Mouseboy11 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: I cant lie. I'm pretty fortunate. I had several tulpas all trying on my behalf - unfortunately the only one to get through to the ticket page was evil and just bought one ticket under the name of Wally Brando. I’ll be furiously tapping F5 and shouting ‘HelloooOOOOooooo’ come Sunday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6l6e6x Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Mouseboy11 said: I’ll be furiously tapping F5 and shouting ‘HelloooOOOOooooo’ come Sunday Hope you flourish the pinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred quimby Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said: Why is he even getting upset given that he sneaks in for free every year? Because he doesn't I have a soft spot for Jim though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbarkanoodle Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, Lycra said: To answer your second point. Everyone has a right to attend Glasto. It is a victim of it's own success. It is aired on tv and streamed to a global audience and followed hotly by printed media every summer. Huge numbers see the whats on offer and the fun to be had. So it is no surprise that demand for tickets hugely outstrips supply. Other events would have a similar (nice for promoters) problem if they were accorded such publicity. You actually make a good point here. Perhaps its the BBC coverage which is part of the problem. The live broadcasts on the tv are basically all the big pop acts on the main stages, zooming in on well preened teenage girls from the home counties with plastic flower garlands in their hair, and loads of muggy flags being held aloft whilst flippin Kylie Minogue belts out her cheesy hits. No wonder the ticket supply is getting rinsed by people who wouldn't know the stone circle even if they were camped right beside it. They don't show the people off their tits raving to techno at 5am round Block 9, which for me, is the real Glastonbury. Im not saying I would want them to broadcast that (sorry mum etc!), but it shows the world this bucolic image of an innocent pop concert that Jennifer from finance could happily go to without seeing the darker, hippy side on which Glastonbury was originally founded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddyflintstonree Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 hours ago, jimbarkanoodle said: So, coach tickets sell out in under half an hour, is this a record? I'd like to discuss who exactly is hoovering up all these tickets. It annoys me to assume, but yet lets face it- rationally conclude, that those getting tickets are probably well off individuals with 12 devices all connected to the website, who get tickets every single year. Worse still, once they are there, probably only ever go to the big main stages to see all the pop music and post on Instagram. Whilst there is certainly room for everyone(although clearly not enough!) and all walks of life at Glastonbury, it is negatively affected by over representation of the above demographic. Many of them probably don't even take drugs, just sit at their campsite in wellies (despite there being no mud) drinking 4 cans of warm Strongbow per day, despite not actually liking it, just because 'that's what you drink at a festival'. It would be ideal if at least 50% of the tickets were somehow distributed to what i would call 'genuine' festival goers. As in, the types who go to 4 or 5 a year, now how to have the party until 6am. Not Jennifer who works in Canary Wharf in the finance department, only ever goes to Glastonbury and when she hears the words Shangri-La, thinks its the hotel at the top of the Shard. If Jennifer were to go to Boomtown, she's probably leave on account of being too scared of the music. If things continue the way they are going, Glastonbury will soon end up similar to Coachella. Something needs to be done, im not sure how, but it does. This was a painful read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophiemarie Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 hours ago, jimbarkanoodle said: It annoys me to assume, but yet lets face it- rationally conclude, that those getting tickets are probably well off individuals with 12 devices all connected to the website, who get tickets every single year. I know I'm replying to a troll post, but I thought it was interesting that someone with this set-up still missed out on coach tickets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentura Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 46 minutes ago, a6l6e6x said: Hope you flourish the pinky YeeeeEEEEEEeeeeeessssshh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedgeAntilles Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said: Anyone with a rep over 3,000 gets a guaranteed ticket, yeah? Let's haggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, jimbarkanoodle said: They don't show the people off their tits raving to techno at 5am round Block 9, which for me, is the real Glastonbury. Im not saying I would want them to broadcast that (sorry mum etc!), but it shows the world this bucolic image of an innocent pop concert that Jennifer from finance could happily go to without seeing the darker, hippy side on which Glastonbury was originally founded. Glastonbury is many different things to many different people. That's why it's so brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo57 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Speaking of calibre of people I noticed a few on twitter yesterday trying to 'sell' tickets and saying they can alter registrations to show your photo not theirs, etc. One I noticed was £600 a ticket! w*nkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 It was generous of jim to come here and cheer us all up in these tense times. So the key question is - what did Jennifer do to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said: Let's haggle Ok, 3,050. