Pay to get into part of Trash City?

[Walter Sobchak]

Read on another forum that part of Trash city had somewhere you had to pay to get in?

Surely this is total bollocks?

[DaleM]

Theres the "staff" bit nearby which only people with working passes (or working wristbands) can get in.

[kloot]

Doesn't the gay club bit cost?

[WS_Jack_III]

theres a bit that they only let you in if you have a tatoo i heard for this year.

[kingrolo]

there was somewhere last year that you had to pay , it was a few quid and a sort of night club

[Thatmax]

Lol why would you pay to get into a part area when the whole festival is a giant one???

[dtox]

Yeah - it was NYC Downlow. I refused to pay and didn't go in. I understand that it was for charity, but I think it's ridiculous that there's a part of the festival that demands payment.

Will they be ticketing the pyramid field next year?

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Yeah - it was NYC Downlow. I refused to pay and didn't go in. I understand that it was for charity, but I think it's ridiculous that there's a part of the festival that demands payment.

Will they be ticketing the pyramid field next year?

[DaveMac]

I think the OP is refering to NYC Downlow in Trash City.

As I intend to go there as part of the Thursday night 'Gay/boogie' eFests group I would be interested to know the score too.

I have heard you have to buy a moustache to get in but I might be wrong.

...sits back and awaits replies ...

EDIT: Forgot to press send button so a bit behind other posters now

Edited June 19, 2009 by DaveMac

[honey_d]

you had to have a mustache which were available to buy at the door afair

i'm pretty sure it was for a charity.

[t77]

I think it was actually a £2 donation for a fake moustache, personally I didn't mind this as I was happy that it was going to charity, however i can understand the concern that it might set a trend for other places to do the same. Perhaps a voluntary contribution might have been better.

[Thatmax]

Oh right, if its a novelty thing for charity then its not a big deal, but it would kinda take the piss if they started bringing big acts into it.

[Pete G]

I think it was actually a £2 donation for a fake moustache, personally I didn't mind this as I was happy that it was going to charity, however i can understand the concern that it might set a trend for other places to do the same. Perhaps a voluntary contribution might have been better.

[mario man]

i didnt realise it was for charity - it was £2 for a fake moustache last year which then got you in the club. i only went in as the rest of my group wanted to have a butchers & i though what the hell! nothing special, i won't be bothering this year

[Alcatraz]

But a tache is the worst type of facial hair

[themuel]

Well I paid and went in last year, and it was fantastic, had loads and loads of fun dancing around like a fool to the trannies with my fake moustache on. It was for charity, it was a nightclub, I don't see the big deal of having to pay £2 myself.

[Song Simon]

I think it was actually a £2 donation for a fake moustache, personally I didn't mind this as I was happy that it was going to charity, however i can understand the concern that it might set a trend for other places to do the same. Perhaps a voluntary contribution might have been better.

[the-beast]

If you don’t want to pay to get in and don’t have a real moustache or beard then just go to a fancy dress shop before the festival

And buy some fake moustaches.

I bought a pack of 8 last year before I got to Glasto and that was fine for getting in to the club

[Sam Crawley]

I think you could probably refuse, but you were strongly encouraged to buy the taches on the way into NYC Lowdown. Pissed me off a bit really, I think it should have been done in an optional "and would you like a tache" way rather than practically being forced into it... against the spirit of Glasto that once you're in, everything is free etc. I won't be going back to Lowdown this year, why bother when Drag Strip next door is one of the best venues in Glasto?!

[fabulae]

NYC Downlow is SO much fun. Yes you have to pay £2 for a fake 'tache the first time you go, but as long as you hang on to it you never have to pay again for entry the whole weekend. £2 for a four night club ain't so bad when you think about it.

[Okky]

theres a bit that they only let you in if you have a tatoo i heard for this year.

[autonomyboy]

i might be completely wrong but i think there could be another explanation for the 'entry fee'. as a 'travelling gay disco' the target audience is surely gay clientelle. considering that there are dozens of nighttime venues at glastonbury to choose from i think the nyc downlow are actually trying to make sure most of the punters in the gay disco are gay, otherwise its surely just a disco? and i think gay festival goers who wanted a night at the festival gaybar wouldnt mind paying, where as a group of lairy lads would probably move on after finding out about the entry fee. so i think it might be a deterrant to those who just want to go in and have a quick gawp or something. i remember last year that it was heaving with gayyyzzzzzzzz

but yeah, im sure you'll have your own opinions

[grandadcollective]

Shit the bed! How much stuff goes on that you just never see? 360dgr igloos, charity trannies with mustaches, silver origami swans made from thermal blankets, a man size rabbit hole, secret doors and a journey through Bruce Willis' anus!

I need a turbo for the old mobility chariot.