Will coronavirus lead to the cancellation of Glastonbury ?

[Ommadawn]

22 minutes ago, gizmoman said:

Yes CCCheese but he was a she.

Oops - sorry if she's still posting on here under a different guise.

[HalfAnIdiot]

34 minutes ago, Jack.194 said:

With regard to postponement/rearrangement, why is everyone citing September as a possible month? Is there any logical reason to think September would be a better choice than July/August, or is it just that September is further away?

If postponement is the route they go down I really hope it isn’t in September as I’ll be in a job without the notion to book holiday! (Would still go, just would only get the Friday night, Saturday and Sunday)

19th September 1970 Pilton Pop Blues and Folk Festival 

19th Sept 2020 - 50 years to the day. 

Edited March 16, 2020 by HalfAnIdiot

[Spindles]

4 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Carlsberg just launched a Glastonbury tickets competition, most pointless competition ever?

.... or actually worthwhile entering in case their is a replacement for the prize?

2 packs of loo roll and a bottle of carex.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, Spindles said:

2 packs of loo roll and a bottle of carex.

Jackpot 

Although I think you have to actually willingly buy Carlsberg to enter

I suppose I could always pour it down the sink 

[Euphoricape]

[DareToDibble]

20 minutes ago, Chrisp1986 said:

Is that next week then?

Balance week is 1st - 7th April so I would guess so, yeah!

[Claire0406]

16 minutes ago, HalfAnIdiot said:

19th September 1970 Pilton Pop Blues and Folk Festival 

19th Sept 2020 - 50 years to the day. 

My thoughts too would be a good way to make the best of a shit situation 

[Ayrshire Chris]

2 minutes ago, Claire0406 said:

My thoughts too would be a good way to make the best of a shit situation 

Now there’s a thought, maybe even the Kinks would actually play this time! After all Marc Bolan and T Rex ain’t around anymore to substitute for them! 

[Avalon_Fields]

50 minutes ago, DeadAmos said:

Bearded Theory, have just put an update out saying they will decide if the festival is postponed on or before the 12th April

 

https://beardedtheory.co.uk/covid-19-update/

Yes, I’m well impressed by their organisation, I’m so happy I’ve a chance of getting to a festival this year, recommended for anyone..there’s still tickets

[Smeble]

2 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Now there’s a thought, maybe even the Kinks would actually play this time! After all Marc Bolan and T Rex ain’t around anymore to substitute for them! 

They are the one band missing from the poster that really need to be performing. Would be perfect.

[Chrisp1986]

Do we need a poll to decide when we will get the next announcement or statement?

[Suprefan]

54 minutes ago, st dan said:

Would we all take a 2005/2007 washout if it meant it could go ahead this year? 

It’s Austin 3:16 day and we will all say 

[Suprefan]

1 minute ago, Chrisp1986 said:

Do we need a poll to decide when we will get the next announcement or statement?

The next next announcement date pool. 

[Ozanne]

34 minutes ago, MetaKate said:

I'm one of the 12 that say it's happening. Because right now, as far as I'm concerned, it is.

It's still 14 weeks away. This is what I expected would be happening when I voted it was happening last time. And it's going to get much worse. 

Speculating over and over and over again all the reasons that it will for sure be cancelled is not peak efests.

Join the 100%ers, we are a very welcoming group and are practically Glasto royalty. 

[Ozanne]

3 minutes ago, Chrisp1986 said:

Do we need a poll to decide when we will get the next announcement or statement?

Can we have a poll to decide that?

[iloveglasto2020]

5 hours ago, jparx said:

Makes me wonder why they dropped the lineup on Thursday. I wonder if they regret it? After the initial excitement, on Friday it immediately felt like it's 95% getting cancelled.

Were they genuinely optimistic, or did they have a strong idea it would be cancelled and releasing the lineup beforehand benefits them in some way? 

Things are changing so quickly with this thing, maybe they still had a bit of hope 🤷‍♀️

[stuartbert two hats]

47 minutes ago, Chrisp1986 said:

When can we expect an actual announcement? This week?

I'm going for tomorrow.

[Spindles]

Just now, Benja100 said:

Hello are you feeling better today? 

Still feeling grim, spent all day in bed, talking to my son online apparently lots of folk in my town have same symptoms over this weekend.  A mate dropped 2 weeks worth of catfood on the doorstep for me, so I'm sorted to wait it out.  I'd not panic bought or anything, but I'm one of those people who makes big batches of meals and freezes them and has 5kg of rice in the house anyway.  I'm sure it will be fine, thanks   I've got a half ounce of weed, half a dozen tabs of military grade acid and a gaming PC, should be ok to pass the time productively.

[Chrisp1986]

4 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Can we have a poll to decide that?

Ask Neil....

[Chrisp1986]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'm going for tomorrow.

Who do you think? Aerosmith?

[Andy0808 v5]

Just now, Chrisp1986 said:

Who do you think? Aerosmith?

I’m out of upvotes. 

I think the festival will probably remain silent this week. Next week we’ll hear, either about balance payments or plans/intentions.

[marathonsteve]

If the Government of the day says all festivals are Cancelled and they bring in Legislation to do do this . End of....

[Wellyboot]

7 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Join the 100%ers, we are a very welcoming group and are practically Glasto royalty. 

Are there crowns? 

[Chrisp1986]

4 minutes ago, marathonsteve said:

If the Government of the day says all festivals are Cancelled and they bring in Legislation to do do this . End of....

But they wont as they would then have to pay out.

[Chrisp1986]

11 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Join the 100%ers, we are a very welcoming group and are practically Glasto royalty. 

Where is the positive thread?