SE corner changes

[fatyeti24]

2 minutes ago, djdavejohnson said:

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but is there some kind of issue with the alleyways that I haven't picked up on? It's the impression I've been getting recently when reading this thread?

from (i think) 09-11 shangri la had alleyways, in which were micro venues, and which led to a hub a bit like the hell stage.  you didn't really know what was going to be in a micro venue until you went in.  

it's really not too dissimilar to what's been there since, plenty to explore and poke your nose into.

i'm led to believe the alleyways as they were are no more due to fire/safety restrictions as much as any thematic progression.  

[djdavejohnson]

2 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

from (i think) 09-11 shangri la had alleyways, in which were micro venues, and which led to a hub a bit like the hell stage.  you didn't really know what was going to be in a micro venue until you went in.  

it's really not too dissimilar to what's been there since, plenty to explore and poke your nose into.

i'm led to believe the alleyways as they were are no more due to fire/safety restrictions as much as any thematic progression.  

Ah cheers yeti - that answers my subsequent post

[Sawdusty surfer]

Just heard that no only will SL be not only be a complete new concept, but it will have a new name as well. 

[djdavejohnson]

6 minutes ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

Just heard that no only will SL be not only be a complete new concept, but it will have a new name as well. 

Very intriguing! I wonder would they keep the stages and rename them? Or a complete redesign of everything?

[Sawdusty surfer]

Just now, djdavejohnson said:

Very intriguing! I wonder would they keep the stages and rename them? Or a complete redesign of everything?

I suspect that there will always be stages, sure to be renamed though.

[CaledonianGonzo]

New name:  Uncle Mike's Family Feedbag

[Woffy]

On 19/07/2016 at 5:06 PM, fatyeti24 said:

i'm led to believe the alleyways as they were are no more due to fire/safety restrictions as much as any thematic progression.  

I could NEBOSH the fuck out them deathtraps.

[djdavejohnson]

1 hour ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

I suspect that there will always be stages, sure to be renamed though.

Let's see what they come up with - the great thing is whatever it is it's sure to be something amazing!

[Rubber Soldier]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

New name:  Uncle Mike's Family Feedbag

Now that's more MIKE it. 

[SwedgeAntilles]

Mouth Beast Mourner 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Sounds good!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Dont shilly shally, come dilly dally in Kirsty Alley's Pally Swally Alley.

[Purple aki squat]

On 19 July 2016 at 4:41 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Preferred the good old days when it was just a stage in the shape of an alleyway with people in alleyway costumes singing 'Avenues & Alleyways'.

You voted out then?

[eFestivals]

On 22/07/2016 at 6:24 PM, Sawdusty Surfer said:

Just heard that no only will SL be not only be a complete new concept, but it will have a new name as well. 

it's what happens each time when the current Arts Council funding block reaches its end. They have money for a new build with a new grant of money.

That's how it used to happen, anyhow, and the timing of this makes it look to be the same.

 

[Sawdusty surfer]

The two SL stages will be in the usual places. No change there. The two stages 'probably' going to be called TheTruth Stage  and The Lies Stage. Likely no hexagons this year due to crushes around them in previous years. Am guessing that it may be a more spread out layout with less stuff 'crammed in' so there is more space available for people to mill about. 

Should be able to update in a day or two.

 

(Loved the covered alleyways)

[bennyhana22]

8 minutes ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

The two SL stages will be in the usual places. No change there. The two stages 'probably' going to be called TheTruth Stage  and The Lies Stage. Likely no hexagons this year due to crushes around them in previous years. Am guessing that it may be a more spread out layout with less stuff 'crammed in' so there is more space available for people to mill about. 

Should be able to update in a day or two.

 

(Loved the covered alleyways)

Ooooh - stage name changes. Truth and Lies. I like that.

"where are you going?"

"there's a band playing on Truth at 4am that I want to see!"

Ben

[Keithy]

1 minute ago, bennyhana22 said:

Ooooh - stage name changes. Truth and Lies. I like that.

"where are you going?"

"there's a band playing on Truth at 4am that I want to see!"

Ben

No that's lies Ben.

[CaledonianGonzo]

No hexagons gonna = fewer microvenues, no?

[maclauk]

1 hour ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

The two SL stages will be in the usual places. No change there. The two stages 'probably' going to be called TheTruth Stage  and The Lies Stage. Likely no hexagons this year due to crushes around them in previous years. Am guessing that it may be a more spread out layout with less stuff 'crammed in' so there is more space available for people to mill about. 

Should be able to update in a day or two.

 

(Loved the covered alleyways)

Also loved the covered alleyways. One of my best memories of Glastonbury was being in an alien spaceport at 4am. The alleyways were amazing.

I can understand that they want to handle the crowds but I'd you open Shangri la all the way up it becomes like everywhere else.

No win. It was brilliant. Everyone wants to be part of it. It has to change to handle everyone. 

Edited April 27, 2017 by maclauk

[The60ftOctopus]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

No hexagons gonna = fewer microvenues, no?

I thought this too. 

If all the micro venues are around the sides then it sounds like you'll have to swarm through the crowds to get in the queues. I have faith. But I'm not convinced. 

[Sawdusty surfer]

Two main stages to be Truth stage and Gas Tower (or possibly Lies) Stage. Less stuff in the middle of the field to allow more flow of people. No hexagons. Massive crew bar.

[Half Man Half Mattress]

Sorry for being a bit dense but what are 'the hexagons'? Been down there a few times but usually in a kind of fear and loathing type cognitive state.

[Sasperella]

17 minutes ago, Half Man Half Mattress said:

Sorry for being a bit dense but what are 'the hexagons'? Been down there a few times but usually in a kind of fear and loathing type cognitive state.

Haha..this sounds like my experience last year on the Friday. We were way too over stimulated...wondered about a bit in a state of confusion, unable to find any music, when there was literally music everywhere, and ended up having to go and sit in the dark in the mud for about half an hour to recuperate. 

Needless to say, I have no idea what the hexagons are either!

[admscott]

Don't want to say I'm disappointed by something I've yet to experience, but this sounds disappointing...

[Trismeister]

Bit of a radical idea... But considering that the fields like the Caberet in that area are pretty empty at night, would it not be possible to move an area such as the unfairground there to make more room for Shangri LA ect considering the huge popularity the night life areas have, and leave space for comedy/poetry tents to use in the day. I know it seems like a strange idea, but I'm tired of being stuck in crushes in the corner of the site when there is so much space around, especially when so many festival goers only go for the se corner.

I always enjoy the theatre and circus fields as well but I don't see why they can't move some late night stages there to create more space at night. It would also link up some night life areas of the festival a little more which are currently very scattered around.