be OK? 

  9. 18 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

    Imagine the queues at all local charging stations the day before and after when we 'all' have EV's.

    The UK is in dire need of infrastructure

    When we all have EVs there'll be more infrastructure.  Supply will catch up with demand, but if it precedes it that needs to be at someone's expense...and nobody wants to pick up that tab yet. 

  10. 4 minutes ago, northernangel said:

    To anyone that is interested, based on 4th down Pyramid where we think Keane is likely to be. Bloc Party are listed for 4th down Other at least on the clashfinder and on the Saturday at least, 4th down for both of those positions have never clash going back to at least 2015. I think we still have some decent options a ndsurprises to come early both main stages but I don't see Bloc Party being that low. I'm also guessing James to open the Pyramid on Saturday with Razorlight playing Other stage after him. Stick The Coral straight after Razorlight and that would be superb but maybe asking too much there.

    Steady on, I'm in my 50s, so gonna take me a while to fill a bottle with p if razorlight are playing 😊

  11. 22 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

    Fat Boy is always hanging around the site and I know this gets mentioned a lot but is there always room for a Housemartins secret set? Perhaps an acoustic set on the Band Stand. 

    Nah, somewhere bigger, he should guest on the Pyramid 😊

  12. 1 hour ago, incident said:

    Early afternoon Pyramid?

    But yeah have to assume she's not in. Baffling.

    Then cost presumably? 

    I can certainly see why such a legend would want a great slot and fee wherever she plays. 

  13. 1 hour ago, danbailey80 said:

    Does anyone else get the feeling Glasto need some new blood with new ideas (to work alongside the old). Why is it taking a forum/ social media to likely be moving the Faithless venue/ night? Likewise have they really thought about all the possible ideas for spreading the crowds on a Thursday? It's been going on for about 6 years. I appreciate you don't want to change a good thing.

     

    As shared yesterday by @parsonjack and @incidentthey're distinctly limited in what they're permitted to do within the terms of the licence. 

  14. 31 minutes ago, paulshane said:

    Getting WiFi coverage for the pyramid field for something like that would be easy (source: I do this as part of my job)

    WiFi doesn't mean internet.

    If this was to be a thing, i'd get an app that just does streaming from some beefy servers located on site, which only works when connected to the temp wifi. No outside internet available on the WiFi, just the streaming server / website.

    spin up lyrics for the big screens, party time 🙂

    Clearly those things cost money (I've had many times I've paid for beefy servers and infrastructure). 

  15. 29 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

    I'm keeping the spirits up in a very deflated WhatsApp group.  Got to vent steam somewhere.

    Ah fair enough then, I did think it seemed a bit out of character 😊

    I think in this economic climate https://www.nme.com/news/music/21-uk-festivals-have-now-been-cancelled-postponed-or-scrapped-with-100-at-permanent-risk-without-action-3600756

    And having had to replenish their reserves https://www.billboard.com/pro/glastonbury-festival-2019-financial-loss-covid-19/

    It's an incredible achievement that they've not pulled back from their charity commitments https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-donated-record-breaking-3-7m-to-good-causes-in-2023-3559447

    We know that there would be further outcry if they increased ticket prices to provide greater budget for acts who aren't prepared to compromise on their fee, so as I see it they're dancing on the head of a pin. 

    I think with all that in mind, they've done a great job getting a nigh on gender split and a decent spread of acts, even at this comparatively early stage. 

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  16. 24 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

    Nah - but definitely an Only At Glastonbury Would I See This MFing Nonsense sort of act in the vein of Eddie Grant or Generation Sex

    It was my hilarious joke about your typo 

  17. 41 minutes ago, danbailey80 said:

    I've thought about this. Obs the issues is all the headphones. So a solution is everyone streams using glasto app/ something simple to download and then use their own headphones.

    Or offer both. Say there are limited number of headphones but otherwise use the app. 

    Too much latency, literally all dancing to a different beat...or none in some cases. 

    Unless they created a capacious WiFi cell, which would cost and others would try to misuse. 

  18. 24 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

    Well no, I'll let him have that one.

    When the Housemartins played the pyramid in 1986, during the set someone climbed the speaker stack to the left of the stage to erect a banner to protest about news international and the Wapping strikes. 

    As I recall there was an expectation they might get upset at this interrupting their show, but hats off to them they encouraged them on. 

    That and the numerous times he's taken a principled stand or dipped into his pocket to support communities or his fans - he's a top bloke. 

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