Muppetmark Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 As @stuartbert two hats and I both have tickets we need someone (or more than 1) person to help us run it this year. We'll both be available to help (stuartbert more than me because he ran it better than I did). Anyone interested just reply here or drop a pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuttlep Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 what is secret Glasto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetmark Posted April 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 minute ago, shuttlep said: what is secret Glasto? https://twitter.com/secretglasto its a twitter account that tweets out secret sets as theyre found out about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuttlep Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'll gladly help., but I am not really the font of all knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdavejohnson Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 As I was almost certain I wasn't going to get a ticket in the resale, I was actually going to ask @stuartbert two hats if I could help this year, however I did get a ticket so that's all a bit redundant now. It was a great help last year confirming my guilty pleasure... do you remember...?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 1 minute ago, djdavejohnson said: As I was almost certain I wasn't going to get a ticket in the resale, I was actually going to ask @stuartbert two hats if I could help this year, however I did get a ticket so that's all a bit redundant now. It was a great help last year confirming my guilty pleasure... do you remember...?! A guess, Bastille? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdavejohnson Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Just now, stuartbert two hats said: A guess, Bastille? Correct! Hats off to you, sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetmark Posted April 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, shuttlep said: I'll gladly help., but I am not really the font of all knowledge when i started it, i had never been to glasto and just lurked on the glastonbury pages here and was an active member in the Reading/Leeds section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, shuttlep said: I'll gladly help., but I am not really the font of all knowledge What we really need is someone totally obsessed with Glastonbury, doesn't have a ticket and isn't a technophobe. Just over half of the rumours came from these forums in the build up and then the rest came in through tips sent to the SecretGlasto twitter account or by monitoring social media. E.g. The Crow's Nest tweeted a photo of their chalkboard every morning and I typed it up so that anyone getting tweets via SMS could read it. I'd also get messages sent direct, such as "Michael Eavis on stage with Moody Blues at Acoustic NOW" It took a big chunk out of my time in the end last year, but arguably I did go overboard. Rather than try to avoid all Glasto related things over the weekend, I decided to go the other way and totally throw myself into it - live vicariously through you lot. I really enjoyed it and even if you didn't spend loads of time on it, it's still worth doing. If we don't find anyone, then at least we're going to schedule the tweets to go automatically. Won't be as many, but will still be worth it. The funny thing is, I'm still not decided whether I'm actually going to follow the account, as I quite like the idea of secret stuff being secret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammie81 Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: The funny thing is, I'm still not decided whether I'm actually going to follow the account, as I quite like the idea of secret stuff being secret! But Radiohead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 29 minutes ago, cammie81 said: But Radiohead! Oh yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primalcrux Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I didn't know you guys did the twitter account last year!! Massive thanks, I saw circa waves thanks to you and it was one of the best gigs of the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glastobuddy Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Where do you get the info from, is it just rumours or does the new recruit need to help getting "concrete" sets and stages from on site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Glastobuddy said: Where do you get the info from, is it just rumours or does the new recruit need to help getting "concrete" sets and stages from on site? I've covered most of it in my last post, but I'll give the full rundown here: Here. Soon after the full lineup was posted, I created a Secret Glasto thread where I continually edited the thread to add any secret sets people knew of with a high degree of certainty. Most of the work for secret sets before the festival was done by other people. Nearly all the acts on here were known before the Wednesday. I had planned on keeping it synchronized with the Twitter feed as new info came , but there was no time. However, I did use that list as a basis for the tweets. Checking social media (primarily Twitter) for any updates. E.g The Crow's Nest tweeted all their acts on the day, and some of you may remember this: Direct tips from the public, to the @SecretGlasto twitter account. I tweaked the account to allow DMs from anyone. Having 8,831 followers has its advantages Tips direct to my personal account, normally along the lines of "We've had some talk and this might happen, but keen it private for now..." In the end none of these came off, I believe. Edited April 19, 2016 by stuartbert two hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyfaddle Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Sorry - I've got a ticket. Love your work though chaps xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuttlep Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 thinking on it, as I have a ticket and once past the entrance gate I am the most unreliable person in the word. I would be useless quite happily keep you informed if I hear anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 10 minutes ago, shuttlep said: thinking on it, as I have a ticket and once past the entrance gate I am the most unreliable person in the word. I would be useless quite happily keep you informed if I hear anything Thanks for that. All findings are very welcome. We really need someone without a ticket. Me and Mark would just run it in the weeks leading up to the festival + set up a robot to send out the tweets otherwise. Nobody wants to try and run this from their phone on-site. Believe me, it's much too much work. Anyone dedicated/deranged enough to be prepared to run the account probably has a ticket. Hopefully someone will step forwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) Whoever takes over needs to not be a knobhead who thinks he's logged in as himself and tweets at stand up comedians, accidentally sending thousands of SMS messages out. I bet loads of people think Matt Kirshen is going to be playing Glastonbury now. I wondered why a stand up was following a web developer. Muppet. Edited April 20, 2016 by stuartbert two hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoL Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Well it was a very funny video. And he probably is playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 4 minutes ago, DeanoL said: Well it was a very funny video. And he probably is playing. It was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big__phil Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Big thanks to you chaps for your efforts last year. Libertines was a massive highlight for me, and I probably would have missed it without your hard work, so thanks. Really pleased you're coming this year @stuartbert two hats. Your next apprentice has big shoes to fill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLeam Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 How are you guys doing with finding an apprentice? I have a ticket, otherwise I would do it. A few of my mates failed though, might see if theres anybody I can rope into it if you are still looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, MattLeam said: How are you guys doing with finding an apprentice? I have a ticket, otherwise I would do it. A few of my mates failed though, might see if theres anybody I can rope into it if you are still looking? That would be ace! Still no apprentice as yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I've offered, but I'm still trying for a ticket ATM. Even should I fall to pick one up I'm not the ideal candidate, in that I'll be working with limited internet access until Friday evening. If no one else steps up I'll be available if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siblin Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 You guys did a great job in previous years. Hope someone takes it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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