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In 2022 two of us paid £170 for the space + prepitched tent so it will be at least £200 now. It was decent, comes with an air mattress you can get blown up for free. This year we will probably take our own but it's not a bad option at all.   Yes ticket should include the train from the airport to Leuven and then the shuttle to the festival. It's an absolute piece of cake and embarrasses the UK festival organisation 😄

As someone who's had varying degrees of personal success in scoring tickets over the past 20 years, the fact that it seemingly removes any ability to affect your chances (by manually refreshing) would appear to make it a level playing field. So I'd stick with my previous description of the new system. It's harder but fairer.   However, because of the new system, if I'd never been before, I'd be more concerned that my chances of attending have greatly reduced.    Staring at two green bars for 35 minutes last night, it definitely felt like it was pre-determined that I wasn't going to get a ticket but in fairness, in the past I've not even got a holding page, so maybe in that respect, it's no different?

Is it fairer though, do we think?

We're coming for the first time but doing the hive my space where they reserve a space for you rather than an actual tent being set up.  Think that’ll cost us 40 or so each to do that.   Theres a load of information on Reddit about all the camping options that I’d advise having a look at

Neither really lend credence to the commercial aspect, both targeting very specific demographics of music fans.   I think this year R&L nailed it and realised they booked the 3 big names that appeal to basically all music fans.   Neither BMTH or Kasabian have that mass appeal sadly.   Could do Eminem, Post Malone, Foo Fighters, BMTH, Central Cee, Chappel Roan   That's a very "struggling to book anyone, pull out the hail marys"