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43 minutes ago, stuie said:
Cinch have moved on… they now ‘present’ Carfest after a stint presenting Creamfields.Weird sponsorship of the year this year is ‘Uber presents All Points East’ where there will be exactly zero chance of getting an Uber ride home!
And preaching to the already converted, ‘Audi presents Wilderness’ where 99% of the attendees arrive in their Audi’s 😂
Out of upvotes!
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Just now, Fishman said:
Nope.
Got to the choose a coach page but each time I clicked a choice it then said unable to process as nothing available.
Quite frustrating.
Thanks for trying and good luck on Sunday.
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You going for it again on Sunday, matey? (Please say yes)
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3 minutes ago, Paul ™ said:
Do keep up, its now Barclaycard Presents Latitude Festival
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Oh good grief!
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32 minutes ago, blutarsky said:
There are ticket competitions being run by:
Co-op (pre existing)
Vodafone (pre existing)
Guardian (pre existing)
Brothers (pre existing)
Tony's Chocolenly / oxfam (pre existing but relatively new)
chillys (new)
barbour (new)
Hunter wellies (new)
White Claw Hard Seltzer (new)
It also seems these tie ups are resulting in far more tickets being available in competitions, as Vodafone have pver 100 pairs and the Chillys comps are giving out six at a time.
The main issue is probably also that the new ones are with companies which seem marketed at a certain demograaaaphic.
Ah, ok yes, gotcha.
I was foolishly only thinking about conspicuous on-site commercial tie-ins, but yeah, there is an increasing number of these. As others have said, if they remain as discreet as they are now on the Farm itself, no biggie for me. Last time I was at Latitude, it was ridiculous, and no doubt even worse now for that festival presented by Cinch!Ben
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21 minutes ago, blutarsky said:
f**k me, given the amount of posho corporate tie ups this year, this is in no way far fetched
Are there a lot? I know that Glastonbury is not Green Man, but I always enjoy a feeling of there being relatively little corporate involvement, EE/Vodaphone charging uber-tent notwithstanding (don't film your entire festival for Insta and buy a portable charger...what is wrong with you?! 😄).
Has this year got a lot of new collaborations?
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1 hour ago, fakeplastictrees2000 said:
The Park is definitely winning for me, which has not been the case before. Annoying that unless you have a prime spot the park is not the best stage
I spend a lot of time at The Park. As long as you're in front of the sound desk, I've only ever found the sound to be really good, if not excellent (though I do find that it is a little susceptible to wind), and it's steadily improved over the years. Also, given that it's about the only stage that slopes down to the stage, your view is fantastic! And your back doesn't hurt too much, either!
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33 minutes ago, CharlotteB said:
Just giving you an upvote, because it's a bit harsh you got downvoted for sharing a quote lol
I've done that too as (a) I absolutely detest downvoting and have never done so - if you vehemently disagree, have a conversation about it... - and (b) absolutely non-sensical to consider that someone merely sharing factual information to provide context for an ongoing discussion should receive a downvote!
@Neil - did you realise that @Alex DeLarge was simply relaying a previous quotation verbatim?
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1 hour ago, nikkic said:
If there’s any ravers who could help me out in the resale on Sunday I’d be eternally grateful.
I’m free to help out anyone that needs coach tickets tonight, drop me a DM.
DM'd
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2 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:
Nothing serious, just a minor skiffle
Oh bravo 👏🏽
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2 minutes ago, Nuthugger said:
sh*t since when? i remember a few years ago there was a thing about the usual people who ran it werent coming back but it was still there last time
I think since just this year, but others will be more certain.
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Just now, Nuthugger said:
do we think all these are on the main stage or will some be in the avalon cafe? (also a quality venue imho))
If it, or a replacement is there, all those on today's poster will be for the main stage, I'm pretty certain.
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Just now, Nuthugger said:
do we think all these are on the main stage or will some be in the avalon cafe? (also a quality venue imho))
Received wisdom is that the Avalon Café, and so stage, is no more...
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Glastocam!
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47 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:Last year the covers arrived a day later than this year but still didn't go up until 11th May.
Like you'd know.
Pffft.
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Possibly the strongest Avalon poster drop for me yet, when seen across the whole weekend. Got 10 on the longest already, many of whom I would be very happy to see. That's started things off nicely!
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33 minutes ago, Pear_Cider said:
When is your coach arriving Ben? Just wondered if you will be at the R&F Wednesday afternoon for our annual hug! 😄
Trev
Birmingham is one of those where you don't get departure times to book. You're at the mercy of the SeeCoaches people, to whom I have sent my customary 'please can we be on the first coach out of Dodge?' begging email!
That notwithstanding, you may bet your house on that hug happening, old pal.
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55 minutes ago, clarkete said:
Crikey you folks are hardcore, some of these remind me of the 4 Yorkshiremen sketch "I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night half an hour before I went to bed..."The last two years that strategy has got us to our prime real estate in Paines as the vanguard for our big group and much loveliness ensued! Also, I tend to be reasonably sensible on the Wednesday night sleep-wise, as there's not much going on after midnight and I don't drink. So I can recover nicely for the lunacy of the next four nights!
Being on the coach this year means I am in the hands of others in my group to do the land grab!
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1 minute ago, svphie said:
Only ever volunteered or had a coach ticket so need to work out how me and 2 friends are getting there from North London. I really don't fancy queueing overnight Tuesday, but surely need to be up super early on Wed. No idea about what time we'd get through gates?!
My friend who is going to drive thinks we won't fit in with all our stuff in her mum's tiny car, but surely it'll be doable...
When I go in a car (coach again, this year) we get up at 3am on Wednesday in Worcestershire, parked by 5-5.30 and in the queue by 6am. Through gates by about 9am. Works fine.
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Two more in the pot for Thursday/Sunday!
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2 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:
* De-friends *
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Alright, alright! I'll delay a formal entry on the BenFinderTM for now!
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20 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:
Justice were good but as an attendee of the 2017 set it was hella similar.
That's my slight concern. 2017 was so good. The crowd were 100% up for it. Trying to recreate that, in exactly the same slot is something I'm not sure about. And I like The National. And I've only ever seen one Other headliner ever (Chems, 2015).
So, I think that might be my Sunday night (before heading to the Glade Dome for Psytrance Sunday 😄).
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44 minutes ago, razorruck said:
Thank you all. Okay 4-5 hours isn't horrendous, and arrival before midday doesn't sound too bad, fingers crossed it's a lovely day 🙂
Without any intention to rain on your parade, remember that your arrival time depends on your departure time! I'm not sure what time the latest one leaves Birmingham on the Wednesday, but it's into the afternoon IIRC, and both your and my crew are crossing everything that we'll be put on the earliest ones!
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NFR NFC 24
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An infrequent visitor to the thread, but philosophically I'm all in!
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Electronica/Dance
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That would be excellent. Anyone not extremely old fancy doing that?!
Ben