Site Changes - What do we know?

[stuartbert two hats]

Ok, so now that the worries about whether the festival is happening are pretty much over, we need to turn our attention to the really important stuff - what's going to change on site?

The big one that I can think of is the enlarged, slightly relocated Spike Bar. Anyone who was as Worthy Pastures probably saw it. It's on two levels now and looked pretty good.

We should see changes at both the Rush sites - namely The Pier and Pangea. The Pier was clearly unfinished and Arcadia made a big thing back in 2019 about Pangea evolving over time.

There's also a new bridge at the entrance to Kings Meadow and Bella's Bridge looked in need of a major safety upgrade/replacement back in August.

What else? Have any other hints been dropped about new areas or infrastructure? Are there going to be new toilets? Has any new drainage been installed? Has there been any landscaping? And less importantly, are there even going to be new stages?

Edited February 12, 2022 by stuartbert two hats

[Crazyfool01]

I’d say SE corner will see some changes … some fields moving about or being renamed … just a hunch 

[Crazyfool01]

A few less trees because of ash dieback 

[Hugh Jass]

Hopefully they’ve finally finished the pier.

[Crazyfool01]

Maybe a few less stages ? 

[Crazyfool01]

Pangea being massively better with them having sorted the dangly moon 🌙 

[Ayrshire Chris]

Sticklinch campsite. More compost lavs  wasn’t it suggested in 2020 there would be less tents on big ground? (Can’t remember exactly why)

 

[Crazyfool01]

2 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Sticklinch campsite. More compost lavs  wasn’t it suggested in 2020 there would be less tents on big ground? (Can’t remember exactly why)

 

Wasn’t there supposed to be a sea of blue tents in front of pier ? 

[Ayrshire Chris]

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Wasn’t there supposed to be a sea of blue tents in front of pier ? 

Yes, don’t know if there was though, never did the pier. 

[UEF]

37 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Ok, so now that the worries about whether the festival is happening are pretty much over,

This'll be my third year of saying that :)

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, UEF said:

This'll be my third year of saying that 🙂

It was bollocks the other years though!

[guypjfreak]

If they keep pushing us up the hill on row mead they'll be no fucking front row camping... And the reason they do it is so they have more room for headliners.. 

The thing is I can't think of anyone who could properly fill that space 

Anyone 

[JoeyT]

Glastonbury on Sea was marked out on the map of the site Emily put on instagram last week so I’d have thought that will definitely be making a return.

There’s also some blurb about it on the areas page on the official site suggesting it’ll be there for 2022.

[Ayrshire Chris]

3 minutes ago, guypjfreak said:

If they keep pushing us up the hill on row mead they'll be no fucking front row camping... And the reason they do it is so they have more room for headliners.. 

The thing is I can't think of anyone who could properly fill that space 

Anyone 

So it was proposed, I couldn’t quite remember. Maybe trying to create a wider walk way round the field though the main pinch point there is just at the side of the stage heading towards beat hotel etc 

[whitehorses]

Looking forward to spike bar, whatever its configuration!

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, whitehorses said:

Looking forward to spike bar, whatever its configuration!

Best bar on site and I’ve never even brought a drink there 

[whitehorses]

2 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Best bar on site and I’ve never even brought a drink there 

🤣 haven’t bought many there, that’s for sure. But always an inevitable stop once bolloxed on the way to somewhere else. Only to quickly forget whatever the original destination was. 

[danbailey80]

Regarding Spike bar. I had a wonder around it on worthy pastures and I don't think it was any different.  Maybe it looked different because it didn't have the bar and decorations etc?

[stuartbert two hats]

8 minutes ago, danbailey80 said:

Regarding Spike bar. I had a wonder around it on worthy pastures and I don't think it was any different.  Maybe it looked different because it didn't have the bar and decorations etc?

It was the middle of the night when I went up, I might have it totally wrong. I'm pretty sure it has been rebuilt though, even if it's the same as before.

[funkychick2007]

Doesn't the Rabbit Hole change its position each year within The Park! And the secret bar!!! Which Ive never managed to get the password too, but its good fun trying to get it!!

[Gnomicide]

Not really a site change but I'm convinced they will use up the additional attendance that they were granted prior to 2019. Something like 15k? They need to pull in extra revenue, it's been approved, why wouldn't they?

[kingbadger]

Beat Hotel is being replaced isn't it? Think that's been confirmed

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, kingbadger said:

Beat Hotel is being replaced isn't it? Think that's been confirmed

Beat Youth Hostel.

[Punksnotdead]

22 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Beat Youth Hostel.

Beat grotty B&B.

[Joshuwarr]

I suspect the SE Corner will see some changes. I would not be surprised if the Block 9 team do something different with the IICON space.