2019 Festival Move

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-38369127

 

Terrible News  

[5co77ie]

100 miles that'd be Birmingham then

[5co77ie]

https://www.facebook.com/pointswest/videos/1179706938791114/

[thewayiam]

That would be around Stratford upon-Avon area?

[dentalplan]

Astonbury

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3 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

https://www.facebook.com/pointswest/videos/1179706938791114/

Video doesn't actually say anything about it moving in 2019

[DropBeat]

Watching the video clip makes it sound like he's talking about fallow years. He doesn't mention 2019 at all, just the article that runs with that.

[5co77ie]

no but the article does

[ian the worm]

100 mile radius from Pilton

[stuartbert two hats]

4 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

no but the article does

The headline does.

EDIT:  And headlines are notorious for distorting, or misunderstanding what an article is actually about.

Edited December 19, 2016 by stuartbert two hats

[eFestivals]

2019 doesn't make sense, with Michael talking about it being for one year in five, for the fallow year - unless they've moved the fallow year back to 2019.

 

[5co77ie]

but the current fallow year is 2018 - and as far as we know there's nothing on - unless the fallow year has moved

 

[stuartbert two hats]

2019 is conjecture on the headline writer's part, based on the fact that Longleat was pencilled in for 2019.  They probably didn't realise that the next fallow had been recently confirmed as 2018

[Sawdusty surfer]

'To let the land recover'  Looks to me like they want an alternative site for the current fallow year cycle to keep the income stream flowing.

[Crazyfool01]

will see what the local news says shortly but might be similar to that Facebook article !!

[5co77ie]

4 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

2019 is conjecture on the headline writer's part, based on the fact that Longleat was pencilled in for 2019.  They probably didn't realise that the next fallow had been recently confirmed as 2018

seems a bit too long sighted to be talking 2023 though

Edited December 19, 2016 by 5co77ie

[Hugh Jass]

Glastonbrum!

[DropBeat]

My take on it is the only thing that's changed is that they have found a viable site for the fallow year fest Emily has mentioned. 2019 talk is just the journalist putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5 I think.

The fallow year fest seems to be a better alternative than no festival at all as it allows them to employ the team through the fallow year.

Given that, maybe they will delay the fallow year to 2019 now they have an alternative site that could be ready by then. 2023 does seem too far in advance.

Edited December 19, 2016 by DropBeat

[Sawdusty surfer]

17 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

2019 doesn't make sense, with Michael talking about it being for one year in five, for the fallow year - unless they've moved the fallow year back to 2019.

 

Exactly, got to be some misquoting or something going on. No way will they have a fallow year followed by the event at another location.

Edited December 19, 2016 by Sawdusty Surfer

[Crazyfool01]

it restated the first year away from worthy farm to be 2019 !! 

[parsonjack]

1 year in 5 would surely mean 4 on 1 off.....if that was the case then 2017 would be the year off on the current run....which we know it's not....so is he essentially saying that 2018 is on... but not at Worthy?

[Gnomicide]

25 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Glastonbrum!

Glastonbrummie!

[Jamie D]

This is annoying. I'm getting married Glastonbury weekend in 2018 on the basis it's the fallow year. We were even thinking of booking the Bimble Inn. They better not have moved it!

It's so frustrating that in this age of click bait, all news sources, including the BBC, are stating that the festival is moving. When in fact it's not. There is going to be an additional festival when it's not usually on. But that's not a great headline.

[dentalplan]

I thought they'd arleady given up on holding 2018 elsewhere. Seems a bit too soon when you think they aren't talking like there's a definite site and it'd be eighteen months away and on sale in ten.

[stuartbert two hats]

39 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

seems a bit too long sighted to be talking 2023 though

Hmm, that's a good point.