Will Coronavirus lead to the cancellation of Glastonbury?

[Jack.194]

2 minutes ago, Barney McGrew said:

Nobody wants the festival to be cancelled but I think people are not really appreciating the enormity of the problems that we as a country are actually facing, this thing is really serious and, to be honest, absolutely terrifying.

I think a bit of perspective is required here.

Couldn’t agree more, a couple days ago my biggest worry was Glastonbury going ahead.

Now I feel pretty unphased by it, I think in a way it’s kind of helped my mindset in general, as much as a love the festival there are many more important things in life.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

2 minutes ago, Paul ™ said:

Very sensible and upfront, good on them.
 

I’d marry a statement like that from Glastonbury 

[Homer]

9 minutes ago, Barney McGrew said:

Nobody wants the festival to be cancelled but I think people are not really appreciating the enormity of the problems that we as a country are actually facing, this thing is really serious and, to be honest, absolutely terrifying.

I think a bit of perspective is required here.

Completely agree. There will be bigger fish to fry 

[Paul ™]

1 minute ago, Homer said:

Completely agree. There will be bigger fish to fry 

My whole income is from the UK event indjustry, 95% of that over the summer from April-Sept..  

Worried sick about it all tbh, and doesnt help when going to supermarkets and some fkin idiots are throwing every dry food available into their trolleys! 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

3 minutes ago, Homer said:

Completely agree. There will be bigger fish to fry 

You keep saying this, but I don’t agree. Life isn’t that simple. These things tend to have a domino effect. There needs to be a reasonable balance struck between predicting the end of the world, and giving into it and trying to keep the world going. 

[hillwalker]

I feel like it’s a rite of passage to at least have one comment on this thread. I’ve been trying to avoid coming here but it’s like slowing down for a car crash, I can’t help Myself. As someone who works front line in the NHS this is a very surreal time. We’re just starting to see the ramp up of people who are needing intensive respiratory support and we’re struggling even now. Even last week I thought that what was happening in Italy and elsewhere wouldn’t happen here, now I’m not so sure. We just don’t have the capacity or specialist equipment to cope with the influx. Most people will be fine but even the 1% getting ill in a period of one month is bad news. It will come but we just need to do our best to drag it out. As such, I struggle to see glastonbury happen now - we might be ok by June but the call has to be made soon and I fear that’ll be next month at the latest. And I’m ok with that - some things really are more important and as much as I was looking forward to 5 days forgetting about all the shit that we’ve had to face this last year this is a global crisis that we’ve never seen before. Peoples lives will change, business will close, we’ll be talking about this for years but let’s just hope that we’re all back here looking forward to 2021. 

[mttJ]

Looks like Billie Eilish has just cancelled the entire remainder of her tour.

[Mr.Tease]

How is Russia dealing with this? Haven’t heard a peep 

[Barney McGrew]

2 minutes ago, hillwalker said:

I feel like it’s a rite of passage to at least have one comment on this thread. I’ve been trying to avoid coming here but it’s like slowing down for a car crash, I can’t help Myself. As someone who works front line in the NHS this is a very surreal time. We’re just starting to see the ramp up of people who are needing intensive respiratory support and we’re struggling even now. Even last week I thought that what was happening in Italy and elsewhere wouldn’t happen here, now I’m not so sure. We just don’t have the capacity or specialist equipment to cope with the influx. Most people will be fine but even the 1% getting ill in a period of one month is bad news. It will come but we just need to do our best to drag it out. As such, I struggle to see glastonbury happen now - we might be ok by June but the call has to be made soon and I fear that’ll be next month at the latest. And I’m ok with that - some things really are more important and as much as I was looking forward to 5 days forgetting about all the shit that we’ve had to face this last year this is a global crisis that we’ve never seen before. Peoples lives will change, business will close, we’ll be talking about this for years but let’s just hope that we’re all back here looking forward to 2021. 

I wish you and your colleagues all the best, thank you for what you do, have done and will do.

[Paul ™]

3 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

How is Russia dealing with this? Haven’t heard a peep 

I think Russia are winning, only 45 cases apparently

[squirrelarmy]

4 minutes ago, Mr.Tease said:

How is Russia dealing with this? Haven’t heard a peep 

Vodka > Virus

[Tuna]

Trump declares state of emergency.

[DeadAmos]

With people panic buying toilet roll and pasta

could this be classed as a Dolmio effect

[Homer]

23 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

You keep saying this, but I don’t agree. Life isn’t that simple. These things tend to have a domino effect. There needs to be a reasonable balance struck between predicting the end of the world, and giving into it and trying to keep the world going. 

I’m on my way to a gig in a pub now and I’m going to play football, museum, dinner and cinema tomorrow. I went out on Monday and Wednesday nights drinking. 
 

I’m doing more than my fair share to keep things topped up ta. Maybe I’m not hitting your standard though?  This still has little relation to what I personally think will happen in the future though 

[funkychick2007]

Hillwalker you and your colleagues have are doing and will do an amazing job! As said before thankyou!  

