Pyramid tent

[Boris]

Ok after a pub argument I need to know what the populace say. Two of my mates were saying that since the Pyramid stage is structure with a flexible cover, that it is therefore a 'tent'. I baulked at this and begged to differ.. but who was right? Surely a tent needs more that this simple criteria to qualify?

[dancelittleliar]

A tent needs standing space for people under a cover. If only the artist is under cover then I don't think it counts

[redmosquito]

All festival stages are essentially the same I think, a frame with a cover over so any festival stage could be classed as a tent by your mates. It isn't a tent though, it's a stage with a cover over. Music tents are far more like indoor venues.

[ukmountie]

Tent

noun

• a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground.

So

- Not very portable. In fact the frame stays in place year round

- Poles. No poles it's a space frame.

- Tightened by cords attached to pegs. Nope.

So I would say, while there are a lot of tents used as stages at Glastonbury. The Pyramid is not.

[salvador wali]

Tent

noun

• a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground.

So

- Not very portable. In fact the frame stays in place year round

- Poles. No poles it's a space frame.

- Tightened by cords attached to pegs. Nope.

So I would say, while there are a lot of tents used as stages at Glastonbury. The Pyramid is not.

[FloorFiller]

i'd say if you haven't got a roof over your head, then you're not in a tent. simple

[ian the worm]

The Acoustic stage is in a tent. The JP stage is in a tent. Because the audience have to go into the tent to see the stage, they are known as tents.

The Pyramid stage is not a tent.

Edit typo

Edited January 18, 2013 by ian the worm

[ukmountie]

I'm not sure what they would call the Other/Park in the industry. Portable stage or something like that.

I'd say FloorFiller's definition is a good one, and a lot simpler to remember.

And I have to remember not to be a smart ass with a few drinks on board.

[Boris]

My good lady has pointed out that even the Pyramid stage aka 'tent' is portable inasmuchas it could feasibly be loaded onto a number of lorries and transported elsewhere. I suppose you could say the same of the Eiffel tower.. given enough lorries. Mind... cover it with some tarps and you have the Eiffel Tent....

Edited January 18, 2013 by Boris

[eFestivals]

My good lady has pointed out that even the Pyramid stage aka 'tent' is portable inasmuchas it could feasibly be loaded onto a number of lorries and transported elsewhere. I suppose you could say the same of the Eiffel tower.. given enough lorries. Mind... cover it with some tarps and you have the Eiffel Tent....

The (new) Pyramid stage was designed as a structure that can be dismantled and transported. The Eiffel Tower was not.

So it's really not an equal comparison.

[grumpyhack]

I love the idea of the Eiffel Tent.

This is an inflateable version

[TalkShow Bob]

Tent noun

• a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground.

So - Not very portable. In fact the frame stays in place year round - Poles. No poles it's a space frame. - Tightened by cords attached to pegs. Nope. So I would say, while there are a lot of tents used as stages at Glastonbury. The Pyramid is not.

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

I wouldn't call it a tent m8... more a stage.

[Boris]

The (new) Pyramid stage was designed as a structure that can be dismantled and transported. The Eiffel Tower was not.

So it's really not an equal comparison.

[PurpleFire]

Its a Stage with a cover, like my outdoor stages! A tent is like the NME at Leeds, A big Top Tent like a circus, thats easy to transport!

[Boris]

I think my mate would claim that it doesn't matter if the audience were inside or outside: the stage itself is a tent...

[grumpyhack]

The Pyramid structure is permanent but only gets covered in May in preparation for the festival.

Undoubtedly the Acoustic Stage is a tent - audience and performers inside.

Edited January 20, 2013 by grumpyhack

[fatyeti24]

the Pyramid Palace is definitely a tent

[Mrs*E*]

The Pyramid structure is permanent but only gets covered in May in preparation for the festival.

Undoubtedly the Acoustic Stage is a tent - audience and performers inside.

[eFestivals]

The Pyramid structure is permanent but only gets covered in May in preparation for the festival.

nope, it is NOT a permanent structure. It was specifically designed as a structure that can be dismantled and moved - as told to me by the guy who designed & built it.

Since it's been built it's been taken down for a while at least once, when the council got sniffy about it (during the last fallow year).

Edited January 20, 2013 by eFestivals

[grumpyhack]

OK. I agree it's not a permanent structure in the strict sense that it can be taken down and re-assembled. But generally the framework is left standing and only covered as the festival approaches..

So in the context of the questions as to whether it's a tent or not what would your view be Neil?

[eFestivals]

So in the context of the questions as to whether it's a tent or not what would your view be Neil?

any other outdoor stage is not considered to be a tent, so on the same basis the Pyramid is not either.

[Avalon_Fields]

So if I leave my little tent up in the back garden forever, it magically becomes a non-tent as it is permanent?

And if a frame and canvas cover is a tent, then that's a bloody massive tent in North Greenwich!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

And if a frame and canvas cover is a tent, then that's a bloody massive tent in North Greenwich!

[grumpyhack]

I think on balance that if the audience is inside along with the performers it's a tent - so the Acoustic Stage at Glasto is inside the Acoustic Tent.

The Pyramid Stage may well be covered but the audience is outside so it's a stage.

The permanence is different. Tents, like the 02, can be left up permanently, just as I could choose to leave my tent up in the garden all year if I wished.

Stupidly I left my old festival gazebo up permanently in the garden but, sadly, it's now a ruin having collapsed under the weight of recent snow.

Edited January 21, 2013 by grumpyhack