Bluebella Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, formed a band said: Well I simply concurred with another poster, and while I agree that the admin must be difficult it perhaps appears they have bitten off more than they can chew while it seems numbers across the board remain large and or perhaps increase . One of the major reasons they had to install the super fence was for crowd control. Numbers today are far less than pre-fence days, and I don't think the issue is the numbers but rather the demographics of the crowds and making sure the distribution is balanced. Key to that would be them understanding the audiences and making sure that the line-up is arranged to attract the appropriate numbers to the various stages, at the right times. Sound levels- this actually causes at lot of issues. Although they stagger the finishing times, having to keep the levels lower after a certain time kills the atmosphere at various stages (see the Jackson thread). Silver Hayes for example is often a victim of this - there's nothing worse than watching a bass heavy performance and being able to hear yourself speak. Poor atmosphere means people wont come/stay. Secret sets causing crushes could be avoided by having them inside venues with entrance queues, like Thom Yorks dj set in Heaven a couple years back. Also keeping them truly secret? I must admit I don't really get the point of the "secret sets" in their current form, maybe they should just announce the acts and plan accordingly. Things like the fireworks which have narrow entry points and two way traffic definitely need fixing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 there's a thread like this every year, so I'm sure it's an individual perception thing, somewhere will always be busy. I've not been in any crushes but I've not really seen too many bands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Just think that as the weather has been good everyone is up and about more. The Craig David - JC - RTJ combo caused mayhem at The Pyramid though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver89 Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I read somewhere Emily Eavis explaining they've done a bit of work on the timings of acts to avoid clash issues. Looking at the main stages on the clashfinder it does look like there is less over-lap between acts on the stages so it may lead to larger shifts and change overs putting areas under pressure? Not on site this year sadly so can't say from my perspective but that may be a bit of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntrfc Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Crowd at rag n bone man dangerously large, crushes on the walkway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Took me ages to get round RagnBone Man. Ridiculous crowds. The Killers later is going to be a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreignrifles Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 5 minutes ago, johntrfc said: Crowd at rag n bone man dangerously large, crushes on the walkway Mental, they are watching from the path looking over the stage that goes towards Avalon. Fortunately made it to oumou Sangare on west holts where I seem to be one of the only people here. Makes a nice change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoozyschmoozy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, johntrfc said: Crowd at rag n bone man dangerously large, crushes on the walkway From the TV it looks like the people down the front have tons of room around them, as in actual large gaps between people. Seems to be a common problem that people see a large crowd and stay put at the back rather than moving forward where there's tons of space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewUnion Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Rag Bone crowd was huge, by contrast crowd awaiting Bazza is sparse for a legend slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) yep, bigger crowd than last night's subs got, but the Pyramid still looks less than full for Gibbo. ELO seem to have killed off the era of the 'mega legend' being the number one draw of the weekend. Edited June 25, 2017 by Zac Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, Zac Quinn said: yep, bigger crowd than last night's subs got, but the Pyramid still looks less than full for Gibbo. ELO seem to have permanently killed off the era of the 'mega legend' being the number one draw of the weekend. Don't think it's ELO's fault. More the lack of touring artists about who could fill that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoozyschmoozy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, Zac Quinn said: yep, bigger crowd than last night's subs got, but the Pyramid still looks less than full for Gibbo. ELO seem to have permanently killed off the era of the 'mega legend' being the number one draw of the weekend. Looks like it's filling up quite quickly now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Just now, whoozyschmoozy said: Looks like it's filling up quite quickly now Ish. It's not embarrassing by any means, but nothing compared to 2014/15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 yeah watching on iplayer, when they do the overhead shots of the crowd you can see it's quite roomy up to the inner barrier. Still, big crowd stretching out through the field! Just not rammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Don't think it's ELO's fault. More the lack of touring artists about who could fill that spot. to a certain extent but it's also a psychological thing innit. in the same way Lionel's crowd was boosted by the 2014 legends slot making the front pages of the national newspapers and people wanting to recreate that atmosphere the next year, the interest in Barry playing is going to have been damaged by 2016's legends slot being a total non-event. probably didn't help that they didn't make anything of announcing it though, either. Edited June 25, 2017 by Zac Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastoSimon Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Gibb has certainly been to the Lionel Richie school of 'take your time having a drink between songs while the crowd goes mad' Good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 First pretty dry year for a couple? It's just more people on the move making it feel busier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 19 minutes ago, GlastoSimon said: Gibb has certainly been to the Lionel Richie school of 'take your time having a drink between songs while the crowd goes mad' Good so far Islands In The Stream has popped up again! Becoming 'the' Sunday afternoon at Glastonbury song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted2noise Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 9 minutes ago, Zac Quinn said: Islands In The Stream has popped up again! Becoming 'the' Sunday afternoon at Glastonbury song. Whats that three times in five years (I think Kenny Rogers did it twice as well), I wonder if the smaller crowd is due to the TBA at John Peel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, addicted2noise said: Whats that three times in five years (I think Kenny Rogers did it twice as well), I wonder if the smaller crowd is due to the TBA at John Peel? quite probably. the previous humungous Legends Slot crowds have meant the other stages being completely empty, and it's not like there were many at Kodaline just now. Edited June 25, 2017 by Zac Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 They closed the JP field just after 5. A sensible move, although annoying as we got there just after they closed the gates. Had I not stopped for a drink at the Beat Hotel we'd have made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Clashing with The Killers not harming Chic's crowd, fair play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 3 hours ago, johntrfc said: Crowd at rag n bone man dangerously large, crushes on the walkway Came through there earlier nearly 1hr from glade to jp !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan190984 Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 5 hours ago, whoozyschmoozy said: From the TV it looks like the people down the front have tons of room around them, as in actual large gaps between people. Seems to be a common problem that people see a large crowd and stay put at the back rather than moving forward where there's tons of space This is massively the problem I've seen. Got closeish (sound stage distance) to other and had loads of space but getting in and out is a nightmare. Same on JP and WG. People seem to be clogging the outside of fields more and making things difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neville Street Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I saw this described as "crowd crust" elsewhere on here. Made me chuckle and is the perfect description! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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