Akamai CDN (which it looks like see are using), are set up so they have lots of servers near the user network access point to improve content delivery, they are integrated to most ISP networks, so everyone on sky would connect to the Sky Akamai servers and Virgin the virgin ones, that will give the queue page and once you are at the front of the queue it will pass you to see.
Technically speaking the site shouldn't fall over and everyone gets a queue pace, the only issue is the servers managing the queue being able to handle the number of request for a queue ID and tracking.
In my old days working at an ISP they used to do a lot of video streaming for the BBC and Netflix, which saved the core network from being hammered at peak times.
There is a known reason for that though. Strokes were due to play Pilton party 2001, pulled out near the date for unspecified reasons and Coldplay stepped up (and flew from Paris) to play.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/chris-martin-filling-in-the-strokes-coldplay-headlining-glastonbury-2002-2696924
The Eavis family have never forgiven the strokes, who frankly only ever play for the $$ anyway so unlikely to ever play.
Yes, I’d agree with that. If any major changes are to be made regarding ticketing then they’ve a few years to sort it out with the fallow year in 2026.
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