Questions for Michael

[semmtexx]

Will he please tell us the back door for seetickets?

[semmtexx]

19 minutes ago, fat_man_joe said:

Seconded.

Or has he ever tried to suck his own... maybe not.

Welly? Guess he's not as flexible nowadays. 

(Read it again before you judge me!)

Edited September 29, 2018 by semmtexx

[fat_man_joe]

2 minutes ago, semmtexx said:

Welly? Guess he's not a flexible nowadays. 

Just one letter out!

[glastolover19]

What happens if you cross the streams in the long drops?

[swede]

Ask him why they aren’t agreeing to give Camplight any space within the festival site to set up their pre pitched camping. They have had an area on pennards on previous years. 

They have been told they can set up just off site, but they promote a leave no trace message, which is in line with that of the festival, but it only works if they are situated on site. 

[YetAnotherOldHippy]

Car drivers are allowed in car park early and coach passengers get an early ticket sale option. Any chance of some love for the genuine environmentalists on the train? A few times we got some cup of tea vouchers and t-shirt discount as green travellers, now nothing. Is it part of a plan to eventually do away with the Castle Cary shuttle buses?

[SloopJohnB]

Have you got any spares?

[Superscally]

6 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

What infrastructure changes will there be between 2017-2019?

Two extra stops on the monorail.

[billum]

11 hours ago, YetAnotherOldHippy said:

Car drivers are allowed in car park early and coach passengers get an early ticket sale option. Any chance of some love for the genuine environmentalists on the train? A few times we got some cup of tea vouchers and t-shirt discount as green travellers, now nothing. Is it part of a plan to eventually do away with the Castle Cary shuttle buses?

Really good point YAOHippy. Train is at least as green as coach travel surely, so why not an early sale linked to train tickets, like the coach sale?

On the coaches the tickets are given out en route to stop people just using the coach option as another way to try for tickets, without any intention of using it. So similarly, they could give you your entrance ticket when you get off the train at Castle Cary, there's usually plenty of time while standing in those monster snaking queues waiting to get on a bus to the farm. It could work.

Be great if you could bring that up @crazyfool1

Edited September 30, 2018 by billum

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, billum said:

Really good point YAOHippy. Train is at least as green as coach travel surely, so why not an early sale linked to train tickets, like the coach sale?

On the coaches the tickets are given out en route to stop people just using the coach option as another way to try for tickets, without any intention of using it. So similarly, they could give you your entrance ticket when you get off the train at Castle Cary, there's usually plenty of time while standing in those monster snaking queues waiting to get on a bus to the farm. It could work.

Be great if you could bring that up @crazyfool1

I guess a bus driver is given 50 or so tickets allocated to those coming on that bus ... might be slightly more difficult with the 100,s /1000s arriving by train ? not sure quite how these could be given out without another queue ? but yes I will try and ask about rewards for the green train travellers ... 

[billum]

25 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

I guess a bus driver is given 50 or so tickets allocated to those coming on that bus ... might be slightly more difficult with the 100,s /1000s arriving by train ? not sure quite how these could be given out without another queue ? but yes I will try and ask about rewards for the green train travellers ... 

Yeah true, it's a lot more people, but there is a ready-made queue at Castle Cary waiting for the buses to the site, so might be poss

No worries if there's not time, but be very interesting to hear if they've thought of this or ruled it out for some reason. Cheers crazy!

[Andy0808 v5]

A train dedicated to Glasto Goers 

 

It'd be like The Hogwarts Express. 

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

A train dedicated to Glasto Goers 

 

It'd be like The Hogwarts Express. 

https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/michael-eavis-has-train-named-in-his-honour/

 

[Avalon_Fields]

16 hours ago, semmtexx said:

Will he please tell us the back door for seetickets?

...I can help you with that one (they spend as much on their property as they do on their systems!)

[Tommy101]

Maybe you could ask if there are any new areas/significant changes? I'm sure if he is going to say anything about that he might do unprompted though.

[Keithy]

Can Glastomap be given permission to use the aerial photo of the site? Was sadly withdrawn in 2017 and was a great map, better than the official one.

[Dave_c]

What changes are planned for the Park.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Do you feel threatened by the Festival of Brexit Britain?

[dentalplan]

Has he ever met Jarvis Cocker from Pulp?

[kalifire]

Is there a wardrobe somewhere full of denim shorts, or is it always the same pair?

[ian the worm]

1) Does he read the eFestivals Forum?

2) Whats his favourite thread?

3) Who is his favourite member?

[CaledonianGonzo]

So basically Werchter have moved their festival forward a week to book these. I think they're booked their for Sunday this year and from past history of play 6 times and 3 in 12 years they sell the tickets, this would be 4 in 19 years. Monkeys played this year, Macca only played in 16 and as said it didn't sell out...it was Thursday but he's huge enough to sell it...I've known others that have. I also personally didn't see it being the most solid year, their dip maybe if you like. Kendrick, it would be two summers after release of Damn and I don't think either Werchter or Glasto will go for that...Glasto would certainly want it when it's new and fresh and he did Puckelpop this year on a 2nd year. Also Stormzy isn't going to headline after never playing Werchter anyway. 

I think Florence would get booked again for both already but I'm unsure a fest would move for her.... does she sell well though?

[Wooderson]

Can we have better quality beer?

[glastolover19]

Obviously most know about the storied history of Glastonbury but would he start a festival today?.also what advice would he give to someone considering it?

[Michaels denim shorts]

9 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Can we have better quality beer?

there’s good beers to be had at Glasto. Boomtown was horrific. Only shite beer/cider everywhere. My mate paid £9 for 2 CANS of Strongbow at a bar. He felt violated