How Influential is the EFestivals Community?

[parsonjack]

Plenty of post-Festival comments on the good, bad and ugly of G2015 but just how Influential is what gets posted on here?

Is the EFestivals Community seen as a good source of feedback to generate change, or are most of the changes in the long-term plan anyway?

[CaledonianGonzo]

Inspired by Matt42, Michael Eavis now stands outside the window of the farmhouse shouting random combinations of potential headliners at his daughter when she's on the phone.

[sime]

Good question sir! Efestivals posters will never influence me not to see a band or a thing but they do sometimes influence me to see a band or a thing.

 

Efestivals is great. I love coming in here. Some posters I love, some I think are dicks. Some threads are great some make me cringe...

 

But I hope it never changes.

Edited July 9, 2015 by sime

[russycarps]

The festival organisers clearly arent influenced by what I say, otherwise it wouldnt have declined as much as it has.

 

More:

 

bouncing

campfires

LSD

 

Less:

 

glamping

hunter wellys

mike99

Edited July 8, 2015 by russycarps

[Quark]

The festival organisers clearly arent influenced by what I say, otherwise it wouldnt have declined as much as it has.

 

More:

 

bouncing

campfires

LSD

 

Less:

 

glamping

hunter wellys

mike99

Beat me to it Russy!

[The Placid Casual]

System of a Down and Tool haven't played yet, so not very.

[The Placid Casual]

I hope they see my signature.

[willutalk]

It's a great pleasure to discuss a brilliant way of life with people who have sense and understanding. It's made me think about who I am at various times. I feel that you guys are my real mates in a way which I can't fully explain.

It's like I really know you all but I don't really.

[grandadcollective]

System of a Down and Tool haven't played yet, so not very.

Now that would be one hell of a sonic experience Latheron the pyramid! Especially Tool...Jesus what a wall of sound...imagine.

[A Guy Called Matt]

The festival organisers clearly arent influenced by what I say, otherwise it wouldnt have declined as much as it has.

 

More:

 

bouncing

campfires

LSD

 

Less:

 

glamping

hunter wellys

russy

 

I like your style

[The Placid Casual]

I don't wanna talk about SOAD and Tool too much though, Northern Monkey might pop back in to tell us how they'd get a bigger crowd than Elton John.

 

Serj for the legend spot!

[fatyeti24]

System of a Down and Tool haven't played yet, so not very.

Tool did. I was there.

[The Placid Casual]

Tool did. I was there.

Not for me they haven't.

 

That's all that matters.

[fatyeti24]

Not for me they haven't.

 

That's all that matters.

They played for you too, they told me as much.  

 

"this one's for Placid" they said, before perfoming your favourite song of theirs.  the sun shone and everybody danced, but nobody could escape the feeling that there was one person missing from the field that day.

[The Placid Casual]

They played for you too, they told me as much.  

 

"this one's for Placid" they said, before perfoming your favourite song of theirs.  the sun shone and everybody danced, but nobody could escape the feeling that there was one person missing from the field that day.

This is more gutting than missing the Chems for The Who this year.

[5co77ie]

They played for you too, they told me as much.  

 

"this one's for Placid" they said, before perfoming your favourite song of theirs.  the sun shone and everybody danced, but nobody could escape the feeling that there was one person missing from the field that day.

fairly sure they dedicated two songs to Placid - the second they offered a chance for him to join them on stage as they had SOAD in the wings to join in on a supergroup number - however Placid never showed and SOAD never joined them on stage.

[fatyeti24]

fairly sure they dedicated two songs to Placid - the second they offered a chance for him to join them on stage as they had SOAD in the wings to join in on a supergroup number - however Placid never showed and SOAD never joined them on stage.

and on such fine whimsy are dreams shattered.

 

it's amazing to think what could have been.

[stuartbert two hats]

fairly sure they dedicated two songs to Placid - the second they offered a chance for him to join them on stage as they had SOAD in the wings to join in on a supergroup number - however Placid never showed and SOAD never joined them on stage.

I think he was watching football that year.

[The Placid Casual]

I was watching Diano Ross's greatest hit in the US.

[fatyeti24]

I was watching Diano Ross's greatest hit in the US.

fair enough then i suppose.  every cloud..

[The Placid Casual]

Diano Ross, hahaha.

[jonodillieono]

fairly sure they dedicated two songs to Placid - the second they offered a chance for him to join them on stage as they had SOAD in the wings to join in on a supergroup number - however Placid never showed and SOAD never joined them on stage.

Just after he failed to turn up they mentioned how gutted they were that Placid wasn't there to join them on stage so put 2 and 2 together and realised that there music just wasn't appealing to the true fans like Placid anymore and so they decided to go for a change in direction on the new album. They then went on to explain how the new album would be a joint endeavor by Tool and Catfish and the Bottlemen and is influenced heavily by the 'fucking fantastic' collaboration between Metallica and Lou Reed

[justperfect]

Or do we think anyone at glasto HQ is a secret lurker on the boards or maybe even an active member of the posting community

[eFestivals]

Is the EFestivals Community seen as a good source of feedback to generate change, or are most of the changes in the long-term plan anyway?

 

I know that at least four people at the top levels of Glasto read here (and sometimes post too, for some at least), so I guess from that they're looking for feedback.

 

I'm not entirely sure how much long term planning goes on, but plenty of smaller changes get made thru a natural yearly evolution, where a problem gets identified and an attempted fix is put in place for the next festival.

[eFestivals]

Or do we think anyone at glasto HQ is a secret lurker on the boards or maybe even an active member of the posting community

 

From what Emily has said to me, she definitely reads here. She can think it overly negative, but she's also commented about the 'knowledgeable people' here.

 

I know another of the very big bosses has posted here.

 

I know an area organiser has posted here regularly in the recent-ish past.

 

I know another area organiser reads here.

 

Oh, and Shangri-la's Chis Tofu has posted here very recently too (a week or two pre-fest), I'd forgotten him till just now.

 

That's just those I know about. There's no doubt plenty more.

Edited July 8, 2015 by eFestivals