Volunteering 2020

[Johnnyseven]

On 10/20/2019 at 8:23 AM, glasto-worker said:

but how many were genuine crew bars with a cheap bar ? as many do appear to be charging the same { or close to the same } as Public bars. 

Staff in The Green Room (T&C crew bar) claimed they had the cheapest crew drinks on site which I think were £3.50 a pint this year. Maceo's (Bloc9) crew bar was cheaper than public bars but not as cheap as The Green Room, £4.50 springs to mind but could be wrong as I tended to be a bit squiffy when I was in there.

[sirjonnyp]

1 hour ago, Johnnyseven said:

Staff in The Green Room (T&C crew bar) claimed they had the cheapest crew drinks on site which I think were £3.50 a pint this year. Maceo's (Bloc9) crew bar was cheaper than public bars but not as cheap as The Green Room, £4.50 springs to mind but could be wrong as I tended to be a bit squiffy when I was in there.

Yup Maceos was definitely one of the £4.50 ones. Tried to make it to the T&C bar but the gates were really strict about only T&C being allowed in to that area every time we tried. 

[marathonsteve]

Bring you own drinks It will be much cheaper  We only use the crew bars for the toilets and a respite

Edited October 29, 2019 by marathonsteve

[missnutmeg]

6 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

Bring you own drinks It will be much cheaper  We only use the crew bars for the toilets and a respite

Pearls of wisdom ??

[Johnnyseven]

48 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

Bring you own drinks It will be much cheaper  We only use the crew bars for the toilets and a respite

There are toilets in the rest of the festival you know. The ones I used in crew areas were not at all worth making a special trip for.

Edited October 29, 2019 by Johnnyseven

[marathonsteve]

Who did did you you work for for then and where did you gooooooooo

 

 

[balti-pie]

10 hours ago, sirjonnyp said:

Yup Maceos was definitely one of the £4.50 ones. Tried to make it to the T&C bar but the gates were really strict about only T&C being allowed in to that area every time we tried. 

They’re notoriously dickish about that, even before the gates open. I got in there for a pint on Tuesday this year, getting dragged in by eight people who did have t+c passes and I was the only one of the group who didn’t - the doorman fella was very unwilling but eventually relented. I mean come on man, it’s one pint on a Tuesday night! 

[dondo]

2 hours ago, balti-pie said:

They’re notoriously dickish about that, even before the gates open. I got in there for a pint on Tuesday this year, getting dragged in by eight people who did have t+c passes and I was the only one of the group who didn’t - the doorman fella was very unwilling but eventually relented. I mean come on man, it’s one pint on a Tuesday night! 

Yes- they wouldn't let us (recycling crew) in on the Tuesday night

[stuie]

2 hours ago, balti-pie said:

They’re notoriously dickish about that, even before the gates open. I got in there for a pint on Tuesday this year, getting dragged in by eight people who did have t+c passes and I was the only one of the group who didn’t - the doorman fella was very unwilling but eventually relented. I mean come on man, it’s one pint on a Tuesday night! 

 

9 minutes ago, dondo said:

Yes- they wouldn't let us (recycling crew) in on the Tuesday night

We just went in with EPO's on Tuesday... it's nothing special to be honest, wouldn't worry about not getting in!

[Doug85]

5 minutes ago, dondo said:

Yes- they wouldn't let us (recycling crew) in on the Tuesday night

Yep they are very strict on that, we were on a crew bar crawl on the tuesday and they wouldnt let us in however on the friday we were walking around the outside and managed to find another way in around the back and had a pint in there, it was very quiet (probably because they don't let anyone in) but when we walked out they were a bit funny with us not having the correct wristband on - really don't see the issue, it's not as if Emily or Michael were in there. 

[SecretFish]

so each crew/volunteer has it's own bar (main ones)?    sounds very cliquey 

 

 

[Doug85]

7 minutes ago, SecretFish said:

so each crew/volunteer has it's own bar (main ones)?    sounds very cliquey 

 

 

They have their own bars as they are usually in their camping area but usually you are allowed in with a crew wristband, just the T and C bar seems to be different.

Maceos and Tow + Hitch are the best ones though and they are out within the festival. 

[stuie]

7 minutes ago, SecretFish said:

so each crew/volunteer has it's own bar (main ones)?    sounds very cliquey 

No - each area has it's own crew bar but they are open to all crew/volunteers.

With the exception of T&C and interstage area between Pyramid and Other.

Arcadia/Block 9/Unfairground/Shangri-La all open to anyone with a crew band.

[SecretFish]

1 minute ago, stuie said:

No - each area has it's own crew bar but they are open to all crew/volunteers.

With the exception of T&C and interstage area between Pyramid and Other.

Arcadia/Block 9/Unfairground/Shangri-La all open to anyone with a crew band.

ah makes sense. Thank you. 

[sirjonnyp]

Shout out to the West Holts bar too - it hard card payment, a slight view of the stage and Snapped Ankles. It's also in an incredibly handy spot to dive in for a quiet/quick pint between acts. 

[Johnnyseven]

12 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Who did did you you work for for then and where did you gooooooooo

 

 

I wasn't working. I played a few sets over the weekend on different stages of which one was The Green Room so we got T&C crew wristbands. Backstage bars I went to were T&C, Maceo's, Pinky's (I think that was the name, it's behind the Avalon Cafe) and I have a vague recollection of going into the Shangri-La/Unfairground one too. I wanted to try the Tow & Hitch but didn't manage to get there.

Edited October 30, 2019 by Johnnyseven

[stuie]

43 minutes ago, Johnnyseven said:

I wasn't working. I played a few sets over the weekend on different stages of which one was The Green Room so we got T&C crew wristbands. Backstage bars I went to were T&C, Maceo's, Pinky's (I think that was the name, it's behind the Avalon Cafe) and I have a vague recollection of going into the Shangri-La/Unfairground one too. I wanted to try the Tow & Hitch but didn't manage to get there.

They both have their own one.... Unfairground one was the better of the two, had an inside room off of the back of the bar which was going off a couple of times we went in!

[waltere]

Yeah the Unfairground crew bar is a good spot

[Johnnyseven]

57 minutes ago, stuie said:

They both have their own one.... Unfairground one was the better of the two, had an inside room off of the back of the bar which was going off a couple of times we went in!

In that case it would probably have been the Shangri-La crew bar that I went in, the one that just down on the north side of the railway line. Where's the entrance to the Unfairground crew bar?

[stuie]

23 minutes ago, Johnnyseven said:

In that case it would probably have been the Shangri-La crew bar that I went in, the one that just down on the north side of the railway line. Where's the entrance to the Unfairground crew bar?

Where the blue arrow is: 

[marathonsteve]

2 hours ago, Johnnyseven said:

I wasn't working. I played a few sets over the weekend on different stages of which one was The Green Room so we got T&C crew wristbands. Backstage bars I went to were T&C, Maceo's, Pinky's (I think that was the name, it's behind the Avalon Cafe) and I have a vague recollection of going into the Shangri-La/Unfairground one too. I wanted to try the Tow & Hitch but didn't manage to get there.

Thanks for that

[marathonsteve]

[March Hare]

I liked this one, each bar has unique glasses as well. All part of the souvenir collection

 

Edited October 30, 2019 by March Hare

[funkychick2007]

Love the tow and hitch!! We tried to get in the rabbitt hole up at the park! With no luck!  Totally rubbish at finding any other bars! Love the fact the build up to the festival is just as exciting as the festival! 

[marathonsteve]