Panicking about T Day

[stardustjunkie]

If I were you I'd happily reflect on 2014's festival for a bit longer first No point getting in a panic just yet.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Mensch is Metallica's manager, so it's hardly a surprise that Michael might spend some/all of the set stood next to him.

Does he do AC/DC too, then?

[eFestivals]

Mensch definitely used to manage AC/DC back in the 1980s at Q Prime - and there are (as yet unconfirmed) rumours that he might be about to do so again.

Could be 2 + 2 = 5, but I think it's not beyond the realms of possibility based on Michael's statement after the festival.

I'd say it's probably more likely to be something related to someone else on the stage. Michael's normally a bit smarter than to say something which would be that obvious.

Mensch is one that I've always thought of as chasing the biggest possible pile of money for the least work (it's rather apt who his wife is, eh? ), and I think it's unlikely he'd be giving away a massive pay-day the moment he acquired it.

[jeffie]

8200000 seconds until ticket day.

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[kidpresentable]

Don't try and get tickets for anyone who isn't also online trying for you. Everyone in your group should be on the case.

[autoinflate]

Don't try and get tickets for anyone who isn't also online trying for you. Everyone in your group should be on the case.

[Yesiamaduck]

f5 constantly. There is no guaranteed way of improving your chances.

Some get lucky and some don't, and those that get lucky want to believe they've done something special while those that don't get lucky like to think they've somehow been penalised.

But that's bollocks. That's simply the result of the luck of the draw.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Yesiamaduck

[verrymerry]

A group of you and F5 like crazy! It has served me well. Usually my boyfriend has always got them, in the last couple of years I've managed to get friends theirs in the resales. People always say "I don't know how you always get them" and to be honest I don't, that luck will surely run its course but I'll be trying for the coaches, then the main sale, and if that fails I'll keep bloody learn to disapparate!

Pretty sure after the rain in 2007, 2008 took a long time to sell out (although it did eventually) so who knows, maybe 2015 might be kinder to us?

[UEF]

Don't try and get tickets for anyone who isn't also online trying for you. Everyone in your group should be on the case.

[Guest]

Ticket day failure separates the men from the boys, my 8 month Cinderella story of ticketless to ticket-holding proves that. If you aren't successful, just put all your faith in NFiR NFC.

[Abster]

I'm worrying for all the wrong reasons.... Friends I went with in 08 and 11 have all stopped going due to babies wedding and "growing up/boring" I want to go next year (ticket depending) however don't want to go with just one other person like I did this year!

I need to find some new glasto loving friends and go in a group.....

[Ruwise]

Don't try and get tickets for anyone who isn't also online trying for you. Everyone in your group should be on the case.

[FuzzyDunlop]

I dont think there will be much of a decline in interest come T-Day to be honest.

Unless the place floods, the weather doesnt look too bad on tv.

[kalifire]

I managed to get a ticket within about half an hour of them going on sale last October (or within two minutes after See's 'technical difficulties' disappeared). In the two resales that followed I picked up a ticket for two different eFest members.

I don't have any big secrets, but I did have a method, and it worked every time I used it.

Essentially, ticket day presents two problems: how to get onto the booking screen, then how to race through the booking screen before you lose your position or the whole thing sells out.

For the first problem, I had one browser window open, on a laptop connected wirelessly to a stable connection. Then I just F5'd it. That's all you can do, but do it quickly and relentlessly and be in full concentration mode so when that booking screen comes around, you don't just F5 again and lose it.

Next, getting through the booking screen quickly. This is where you do have an influence. I had my browser take up about two thirds of my screen. The other third was taken up by a word document, shrunk to fit the space so I didn't have to change windows. On the word document was every piece of information I knew I'd need: registration number(s), postcodes, credit card number, address details. The expiry date and CVV was memorised as typing those in was quicker. But... it didn't end there. I positioned certain bits of information all around my screen so that all it took was one click to highlight them all - sometimes with word you have to double click and sometimes you click too many times and have to click again and those are precious seconds you're wasting.

My tip: have the registration copied before you even F5 - that's the first thing you need so do yourself a solid and copy/paste it before anything. Next up, the postcode. Put that in the search field at the top right of your browser (assuming you use firefox). You only have to click on that part of the browser once and it's instantly highlighted. If you're quick, you can race through that first screen in about a second. Next, the number of tickets (easy drop down) and then your credit card details. Have these as the last thing you highlighted in your word doc so that when you click on that word window, it'll highlight it all instantly again.

Between your card number and the address, make sure there is at least a full paragraph space. That's because if you highlight something and it's linguistically connected to something in the same paragraph, you risk highlighting it all, then you'd have to go back and carefully select the bits you need - again, precious seconds wasted. You want to be able to clumsily smash that mouse in the word doc and copy what you need instantly. So space your details out. For the address, I practised typing this out myself, as copying and pasting seemed a semi-second longer.

