Avalon is dying

[Steveyett]

Helter Skelter gone

Tea Yurt gone

Cafe downsized

Cafe gone

Hobos gone

Very sad

[ameski18]

Oh very sad to hear!! 
It was always my absolute fave but don't feel it's been the same since they moved the bar. 
I loved the helter skelter too, it was my moment of childishness every year! 😧

[Pinhead]

Gradually been debased over the years until finally it's now just a cut through with another stage and bar.

[Yokel Again]

This is a real shame. Have spent more and more time in Avalon as I've got older. Always had a great atmosphere. 

[westholtschic]

But they still have the best fish and chips on site. Bloody delicious 

[brendan84]

Can be replaced by another dance tent no doubt 

[Pinhead]

Lol yeah cos we need more DJ's and sh*t huh 😉

[dingbat2]

Maybe time to move Avalon, it seems to be becoming incidental to the festival now and more of a cut through to get to SE corner. Maybe swap Arcadia with Avalon? I loved Arcadia when it seemed a part of SE  corner, appreciating that area will be ome even more crowded. Just think there is a real desire for a dedicated area for Avalon, although will cost a bit to move the fixed infrastructure. I do think there is as much demand for non dance music so moving it to Arcadia might move the crowds a bit to the West? Who knows, we can't lose Avalon though...

[Pinhead]

It's already gone - nothing to move - just 'any old stage' and the bar.

[prestonmike]

1 hour ago, Pinhead said:

Lol yeah cos we need more DJ's and sh*t huh 😉

There needs to be more late night non dance stuff around the site, even if its a dj playing indie/britpop/rock, Avalon could be a good stage to use after the bands have finished that isnt just dance music

[Harmonic Prospector]

I've always said that moving the Rocket Lounge and Diner to Avalon would be good move. Rocket Lounge has always felt like it needs to be somewhere else other the SE corner for people who want that vibe without having the ordeal of everything else in the SE corner. 

 

Avalon/Sensation Seekers should be the new home for late night cheesy sing-alongs for those who want to party till 3am but aren't chasing beats. 

[panasonic2011]

Yet again sorry to say it but Emily/GFL fart assing around with the site is just ruining it.  Yes progress is good but Williams Green and Avalon were perfectly fine before they messed with it.  I know Williams had problems in 2022 with Mel C and the crowd problems but instead of removing the tent and Inn on the Green there must have been a better solution.  Weds/Thurs were fantastic at both venues.  Guilty pleasure in the tent at Williams Green made the weekend!!!!

[amfy]

2 hours ago, Harmonic Prospector said:

I've always said that moving the Rocket Lounge and Diner to Avalon would be good move. Rocket Lounge has always felt like it needs to be somewhere else other the SE corner for people who want that vibe without having the ordeal of everything else in the SE corner. 

 

Avalon/Sensation Seekers should be the new home for late night cheesy sing-alongs for those who want to party till 3am but aren't chasing beats. 

Have always wanted those 2 to come out of SE corner - especially as you have to go through the whole thing to get to them, so that by the time you get there, you just want to leave! 

[Gnomicide]

Avalon was always were I spent most of my festival, this year I didn't see one act there. Not that there wasn't anything good, just that there were no must sees. Anything I fancied was out trumped by something on elsewhere.

[The Nal]

Toyah and Robert were all sorts of fun. Few people with dust in their eyes during Heroes. 

[The60ftOctopus]

The Scratch were excellent on Avalon though, despite being up against Shania. 

Did anyone happen to see Lulu? Did she pull in a big crowd?

 

First Williams Green, and now Avalon and Unfairground being massively cut back. Will be interesting to see where they take both those areas from here.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, The60ftOctopus said:

The Scratch were excellent on Avalon though, despite being up against Shania. 

Did anyone happen to see Lulu? Did she pull in a big crowd?

 

Big I think, without being a field closer. A lot of fun. She dropped more names than Nile Rodgers.

[bob323]

it was very full for Lulu, then i saw haircut 100 - who i thought where very good (despite never being a fan)

 

the Avalon Inn is one of the best on site

[Andeeroo]

 

On 6/28/2024 at 7:04 PM, dingbat2 said:

Maybe time to move Avalon, it seems to be becoming incidental to the festival now and more of a cut through to get to SE corner. Maybe swap Arcadia with Avalon? I loved Arcadia when it seemed a part of SE  corner, appreciating that area will be ome even more crowded. Just think there is a real desire for a dedicated area for Avalon, although will cost a bit to move the fixed infrastructure. I do think there is as much demand for non dance music so moving it to Arcadia might move the crowds a bit to the West? Who knows, we can't lose Avalon though...

 

This. Given its proximity to the SE corner, it's perhaps no surprise that they have gutted it. They're probably just trying to reduce the footfall in that region of the site.

 

A relocation could work wonders for it.

[Dark Star]

6 minutes ago, Andeeroo said:

 

 

This. Given its proximity to the SE corner, it's perhaps no surprise that they have gutted it. They're probably just trying to reduce the footfall in that region of the site.

 

A relocation could work wonders for it.

It's always felt to me like it should really be the other side of the railway line. Before they started putting on the cheesy pop act that would cause the filed to be closed. There's been a lot of acts played Avalon and Croissant Neuf over the years. Maybe move it next to Undle Ground so it adjoins CN? 

At the same time, if it were moved, that field would likely be given over to late night noisy stuff, currently it at least is another field barrier between Green Futures and the beats! 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Didn't see any evidence of the field being used as a SE corner queue kettle (or similar). False intel?

[Fingerbobs]

The gates just past Mavericks were solidly shut every time I thought about swinging by from the T&C fields. Was that the case all weekend?

[Gommy]

Yeah I think that route just didn't exist this year.

[Aragorn]

wasn't it Arabella's area in past years?  Gone downhill since she passed?

[Nduja]

The biggest factor in Avalon having less things in the field is the much bigger stage than used to be there, rather than anything else, surely.

 

I'd say it looks quite an univiting place now, mainly because of how much space the stage takes up.