Leyrulion Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 9 minutes ago, Divein said: I really don’t see what’s so shocking about many ticket holders wanting the line up now before the balance payment window There's nothing shocking about it, it's just there's no real reason to expect it. I had expected headliners though. 27 minutes ago, Memory Man said: Its the one thing there is a pattern for in recent years, it comes out before balances close. It has only been the pattern for the last 3 festivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbadger Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 3 minutes ago, Suprefan said: Yet there are 2 more weeks in March to have the window open and not get into April to save themselves the cash. It didnt have to be today, couldve been the 15th and things wouldve been ok. Doing it now though means they can squeeze the resale in before the end of the month as well, so theoretically 100% of ticket sales falls this tax year (though there'll undoubtedly be a tiny amount of returns) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Good point. Or maybe they can just create their own ticketing system like AEG and LN does for their fests and make extra bags from the interest earned from deposits all year. Im sure See Tickets has gotten its slice this whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazwwe Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, gooner1990 said: Surely the majority know that the line up comes after the balance payments? We’ve got newbies coming with us this year and they know what the deal is and that it will be good and not having a full line up doesn’t affect them paying the balance or not. There's only been 1 festival since 13, where there's not been a poster either the week of or the week before balance week and that was 2015, where they confirmed the 2nd headliner. The last festival where we had this was 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 #AHTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august1 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Probably been discussed already but I wonder if they are trying to avoid creating 'news' given the focus elsewhere at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, august1 said: Probably been discussed already but I wonder if they are trying to avoid creating 'news' given the focus elsewhere at the moment? That window has already passed when it came to being considerate of the situation. There were about 10 festival announcements in the 24 hours from the situation in Ukraine escalating to invasion. The Macca tweet seemed to have pointed towards an announcement but they seemingly held off and let that one semi cryptic message stay out there. There will never be a good time to announce the lineup if theyre trying to be sensitive. The festival can only control what it does, it cannot control what happens anywhere across the world. A few artists pushed back their tour announcements because of what was happening but that wont last too long. Edited March 2 by Suprefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Kendrick dropping dates gives a good sign that he’s ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisp1986 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 6 hours ago, Suprefan said: That window has already passed when it came to being considerate of the situation. There were about 10 festival announcements in the 24 hours from the situation in Ukraine escalating to invasion. The Macca tweet seemed to have pointed towards an announcement but they seemingly held off and let that one semi cryptic message stay out there. There will never be a good time to announce the lineup if theyre trying to be sensitive. The festival can only control what it does, it cannot control what happens anywhere across the world. A few artists pushed back their tour announcements because of what was happening but that wont last too long. Yep. If they wait for a totally perfect time the line up will be announced after the festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 (edited) I don’t think any of my friends have paid their balance yet. A lineup would definitely do wonders. Glasto has fallen off a lot of peoples radars at the moment. Whether we believe it on here or not. Edited March 2 by Matt42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 1 minute ago, Matt42 said: I don’t think any of my friends have paid their balance yet. A lineup would definitely do wonders. Glasto has fallen off a lot of peoples radars at the moment. Whether we believe it on here or not. Makes sense. No real announcements in months, and I’m guessing that seemingly canned Macca announcement was supposed to be the thing to get people talking again but alas it wasn’t to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 It’d be fascinating to see the % people paying off their balance day one in 2022 vs 2019. I imagine it’s dropped off mainly due to lack of activity from the festival itself. Does feel like they need something soon, certainly half my group (first timers) didn’t know they needed to pay until I prompted them and now they’re really wavering with the lack of news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC1996 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Somethings got to be coming in the next day or two surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Nobby Burton Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Everything does feel a little bit subdued which is surprising given the gap. I would’ve thought they’d be making a big thing about everything, even the balance window opening. Maybe it’s the war (I don’t think it is personally) or maybe it’s a bit of PTSD from two cancellations and they aren’t letting themselves get too carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner1990 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 8 hours ago, chazwwe said: There's only been 1 festival since 13, where there's not been a poster either the week of or the week before balance week and that was 2015, where they confirmed the 2nd headliner. The last festival where we had this was 2010. Yes..when the balances were paid in April. and as EE said in her R1 interview full poster will be out by the end of this month. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyT Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Today's the day for a cryptic @Neil tweet to notify us that the poster is dropping tomorrow. "Stand by yer beds" tweeted at 7.30am tomorrow morning and poster dropped at 8am. Let's get ready to rumble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuie Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 36 minutes ago, Matt42 said: I don’t think any of my friends have paid their balance yet. A lineup would definitely do wonders. Glasto has fallen off a lot of peoples radars at the moment. Whether we believe it on here or not. I’m sure you’ve reminded your friends though, as have I. Even if it had fallen off their radar, they’ve had reminders and social media posts to draw their attention to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner1990 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 3 minutes ago, stuie said: I’m sure you’ve reminded your friends though, as have I. Even if it had fallen off their radar, they’ve had reminders and social media posts to draw their attention to it. I think in this day and age with Whatsapp groups, and all the various social media its fairly difficult to avoid knowing about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass II Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 WFH today, but I’m ready for the call… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 44 minutes ago, Matt42 said: I don’t think any of my friends have paid their balance yet. A lineup would definitely do wonders. Glasto has fallen off a lot of peoples radars at the moment. Whether we believe it on here or not. Well yeah. Them going silent when things seemed to have been going in the right direction just killed their momentum in Dec and Jan. I mean its understandable that Omicron was a thing but it shouldnt have deterred them from pressing forward as they have already. Its like they got a bit timid with just the uttering of a new variant. A contrast to them getting the poster out early 2 years ago even though they knew where it was leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 10 minutes ago, stuie said: I’m sure you’ve reminded your friends though, as have I. Even if it had fallen off their radar, they’ve had reminders and social media posts to draw their attention to it. Yes but I’ve noticed a “ah yeah il get round to that” reaction instead of a “paying mine now”. I’ve noticed the first timers in my group have all not paid yet. Telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy0808 v5 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Same vibe. We need something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackDoesDrawing Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Just curious, as the lead booker for my group, would I get any email notifications when a member of my group pays off their ticket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Nobby Burton Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 You get people who forget to pay the balance every year and then inexplicably blame festival, so I’ll imagine you’ll get even more this year, especially with deposits automatically rolling over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 2 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said: You get people who forget to pay the balance every year and then inexplicably blame festival, so I’ll imagine you’ll get even more this year, especially with deposits automatically rolling over. I’m actually terrified for once one of my group will “forget” or leave it to last minute and it will be a big problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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