ian the worm Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Emily Eavis, daughter of Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis, now co-ordinates one of the biggest music festivals in the world. As it approaches its 50th birthday, Emily reveals the stories behind the headlines to Hugo Rifkind Oct 13th £12 for an hour... https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/whats-on/2019/emily-eavis-glastonbury-tales/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=emily-eavis-glasto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 I'm going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Oh, I saw the title and thought this was going to be a personal ad of some nature. As you were. Not really. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner1990 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Did anyone go to this? did EE say much else apart from the headliner part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeEmpire Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 1:47 AM, gooner1990 said: Did anyone go to this? did EE say much else apart from the headliner part? I did. Key takeaways were: * Two headliners booked, third they have been working on since the Summer * No Fleetwood, No Led Zep * They have loads of headliners to choose from these days whereas pre-2008 it was getting a bit thin * No massive site changes planned for next year, at the start of a 5 year cycle so looking to just build on what's already there * Her favourite suggestion has been a longdrop which actually leads to an underground venue * She's conscious about ticket allocation but thinks there are problems with a ballot - mainly that not everyone registered is actually trying for a ticket and so you may end up with people going who aren't *that* bothered. She said the stats show a huge drop off 15-20 mins into sale from where some people give up. * Stats show even spread of ticket distribution across the UK. No evidence that better internet makes a difference. * They're further ahead with booking than ever but that seems to be improving year on year * They had to ask Billie Eilish to move stages last year because they were worried they'd have to shut the whole JP corner off. They figured she might pull out altogether because she'd reached a stage where she could play anywhere she wanted for whatever fee she wanted so they were pleased that she agreed to stick with it and do as they asked * Plans for another festival are off, Worthy Farm is best place for Glastonbury and they have better deals with other landowners now * She thinks demand will calm down after 50th anniversary and it won't always be so difficult to get tickets * Been working on Diana Ross for about 5 years, considers it one of the biggest coups for them * In March 2019, they still didn't have Saturday headliner for 2019 sorted * If locals don't want tickets, they buy them back so they can go on holiday and rent their homes out for 'a small fortune' 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I kind of just presumed they'd booked the Killers for Saturday night ages earlier, since they'd done that "secret" JP slot before the fallow year. Guess they were actually just struggling to get someone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Interesting about Billie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, Matt42 said: Interesting about Billie As she had sounds issues at the beginning of her set, I wonder if she regretted moving stages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, FakeEmpire said: * She thinks demand will calm down after 50th anniversary and it won't always be so difficult to get tickets So, from that, I take it there this year was the highest ticket demand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I think at this stage the only thing that’ll really effect the demand is weather. 2-3 shit years and folk may start opting for festivals abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathonsteve Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I think that demand will go down as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernringo Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, marathonsteve said: I think that demand will go down as well. Let's hope so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug85 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Adds more weight to Macca being the sat headliner and dropping out or just not agreeing to it in the end. Killers would have jumped at the chance to come back at short notice and tbf they were quite a safe choice for them so late in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Chris Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, Doug85 said: Adds more weight to Macca being the sat headliner and dropping out or just not agreeing to it in the end. Killers would have jumped at the chance to come back at short notice and tbf they were quite a safe choice for them so late in the process. Killers being asked to step in at short notice? That would have pissed off coldplay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, Doug85 said: Adds more weight to Macca being the sat headliner and dropping out or just not agreeing to it in the end. Killers would have jumped at the chance to come back at short notice and tbf they were quite a safe choice for them so late in the process. emily had said previously that they'd lost their planned-for headliner quite late and had to get a replacement. Everything seems to point to Macca being the act they lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 This also kaiboshes the theory that Foals will headline because they "played a secret set last time, just like Killers the time before". Killers wouldn't have headlined if Macca hadn't dropped out, it means nothing. That plus the fact that the band who played a Park secret set in 2017 was Elbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Matt87 said: I kind of just presumed they'd booked the Killers for Saturday night ages earlier, since they'd done that "secret" JP slot before the fallow year. Guess they were actually just struggling to get someone... Kind of contradicts what she said about the number of available headliners these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: This also kaiboshes the theory that Foals will headline because they "played a secret set last time, just like Killers the time before". Killers wouldn't have headlined if Macca hadn't dropped out, it means nothing. I certainly agree that there's not necessarily a link between a secret set and anything else (and i've not been putting forwards the idea they'll be one of Glasto's preferred headliners anyway). In foals case tho I reckon it started a conversation to put them in position for a prime slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said: Kind of contradicts what she said about the number of available headliners these days not really. There's a big difference with lining something up a year before and getting something late when all the acts will already have what they want to do scheduled in, plus exclusivity agreements that might disallow Glasto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, eFestivals said: emily had said previously that they'd lost their planned-for headliner quite late and had to get a replacement. Everything seems to point to Macca being the act they lost. Any thoughts on why Macca would have pulled out/not wanted to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just now, Matt87 said: Any thoughts on why Macca would have pulled out/not wanted to do it? It could just be as simple as him being offered (much) more money to further extend his US tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Matt87 said: Any thoughts on why Macca would have pulled out/not wanted to do it? Just now, incident said: It could just be as simple as him being offered (much) more money to further extend his US tour. yep, it seems to be that. He had shows booked in and announced until just-before-Glasto for ages, and then suddenly in the spring a few extras were announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt87 Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 minute ago, eFestivals said: yep, it seems to be that. He had shows booked in and announced until just-before-Glasto for ages, and then suddenly in the spring a few extras were announced. ? Baby 'I'm' a Rich Man ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeEmpire Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Avalon_Fields said: So, from that, I take it there this year was the highest ticket demand? She didn't say that explicitly. She hinted at it by suggesting it was particularly difficult this year but no definitive answer on that. Re: demand, she said "I really think this year has all been about the 50th" and "the last few years have been building up to the 50th and after that it will die down". She mentioned that they'd had difficult years where it took a while to sell out and they really had to push tickets and that she thinks these things are cyclical and it will all calm down again at some point in her view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeEmpire Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) There was an absolute dickhead in the crowd who interrupted her when she was explaining that a ballot might mean that people who aren't that bothered end up with tickets whereas at the moment the majority of people who are "really, really trying, do get tickets". She pointed to the stats showing the huge drop in demand after 15-20 mins where people give up and a guy shouted out "DISAGREE" (excellent mansplaining, disagreeing with someone reporting on the actual stats). He explained that he'd been trying to go for 10 years and she politely pointed out that she was surprised to hear that because demand hasn't always been as high as this. Edited October 17, 2019 by FakeEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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