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I couldn't live with myself selling above face value!

We got two seated as standing appeared to be sold out. Then my friend managed to get through again and I think now got us two standing. Is it easy to sell on tickets via Ticketmaster? Ideally would like the money back (obviously not looking for more than face value).

3 mins in we got our group of 6 sorted. Unlucky for others we helped including one group where payment crashed ;(

Great training for later I thought...

I won £50 in the premium bonds draw today. Must be a sign, right?

I think its either 4 or 5am!

Ta!

Does anyone have the list of coach ticket prices from 2019/2022?

The Chair of the Council's Licensing Board is a friend so I'll see what they say but you'll likely find out at the same time. Always a bit dubious of these kinds of reports though.

Been in the queue for Finalissima tickets for nearly an hour. Hope this Thursday is a little less sluggish...

Great question. If it can do that then I am not aware - but it may be worth looking into!

Just checked the chrome extensions I used previously (Magical - Text Expander & Auto Refresh) still work and that I still know how to use them. All good! Can't believe we're a week away from the ticket sale. Quite enjoy that we're doing it in November this time as at least the festival will feel a tiny bit closer than it does in early October!

I think Robbie Williams would be great fun.

Ha, I think I must have last updated my signature at the start of the pandemic!

Open the extension by pressing the little puzzle icon at the end of the address bar on chrome. Go to page monitor and enter the word in the little text bar. Then when you're on the page you need to refresh click 'start'. Hopefully the image is clear (I've also done this from memory so you might want to play around a bit yourself).

This is the AutoRefresh extension I used for Chrome which helped me secure two coach resale tickets: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-refresh-plus-page-mo/hgeljhfekpckiiplhkigfehkdpldcggm?hl=en I think I used something like the word registration for when I wanted it to automatically stop refreshing.

She was still singing a fair amount when I saw her headline the John Peel Stage, but a difficulty with such a high energy performance is she isn't able to vocalise the way she can on record. But also, if acts like Megan Thee Stallion can do what they did as headliners then I'm sure Charli can...

So my short summary... Best acts: Beabadoobee and AM (admittedly we saw very few over the three days...) The festival itself seemed a bit poorly organised in some aspects (tents right next to stages seemed a bit weird) whereas it was quite slick in other ways such as the general wristband/entry setup. Was also easy to come and go via cabs which helped us as we stayed in the city. No way I'd personally return as there are just so many better festivals out there. I think the only exception might be if I was visiting Budapest and fancied a one day ticket for a particular headliner. Late night entertainment was alright - particularly enjoyed Magic Mirror where there fun, inclusive vibes. Hope you all had a good time though!

So this is our first Sziget and we're totally unprepared (we've done many festivals in the UK like Glastonbury but never abroad). We'll be in Budapest from the 12th - 16th and have tickets for the 13th-15th. We want to enjoy the city a bit too as I've personally never been to Budapest so I was wondering if anyone had any key suggestions of how to 'do' Sizget? Obvious questions are things like when should we head to the festival each day, key recommendations of things not to miss and that sort of thing too. Any travel advice is welcome to - I have the festival address and think its about a 20 minute drive so will probably get a Bolt from our AirBnb each day. Thanks!

I went with a friend who didn't know her music and she left saying it was one of her favourite sets ever. There was a real atmosphere in the tent that evening, was magical.

I find it baffling that this plays on people's mind. If someone squeezes by I will have forgotten within a second or two, even if they accidentally stand on my foot or something. Unless someone is overly physical and incredibly rude in how they conduct themselves I really do not think anyone has any right to moan about this. You can have many reasons for needing to move through a crowd. You might need the toilet, you might feel unwell, you may have lost your friends, you may have disliked the behaviour of people around you where you were stood or you simply might just want a better atmosphere and can see there's space. It's a large event with over 200,000 attendees, it's to be expected. But as always - do be polite and do try and be reasonable!

Not sure if anyone has posted this before but this is interesting. The podcast itself is great too.

I do think this is part of it. There were also some areas with noticeably less entertainment this year at night (think Silver Hayes) which meant certain stages were more crowded, like the Lonely Hearts Club. Even the Wednesday night at the Stone Circle was the least busy I've seen it for years. Admittedly we're down the hill a bit but its the quickest we've ever managed to get out of the field when the fireworks were over...

This is a little controversial but I really did not notice a huge difference. There were times where I'd even say some areas were very quiet. Did I just get lucky? I saw a number of large acts and often had to travel before and after acts. I would say maybe the busiest areas I remember were Arcadia but even there we managed to get in and out ok. I did hear a lot of rumours of more people being there (ranging from 20-40k!) but I feel that would have been really noticeable.

The best advice really is to be organised. You might think your big group has a good chance without realising you're the one who is doing it properly and everyone else is just sat there letting it refresh, or using too many devices on the same wifi etc. What I do is write out a really clear and detailed doc on the steps required, including tips and tricks and share that with everyone trying so that everyone knows what they are doing. With the exception of one year when I volunteered I haven't missed one since 2008. I really do think if you're organised you have a much greater chance. Obviously the forum can help you there too.