Site changes for 2024 …

[Franco Baresi]

No more Avalon stage to accommodate a queue?! ... Surely not?!!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Avalon Stage or the stage in the cafe?

[Joshuwarr]

I would be very surprised if the entire area is lost to queuing...

[Avalon_Fields]

The cafe area alone wouldn't wouldn't accommodate any queues

[CaledonianGonzo]

Particularly as there's no queue u till after 11pm once the main stage headliners finish

[Avalon_Fields]

7 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

5am is usually pretty decent 😎

I'll take your word for it! 

[northernangel]

25 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

Neither will be there. Space is being given over to the queueing system for SE corner which will run 24/7 this year.

That would be tragic

5 minutes ago, Joshuwarr said:

I would be very surprised if the entire area is lost to queuing...

Can you imagine the avalon Inn went as well

[turkey twizzler]

25 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

Neither will be there. Space is being given over to the queueing system for SE corner which will run 24/7 this year.

How about the Avalon Inn?! That's gotta be somewhere still right?

[Gnomicide]

Avalon Inn has already confirmed they will be back. I read from Dee's post that she just meant the Avalon Cafe.

[deebeedoobee]

To be clear, it's the cafe and stage within NOT the main stage.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

To be clear, it's the cafe and stage within NOT the main stage.

Woohoo!

Hoped that was it.

 

[turkey twizzler]

9 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

To be clear, it's the cafe and stage within NOT the main stage.

Thanks!

And with regards to the SE corner 24/7 thing, is that 24/7 music? They got a license for that?

[gooner1990]

Wonder what's prompted that change?

Losing some parts of Avalon

Different queuing area for SEC

and

SEC to pump 24/7

 

Side note, our group went to the area by IICON on the Saturday last year during the day, was a nice place to chill out for a bit...guess that won't be much of an option anymore! 😄 

[CaledonianGonzo]

A lot of the stages have always opened early afternoon.

[Avalon_Fields]

15 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

To be clear, it's the cafe and stage within NOT the main stage.

Phew! I can breathe again!

[deebeedoobee]

6 minutes ago, turkey twizzler said:

Thanks!

And with regards to the SE corner 24/7 thing, is that 24/7 music? They got a license for that?

I very much doubt that. 

[tarw]

If the cafe stage has gone will that mean there will be fewer small bands?  I know people like 3 daft monkeys used to play the cafe stage several times. Presumably to get enough tickets for all of them 

[Avalon_Fields]

6 minutes ago, tarw said:

If the cafe stage has gone will that mean there will be fewer small bands?  I know people like 3 daft monkeys used to play the cafe stage several times. Presumably to get enough tickets for all of them 

Unless there's a replacement elsewhere. I've seen some good stuff in the Avalon Cafe over the years, starting with the Scottish singer Astrid Williamson in 2004. Seen some dubious singers too! (Michael Eavis 😀)

[tarw]

5 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Unless there's a replacement elsewhere. I've seen some good stuff in the Avalon Cafe over the years, starting with the Scottish singer Astrid Williamson in 2004. Seen some dubious singers too! (Michael Eavis 😀)

Where will Lloyd Grossman go?

[rawrsomesauce]

Is there any news on whether Carhenge will still be a thing this year or whether William’s Green will be back? I hope for the latter, fantastic to see smaller new bands who aren’t quite big enough for Woodises yet and the late night stuff was magnificent. 

[Justcalledtosay]

Car henge is going nowhere. They put down foundations for it last year, so i'd imagine its a permanent fixture.

Any news on the dragon fly replacing the spider at Arcadia yet? 👀

[Johnnyseven]

11 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Unless there's a replacement elsewhere. I've seen some good stuff in the Avalon Cafe over the years, starting with the Scottish singer Astrid Williamson in 2004. Seen some dubious singers too! (Michael Eavis 😀)

The old big Avalon Cafe was gotten rid of for the 2022 festival and replaced with another much smaller tent in a similar location but called something else. For the 2023 festival though it moved to the northern side of the Avalon Field with a similar small tent though. I vaguely remember it having the Avalon Cafe name restored in 2023 - I assume it must've been if they're now saying it's gone again?

[Franco Baresi]

9 minutes ago, rawrsomesauce said:

Is there any news on whether Carhenge will still be a thing this year or whether William’s Green will be back? I hope for the latter, fantastic to see smaller new bands who aren’t quite big enough for Woodises yet and the late night stuff was magnificent. 

Losing Williams Green is a real blow isn't it, doesn't feel like there's a home for small bands to play now. 

[Joey Peeps]

9 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

Car henge is going nowhere. They put down foundations for it last year, so i'd imagine its a permanent fixture.

Any news on the dragon fly replacing the spider at Arcadia yet? 👀

Helicopter becoming a dragonfly sounds cool. Will it be buzzing above our heads like the Pangea globe was supposed to? Probably impractical but would be a trip.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Should turn it into an ornithopter and have a show with all mad Harkonnen dropping out of it.