Sponsors (radios) and stalls?

[ceecee]

Having heard that BBC 6Music is going all out with 'exclusive' Glastonbury presence (while having cut back all of their SXSW coverage, for instance), would I be wrong in supposing that sadly they'll not make an appearance at this year's SSW? If so, it'd be a pity, as the (good) DJs on that station (not the crappy ones, who care about celebrities and Eastenders, of course) are really quite good and I have fond memories of meeting lots of the old guard at SSW 2006.

On the plus side, are we still getting a real ale and cocktails bar? Again, I have VERY fond cocktail-related memories of past weekenders...

[simonphilipcouchman]

i too hope they don't fully pull out. I think their promotion of teh event is superb.

As a regular 6music listener it attracted me SSW, firstly by its coverage of SSW06 (gutted as was being dragged to V) and then to enlightenment at how a music festival can be at SSW07 and then with more friends last year at SSW08. My tickets arrived today for SSW09 and whilst I didnt recognise some of teh names, a few trips around myspace and it's "Oh, Thats Teitur - i love that song, and Oh Noisettes", and where have I heard them. On heavy rotation on 6Music.

Keep the link with 6 and keep attracting new people to sunny Leicester (3hrs away for me incidently).

[RichardH]

Having heard that BBC 6Music is going all out with 'exclusive' Glastonbury presence (while having cut back all of their SXSW coverage, for instance), would I be wrong in supposing that sadly they'll not make an appearance at this year's SSW? If so, it'd be a pity, as the (good) DJs on that station (not the crappy ones, who care about celebrities and Eastenders, of course) are really quite good and I have fond memories of meeting lots of the old guard at SSW 2006.

On the plus side, are we still getting a real ale and cocktails bar? Again, I have VERY fond cocktail-related memories of past weekenders...

Edited April 2, 2009 by RichardH

[Ed Leaf]

3. BBC or no BBC, yes we will be having real ale and cocktails by the jugload!

[butchwade]

3. BBC or no BBC, yes we will be having real ale and cocktails by the jugload!

[ceecee]

repostioning by the station and some broader BBC agendas. It's a bit more complicated than this, but in the end it all boils down to 'big presence at big events = bigger numbers'.

[RichardH]

Well, definitions of irony have just reached new heights.

Amongst the nominations for the Sony Radio Awards this year is the following in 'Best Coverage of a Live Event'

That would be BBC 6 Music for the Summer Sundae Weekender...

Edited April 7, 2009 by RichardH