dates for 2016?

[5co77ie]

having seen 2 signs one at Pennards where campsite crews had a white board saying dates for Festival 2016 - 17th to 19th June (same weekend as BST) and a printed one by the Tor Viewing platform saying the same dates - is this anarchy and misinformation, or does anyone know that they are moving it away from the last weekend in June to before the Solstice! That's not happened since the 80s.

 

The campsite crew also had some crazy football transfer rumours so I presumed it was fake - although it did have true Charlatans, Strypes, and Libertines on it before they happened too.

[pie_and_a_pint]

Weird... I hope it's not moved - already got the 'usual' dates booked off work...

[august1]

what were the transfers rumours so I can keep on eye out?

[whisty]

Thought it was always the weekend after the solstice. Hope it hasn't moved, people are already planning dates at work around the last weekend due to knowing I have to have that weekend!

[BA4 4BY]

This would be mint, I would get to spend my big 5-0 at my favourite place on earth! (Ticket allowing of course.......)

[thewayiam]

Yeah this needs confirming quickly so I can change my dates, have to be booked already to get them.

[brettredmayne]

I've got the last weekend in June off, unsure why they would have it earlier

[incident]

Heard a few rumours on site (working) the specifics of which I won't repeat here as one I'm absolutely certain is bollocks, and others would be libellous if untrue...

But.. they point in broadly the same direction and tie in with Michaels comments before the Festival, namely that there's some doubt over use of some key land going forward, and may affect whether & when the Festival can next take place.

[andyhh]

Heard a few rumours on site (working) the specifics of which I won't repeat here as one I'm absolutely certain is bollocks, and others would be libellous if untrue...

But.. they point in broadly the same direction and tie in with Michaels comments before the Festival, namely that there's some doubt over use of some key land going forward, and may affect whether & when the Festival can next take place.

 

My Glastonbury Blues just kicked in about half an hour ago, this is not what I want to hear!

 

They always have the dates with the thank you message on the Pyramid screens after the Sunday headliner, I though it was strange that we didn't get that this year.

[brettredmayne]

I like to book hotels early so hope this gets announced soon

[arcade fireman]

Yeah this would be a big problem for me if it wasn't on the same dates. Planning to go to the European Championships and have already booked hotels in France for the week before Glasto, thinking I can go to Glasto the following weekend. 

[brettredmayne]

Does the licence have anything included about dates or is this just up to the festival?

[eFestivals]

we've just had it confirmed to us by one of the big bosses that next year's dates are the expected dates of last weekend in June - so Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th June 2016.

[arcade fireman]

we've just had it confirmed to us by one of the big bosses that next year's dates are the expected dates of last weekend in June - so Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th June 2016.

Oh thank you for fixing this up so quickly! Was making my post Glasto blues so much worse with the possibility of not being able to go next year!

[stuartbert two hats]

Added to my diary!

[Pinhead]

Cheers for confirming that.

 

Various crew that I talked too over the weekend all had a different take on the land situation and a different story on what was happening. Not welcoming this uncertainly however - a broader, formal and binding policy / deal / contract with the surrounding landowners seems long overdue.

[Glastobuddy]

we've just had it confirmed to us by one of the big bosses that next year's dates are the expected dates of last weekend in June - so Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th June 2016.

 

Thanks :-)

[wozwebs]

Is it down to the land owners now being greedy and asking for more money? Surely if it moved they would get no money so might be a tactic by ME to force their hands and lower their demands?

[eFestivals]

Is it down to the land owners now being greedy and asking for more money? Surely if it moved they would get no money so might be a tactic by ME to force their hands and lower their demands?

 

I don't know full details, but yes, it seems like the landowners are asking for ever-greater amounts each year ... and that the threat of moving is genuine, because those ever-growing payments can't be sustained.

 

So they need to realise that some money is better than no money ... but all they see is lots of money and think a load of it should be theirs.

Edited June 30, 2015 by eFestivals

[arcade fireman]

It's hard to imagine that Glastonbury moving would result in anything like the same festival. So much of what people love about the festival is based around the location. 

[Pinhead]

They also seem to be becoming increasing inflexible with land usage as more landowners realise the additional cash they can make running their own lucrative external camping operations and thus reclaim their landholding for that operation rather than for car parking or crew camping.

[5co77ie]

it's not just asking for more money - the new houses situated at the bottom of the Dance Village would suggest some of their neighbours would like to develop on their land.

[Pinhead]

Saw those. Quite some new development of some of the agricultural infrastructure around the dairy and a few other spots was noticed too as well.

[windy_miller]

we've just had it confirmed to us by one of the big bosses that next year's dates are the expected dates of last weekend in June - so Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th June 2016.

You've put "Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27th June 2016" in the news story.

[eFestivals]

 

You've put "Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27th June 2016" in the news story.

 

 

not me, but thanks - it's being corrected.