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[Welshinexile]

Just now, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

Are there any "extras" on site for hospitality tickets? Can you get into crew bars etc?

Yes the EPO band gets you everywhere apart from the back stage artists area. So all the crew bars etc. 

[Welshinexile]

Just now, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

Totally understand that if it's doable for you, just hope it doesn't start to take away from normal ticket sales to increase hospitality sales. Obviously most people can't afford to drop £2k each on a Glastonbury ticket (or spend £170 a month down the boozer)

They’ve doubled the size of hospitality post covid 

[Welshinexile]

Ultimately the festival lost millions over covid and maybe extra hospitality is a way to keep running the festival and make back some of that money. No one can blame them for that- they came pretty close to financial ruin as I understand it. 

[Jamie 2194]

5 minutes ago, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

Totally understand that if it's doable for you, just hope it doesn't start to take away from normal ticket sales to increase hospitality sales. Obviously most people can't afford to drop £2k each on a Glastonbury ticket (or spend £170 a month down the boozer)

I totally appreciate what you are saying, it’s just something we choose to put our money towards. This may change if prices continue to rise. I would say the packages have doubled in the last 5/6 festivals. Creeps up a little each year. The cost is broken down by 

ticket cost

windenlake cost

accommodation charge.
 

next year will be my 10th so it may be a good time to bow out  

[Welshinexile]

1 minute ago, Jamie 2194 said:

I totally appreciate what you are saying, it’s just something we choose to put our money towards. This may change if prices continue to rise. I would say the packages have doubled in the last 5/6 festivals. Creeps up a little each year. The cost is broken down by 

ticket cost

windenlake cost

accommodation charge.
 

next year will be my 10th so it may be a good time to bow out  

Yes, I am bowing out soon too! Next year and that will likely be it!

[Jamie 2194]

2 minutes ago, Welshinexile said:

Yes, I am bowing out soon too! Next year and that will likely be it!

Famous last words, I am normally bowing out most mornings after getting back to Windenlake at 5am 😂😂

[BBC7BBCHEAVEN]

6 minutes ago, Jamie 2194 said:

I totally appreciate what you are saying, it’s just something we choose to put our money towards. This may change if prices continue to rise. I would say the packages have doubled in the last 5/6 festivals. Creeps up a little each year. The cost is broken down by 

ticket cost

windenlake cost

accommodation charge.
 

next year will be my 10th so it may be a good time to bow out  

No problem with and genuinely interested. 

This was my 11th but with a toddler in tow it was very difficult so think we might take a large break, when we do go back this kind of thing might be the way

[Welshinexile]

1 minute ago, Jamie 2194 said:

Famous last words, I am normally bowing out most mornings after getting back to Windenlake at 5am 😂😂

🤣

[Jamie 2194]

1 minute ago, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

No problem with and genuinely interested. 

This was my 11th but with a toddler in tow it was very difficult so think we might take a large break, when we do go back this kind of thing might be the way

I have a toddler as well as a 23 year old. We are taking the little man to camp bestival on a day ticket to see how he goes. He is high energy currently so not sure I could do anymore than a day. If I had hat on I would take it off to you for surviving 5 days with little one in tow. Well done you. 

[JayDiesel]

4 hours ago, pie_and_a_pint said:

It's funny, because ableist, judgmental assholes make me irate.

As I've since mentioned three times, this was aimed squarely at people sitting in the front pit of condensed shows. I appreciate I didn't make that very clear in my original message, so apologise for any ill judged intent, but it does feel a touch of common sense to assume I'm not bothered by people who sit at the back of a crowd

[Jack The Stripper]

On 6/27/2023 at 2:45 PM, DareToDibble said:

I’m sure this will have been covered but Example was far too big to have play Glade on Thursday with very little else on. My mates and I tried and decided to bin it off immediately. As we were leaving (heading towards Leftfield) there was a girl on her own, clinging onto the fence, crying her eyes out having a panic attack. A lot of people just carried on walking which is ridiculous but it was caused by the sheer business of that area at that time. My friend and I helped her through the crowd until she was out and she seemed to camp down a lot from there on but it was horrible to witness. Poor girl.

 

Also not really the festivals fault and I know everyone enjoys festivals differently but there were certainly a fair few dickheads there this year. My 2 friends and I were in the pit for Becky Hill and there was a guy screaming “GET YOUR TITS OUT” between every song - as well as a few other even worse things. Then openly smashed some drugs and continued to scream more sh*t. Knobhead.

Thanks so much for helping that girl. I have a daughter (who is only two!) but the thought of her being helpless like that terrifies me - you really saved her day.

[pie_and_a_pint]

14 minutes ago, JayDiesel said:

As I've since mentioned three times, this was aimed squarely at people sitting in the front pit of condensed shows. I appreciate I didn't make that very clear in my original message, so apologise for any ill judged intent, but it does feel a touch of common sense to assume I'm not bothered by people who sit at the back of a crowd

You’ve learned a good lesson today then. 

[ICGenie]

1 hour ago, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

Does some of the money from those ridiculous hospitality tickets go to charity?

Otherwise I can't see why Glastonbury allow it?

As a business they will balance the costs throughout the whole festival. It may be that selling high priced horse-brutality tickets means they can keep the general tickets £10-20 cheaper than they otherwise would. Flip it round - without that income either charities lose out, ticket prices go up, quality of acts goes down, money spent on infrastructure goes down etc etc etc.

We all know GFL well enough to know that they aren’t just creaming profits off hospitality. It’s a tightrope for sure, but it’s a false dichotomy to say 10,000 hospitality tickets = 10,000 “normal” tickets are no longer available.

