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Keithy

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Just been stuck at Bristol Parkway for an hour waiting for a train and watching the sheet rain that is happening right now. A man can think a lot of things in that hour, like is there a way I can make this be the last rain for a week...? Sadly I got nothing :(

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2 minutes ago, bsolxiv said:

Ok, I'm willing to wager it will still sell out in under an hour next year whatever this years weather is. Anyone interested?

 

If its torrential downpours all weekend I'd be interested to see how sales go. I don't want that for you lot though!!

I still maintain though that for the TV viewers, 2011 wasn't as bad as it was in reality for those who went. 

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6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Not quite a total myth. 2011 wasn't a really bad year for the mud.  2007 was and 2008 didn't sell out.

 

I know the reason I didn't go in 2008 was because I was still getting over 2007.

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Although it is raining, it's nothing remotely like what the site experienced last Friday. It's going to be a muddy festival but definitely not a mudfest or complete washout. Trainers by Saturday at the latest I reckon.

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21 minutes ago, bsolxiv said:

Ok, I'm willing to wager it will still sell out in under an hour next year whatever this years weather is. Anyone interested?

 

Thing is though, you could cut the demand for tickets in half, and they'd still be gone in under an hour. Time to sell out is a measure of how good at their job See Tickets are these days.

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8 minutes ago, Ommadawn said:

Although it is raining, it's nothing remotely like what the site experienced last Friday. It's going to be a muddy festival but definitely not a mudfest or complete washout. Trainers by Saturday at the latest I reckon.

Love the optimism! I really hope you're right.

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30 minutes ago, bsolxiv said:

I remember 2011 being tough going, but my overriding memory is getting sunburnt on Sunday. Then went to IOW in 2012( much worse) still bought tickets for 2013. 

IOW in 2012 was horrific. 5 hours to get from the ferry to the car parks. They couldn't get cars in it was so muddy. 

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21 minutes ago, mjfromthelane said:

can someone explain why we're believing some fucking norwegians over the BBC?

Dunno. The BBC has had the most positive forecast for days. Ergo, thats the one I'm believing. Ipso facto. Que sera sera.

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2007 broke me. didn't try unti . 2010. Managed to go in 2011. That worked well. Ahem And we had some fucker come into our tent (worthy view which wasn't worthy view until the day before the festival the bloke I (and a few hundred) others paid 300quid to disappeared) . The fucker ho came into our tent wasn't drunk- was looking for 'dan' oh I'm dan- i mean Darren ' next (crappily put up- really like 3 sides is almost four that'll do) tent had all their money robbed for the weekend. Partner isn't convinced at best of times. I'm willing it dry so much you wouldn't believe.

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22 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Thing is though, you could cut the demand for tickets in half, and they'd still be gone in under an hour. Time to sell out is a measure of how good at their job See Tickets are these days.

Yeah, over a million people registered for tickets for this year. Id say it's safe to assume that more than half of them tried for tickets. Demand is so huge now that it will always sell out regardless of the previous years weather.

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