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I saw it, while staring at my lovely two bars

Frank turner cheese and grain in frome for February couldnt get on website at first So went old school and rang up spoke to a human  straight away and actual  tickets get posted this afternoon . Well happy never been cheese and grain before so win win 

It'll be a mix. Definitely scammers in there, but given the way the new system works - it does make it a hell of a lot easier for the "pay me for this service" types to insert themselves as well, and if they're taking in thousands for "guaranteed deposits" then they only need to spend a percentage of that to put themselves in a position to be near enough certain of delivering and build a reputation so even more people go with them next time.   Here's the thing. I've got the knowledge and the access to resources that I can "play the game" enough to ensure my own success (done) and bring a fair few people with me (pending) without spending any extra money. But ultimately the game has changed massively in favour of the tout-types. And tbh with that in mind I'm not even sure I'll want to play the game past the next festival.

The problem is, I feel that for every band who won't/can't pay for a ticket, there will be 5 more who would jump at the chance if it means that not only do they get to go to Glastonbury, they get to say they played a it!   The way we consume music has changed and I do not doubt for a second it's much harder to get your foot in the door as a new artist these days. However, what Glastonbury is doing is obviously working for them as is. 

Just all feels extremely safe 6/10 light rock music to me personally.   If they have a direct choice between him and Fred Again I think it should be a no brainer to go for the latter (and I don't particularly like Fred Again)