[Neil]

1 hour ago, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

Are there any "extras" on site for hospitality tickets? Can you get into crew bars etc?

some crew bars will let you in with a hospitality band, some won't.

[MrZigster]

6 hours ago, ICGenie said:

As a business they will balance the costs throughout the whole festival. It may be that selling high priced horse-brutality tickets means they can keep the general tickets £10-20 cheaper than they otherwise would. Flip it round - without that income either charities lose out, ticket prices go up, quality of acts goes down, money spent on infrastructure goes down etc etc etc.

We all know GFL well enough to know that they aren’t just creaming profits off hospitality. It’s a tightrope for sure, but it’s a false dichotomy to say 10,000 hospitality tickets = 10,000 “normal” tickets are no longer available.

Torture an equine and we'll let you in.

[Welshinexile]

8 hours ago, Neil said:

some crew bars will let you in with a hospitality band, some won't.

You also get an EPO band and it’s that which gets you in lots of places not so much the hospitality band

[Neil]

1 hour ago, Welshinexile said:

You also get an EPO band and it’s that which gets you in lots of places not so much the hospitality band

You don't necessarily get an epo with hospitality .probably depends on whether hospitality is your entrance ticket. It isn't for upgrades.

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

Just out of interest, how much power have the stewards got to deal with bad behaviour/misogyny.

Haven't seen people throwing cups of piss into the crowd at Glastonbury until this year. And i'm normally far more into the pit. So, so vile! Maybe I noticed it more because I had the kids with me so was on high alert but people doing that or shouting "get your tits out" repeatedly should be escorted out in my opinion. Behavioural experts will tell you that anyone shouting that could well end up going on to sexually assault someone, especially where drink and drugs are involved. 

Edited June 29, 2023 by Bike_Like_A_Mum

[Skip997]

3 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Just out of interest, how much power have the stewards got to deal with bad behaviour/misogyny.

Not sure they really have any, can't remember it ever being mentioned in training.

Their job in that situation is to inform security.

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

5 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Not sure they really have any, can't remember it ever being mentioned in training.

Their job in that situation is to inform security.

OK, so security would throw them out then..?

Kind of feel like that's the kind of behaviour no one cares about at Reading and Leeds as there's 'worse' stuff going on... but just more rare at Glasto for sure and should be removed instantly. I understand you've gotta catch people in the act though. Although if I'd have got a good photo I definitely would have reported them afterwards and been an absolute busy body to make sure they had a permanent ban 

[Skip997]

1 minute ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

OK, so security would throw them out then..?

I don't know what the criteria for evicting someone are.

Possibly is the best answer I can give, based on something that happened last year. Someone I know was removed by security for "being too drunk", although there must have been more to it than that. He was allowed back in after sobering up.

 

[Slimeyc]

20 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

Just out of interest, how much power have the stewards got to deal with bad behaviour/misogyny.

Haven't seen people throwing cups of piss into the crowd at Glastonbury until this year. And i'm normally far more into the pit. So, so vile! Maybe I noticed it more because I had the kids with me so was on high alert but people doing that or shouting "get your tits out" repeatedly should be escorted out in my opinion. Behavioural experts will tell you that anyone shouting that could well end up going on to sexually assault someone, especially where drink and drugs are involved. 

I had my 12 year old daughter with me this year and there were a few situations that made me wince. One evening around 10pm a completely naked man walked around near leftfield. On Sunday we gave up at the pyramid to watch Elton as she being slightly smaller was shoved and pushed out of the way by men who wanted to get into the middle area. She took a backpack to the face and then we left. 
 

Before lots jump in, yes it’s busy, yes you should expect some jostling but it was getting out of control. 
 

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

1 minute ago, Skip997 said:

I don't know what the criteria for evicting someone are.

Possibly is the best answer I can give, based on something that happened last year. Someone I know was removed by security for "being too drunk", although there must have been more to it than that. He was allowed back in after sobering up.

 

That sounds fair and reasonable.

I suppose everyone has different levels of what behaviour they will tolerate.

I don't mind noisy people in the campsite, or what drugs people are taking in broad daylight or even the pushy shovy people. Some of it is illegal in the 'real world' but you go and be free and you do you 👍🏼 None of that lasts, it's just annoying in the moment but everyone moves on.

I draw the line at anything that has a lasting impact on someone else... being covered in piss is awful, also flare burns, racism and misogyny all should be dealt with firmly. "You're at a festival get over it" is nonsense and doesn't wash with me. If I'd got a good photo I'd be an absolute Karen over that stuff and made sure people get a lifetime ban! 🤣

[giantkatestacks]

3 minutes ago, Slimeyc said:

I had my 12 year old daughter with me this year and there were a few situations that made me wince. One evening around 10pm a completely naked man walked around near leftfield. On Sunday we gave up at the pyramid to watch Elton as she being slightly smaller was shoved and pushed out of the way by men who wanted to get into the middle area. She took a backpack to the face and then we left. 
 

Before lots jump in, yes it’s busy, yes you should expect some jostling but it was getting out of control. 
 

I think nakedness at Glasto is completely normal. 

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

4 minutes ago, Slimeyc said:

I had my 12 year old daughter with me this year and there were a few situations that made me wince. One evening around 10pm a completely naked man walked around near leftfield. On Sunday we gave up at the pyramid to watch Elton as she being slightly smaller was shoved and pushed out of the way by men who wanted to get into the middle area. She took a backpack to the face and then we left. 
 

Before lots jump in, yes it’s busy, yes you should expect some jostling but it was getting out of control. 
 

See I don't care about nakedness. That's not hurting anyone else and it's just a 'body'. My two (8 and 6) would have probably just had a giggle. That kind of freedom is what Glastonbury is all about for me

Edited June 29, 2023 by Bike_Like_A_Mum