kevd108 Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 http://hopeandgloryfestival.co.uk/ anyone going to this looks like it's going to be good with a cracking line up for a debut festival....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 yep heading there for both days with my parents. Great value, near where they live and loads of bands I've liked over the years. particularly looking forward to OCS and James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galbani Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Just spotted this one. Line up looks really good. Saw Tom Chaplin at the IoW - fabulous. What's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazoodo07 Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Yep, we off this year. My missus said she couldnt be arsed doing a festival this year. Being our first year in 8-9 without a camping festival it came up as a great alternative. Not sure it can match up to the feeling of being on another planet at a camping festival. But great line up for a debut festival and only 20 mins by train from home... Winner.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Detective Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 What's gone on here this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnl Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Nearly went to this and looks like I dodged a bullet. Gutted for everyone who has spent a lot of time and money staying up there. looks like yesterday was horribly overcrowded and a total shambles and after getting some stick on twitter the "organisers" have canned day two. Not a good week or so for festivals after Y-Not. AEG and Festival Republic get some stick but at least they can deliver the events! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseamer Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 There's a good write up of what happened here http://www.eventhestars.co.uk/2017/08/heres-to-hope-and-glory-festival-goers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleFish Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Sorry to hear everyone had such a bad time. The organisers sound like really awful people, if you can't take responsibility for an event going wrong then don't run one in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleFish Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 The organisers have been putting up the production managers email address on social media. Horrible little people trying to pass the buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanutsinger Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Sounds like a proper mess. How could they possibly misjudge things that badly? I appreciate it was their first festival, but they would have had to adhere and get guidance from the police and the council. It sounds as of there was loads of duplicate tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanutsinger Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I see that Y Not are giving back 50% of the ticket cost to everyone. I can see this company collapsing and nobody getting a penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseamer Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 It seems like the promoter of Hope And Glory doesn't have a particularly great past history either. There's some stuff online about disputes with him and the Isle of Man government about some concerts he promoted and a financial dispute and he was also involved in Down to the Woods 2016 which was cancelled before the event. I believe he also put on a Tom Jones concert in Alnwick that had to be cut short and there were complaints about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDave Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Their Twitter feed is amazing. Telling Tim Booth to go back to his Yoga and cracking jokes like nothings happened. Absolute shower of bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleFish Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 8/6/2017 at 8:20 PM, DiscothequeDave said: Their Twitter feed is amazing. Telling Tim Booth to go back to his Yoga and cracking jokes like nothings happened. Absolute shower of bastards. Expand They're also shirking all responsibility. Some tweeted to them that it was their fault and they responded "not our fault". I'm sure that appeases all the people who had tickets for the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanutsinger Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 It'll be interesting to hear the real reasons. Announcement due by noon tomorrow. The guy is hardly gaining any friends with his attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseamer Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 The guy who is responsible (Lee O'Hanlon) appears to have made a career of blaming others when things go wrong. I really can't see how he can't take responsibility for this one though. To give an idea of his mindset though he's already been attacking Liverpool Council for giving artist's food for the cancelled event to a homeless charity. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/hope-glory-music-fans-refunds-13440168.amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) they're saying go through ticket providers for refunds and ticket providers are saying go through the organisers. I don't think we'll be seeing any refunds here.... Edited August 7, 2017 by efcfanwirral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoptildrop Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 What a pile of whinging drivel!!! they are getting crucified on social media for this pile of sh*t statement and rightly so!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strummer77 Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Blaming the council, blaming the Safety Advisory Group, blaming the companies they contracted... Is anything their fault? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseamer Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 This statement doesn't surprise me at all. They clearly aren't using an experienced PR person / team. It's like O'Hanlon is writing the statement himself. In summary: 1. We take responsibility but actually we're blaming others and here are their names. 2. We don't really give a toss about the punters. We've told you to contact the ticket agents about getting your refunds, and have ignored all the messages that are reporting that the agents are stating that the responsibility for refunds is the Festival direct. 3. What we really care about is some food and drink that someone else has taken from us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammers Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Twitter bio says it all really; "TWITTER - The place where the truth doesn't matter, bullying is de rigeur and decent people get destroyed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleFish Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Do they not recognise they're responsible to subcontract reliable people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseamer Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Whoever wrote the statement clearly hasn't taken legal advice or had anyone proof read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaminglippy Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 I think in very large part that statement appears to have been taken verbatim from the lyrics to the Shaggy single 'It Wasn't Me', and the lesser known follow up 'It Was All Mr Agar's Fault Honest' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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