Glastonbury 2020

EyesClosed · 02-10-2019 9:25am

hynesie08 wrote: »

Ah ****. Any point even bothering now......

Yes....just get or borrow a credit card

Furious-Red · 02-10-2019 9:29am

Only one of our party have a credit card:pac::pac: well i do but its maxed out

ryaner777 · 02-10-2019 9:29am

hynesie08 wrote: »

Ah ****. Any point even bothering now......

Honestly, if thats the attitude you're approaching this with I don't think it's for you.

Some people have to go to extreme lengths to be there because they know it's worth it.

The planning involved is crazy but you do it every year just to get a ticket.

ryaner777 · 02-10-2019 9:30am

Furious-Red wrote: »

Only one of our party have a credit card:pac::pac: well i do but its maxed out

Do they trust you all enough to share their card details with you ??

dmm82 · 02-10-2019 9:48am

18 of us are trying this year. Have the group spreadsheet printed off, credit card numbers borrowed, everyone (hopefully) knows what they're supposed to be doing. Major organisation but 100% worth it.
To say I'm nervous would be an understatement. Was lucky enough to get tickets for 2017 but not for this year unfortunately. Roll on sunday at 9am!!

ryaner777 · 02-10-2019 9:52am

dmm82 wrote: »

18 of us are trying this year. Have the group spreadsheet printed off, credit card numbers borrowed, everyone (hopefully) knows what they're supposed to be doing. Major organisation but 100% worth it.
To say I'm nervous would be an understatement. Was lucky enough to get tickets for 2017 but not for this year unfortunately. Roll on sunday at 9am!!

Would you not double your chances and try for coach tomorrow as well?

Extra 7,000 coach tickets going on sale this year

dmm82 · 02-10-2019 10:25am

ryaner777 wrote: »

Would you not double your chances and try for coach tomorrow as well?

Extra 7,000 coach tickets going on sale this year

Myself and a few others in the group will be going over in campers or driving over so the coach wouldnt suit us really. But hoping having so many of us trying will get us through

Wooderson · 02-10-2019 10:46am

Coach is easy peasy for the in and out merchants. For the rest of us its a mare and the added complexity ain't worth it. I've done the coach and whilst any ticket is a good ticket, the general sale is a million 'king miles better.

showpony1 · 02-10-2019 1:26pm

Not really prepared yet with plan for this - is there any chance of getting them at all if don't get them on Sunday?

EyesClosed · 02-10-2019 1:28pm

showpony1 wrote: »

Not really prepared yet with plan for this - is there any chance of getting them at all if don't get them on Sunday?

there is a resale later on in the year......I have never tried it though

JimmyCorkhill · 02-10-2019 3:08pm

What is the story with the coach for the coach tickets? On the Glastonbury site it mentions certain cities for the coach e.g.Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester etc.

Is it a particular pickup point in each city?
Is there a list of departure coach times for each city?
Also do you need to select your pickup time also? Or can u jump on a coach at any time from the city you selected?

Thanks in advance

Any tips in terms of going with coach tickets?(i.e. which City to select if possible etc)

Thanks

The Nal · 02-10-2019 3:11pm

showpony1 wrote: »

Not really prepared yet with plan for this - is there any chance of getting them at all if don't get them on Sunday?

Yeah I've got resale tickets 3-4 times. Getting more difficult though. Less people sending tickets back.

JimmyCorkhill wrote: »

What is the story with the coach for the coach tickets? On the Glastonbury site it mentions certain cities for the coach e.g.Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester etc.

Is it a particular pickup point in each city?
Is there a list of departure coach times for each city?
Also do you need to select your pickup time also? Or can u jump on a coach at any time from the city you selected?

Thanks in advance

Any tips in terms of going with coach tickets?(i.e. which City to select if possible etc)

Thanks

Yeah theres a pick up point for each city.

London and Bristol have coach times, everywhere else you've to wait until May.

Pickup time as in leaving? Its a bit of a free for all. First come first served.

Seathrun66 · 02-10-2019 3:26pm

declanleo wrote: »

My mate arrived with a 2 gallon bottle. So cold but the best thing ever.

I've used solar showers for my last two Glasto. Water heats up with a small bit of sunshine, they're inexpensive (roughly €20)and you just need somewhere to hang it (or a pal to hold it) and you're sorted out for the day.

I shower at the Picnic every day. I've been going to Glasto for thirty years and never used the very few showers that are set up there. Between the walk there and back, plus the queue, you're taking three hours out of every day. My advice is to have an alternative plan.

