Efestivals User Record!

[she bangs the drums]

I'm just wondering whether the efestivals record of 3,770 users on 31 March 2008 be broken on Monday night?

And will the website be able to cope with the demand?

This website has become vital in many people getting tickets on the night through thoughtful forum users posting direct links not forgetting the ones admin post which provides the site with a small commision to help pay the bills.

[brighteyes]

There doesn't seem to be nearly as much interest in this year's festival as there was last year's, so I doubt it.

[Duffbox]

i agree, with rage on the bill along with metallica n the other names last year, the interest was alot higher, at the mo theres not much to make it sell out that fast, though it still will i reckon

[thomasowen]

The price increase will no doubt have a small impact. The other festivals have taken longer to sell out on large (although not across the board) and whilst I expect R&L to sell out quickly, maybe not to the extent of the last couple of years.

[luckysalt]

I doubt it will be broken, but this website can handle it, Neil has been upgrading this website a lot in recent times

[vicky=)]

If it could handle Glasto's then i'm sure this year will handle R&L as the hype isn't the same as last.

[MJMilz14]

If it could handle Glasto's then i'm sure this year will handle R&L as the hype isn't the same as last.

[thomasowen]

If it could handle Glasto's then i'm sure this year will handle R&L as the hype isn't the same as last.

[Kyelo]

But most of Glasto's lineup was known by the time tickets went on sale, and there wasn't a specific time for Glasto where everyone was trying to get backdoor links from this site.

[thomasowen]

Most of the line-up? 5 acts have been confirmed.

Edited March 28, 2009 by thomasowen

[vicky=)]

It's cos more bands play Glastonbury, there's far more Hype around Glastonbury after it's success last year. And more tickets are sold, so more users, ad people still look for backdoor links.

[rhysieg]

there's far more Hype around Glastonbury after it's success last year.

[ArcticMonkeysUK]

It's cos more bands play Glastonbury, there's far more Hype around Glastonbury after it's success last year. And more tickets are sold, so more users, ad people still look for backdoor links.

[eFestivals]

I'm just wondering whether the efestivals record of 3,770 users on 31 March 2008 be broken on Monday night?

And will the website be able to cope with the demand?

this website will certainly cope better with demand than it would have done when that previous record was set - there's been some significant upgrades to the eFestivals servers since then.

[vicky=)]

i thought glastonbury tickets didnt sell out last year?

[Dragon_Force]

951 User(s) are browsing this forum (808 Guests and 2 Anonymous Users)

Already! I think it could be beaten!

[deegs]

Almost 2000 in the past half hour, surely the records on its way to being beaten!

[eFestivals]

Almost 2000 in the past half hour, surely the records on its way to being beaten!

tbh, whether or not it is will depend on how well other websites stay online or not - I think it was the case last year that efests was the only one left standing (because we spend far more on our servers setup than others), which meant that many people came here when they might not have done without those others going down.

But as I hope you'#e all noticing, things are running far better with these numbers than has been the case in the past.

Edited March 30, 2009 by eFestivals

[JonnyHarper]

tbh, whether or not it is will depend on how well other websites stay online or not - I think it was the case last year that efests was the only one left standing (because we spend far more on our servers setup than others), which meant that many people came here when they might not have done without those others going down.

But as I hope you'#e all noticing, things are running far better with these numbers than has been the case in the past.

[joshwarrr]

Efestivals certainly saved my bacon last year when all the other sites went down :angry:

[Benj]

tbh, whether or not it is will depend on how well other websites stay online or not - I think it was the case last year that efests was the only one left standing (because we spend far more on our servers setup than others), which meant that many people came here when they might not have done without those others going down.

But as I hope you'#e all noticing, things are running far better with these numbers than has been the case in the past.

[eFestivals]

Looks like some functionality has been switched off too to keep things moving, the drop down menu at the bottom has been streamlined (no sub forums) and the user list has gone!

yup - switching those off reduces server load, and with the number of users currently here the load is already quite high.

[joshwarrr]

yup - switching those off reduces server load, and with the number of users currently here the load is already quite high.

[eFestivals]

this would also explain why i can't search????

yup

[joshwarrr]

yup