BST - Hyde park 2016

[Joe Dexter]

Hey guys,

I'm new to these forums and sorry if this is a dumb/obvious question but I was wondering how exactly these cheap tickets people are talking about are acquired. Is it an official thing? How easy are they to come across?

I've never been to BST before but the 'massive attack and young fathers' + 'florence' days look to good to miss (and Latitude, the festival I normally frequent, is looking decidedly 'meh' this year for me).

Thanks for the help xxx

[the wonderwhy]

49 minutes ago, Joe Dexter said:

Hey guys,

I'm new to these forums and sorry if this is a dumb/obvious question but I was wondering how exactly these cheap tickets people are talking about are acquired. Is it an official thing? How easy are they to come across?

I've never been to BST before but the 'massive attack and young fathers' + 'florence' days look to good to miss (and Latitude, the festival I normally frequent, is looking decidedly 'meh' this year for me).

Thanks for the help xxx

 

On 2/10/2016 at 9:30 PM, MattDavies__ said:

The last two years they've released legitimate tickets for £2.50 a few weeks before the festival. 

The first year it was a 'leaked' link for family/friends tickets which people jumped on and they (unsurprisingly) ended up honouring. Last year it was some sort of charity thing where you had to donate £2.50+ to one of five charities and you got a ticket in exchange. That was a limited amount. 

I imagine something similar will happen this year as I can't really see any of them selling out, so I imagine you'll be able to get cheap tickets it just requires a certain amount of being on the ball. 

(That's how I recall everything anyway ) 

 

[dentalplan]

Carole King has been added to the lineup on Sunday July 3rd according to today's Metro, but seeing as there's no lineup on Sunday July 3rd that would seem to confirm that the announcement is imminent.

[zahidf]

6 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Carole King has been added to the lineup on Sunday July 3rd according to today's Metro, but seeing as there's no lineup on Sunday July 3rd that would seem to confirm that the announcement is imminent.

just confirmed on bbc 6 music. playing her album tapestry in full

[A Guy Called Matt]

On 12/02/2016 at 11:46 AM, teaconsumer said:

 

Sunday July 3rd. Alicia Keys in support. 

So another person in the know who didn't know then.

[the wonderwhy]

To be fair he got the first two right 

[retromoz]

12 hours ago, Joe Dexter said:

Hey guys,

I'm new to these forums and sorry if this is a dumb/obvious question but I was wondering how exactly these cheap tickets people are talking about are acquired. Is it an official thing? How easy are they to come across?

I've never been to BST before but the 'massive attack and young fathers' + 'florence' days look to good to miss (and Latitude, the festival I normally frequent, is looking decidedly 'meh' this year for me).

Thanks for the help xxx

Hey Joe.

OK....so 2 years ago there was no 'official' cheap tickets. However, a 'leaked' offer for internal staff meant thousands of £2.50 tickets were bought. And these were honoured ( See : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/british-summer-time-hyde-park-festival-confirms-leaked-2-50-tickets-are-valid-1454472 )

BUT....LAST year tickets were offered for was laughably called a 'charity donation', the minimum donation being £2.50. ( see : http://www.gigwise.com/news/101174/british-summer-time-hyde-park-tickets-sold-for-charity-donations )

SO.....no doubt there will be some sort of 'leak' or 'offer' which means you can pick up your tickets at a cheap price. Maybe given away free with a can of beans at Tesco's. 

[Gucci Piggy]

Anyone how how long the 2-for-1 tickets were on sale for last year? If I could do the Massive Attack and Florence days using that it'd be great value still.

[Oysterman]

Hi. New poster here. Does anyone know what the capacity for the premium viewing is? Just wondering if it's worth the benefit to get closer to the stage for Carole King rather than the potential 'stand at the back' non view, or long wait and crush. Thanks

[the wonderwhy]

2 hours ago, Will-2609 said:

Anyone how how long the 2-for-1 tickets were on sale for last year? If I could do the Massive Attack and Florence days using that it'd be great value still.

Quite a while I think. I reckon they'll almost definitely do that again. 

[aj3000and12]

Does anyone know exactly what the Massive Attack + Young Fathers show will consist of? Can't find much information out there? Will they just join on the new song(s), or will Young Fathers play their own set too?

Doesn't look that clear on BST website, its a great way for Young Fathers to effectively be given co-headline status at a bunch of festivals they aren't big enough to headline though. Good opportunity for them. 

[fantomas]

On ‎08‎/‎03‎/‎2016 at 3:42 PM, Oysterman said:

Hi. New poster here. Does anyone know what the capacity for the premium viewing is? Just wondering if it's worth the benefit to get closer to the stage for Carole King rather than the potential 'stand at the back' non view, or long wait and crush. Thanks

No idea on numbers, but this picture of last year's site map (assume it will be similar this year) gives an idea how the different viewing areas are laid out. 

[the wonderwhy]

If you click through to buy tickets they have a different map for each day - for Carole King half of the front pit is reserved for priority view with the very front section of that sectioned off for 'Diamond View' 

[Oysterman]

Looks like this for Carole King. Obviously not right at the front centre and I assume the first/priority in go and stand for ages in the green bit and take their chance if they wonder out for food/convenience etc. Looks like premium viewing has a small section just behind the diamond section. hard to tell but I reckon no more that 2-3,000 people. What does anyone think?

[dentalplan]

Might just be making assumptions here but I don't think the Carole King crowd would be the barrier-hugging, crowd-crush type.

[Oysterman]

30 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Might just be making assumptions here but I don't think the Carole King crowd would be the barrier-hugging, crowd-crush type.

Quite, and I don't imagine there will be many girls sitting aloft their boyfriend's shoulders to spoil the view.

Edited March 11, 2016 by Oysterman
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[Mash011]

Wait, 'diamond view', have they added an extra-premium viewing area inside the premium viewing area? That's hilarious if so.

[the wonderwhy]

7 hours ago, Mash011 said:

Wait, 'diamond view', have they added an extra-premium viewing area inside the premium viewing area? That's hilarious if so.

They've had it before, definitely for Swifty and possibly for the Stones too. 

[Muppetmark]

10 hours ago, MattDavies__ said:

They've had it before, definitely for Swifty and possibly for the Stones too. 

Stones has the exact lay out as Carole.

 

For bon jovi it was just regular semi circles

[johnl]

Announcement No 6 coming! Perhaps we will see Stevie after all!

[dentalplan]

Macca would be the dream.

Expecting Busted family day thing.

[TheSilence]

Ooo Macca WOULD be the dream. You'd imagine it'd be Stevie Wonder though, seeing as the same fella (sorry, cant remember the username) said it would be

[dentalplan]

Yep. It's Stevie. Kudos to teaconsumer.

(Metro e-edition)

Edited March 14, 2016 by dentalplan

[eFestivals]

yep, it is Stevie, his one and only show this side of the pond.

[zahidf]

stevie is playing songs in the key of life in full. only european date