Even using that method, the system kicked me out a couple of times. Luckily I was just able to back click in my browser and it connected to the previous page. But this is a tried and tested technique and by the time I bought my third ticket, it was literally over within ten seconds of hitting the booking page.

Edited July 3, 2014 by kalifire

[eFestivals]

I dont think there will be much of a decline in interest come T-Day to be honest.

Unless the place floods, the weather doesnt look too bad on tv.

It probably won't change opinions of anyone glued to the coverage, but for the more casual people who might have thought about going, the general media reports of it being a mudbath (and there were plenty of those over the weekend) will have certainly discouraged some from being in the pot for tickets.

The effect might not be massive (it would be impossible to measure), but I can't see how there'd be no effect. People, as a general rule, want to avoid being out in inclement weather if possible.

All i'm saying is that it'll help to some extent.

[FuzzyDunlop]

It probably won't change opinions of anyone glued to the coverage, but for the more casual people who might have thought about going, the general media reports of it being a mudbath (and there were plenty of those over the weekend) will have certainly discouraged some from being in the pot for tickets.

The effect might not be massive (it would be impossible to measure), but I can't see how there'd be no effect. People, as a general rule, want to avoid being out in inclement weather if possible.

All i'm saying is that it'll help to some extent.

[Splatt]

Last two years I've not had a sniff of the booking page and had to rely on others. It is all down to chance but with careful preparation you can increase that chance.

[coma girl]

I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be on holiday over T day this year so will have to hope friends can get through for me

[OBface]

I'm worrying for all the wrong reasons.... Friends I went with in 08 and 11 have all stopped going due to babies wedding and "growing up/boring" I want to go next year (ticket depending) however don't want to go with just one other person like I did this year!

I need to find some new glasto loving friends and go in a group.....

[Essex_George]

I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be on holiday over T day this year so will have to hope friends can get through for me

[coma girl]

When is T day likely to be?

[PatientZero]

I managed to get a ticket within about half an hour of them going on sale last October (or within two minutes after See's 'technical difficulties' disappeared). In the two resales that followed I picked up a ticket for two different eFest members.

I don't have any big secrets, but I did have a method, and it worked every time I used it.

Essentially, ticket day presents two problems: how to get onto the booking screen, then how to race through the booking screen before you lose your position or the whole thing sells out.

For the first problem, I had one browser window open, on a laptop connected wirelessly to a stable connection. Then I just F5'd it. That's all you can do, but do it quickly and relentlessly and be in full concentration mode so when that booking screen comes around, you don't just F5 again and lose it.

Next, getting through the booking screen quickly. This is where you do have an influence. I had my browser take up about two thirds of my screen. The other third was taken up by a word document, shrunk to fit the space so I didn't have to change windows. On the word document was every piece of information I knew I'd need: registration number(s), postcodes, credit card number, address details. The expiry date and CVV was memorised as typing those in was quicker. But... it didn't end there. I positioned certain bits of information all around my screen so that all it took was one click to highlight them all - sometimes with word you have to double click and sometimes you click too many times and have to click again and those are precious seconds you're wasting.

My tip: have the registration copied before you even F5 - that's the first thing you need so do yourself a solid and copy/paste it before anything. Next up, the postcode. Put that in the search field at the top right of your browser (assuming you use firefox). You only have to click on that part of the browser once and it's instantly highlighted. If you're quick, you can race through that first screen in about a second. Next, the number of tickets (easy drop down) and then your credit card details. Have these as the last thing you highlighted in your word doc so that when you click on that word window, it'll highlight it all instantly again.

Between your card number and the address, make sure there is at least a full paragraph space. That's because if you highlight something and it's linguistically connected to something in the same paragraph, you risk highlighting it all, then you'd have to go back and carefully select the bits you need - again, precious seconds wasted. You want to be able to clumsily smash that mouse in the word doc and copy what you need instantly. So space your details out. For the address, I practised typing this out myself, as copying and pasting seemed a semi-second longer.

Even using that method, the system kicked me out a couple of times. Luckily I was just able to back click in my browser and it connected to the previous page. But this is a tried and tested technique and by the time I bought my third ticket, it was literally over within ten seconds of hitting the booking page.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I had a similar system arranged on T-day last October to buy for friends and still didn't get a sniff of the Queue Page.

You need good prep and good luck. You can manage without the former, but if you don't have the latter you're still in trouble.

[michael eavis' beard]

It probably won't change opinions of anyone glued to the coverage, but for the more casual people who might have thought about going, the general media reports of it being a mudbath (and there were plenty of those over the weekend) will have certainly discouraged some from being in the pot for tickets.

The effect might not be massive (it would be impossible to measure), but I can't see how there'd be no effect. People, as a general rule, want to avoid being out in inclement weather if possible.

All i'm saying is that it'll help to some extent.

[Abster]

This.

I went with two friends this year, one of which I don't think would go again (and I wouldn't want to go with) and another who is potentially moving abroad. Gutted.

Will definitely try for a ticket again though, even if it means going on my own!