Coincidence or is Glastonbury going to be cancelled

[Cheddar Valley]

Just heard from a relative who works with a farmers son that has a field used for official parking EVERY year for the festival and in his words has said that for the first time Michael has told them "he doesnt want the field this year"

This could be coincidence/ rearranging parking etc or they are planning on cancelling.

Balance payments are due in just over 3 weeks so perhaps they will announce something before then.

It's just weird that we have heard nothing official yet and I know festival is in June but like I said im sure they will have to decide before balance payments.

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, Cheddar Valley said:

Just heard from a relative who works with a farmers son that has a field used for official parking EVERY year for the festival and in his words has said that for the first time Michael has told them "he doesnt want the field this year"

This could be coincidence/ rearranging parking etc or they are planning on cancelling.

Balance payments are due in just over 3 weeks so perhaps they will announce something before then.

It's just weird that we have heard nothing official yet and I know festival is in June but like I said im sure they will have to decide before balance payments.

or the farmer has hiked his prices ? 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Sounds a bit tenuous 

[Cheddar Valley]

Local news doesnt help by having some doctor on saying he thinks the festival shouldn't go ahead 

[AlexOvd]

Jez I want more the balance day to come than the line up. 

[jj200]

Maybe Glastonbury is going to be a non camping festival

[RarerThanDandyB]

1 minute ago, jj200 said:

Maybe Glastonbury is going to be a non camping festival

You could be onto something there

[Crazyfool01]

the clue is in the words parking field  

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Biggest festival in the world... wouldn’t things like this have been sorted out/agreed on long ago? Or contracts agreed for a specific amount of years? 

[jj200]

3 minutes ago, RarerThanDandyB said:

You could be onto something there

And cars will park on the old tent sites.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, jj200 said:

And cars will park on the old tent sites.

genius  

[sisco]

4 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Biggest festival in the world... wouldn’t things like this have been sorted out/agreed on long ago? Or contracts agreed for a specific amount of years? 

Yes

[TownesMR]

Calling bullshit on this. Festival wouldn't have said they were continuing to prepare only a couple days ago and then pull a complete 180, especially after the government and medical professionals said ending large events does nothing. IF the festival ends up being cancelled, which currently doesn't seem likely, we won't find out about it this way.

Edited March 6, 2020 by TownesMR

[jj200]

2 minutes ago, TownesMR said:

Calling bullshit on this. Festival wouldn't have said they were continuing to prepare only a couple days ago and then pull a complete 180, especially after the government and medical professionals said ending large events does nothing. IF the festival ends up being cancelled, which currently doesn't seem likely, we won't find out about it this way.

I'm assuming radio 1 big weekend could get cancelled before Glastonbury.

[Cheddar Valley]

I stand by my original post.  This is true but not possibly the reasons behind it.

I wouldn't bullshit about it

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, Cheddar Valley said:

I stand by my original post.  This is true but not possibly the reasons behind it.

I wouldn't bullshit about it

im not sure anyone has said you are bullshitting at all .... you probably did hear it .... similar to the fact I heard from a friend that he had heard  a friend of emilys had been told that oasis were playing the friday night pyramid .... whilst it could be true .... its indirect enough to probably not be 

[TownesMR]

I should clarify, not saying you didn't hear that. I'm just saying it has nothing to do with Glastonbury being cancelled.

[TownesMR]

34 minutes ago, Cheddar Valley said:

It's just weird that we have heard nothing official yet

There was an official statement a couple days ago btw. Festival is going forward with all planning.

[jj200]

I'm still saying non camping festival because that could  link with reduceing the large gatherings by night times.

Was Glastonbury going to be extended in size.

Edited March 6, 2020 by jj200

[henry bear]

I can't believe the Michael would unilaterally cancel the festival when others aren't, just days after issuing a statement that the festival, as things stand, would proceed. In fact I'd be surprised if they cancelled at all unless the government banned such events. I did wonder if they had wind of the fact that foreign acts were likely to be cancelling European tours en masse, but Lady GaGa's recent announcement suggests otherwise. Perhaps he's got beef with the farmer in question and doesn't want to use his land

[Cheddar Valley]

Yeah sorry just didn't want people to think I'm stirring an already pot of Coronavirus panic

[jj200]

1 minute ago, henry bear said:

I can't believe the Michael would unilaterally cancel the festival when others aren't, just days after issuing a statement that the festival, as things stand, would proceed. In fact I'd be surprised if they cancelled at all unless the government banned such events. I did wonder if they had wind of the fact that foreign acts were likely to be cancelling European tours en masse, but Lady GaGa's recent announcement suggests otherwise. Perhaps he's got beef with the farmer in question and doesn't want to use his land

Maybe he has an other things on mind by banning all cars from the site.

[Cheddar Valley]

As far as I'm aware there was no issue with farmer ie costs etc just heard he didnt want or need field which made the son question WHY

[Cheddar Valley]

I'm not sure if the farmer got an answer or maybe he did and hes keeping quiet.  Who knows!

[squirrelarmy]

5 minutes ago, jj200 said:

Maybe he has an other things on mind by banning all cars from the site.

Forcing everyone to use public transport is the last thing you want to do during a viral outbreak.