Glastonbury Tickets, (Huge british festival) Options

[funbobby]

Hey did any brits get lucky and manage to get tickets? 7.5 million people tried and only 114,000 were on sale, it's a shit. I didn't and I'm pretty depressed now, any one else the same?

[racoons > you]

entertainment, metthinks. nope... failed... bleh.

btw, if anyone says they didnt know what glasto was, they should be slappe.

living in america is notan excuse. mars, maybe, america, no.

[DanielleMaria05]

Sorry, I'm not British. I'm American... so, no, Didn't get tickets.

However, what exactly is Glastonbury? Why is it so popular, and why are only that number of tickets avalible???

**Danielle

[*Weird addiction*]

I live in belgium, is that an excuse james?

[funbobby]

Glastonbury is literally the greatest festival of all time, link below:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury/

Use this for all the info you need, it is a little bit of a stoner-fest though. Sorry, I just dont know how to catalog topics, I obviously cant prostate myself in humility enough.

[racoons > you]

no.

glasto is a massive festival that is held annually in, wel, glastonbury.this year's confirmed line up:

New this week:

Goldie Lookin Chain - playing Dance and one other stage
Ash - from a contact of the band
Coldplay - finally seem to be confirmed
The Go! Team - headlining John Peel stage on Saturday
Hope of the States - according to one of their engineers
Dresden Dolls - said at the NIN gigs this week
I am Kloot - from their messageboard
The Egg - playing Friday at 3.30pm at "Dance 2nd Tent"
Kasabian - confirmed on Soccer AM
Razorlight - confirmed on Soccer AM
Moya - won the unsigned bands competition for Jazzworld
The Bellagios - won the unsigned bands competition for dance
Jools Holland - playing Sunday at 1.30pm

The rest in alphabetical order:

Tori Amos - according to Molly Knight
Athlete - playing on Saturday
Biggles Wartime Band - confirmed for Croissant Neuf
The Blockheads - playing Lost Vagueness on Sat
Bloc Party - according to Virtual Festivals website
The Broken Family Band - from their website
John Butler Trio - playing on Friday
Chas 'n' Dave - playing the acoustic stage on Saturday
The Coral - told a reader at a video shoot recently
Death From Above 1979 - from a contact of the band
Elvis Costello - mentioned by the Eavises on Radio 2
The Engineers - say they are playing on their website
Garbage - in a radio interview
Keane - said at a gig they are playing the Pyramid at 8.30 on Fri
The Killers - from several sources
The La's - according to a contact
Rory McLeod - playing Avalon stage according to his website
Kylie Minogue - Michael Eavis told the Wells Journal she is playing on Sunday
Modest Mouse - said at a gig they will play a small stage
Van Morrison - mentioned by the Eavises on Radio 2
Mylo - told Radio 1 he is "pencilled in"
New Order - a contact from their website tells me they are playing
Nine Black Alps - in a recent interview
The Oyster Band - playing on Friday
Rodrigo Y Gabriela - confirmed at a gig
Sharon Shannon - on her website
The Tears - headlining the Peel Stage on Friday
Tiny Tin Lady - says she is playing Acoustic stage on Fri
The Undertones - mentioned by the Eavises on Radio 2
The Violence of Indigo - say they are doing a DJ set, possibly in the Glade
White Stripes - Michael Eavis told the Wells Journal they are playing
Brian Wilson - mentioned by Eavis and confirmed on his website
Youngblood Brass Band - say they are playing on their website

and to daniellemaria... there are only that many tickets, b/c thats the number of people that the venues can hold, and that the organizers can accomodate for

[*Weird addiction*]

Glastonbury is literally the greatest festival of all time, link below:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury/

SAY WHAT?? carnaval is the greatest festival of all times.

[*tweeak*]

not music-wise

[DanielleMaria05]

Sounds fun. I see why you guys want to go so much... Hell, I'd love to go!

[funbobby]

Seriously, for the atmosphere alone, there can only be one great festival - glastonbury. I went two years ago and it was so good. They had paul mccartney on last year and the fireworks were meant to be literally orgasmic.

[speight89]

if you go to the disco there you will have to be given headphones to hear the music so the locals dont get bothered by the noise levels

[DanielleMaria05]

Why did you get to go the last two years and not this one?? Did you not get tickets fast enough?

[funbobby]

if you go to the disco there you will have to be given headphones to hear the music so the locals dont get bothered by the noise levels

Ermm, utter twoddle, and the reason I havent been going is because I cant get tickets! Excuse me while I just go break into tears in the corner.

[DanielleMaria05]

Aww.. I'm sorry

Maybe someone will sell the on Ebay... or maybe a scalper!

**Danielle

[Saeglopur]

Wow. The tickets are all sold out.

[imafreakinazn]

wait.
you're depressed cuz you couldn't get a ticket when 7.5 million people also tried to get the same ticket?
wow.
you must be easily depressed
:P

[racoons > you]

of course he's down... i am too. i wanted tickets.

just b/c there was more competition, doesnt mean you sstill dont want to get the tickets

[*tweeak*]

wait.
you're depressed cuz you couldn't get a ticket when 7.5 million people also tried to get the same ticket?
wow.
you must be easily depressed
:P

my friend started crying when she couldnt get a ticket to kings of leon, and that wasnt nearly as big a concert. so her friend bought her a $90 ticket off ebay (they only cost 20 to being with) and then she won one from the radio anyway

[sammi rules you]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE BRITS ARE SO LUCKY WTF
no fair.

edit;;
^^ your friend likes kings of leon? she's cool.

