Glastonbury 2020 Cancelled - I am sorry to be the bearer of this news.

[Gingerfish79]

It’s expected, but still heartbreaking. What a shite year. Completely deflated. That stockpiled booze is getting hit tonight.

[Superscally]

9 minutes ago, Chrisp1986 said:

Back on the medication tonight. Cant handle it. It's all I had to look forward to this year.

Things have a funny way of turning out right. I'm with ya x

[JoBalls]

1 minute ago, fatyeti24 said:

I thought after seeing Taylor's messages earlier about taking the virus threat seriously she couldn't then go out on tour for the summer. 

Her mum has cancer so obviously she won’t want to take the risk.

[Cheddar Valley]

Gutted just gutted and I've already made my feeling about tickets on other thread BUT fair way is to let us who have tickets carry them over for next year

[kalifire]

1 minute ago, fatyeti24 said:

I thought after seeing Taylor's messages earlier about taking the virus threat seriously she couldn't then go out on tour for the summer. 

Right. In many ways, if the festival had decided to go ahead regardless, it would have been much more heartbreaking.

[D-Low]

Absolutely devastated. Words can’t comprehend. This year has been a total fucking write-off. Who’d have thought a virus would be the reason I wouldn’t go to Glastonbury. Not in a million years. 
 

if they cancel tickets too that will be horrendous. Praying. Crossing everything tickets carry over. 

[JezzaBelle]

1 minute ago, Quark said:

I know why a lot of people want their tix to carry over, but why is it morally right?

It is morally right because people won their lottery, took time off work to book, some people will have waited 10 years or more to get tickets who had been previously unsuccessful, they fairly won their ticket, etc. etc.

Those who were lucky shouldn't be penalised for something out of their control but which can 100% be honoured.

[Mrbish82]

As much as I wanted it to go ahead, I think the current situation would have overshadowed the 50th anniversary somewhat.

[fatyeti24]

4 minutes ago, fred quimby said:

I have actually opened a Can

 

It's fine. The sun went over the yard arm some time ago. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
Cause I remember it all too well

[Hannah_lucy]

Thoughts on when this will be officially announced :( 

[AlexOvd]

0 chances of postponing? 

[MetaKate]

WHERE IS THIS GUY WHEN WE NEED HIM

[DareToDibble]

3 minutes ago, MetaKate said:

Out of upvotes. I knew that would happen. Some of the posts in this thread have raised a smile through the shit news. Keep up the good work all! x

[JoBalls]

Just now, Hannah_lucy said:

Thoughts on when this will be officially announced

I can’t imagine it will be too long until it’s announced given two members of the wider Eavis family appear to have leaked the news on social media...

[O'Doyle Rules]

4 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

Unless they want to give themselves more time to think about the ticket situation, which would be fair enough, it’s a big decision.

We MAY get an announcement saying about it being cancelled ending with “information on 2020 tickets to come in the coming days/weeks” etc.

To be fair to the festival they probably have a million things to sort.

What has been the approach for other cancelled events? 

[Waynolol]

I was having my wedding ceremony at Glasto this year , my fiancé is crying. Fml

[eastynh]

2 minutes ago, MetaKate said:

WHERE IS THIS GUY WHEN WE NEED HIM

I am probably going to sound out of touch here but who is it?

He looks like the bastard son of Steve Martin and John Bercow.

Edited March 17, 2020 by eastynh

[Cheddar Valley]

I live 10 mins from site.  I'm driving down, sitting by stone circle and having a Thatchers.  Dreaming of what would/should have been!

[fatyeti24]

Remember when Brexit was the worst thing ever? 

Fuck you 2020.

[steviewevie]

Grim news, but think of the bigger picture. We are going through a massive global crisis and it's going to take a bit of time and a lot of sacrifice to get through it with as fewer deaths as possible.

[CaledonianGonzo]

At least Fyre Festival actually started...a bit.

[O'Doyle Rules]

3 minutes ago, JezzaBelle said:

It is morally right because people won their lottery, took time off work to book, some people will have waited 10 years or more to get tickets who had been previously unsuccessful, they fairly won their ticket, etc. etc.

Those who were lucky shouldn't be penalised for something out of their control but which can 100% be honoured.

I just feel Emily will say “we want to be fair to all”

[Andy0808 v5]

2 minutes ago, eastynh said:

I am probably going to sound out of touch here but who is it?

He looks like the bastard son of Steve Martiy and John Bercow.

He sucked off some government official, so they would release bottles of water held at customs for Fyre festival. (That’s the crude way to answer)

 

edit: stand corrected, he didn’t do it.

Edited March 17, 2020 by Andy0808 v5

[uglyscotsman]

I didnt have tickets but I'm absolutely gutted for everyone who did, really really unfortunate. Think about the next one and how itll be extra special and make up for it.