1986 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 A lunch time hypothetical. What if, after 50 years on top, and after what looks like nailing one of their biggest line ups, the Eavii make the announcement to go out with a bang and make G50 the final festival? Reasons being numerous from keeping people wanting more, to wanting to lead the way in the societal change needed to battle climate change. If this were to happen, the impact on us as fans would be obvious in that we'd have to find a new favourite festival, or retire from fests all together. What would other impacts be? Would the UK festival scene that Glastonbury helped shape change massively (outside the main competition being gone)? Is there a global influence to be considered? Where would Bradley Cooper go every year? etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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squirrelarmy Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 120,000 people would be still going to the farm in June even if they were just sat around someones Bluetooth speaker. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 1 minute ago, squirrelarmy said: 120,000 people would be still going to the farm in June even if they were just sat around someones Bluetooth speaker. I can arrange a certain band to headline for free ... we will stick to those public footpaths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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incident Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Sorry, I don't understand the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipine Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Noooooooo... I haven't got a ticket for the 50th (yet) it can't be the last.. Don't even go there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Rather not entertain this shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazwwe Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 I would probably have mad panic attacks leading up to it in wanting to see EVERYTHING and go everywhere 'one last time' try see an act on all my favourite stages and then get there, forget all of it by Thursday night and then Sunday afternoon have a good old sob when someone mentions it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 fine by me. seems like a good time to bow out. would save a lot of hassle, and would save a LOT of money. Glastonbury Festival is my favourite place in the world - but things gotta end sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero000 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 I think the pressure would get to me to make the most of the final Glastonbury ever, and I'd end up having a colossal blow out and regretting it for the next couple of weeks, safe in the knowledge that I had made the most of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 OK, sensible answer of sorts. All pure speculation you understand. I think that some of the existing big names might look to increase capacity to soak up the numbers. Reading/Leeds might even look for a third site, although I have no idea if ghat would ever be viable! The smaller fests would face a real question over their own identities, as they're probably the ones closest to Glastonbury in terms of ethos and feel. Thing like EOTR, Beautiful Days, Green Man etc might see the opportunity to grow, but it's whether they'd want to do that. Probably look at more people flying abroad to other summer festivals. I think the UK festival scene would suffer in a way. Glastonbury is the only big one that's not dripping in corporate sponsorship and has a real beating social/political heart, even if it's not as strong as it used to be. Bit of soul would be gone. Billy Bragg would crumble to dust like the guy at the end of Indiana Jones & Last Crusade. On the plus side, TNSMT would have their pick of the females picking up guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Chris Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chubby Dude in a Tiny Car said: fine by me. seems like a good time to bow out. would save a lot of hassle, and would save a LOT of money. Glastonbury Festival is my favourite place in the world - but things gotta end sometime. No. Never end but certainly evolve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Chris Martin , Fatboy slim , Hobo Jones etc will join the queue for Jobseekers allowance 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCountryGirl Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 Well, some people have already said that they'd be feeling the pressure to do everything and make the most of the 'last ever' Glastonbury, but that's pretty much how I'm approaching this year anyway. Not intent on doing everything at a mad dash, but taking in spots and experiences I haven't seen yet, because as far as I'm concerned this might be the last Glastonbury I ever go to. Whether that's because of the difficulty of getting tickets or, godforbid, life itself having other plans for me. If Glastonbury were ever to end it would feel like a massive loss to me, as it is a very special place and experience, but I think it's best to treat every Glasto like the potential final one because you just never know. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennykill Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 plenty of other good festivals about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 I would expect the short term beneficiaries would be other festivals but I’d predict that would only last a year or two (As there would be unfavourable comparisons to Glastonbury). I doubt there would be any significant global effect. Perhaps fewer world music acts touring the UK. it’s best not to take the festival for granted though, there’s plenty of risks and uncertainties that may derail things in the long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 will Michael still be saying that was the best one yet with just the cows in attendance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 The festival will only end when Fatboy Slim cashes all of his appearance cheques. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathonsteve Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 There surely must be a 51st one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddyflintstonree Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 can you imagine the downer it would be on monday morning? Eurgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 46 minutes ago, Matt42 said: Rather not entertain this shit Bang goes the two hours sleep per night in 2020 - not enough time for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarence Clemons Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, WestCountryGirl said: Well, some people have already said that they'd be feeling the pressure to do everything and make the most of the 'last ever' Glastonbury, but that's pretty much how I'm approaching this year anyway. Not intent on doing everything at a mad dash, but taking in spots and experiences I haven't seen yet, because as far as I'm concerned this might be the last Glastonbury I ever go to. Whether that's because of the difficulty of getting tickets or, godforbid, life itself having other plans for me. If Glastonbury were ever to end it would feel like a massive loss to me, as it is a very special place and experience, but I think it's best to treat every Glasto like the potential final one because you just never know. Totally in agreement with this. Count yourself lucky every day you're at the festival, and cherish the experiences forever! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 I think I'd feel more sad for people who've not experienced it to be honest. And there's no doubt our country would be culturally poorer without it. It's one of those very British things that we're all very proud of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 But it wont cos of all the contracts in place for the following 3 years at least that they would default on with some not insubstantial financial loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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