Glastocam!

[stuie]

1 hour ago, dccool said:

Always get excited when the fence goes up ?

I don't think I've got excited about any other fence in my life.

But this fence is a thing of beauty... one of the wonders of our world.

[Joshuwarr]

This is far too exciting. Looks like I'll be refreshing all day today!

[rubick]

But can it best the determination of a mighty camouflaged ninja who has dined on Twix?

[jow95]

1 minute ago, rubick said:

But can it best the determination of a mighty camouflaged ninja who has dined on Twix?

ay?

[JoeyT]

35 minutes ago, kalifire said:

From 2017...

 

great video, thanks for posting.

[Glastobuddy]

58 minutes ago, rubick said:

But can it best the determination of a mighty camouflaged ninja who has dined on Twix?

Hell no!

[jow95]

Am i right in saying the speaker towers side of stage at the park are slightly different this year, look more substantial with support at the back. What could this mean? Bigger speakers? Maybe even screens? something for decoration?? who knows. All we know for certain is am I overthinking it? almost certainly.

[semmtexx]

1 hour ago, kalifire said:

From 2017...

 

Awesome! Can't quite believe I can get so excited over a fence! Good post!

Edited May 10, 2019 by semmtexx

[tumbles]

5 minutes ago, jow95 said:

Am i right in saying the speaker towers side of stage at the park are slightly different this year, look more substantial with support at the back. What could this mean? Bigger speakers? Maybe even screens? something for decoration?? who knows. All we know for certain is am I overthinking it? almost certainly.

Well if any stage needed better setup its the Park - no good putting on secret acts on and then not being able to hear/see anything.   Remember this really was nightmare when Radiohead/Pulp played in 2011. 

[Dukeicon]

First bit of the fence is now standing!

[Tartan_Glasto]

This has got me all giddy!! It helps that it's a sunny day and I can just imagine being there with a cold drink in my hand laying on the freshly trampled grass. 

[andymk]

20 minutes ago, jow95 said:

Am i right in saying the speaker towers side of stage at the park are slightly different this year, look more substantial with support at the back. What could this mean? Bigger speakers? Maybe even screens? something for decoration?? who knows. All we know for certain is am I overthinking it? almost certainly.

It definitely looks that way to me. I've had a look back to 2017 and while it's a bit blurry, it looks as if there's only a single tower to the side. Looking at photos of the Park stage during the festival it also looks different

 

[Skelts]

1 hour ago, kalifire said:

From 2017...

 

Thanks for posting, I love stuff like this! ?

[dotdash79]

47 minutes ago, jow95 said:

Am i right in saying the speaker towers side of stage at the park are slightly different this year, look more substantial with support at the back. What could this mean? Bigger speakers? Maybe even screens? something for decoration?? who knows. All we know for certain is am I overthinking it? almost certainly.

They look like they are same as the video screen post for the other stage. 

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

On 5/7/2019 at 1:28 PM, rosssss224 said:

Pretty much yes. Main load will be lighting, sound systems and catering equipment all adding up to a peak load of a small town Id assume. Especially at around 10/11pm when all food places, soundsystems and lights across the site will be on. A grid connection will be possible but like you said will probably require major infrastructure changes far up the supply to allow for the increased capacity. I once got quoted £35k to bring a 3 phase supply to a not very rural house.

Theres probably a lot of bureaucracy involved in who would own and maintain the new network as its largely private and would require specialist (high voltage)technicians to look after the substations and switch gear. 

At least with generators they allow each stage to be independent of the next and will be familiar to the crews. Downside diesel has a much higher carbon intensity than the grid.

I thought they just got the work experience lad to scale one of the pylons and clamp onto a cable.

[Fork_UK]

If my memory serves me correctly, it looks like they're putting the fence-up in an anti-clockwise direction this year, when they normally go clockwise.  Unless they usually meet in the middle and I've just never noticed it coming the other way.  

[Dukeicon]

15 minutes ago, Fork_UK said:

If my memory serves me correctly, it looks like they're putting the fence-up in an anti-clockwise direction this year, when they normally go clockwise.  Unless they usually meet in the middle and I've just never noticed it coming the other way.  

Was anti-clockwise in 2017 too.

 

Edited May 10, 2019 by Dukeicon

[Dukeicon]

3 minutes ago, Dukeicon said:

Was anti-clockwise in 2017 too.

 

Then clockwise a couple of weeks later from the start point.

Edited May 10, 2019 by Dukeicon

[dingbat2]

The fence, the fence...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Skelts]

1 hour ago, kalifire said:

From 2017...

 

Thanks for posting, I love stuff like this! ?

[stuartbert two hats]

I'm really not keen on screens at The Park.  There's a real directness from seeing the band directly.  They were a welcome addition at W Holts, but there's something really 'live' feeling about lacking that intermediation.

[Joshuwarr]

6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I'm really not keen on screens at The Park.  There's a real directness from seeing the band directly.  They were a welcome addition at W Holts, but there's something really 'live' feeling about lacking that intermediation.

Are we sure there will be screens? It may be for other aspects of the structure, possibly?

[stuartbert two hats]

6 minutes ago, Joshuwarr said:

Are we sure there will be screens? It may be for other aspects of the structure, possibly?

We live in hope.  It's a shame the archived pictures are so low in resolution.

[Dukeicon]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

We live in hope.  It's a shame the archived pictures are so low in resolution.

You just did exactly what I just did then ?

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, Dukeicon said:

You just did exactly what I just did then ?

What do you think?  Does the scaffolding look different to you?  I seem to remember a similar conversation two years ago, worrying about screens at The Park.