[Homer]

21 minutes ago, hillwalker said:

I feel like it’s a rite of passage to at least have one comment on this thread. I’ve been trying to avoid coming here but it’s like slowing down for a car crash, I can’t help Myself. As someone who works front line in the NHS this is a very surreal time. We’re just starting to see the ramp up of people who are needing intensive respiratory support and we’re struggling even now. Even last week I thought that what was happening in Italy and elsewhere wouldn’t happen here, now I’m not so sure. We just don’t have the capacity or specialist equipment to cope with the influx. Most people will be fine but even the 1% getting ill in a period of one month is bad news. It will come but we just need to do our best to drag it out. As such, I struggle to see glastonbury happen now - we might be ok by June but the call has to be made soon and I fear that’ll be next month at the latest. And I’m ok with that - some things really are more important and as much as I was looking forward to 5 days forgetting about all the shit that we’ve had to face this last year this is a global crisis that we’ve never seen before. Peoples lives will change, business will close, we’ll be talking about this for years but let’s just hope that we’re all back here looking forward to 2021. 

Thank you for your insight and hard work. We all greatly appreciate it x
 

Edited March 13, 2020 by Homer

[Sawdusty surfer]

22 minutes ago, hillwalker said:

I feel like it’s a rite of passage to at least have one comment on this thread. I’ve been trying to avoid coming here but it’s like slowing down for a car crash, I can’t help Myself. As someone who works front line in the NHS this is a very surreal time. We’re just starting to see the ramp up of people who are needing intensive respiratory support and we’re struggling even now. Even last week I thought that what was happening in Italy and elsewhere wouldn’t happen here, now I’m not so sure. We just don’t have the capacity or specialist equipment to cope with the influx. Most people will be fine but even the 1% getting ill in a period of one month is bad news. It will come but we just need to do our best to drag it out. As such, I struggle to see glastonbury happen now - we might be ok by June but the call has to be made soon and I fear that’ll be next month at the latest. And I’m ok with that - some things really are more important and as much as I was looking forward to 5 days forgetting about all the shit that we’ve had to face this last year this is a global crisis that we’ve never seen before. Peoples lives will change, business will close, we’ll be talking about this for years but let’s just hope that we’re all back here looking forward to 2021. 

Out of upvotes, you deserve a wheelbarrow full. 

Can't thank you enough and next time we're in a field in Somerset again, swing by our place. Beers on me.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

3 hours ago, northernringo said:

Saw this post on the topic on another forum I frequent (a Watford FC one of all places...). Thought it outlined a few things quite well, and is similar to how I view the situation:

First, we’re a different country to Ireland. You’re more spread out and have a much, much smaller population. People seem to be falling into a trap of comparing apples with oranges a lot recently.

If you listen to everything the medical advisors to the UK government are saying, it’s clear we’ve taken (or tried to take, as it appears the effect of public hysteria was underestimated) a slightly different approach. There’s a recognition the vast majority of people will get this virus in the coming months but it won’t do them much harm. There’s no avoiding it, with a vaccine miles away from mass availability and the nature of the virus itself. And we need that herd immunity to protect our vulnerable citizens going forward, as Covid-19 will ripple around the world seasonally for a few more years yet. Stopping the spread almost completely may not actually be desirable in the medium term.

The government reckons imposing draconian controls now means they will have to be maintained for 12-16 weeks, which simply isn’t realistic. Everyone will get restless, the weather will improve, people will think it’s a fuss over nothing because numbers of infected and deaths are still low (ie. a phoney war) and then it’ll hit like a hurricane as people go back to normal. We don’t have the police or army to enforce more than very geographically limited areas of quarantine or isolation.

I actually think it’s possible to equally argue every country shutting things down recently is wilfully misleading its citizens by saying it’s just until the start of April. They’re buying time and compliance by selling a pup.

That is so weird, I support WFC, frequent the same forum and read the same post. IMO he’s absolutely nailed it.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

I’ve generally been quite positive about the whole situation until now, but something hit me earlier that I’ve found quite hard to shake...

At least 90%+ of the artists are more then rich enough to cancel Glastonbury without a second thought 

 

[squirrelarmy]

2 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

I’ve generally been quite positive about the whole situation until now, but something hit me earlier that I’ve found quite hard to shake...

At least 90%+ of the artists are more then rich enough to cancel Glastonbury without a second thought 

 

Artists don’t play the festival for the fee. 
 

It’s vastly less than they get for doing similar gigs. They do it for the love of the festival and the exposure it gives them. 
 

Playing Glastonbury this year especially will show they are wanting to party despite the crisis in the world and we need that positive energy right now. 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, squirrelarmy said:

Artists don’t play the festival for the fee. 
 

It’s vastly less than they get for doing similar gigs. They do it for the love of the festival and the exposure it gives them. 
 

Playing Glastonbury this year especially will show they are wanting to party despite the crisis in the world and we need that positive energy right now. 

Thanks man, I fucking hope so.

[jparx]

4 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

I’ve generally been quite positive about the whole situation until now, but something hit me earlier that I’ve found quite hard to shake...

At least 90%+ of the artists are more then rich enough to cancel Glastonbury without a second thought 

 

That number is WAY too high. Thousands of acts at Glastonbury - they're not all Taylor Swift. 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Anyone watching C4 right now? Worth a watch 

[Sdsm123]

Is it me or does trump appear to be ill or is it the Rareness of a somber tone making him appear ill 

[stuartbert two hats]

17 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

I’ve generally been quite positive about the whole situation until now, but something hit me earlier that I’ve found quite hard to shake...

At least 90%+ of the artists are more then rich enough to cancel Glastonbury without a second thought 

 

They're not. Or at least they're not rich enough to cancel this summer's festival season without hurting pretty badly.