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbarkanoodle Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, clarkete said: It was generous of jim to come here and cheer us all up in these tense times. So the key question is - what did Jennifer do to you? Probably nicked my rightful Glastonbury ticket. I'd of thought you lot would cut me some slack today, when for once I am actually 'doing the right thing' and attempting to buy a ticket. I cant win can I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dentalplan Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 34 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said: Let's haggle I have a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBear Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Just to break your conspiracy... I was on my laptop, one browser, wifi, one tab. Refreshed at 18:00, got in bought 5 tickets and that was that. No trickery and pretty simple. I have also been getting tickets since 2010 so I know it's NEVER that easy. It is just luck and sometimes you're just not lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGATRONICMEATWAGON Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 This guy is feeding off everyone's outrage, don't give it to him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, clarkete said: It was generous of jim to come here and cheer us all up in these tense times. So the key question is - what did Jennifer do to you? I believe this all goes back to an incident at the Christmas party a couple of years ago. Jim and Jenny were in the stationery cupboard, Jim dropped his trousers and Jenny laughed at what she saw. From that day onwards Jim swore to channel his anger, rejection and feelings of inadequacy into trolling internet forums about festivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km9 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, jimbarkanoodle said: No wonder the ticket supply is getting rinsed by people who wouldn't know the stone circle even if they were camped right beside it. Ah the stone circle. That artificial altar invented by Michael Eavis in the 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike86 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 3 hours ago, jimbarkanoodle said: I'd say so, yes. Although I refrain from putting all the festivals ive gone to at the bottom of my signature on here (what's that about by the way? showing off?), I've been to loads at home and aboard over the last 15 years. Probably more than most people on here actually. Which is why its frustrating seeing all the tickets go to people who are less deserving. Granted, I didn't actually try last night (I've never registered and forgot to do it in time), but there should possibly be a point system in place. You sound like Donald Trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred quimby Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 37 minutes ago, clarkete said: So the key question is - what did Jennifer do to you? Cleveland steamer I believe when he was not expecting one. *warning* Some may not want to find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh69 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I didn't get tickets for 2019. I was pretty devastated because I love The Cure and seeing them headline the pyramid stage would be a dream come true. But I missed out, and I'll probably never get to have that experience. Doubt they'll headline Glasto again. But I got tickets for 2020 thankfully. Fact is that you win some and you lose some, has nothing to do with not being "worthy" or anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, jimbarkanoodle said: Probably nicked my rightful Glastonbury ticket. I'd of thought you lot would cut me some slack today, when for once I am actually 'doing the right thing' and attempting to buy a ticket. I cant win can I? Believe me, it's definitely a day for me to feel sad as others do. The aspect I struggle with is you being the judge of what is and is not acceptable, as plenty of people who fall outside your definition are regs here and what's more they're incredibly generous with their time and energy to help others get there in the first place and have a great time once they do. I've had lots of years that I said "yes" to everything my pals offered me, hence those years were literally messy and quite often a bit blank - certainly compared to those here with their comprehensive lists of favourite sets. Some would say they missed out, others would think me. Unfortunately I can't go that far these days even if I wanted (which sometimes I do) as I have to take pills. Still get to have a great time for an old git. Keep yer chin up ? Edited October 4, 2019 by clarkete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffshoreToon Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 4 hours ago, jimbarkanoodle said: If Jennifer were to go to Boomtown, she's probably leave on account of being too scared of the music. J.Lo confirmed for legends slot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeble Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 5 hours ago, jimbarkanoodle said: So, coach tickets sell out in under half an hour, is this a record? I'd like to discuss who exactly is hoovering up all these tickets. It annoys me to assume, but yet lets face it- rationally conclude, that those getting tickets are probably well off individuals with 12 devices all connected to the website, who get tickets every single year. Worse still, once they are there, probably only ever go to the big main stages to see all the pop music and post on Instagram. Whilst there is certainly room for everyone(although clearly not enough!) and all walks of life at Glastonbury, it is negatively affected by over representation of the above demographic. Many of them probably don't even take drugs, just sit at their campsite in wellies (despite there being no mud) drinking 4 cans of warm Strongbow per day, despite not actually liking it, just because 'that's what you drink at a festival'. It would be ideal if at least 50% of the tickets were somehow distributed to what i would call 'genuine' festival goers. As in, the types who go to 4 or 5 a year, now how to have the party until 6am. Not Jennifer who works in Canary Wharf in the finance department, only ever goes to Glastonbury and when she hears the words Shangri-La, thinks its the hotel at the top of the Shard. If Jennifer were to go to Boomtown, she's probably leave on account of being too scared of the music. If things continue the way they are going, Glastonbury will soon end up similar to Coachella. Something needs to be done, im not sure how, but it does. What a vile bigoted pile of claptrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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