not-Glastonbury 2018

[5co77ie]

I think this re-covers everything said so far:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/16/160413g.shtml

[phimill]

Surely this is just an "occasional" festival to keep funds coming through during the fallow year more so than a full move of the festival in the future?

[Respectfatfrog]

46 minutes ago, Badlands said:

Longleat looks even further away. Bollocks to that, give us northerners the parity we deserve!!

the weather is bad enough already

[eFestivals]

8 minutes ago, phimill said:

Surely this is just an "occasional" festival to keep funds coming through during the fallow year more so than a full move of the festival in the future?

But if it's a success, would they abandon doing it? I'm not sure that they would, as that would seem a bit daft. Someone else would start a permanent fest of the same style on the same site, and then they're stuck for the next fallow year.

So really, while they might be approaching the first one as a one-off, I think it's likely to continue if it's a success.

[Smeble]

The traffic will be a nightmare, it's bad enough on the A303 when centre parks kicks out, add to that day trippers to longleet, adding 200k festival goers will only add to the gridlock.

they would have to keep it out of school holidays to reduce the traffic impact.

 

[JayBalls]

1 minute ago, Smeble said:

The traffic will be a nightmare, it's bad enough on the A303 when centre parks kicks out, add to that day trippers to longleet, adding 200k festival goers will only add to the gridlock.

they would have to keep it out of school holidays to reduce the traffic impact.

 

I thought GFL had the traffic flow issues down to a fine art now with making roads one way and such.

[FrankieX]

3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

But if it's a success, would they abandon doing it? I'm not sure that they would, as that would seem a bit daft. Someone else would start a permanent fest of the same style on the same site, and then they're stuck for the next fallow year.

So really, while they might be approaching the first one as a one-off, I think it's likely to continue if it's a success.

Is demand for Glastonbury tickets high enough (maybe 300,000+ people trying in the main sale) that the festival could in theory support a two-site festival sharing acts on the main stages similar to Reading/Leeds Festival?

[ICGenie]

2 hours ago, shuttlep said:

I am hoping they can find a nice field in Lancashire

 

 

one can dream

I live in Lancashire and it's a fucking terrible idea.  It would be almost guaranteed to rain 50% of the time.

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, FrankieX said:

Is demand for Glastonbury tickets high enough (maybe 300,000+ people trying in the main sale) that the festival could in theory support a two-site festival sharing acts on the main stages similar to Reading/Leeds Festival?

that wouldn't work, as there's more to it than just the acts.

Plus it's hard enough to get those acts to commit to one show on the cheap, they'd be less keen to do two.

 

[eFestivals]

7 minutes ago, Smeble said:

The traffic will be a nightmare, it's bad enough on the A303 when centre parks kicks out, add to that day trippers to longleet, adding 200k festival goers will only add to the gridlock.

they would have to keep it out of school holidays to reduce the traffic impact.

 

I'm only guessing, but I'm not thinking they'd be aiming at anything of the same size, at least not a first attempt. I'd take a guess at 30-50,000.

I agree with you about outside of school holidays. if at longleat - it would cause too many big issues to other parts of longleat at peak times.

 

 

[Spindles]

Long Marston airfield is a good site, central location, holds 30-50,000 comfortably and good experience with holding festivals and events.  I miss Phoenix

Edited April 13, 2016 by Spindles

[Andeeroo]

I know everything is conjecture at the moment, but would we expect to see an arena/camping field style set up?

Glastonbury seems to be the only large festival I can think of that doesn't operate this system, though I'm likely wrong with that. Is there a reason for this? Does it come down to councils/planning etc?

[JayBalls]

2 minutes ago, Spindles said:

Long Lartin airfield is a good site, central location, holds 30-50,000 comfortably and good experience with holding festivals and events.  I miss Phoenix

Long Marston? That would be ideal for me, just down the road!

[Michaels denim shorts]

You have to camp in the lion enclosure, & 2 tabs of acid is mandatory 

[Spindles]

Yeah, corrected it, I was thinking of the prison.  Same, I'm about 15 minutes away but there hasn't been a festival there to my tastes since the 90's.  They hold some events there (most notably Global Gathering) but never aiming for the kind of demographic that suits me.

[jparx]

Man. The thought of having a Glastonbury AND a Glastonbury-Lite each year is mind boggling. We've gone from the end of the festival being nigh, to now potentially TWO in a year!

[Smeble]

19 minutes ago, JayBalls said:

I thought GFL had the traffic flow issues down to a fine art now with making roads one way and such.

Doubt they would be able to do that at longleet, can't imagine day visitors and centre parks visitors being happy at one way systems, they would start to lose business

[JayBalls]

1 minute ago, Spindles said:

Yeah, corrected it, I was thinking of the prison.  Same, I'm about 15 minutes away but there hasn't been a festival there to my tastes since the 90's.  They hold some events there (most notably Global Gathering) but never aiming for the kind of demographic that suits me.

Yeah I did Global Gathering a couple of times in my teens, proper chav fest, don't know what I was thinking really, been cancelled last year or two I think.

[JayBalls]

Just now, Smeble said:

Doubt they would be able to do that at longleet, can't imagine day visitors and centre parks visitors being happy at one way systems, they would start to lose business

Fair point

[geoffboycott]

I'd suspect they'd shut the house/gardens/safari park for the duration of the festival - for the animals sake if no other reason.

[jparx]

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Glastonbury-Festival-moving-Plymouth-2018/story-29103475-detail/story.html

This is great. NOTHING in that article suggests it's going anywhere near Plymouth. Is every local newspaper going to have the same article do you think?

'Could Glastonbury come to John o'Groats?'

[McCor]

I just understood this story as they are still going to do something in the fallow year as he doesn't want a year with nothing. Not that THE festival is moving. 

Just a spin off perhaps? 

[jparx]

6 minutes ago, McCor said:

I just understood this story as they are still going to do something in the fallow year as he doesn't want a year with nothing. Not that THE festival is moving. 

Just a spin off perhaps? 

Spin off is probably a good way to put it.

Hopefully it will be the Frasier to Glastonbury's Cheers.

Edited April 13, 2016 by jparx

[dentalplan]

4 minutes ago, McCor said:

I just understood this story as they are still going to do something in the fallow year as he doesn't want a year with nothing. Not that THE festival is moving. 

Just a spin off perhaps? 

Glastonbury's very own Joey.

[sime]

It would definitely not be Glastonbury. Interesting idea though. I'd think about going in a fallow year but in a year with Glastonbury as well I'd be trying for that over another, smaller version of it. I can't afford to do two festivals in a year as well as doing whatever else I might be doing. Mind you, I might be tempted if the price was not to expensive.