Glastocam!

[pauladam]

Grass cutting action in Sticklinch - final cut before (coughs) erection?

[DareToDibble]

2 minutes ago, pauladam said:

I seem to recall they sometimes dont get put in place till the Tuesday/Wednesday of the fest itself - I have recollections of walking past pyramid on the Wed and they were just being hoisted into place and tested - I could be wrong 

Ah that makes sense. I remember there always being finish touches going on but never really paid attention to what it was. Screens sounds right!

[dotdash79]

15 minutes ago, The Nal said:

I'm just worried about all the rain meaning it's too wet to do anything

[Pinhead]

The screens are very expensive and the less weather they are exposed to the better I'd guess.

[bexj]

Do they paint the bins in situ?

I don't know why but I imagined them standing in a shed and doing it.

[andymk]

10 minutes ago, bexj said:

Do they paint the bins in situ?

I don't know why but I imagined them standing in a shed and doing it.

Certainly looking that way, though I've never seen it done before on camera. I did wonder why they'd grouped them in sets of the same colour though

Edited June 8, 2022 by andymk
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[blutarsky]

1 hour ago, DareToDibble said:

Yeah I'm sure someone has posted in here a couple of times that Silver Hayes work is due to start on Saturday 11th. 

I did indeed. 

[Crazyfool01]

13 minutes ago, bexj said:

Do they paint the bins in situ?

I don't know why but I imagined them standing in a shed and doing it.

The more professional ones are done under shelter … there are also ones done to an area theme but most I believe are done by the larger team and in situ … @Funkyfairy! will confirm specifics 

[jimmillen]

20 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

The screens are very expensive and the less weather they are exposed to the better I'd guess.

Probably is also to minimise the hire cost.

From some of the events I’ve been around you can always tell the most expensive kit ‘cos it turns up last & disappears first. 😂

[Pinhead]

27 minutes ago, jimmillen said:

Probably is also to minimise the hire cost.

From some of the events I’ve been around you can always tell the most expensive kit ‘cos it turns up last & disappears first. 😂

Yes, that follows. And some kit goes quickly cos its in demand at the next event so soon after the festival ends.

[jimmillen]

10 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

Yes, that follows. And some kit goes quickly cos its in demand at the next event so soon after the festival ends.

Yep.

As an aside, I’m always amazed how quickly events pros can set up & tear down kit. Saw Muse at the O2 once in a hospitality box (don’t ask) and we stayed for another beer or two after the gig finished.

By the time we left, can’t have been more than 90 minutes at most, the vast majority of their elaborate stage set, screens, speakers etc was all dismantled and packed away ready for the next tour stop.

Seriously impressive work.  

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, DareToDibble said:

When do the Pyramid screens normally get put up? Feel like it's time we finally discovered if they're using bigger ones this year.

They're expensive to hire, so not until the week of the festival I'm thinking Tuesday or Wednesday?  Can anyone remember that site with the date picker to view old ones?

EDIT:  Here's an image from Wednesday lunchtime as they raise the screens:

Edited June 8, 2022 by stuartbert two hats

[Losing my hair]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

They're expensive to hire, so not until the week of the festival I'm thinking Tuesday or Wednesday?  Can anyone remember that site with the date picker to view old ones?

Do you mean this

https://www.tievolu.co.uk/glasto/GlastoWebcamTool.html#

[stuartbert two hats]

23 minutes ago, Losing my hair said:

Do you mean this

https://www.tievolu.co.uk/glasto/GlastoWebcamTool.html#

I do!

[Pinhead]

54 minutes ago, jimmillen said:

Yep.

As an aside, I’m always amazed how quickly events pros can set up & tear down kit. Saw Muse at the O2 once in a hospitality box (don’t ask) and we stayed for another beer or two after the gig finished.

By the time we left, can’t have been more than 90 minutes at most, the vast majority of their elaborate stage set, screens, speakers etc was all dismantled and packed away ready for the next tour stop.

Seriously impressive work.  

It is - have thought similar myself watching stage infra come down soon after last act even at Glasto. These people are building this stuff up an down so often they've got it down to a tee and its all designed to be as quick and easy to assemble / disassemble  I'd imagine.

[Pinhead]

I'd imagine they test them asap before hauling them up - I mean the'd have little time and scope to replace if they found out on Wed...

[hjwright]

At boomtown the screens show up on the thursday. The last act ends at midnight on the sunday and they're packed away by about 1am. They must be very expensive to rent per day.

[One Tonne Baby]

Seem to remember them basically installing and testing screens at the other stage on the Wednesday as people wander around

[leath02]

There are bins EVERYWHERE now

edit : ok not everywhere, but enough for me to get very excited

Edited June 8, 2022 by leath02

[Avalon_Fields]

Truck starting to deliver the Spider??

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Truck starting to deliver the Spider??

Got to be 🙂  … timed it well too … tomorows my day off and I can watch this being put together 

[bennyhana22]

40 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Got to be 🙂  … timed it well too … tomorows my day off and I can watch this being put together 

Yeah, 'cause on non-days off you barely look at the webcam 😉

Ben

[Avalon_Fields]

Just now, bennyhana22 said:

Yeah, 'cause on non-days off you barely look at the webcam 😉

Ben

Well, it is a bit addictive for us all, but I need to calm down when I've spotted another teepee up! 😄

[bigroddman]

I assume many of the tents are being used at Download Festival this weekend? Would make sense as that’s the biggest festival happening before Glastonbury in the UK so maybe the tents will start popping up next week? 

[Crazyfool01]

21 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

Yeah, 'cause on non-days off you barely look at the webcam 😉

Ben

Well not in the morning I don’t 🙂 … get my first look at 12.05 when I get home … although I do look at this thread in the meantime for updates