[funbobby]

I've just perked up as I have realised that Oxegen in Ireland has a better line up, AND I'll also get to go to Ireland with all my mates, the world seems such a brighter place! And yes I do get depressed easily if I dont get my annual fix of continuous excellent partying.

[*tweeak*]

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE BRITS ARE SO LUCKY WTF
no fair.

edit;;
^^ your friend likes kings of leon? she's cool.

yup. i think theyre pretty good, and i was going to buy the extra ticket from them until i foundout how much they paid

[racoons > you]

I've just perked up as I have realised that Oxegen in Ireland has a better line up, AND I'll also get to go to Ireland with all my mates, the world seems such a brighter place! And yes I do get depressed easily if I dont get my annual fix of continuous excellent partying.

ossh.. there is only one festival, and that festival is glasto

<3 kings of leon

[funbobby]

Touche, but I could sit in my room thinking what might of been, and remembering paul mccartney with 'live and let die' last year, the white stripes this year possibly with the guy from the beach boys, and all that MUD, but I could also go back to a place I love and have a good time. Oh God, who am I kidding? There is nothing after Glastonbury! *Runs off crying again*

[twelveislands]

I tried getting tickets last year. Stayed up all night dammit. This year they were sold out after 3 hours! 3 hours! Geez.

I might go to Reading Festival instead

[racoons > you]

^^

pssh reading... pssh... i would feel awkward... its the 'we didnt get into glasto club'

which i suppose is teh point, as i didnt in fact get into glasto

[twelveislands]

Heh yeah. It's the fallback festival for the people who didn't get Glastonbury tickets. Reading's gonna be harder to get tickets for next year though Since Glastonbury isn't gonna be on

[racoons > you]

^^

yeah i know... it wont be the same... i've never actually managed to get into glasto b4, i tried last year, but the ticketing f**k up put paid to that, and this year i couldnt get them either... i want my first proper festival to be glasto

[twelveislands]

I've never got into a Glastonbury fest either My mate has though about 3/4 times. Getting tickets are a lame way as well now. Only 2 tickets per call. Yeah, Like most people go in a 2 unless their a couple

I want my first to be Glasto, but I doubt it will be. But I wouldn't mind going to say Reading fest and then going to Glast because then I could say that Glastonbury is the best festival to go to and at least I'll have another festival 'under my belt' for my own proof. Haha

[racoons > you]

^^

true true... plus music is music... its just atmosphere

at least the ticket limti helps keep the black market down.. there were tickets going for like 1000 pounds last year

[twelveislands]

£1000 Are you serious? That's like 10 times the actual price basically. I'd never pay that much

[racoons > you]

yeah i know... i mean i really wanna go, but there is no way id pay that much

lol i was reading in nme how one woman tried to buy 3, and ended up getting 300 lmao

[twelveislands]

Lmfao! That's funny. What she do with them all? If she kept them well that's just mean I could of had one

[racoons > you]

^^

i suppose she sold them.. i dunno...

[*tweeak*]

well, if the tickets are that popular and hard to get they shoulnt have been too hard to sell

[twelveislands]

^^

i suppose she sold them.. i dunno...

And probably more than the actual price as well and now she gets all that money Some people shouldn't be that lucky

[racoons > you]

yeah i know!

pssh... actually i wasnt THAT crazy about this years line up. i woulda prefered to go last year... hopefully next time will be better... i wouldn't complain tho!

[twelveislands]

Last year and the year before that lineups were pretty good. I think the one before last year had The Darkness playing.. when they weren't big

Kylie Minogue is playing there.. or 'performing' there.. I wouldn't of though that I think BEP or Outkast was at last years, or I'm mixing that up with another festival

[racoons > you]

OutKast have been rumoured to play the last few years... they never actually have tho

[twelveislands]

Have all the rumours before they sell the tickets so all the outkast fans by some and then after they've been all sold they say Nope, We are not playing. Probably

[racoons > you]

exactly... its not 'cool' to confirm your set... you just turn up if you feel likeit on the day. lol

[twelveislands]

Haha yeah. True. But some of these bands leave it so late Like theres only just over 2 months and they still haven't got the whole playlist. One year (when I don't have tickets) all the bands should stay unconfirmed then about 1 month before, they all say they're not going to play. Like to see the organizers sort that one out

[racoons > you]

^^

lol actually that would be quite neat... i bet they'd get a bunch of unknowns to play... show case some new talent!

[twelveislands]

I doubt many people would actually go Have a surge of glastonbury tickets being sold on Ebay.

[racoons > you]

i dunno...

musicdoesnt have to be 'big name' to be good...

[twelveislands]

I guessed that but quite alot of people buy tickets for the big bands.. while they're doing there saying 'I would still go if bands I didn't even know played there" but if it happened they wouldn't.