Glastocam!

[Michaels denim shorts]

The Glastonbury man video in this thread has footage of the pyramid being built

about 40 mins in 

Edited July 5, 2017 by Michaels denim shorts

[stuartbert two hats]

58 minutes ago, Pink_Tequila said:

I think it is also the need to give the village a break as well

I think that's 99% of the reason to be honest.

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15 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

as far as i'm aware, they never have done.  it was built to be a temporary structure, but they got planning permision a few years ago to leave it in situ.

They used to, but I think it's over 10 years since they last did.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Isn't it now 17 years old or something similar?Maybe we're due a new one 

[Pinhead]

I'm not sure it ever got actual planning permission, only that MDC just got tired of asking ME to take it down each year (and being subsequently ignored). In the end they just gave up.

I seem to remember the frame might have been taken down once after its first appearance in 2000. However, its otherwise permanent now.

Edited July 5, 2017 by Pinhead

[Dave_c]

They should make the pyramid a listed structure so it can never be taken down 

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51 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Isn't it now 17 years old or something similar?Maybe we're due a new one 

I genuinely think a new one is coming in the next few years, now it's smaller than Other.  Wouldn't surprise me if there was a new structure for 2020.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I genuinely think a new one is coming in the next few years, now it's smaller than Other.  Wouldn't surprise me if there was a new structure for 2020.

I'd love to see what they'd do with a new one, obviously they'd have to keep the iconic pyramid shape, I did think that Sheeran's three screens looked a little odd on the current pyramid, so maybe they'd make it more of a multi purpose type of thing with more flexibility if they did redesign it.

[incident]

59 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

I'm not sure it ever got actual planning permission, only that MDC just got tired of asking ME to take it down each year (and being subsequently ignored). In the end they just gave up.

I seem to remember the frame might have been taken down once after its first appearance in 2000. However, its otherwise permanent now.

They never got permanent planning permission. At some point the permission to stay up year round got incorporated into the Event licence, and on that basis they've currently got permission to keep it up until the end of 2024.

The council did protest about the lack of year round permission in the late 00's, and it was taken down at least a couple times around then because of that.

Edited July 5, 2017 by incident

[fatyeti24]

43 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I genuinely think a new one is coming in the next few years, now it's smaller than Other.  Wouldn't surprise me if there was a new structure for 2020.

is it really smaller than the Other?  i didn't know that!

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10 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

is it really smaller than the Other?  i didn't know that!

By some measures, I think so.  That Serious Stages video from a couple of years back mentions various statistics where it has greater capacity.

[OLAS]

24 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I genuinely think a new one is coming in the next few years, now it's smaller than Other.  Wouldn't surprise me if there was a new structure for 2020.

I didn't know this :) I mean, the Other is big but doesn't look any bigger than the Pyramid to my eye (although I am 4 parts blind!!). Surprises me that. 

[stuartbert two hats]

I'm starting to think I've made it up about the Other Stage now...

[Junglist1981]

Think the main thing from that video regarding the Other stage was that the new style used in the last few years allows them to have large areas free to either side behind the big screens to use for preparing gear, whereas the Pyramid cannot have that.

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

There is a bit about the new new other stage on their website now:

http://www.stages.co.uk/case-studies/15

I do remember reading something about the old new other stage being the biggest stage there is.

[deebeedoobee]

6 hours ago, Pink_Tequila said:

I think it is also the need to give the village a break as well

noooo nooo we dont need a break...honest!

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4 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

noooo nooo we dont need a break...honest!

Festival freaks like you don't, I'm sure!

[stuartbert two hats]

The heras fencing is mainly back to looking like power ups in a computer game. 

[deebeedoobee]

49 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Festival freaks like you don't, I'm sure!

Freaky people need not apply

[Losing my hair]

10 days on and no sign we had ever been - was it all a dream?

[chard_evans]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the Other Stage the same stage they use for Reading/Leeds? (I could probably Google this but hey-ho!)

In  some respects I've always thought the Other Stage was bigger than the Pyramid, maybe not in regard to the actual floor space on stage though.

[DropBeat]

Worthy View is officially the most messy part of the site at this point.

Amazing that it's returned to (almost) normal so quickly!

Definitely keen to make a visit next summer, to explore the land outside of festival time.

 

Edited July 5, 2017 by DropBeat

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

36 minutes ago, chard_evans said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the Other Stage the same stage they use for Reading/Leeds? (I could probably Google this but hey-ho!)

In  some respects I've always thought the Other Stage was bigger than the Pyramid, maybe not in regard to the actual floor space on stage though.

No it's completely bespoke for Glastonbury:

http://www.stages.co.uk/case-studies/15

[Dukeicon]

Does anyone know what/whos bus this is?

[Pinhead]

Seems to be a lot of people out in one empty West camping field giving it another going over perhaps...