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Don't think that's the case tbh. The festival does pay something approximating minimum wage for most of the volunteers on site, distributed as charity "donations" to whoever recruited+organised them - Oxfam, WaterAid, various community groups, etc. They don't use the charity volunteer model because it's cheap but rather because it's effective. I'm absolutely certain it'd be possible for commercial operators to effectively undercut that by asking for a similar or even slightly higher financial package, but asking for far fewer wristbands. For example Oxfam have ~2,400 stewards* on the Gates each working 3 shifts of 8 hours - I suspect that if replaced wih paid staff each working more hours and on a more flexible pattern across the festival (ie gates staffed moreso to meet demand) a commercial operator could do the same job with about 1,000 wristbands needed. Then the "spare" 1,400 wristbands could be sold at 800 quid a pop as Hospitality tickets generating over a million quid. Not that the festival would, or should, ever consider doing this. *old number, it may have gone up or down since. -
By efcfanwirral · Posted
Avril on the Other was silly straight after Shania, Barry Cant Swim on the Park was predictable, Sugababes on West Holts after TLC previously got so busy was also predictable. Charli XCX at Levels after Dua Lipa has finished, not at the same time, is madness. you can probably get away with a Kasbian type thing on Woodsies each year due to the location if you've got security on hand, which it sounds like they did. And they did seem to think about it a bit by scheduling Bloc Party and Keane at a similar time to split the crowd. These are all things that probably could be avoided by being a bit more in touch with whats popular with the audience, not the critics or 6 music. (Avri Lavigne vs Janelle Monae, it was always going to be like that but i think the mass movement was the big issue, if Avril had been when Two Door were on maybe it would've been calmer, if still busy) The app schedules would probably help, but it'd need some flexibility to change things nearer the time. Barry Can't Swim on the Park should've been moved for example. The big issue though is the electronic stuff, the stages are too small and it's too unpredictable. -
Well, he's looking for a new job. But I suspect it might not be for him.
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That would be sad. A big thing of Glasto is the longstanding punters that have come for many years. If they stop coming, the vibe will likely change a lot 😞
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