Seathrun66 · 02-10-2019 3:28pm

MadYaker wrote: »

I think were due a female headliner and Emily will want one to be female for the 50th I reckon.

Fleetwood Mac are effectively half female (not counting the two new guys).

Seathrun66 · 02-10-2019 3:35pm

Zardoz wrote: »

No chance would he play the Legends slot ,Paul would be a headliner.

That makes sense given his stature but the Legends slot these days draws a bigger crowd than the headliners. Little opposition on other stages at that time on Sun afternoon. In thirty years I've never seen as big a crowd as at the Dolly Parton slot.

Even the Stones, REM, Beyonce, etc had space to the front far left and right of the main stage. Not for Dolly. Kylie seems to have repeated that crowd this year.

Seathrun66 · 02-10-2019 3:55pm

EyesClosed wrote: »

there is a resale later on in the year......I have never tried it though

It's pretty hopeless. Too few tickets for resale to too many people.

If unlucky on Sunday then make alternative plans for late June and start preparing for the Glasto 2021 sale.

The Nal · 02-10-2019 4:22pm

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Between the walk there and back, plus the queue, you're taking three hours out of every day. My advice is to have an alternative plan.

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Deisler · 02-10-2019 8:39pm

R u better choosing outside London for coach and ticket package?

MadYaker · 02-10-2019 8:51pm

Take whatever you can get but aim for Wednesday. Bristol is probably easiest.

BurtMacklin · 03-10-2019 10:54am

Right, We have eight of us registered and have all shared our ref nums via whatsapp group. We're going to try for Cardiff or Bristol coach first and then take anything if its available after that.

I presume its similar to planning for Rock Werchter or another European festival. Bring your camping gear with you or purchase in the city you are getting the coach from. Where would people usually stock up on supplies (alcohol etc). Is there a dreaded walk from coach parking to camping? I've no problems lugging all my stuff but just curious as I've never been.

Soulsun · 03-10-2019 10:59am

BurtMacklin wrote: »

Right, We have eight of us registered and have all shared our ref nums via whatsapp group. We're going to try for Cardiff or Bristol coach first and then take anything if its available after that.

I presume its similar to planning for Rock Werchter or another European festival. Bring your camping gear with you or purchase in the city you are getting the coach from. Where would people usually stock up on supplies (alcohol etc). Is there a dreaded walk from coach parking to camping? I've no problems lugging all my stuff but just curious as I've never been.

Interested
Have two registrations

BurtMacklin · 03-10-2019 1:40pm

Sorry I meant my group of friends have eight of us registered and ready to try the sale. It's not a bad idea to form a new group here.

Layne · 03-10-2019 3:24pm

I know it is last minute (story of my life!!) but if anybody is interested in forming a group for this evening's coach sale please PM me.
I am in a group for Sunday's sale but just me and the young fella gunning for tickets for the coach sale this evening ðŸ˜•ðŸ˜•.

Seathrun66 · 03-10-2019 6:21pm

Not a sniff.

mossy464 · 03-10-2019 6:28pm

All coach travel sold out now

Layne · 03-10-2019 6:29pm

Well that was a bit of a disaster....

Mrs Shuttleworth · 03-10-2019 6:30pm

No mercy from the Glasto Gods.

Did anyone get sorted?

Seathrun66 · 03-10-2019 6:31pm

Layne wrote: »

Well that was a bit of a disaster....

Relatively calm compared to what Sunday will be like. I'm generally an optimist but not in terms of Glasto tickets. Good luck people. Hope some of you here get lucky.

MadYaker · 03-10-2019 6:32pm

I think 3 or 4 of our groups got through but not the one I was in. I’ll try again on Sunday but I’m not massively fussed as I have a spot stewarding with oxfam.

dmm82 · 03-10-2019 6:33pm

MadYaker wrote: »

I think 3 or 4 of our groups got through but not the one I was in. I’ll try again on Sunday but I’m not massively fussed as I have a spot stewarding with oxfam.

How many groups did you have?

MadYaker · 03-10-2019 6:38pm

11 groups of 6 on the spreadsheet I was working off. 5 got through.

dmm82 · 03-10-2019 7:19pm

MadYaker wrote: »

11 groups of 6 on the spreadsheet I was working off. 5 got through.

Wow that's a massive amount of people trying! I thought we had a lot with 3 groups!

Zardoz · 03-10-2019 7:44pm

Layne wrote: »

Well that was a bit of a disaster....

Sadly thats what happens when you have See Tickets selling the tickets ,possibly the worst ticket company in the UK after AXS.

juke · 03-10-2019 8:44pm

For those who have been successful before:

Did you F5/refresh after you hit the holding page, or just before?

All of our group got the holding page but no further. Wondering if to approach it differently on Sunday.

MadYaker · 03-10-2019 8:55pm

dmm82 wrote: »

Wow that's a massive amount of people trying! I thought we had a lot with 3 groups!

To be honest I only know people in 3 of the groups. One girl in my group got through but the page crashed when she put in card details. Seetickets system just isn’t up to the task of dealing with the glasto sale unfortunately.

Zardoz · 03-10-2019 9:42pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Seetickets system just isn’t up to the task of dealing with the glasto sale unfortunately.

Yip, Seetickets is a good website for low demand events and they are a good company but their website is rubbish for high demand events.

TheIrishGrover · 03-10-2019 11:49pm

One of our group for through for all of us. Have the confirmation. Thank ****. That.... Was.... BRUTAL..

Good luck to everyone on Sunday. Remember: have your group. Don't message eachother unless it is confirming tickets booked. Don't message saying " any luck" or "I can't get through".. Time spent reading that text is time wasted. If you do get through keep trying to confirm. If someone did get through and it died when they entered card details it still may have gotten through, keep at it but keep up hope. They may have completed.

Remember the resale. Everyone assumes it is a tiny amount of tickets (it is) and assumes it's pointless to even try ( it isn't). I have gotten tickets TWICE from resale because everyone assumes it's a lost cause

MadYaker · 04-10-2019 12:47am

Only one person? Surely one or two others got through?

TheIrishGrover · 04-10-2019 12:48am

MadYaker wrote: »

Only one person? Surely one or two others got through?

God I hope so......

MadYaker · 04-10-2019 1:36am

It gets worse every year, I’d say we’ll be lucky to get one or two more groups tickets.

thebusher · 04-10-2019 7:13am

No joy here either. Had 6 devicrs going. 2 friends in uk trying also :-(

Thinking of just using the phone on Sunday as it worked last year.

The Nal · 04-10-2019 9:15am

No joy here between about 10 of us. I got to put the regs in and "buy tickets" but got turfed out. Roll on Sunday.

mossy464 · 04-10-2019 9:42am

No joy either. Only had 4 of us trying. Not holding out much hope for Sunday but we'll give it a go. Will have to get every device on the go

A Neurotic · 04-10-2019 9:45am

What are people's thoughts on holding page strategies? I used to refresh it every second like mad but yesterday I decided to let it do its 20 second thing. I've never had luck with either technique so who knows...

Seathrun66 · 04-10-2019 1:53pm

I've not had any luck since 2014 and don't expect to on Sunday. Which is fine as I've been several times in the past. I'm also not convinced that it's down to super fast broadband service going by the pals I've seen get tickets over the past five years. Seems like pot luck.

But is it time for them to bring in a lottery system? To favour those who haven't been before or not been for 2/3 years. Block on anyone going two years in a row? Each successful person can take along one (registered) friend. Or are the logistics for that too difficult? Doesn't seem so as they've managed to make a success of both the registration system and the anti-touting.

The Nal · 04-10-2019 2:04pm

Seathrun66 wrote: »

But is it time for them to bring in a lottery system?

It already is a lottery system.

Deisler · 04-10-2019 2:05pm

thebusher wrote: »

No joy here either. Had 6 devicrs going. 2 friends in uk trying also :-(

Thinking of just using the phone on Sunday as it worked last year.

What phone number is it? Can’t see it on website.

MadYaker · 04-10-2019 2:15pm

He means using his phone as a WiFi hotspot

lbj666 · 04-10-2019 8:29pm

So guys, i am in a group of 6 theres a chance if i do get a ticket i might not be able to make it, i presume that if the full balance of my ticket isnt paid for by April its just my ticket that gets released and not the other 5 people? Its not clear on the website.

keeponrockin · 04-10-2019 8:43pm

lbj666 wrote: »

So guys, i am in a group of 6 theres a chance if i do get a ticket i might not be able to make it, i presume that if the full balance of my ticket isnt paid for by April its just my ticket that gets released and not the other 5 people? Its not clear on the website.

Yeah just yours..theres will be fine..think your partial refund goes back to lead booker.
No luck for us either after being succesful the last 3 times..only got as far as the holding page

Glastonbury 2020

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