LAWKS! It’s the Next Announcement Thread 2022!

[jparx]

Hard “no” for me on Flo subbing. Personally, yeah what a show that would be before Kendrick, but as a fan it’s a backward step for her. I’d hate to see her slide down the pecking order like that. This new single hopefully does big things, followed by the record, and she headlines alongside Taylor and Monkeys next year.

[Matt42]

I can’t see it either just that her announcement feels weirdly timed.

Wireless, Latitude and Glastonbury are all strangely announcing very close to each other this year. Could suggest there’s a bit of sharing going on?

[George_92]

5 minutes ago, jparx said:

Hard “no” for me on Flo subbing. Personally, yeah what a show that would be before Kendrick, but as a fan it’s a backward step for her. I’d hate to see her slide down the pecking order like that. This new single hopefully does big things, followed by the record, and she headlines alongside Taylor and Monkeys next year.

agreed

[Suprefan]

Zero reason to not have a poster with the balance window. If it was previously stated that there was not going to be a resale ( last year ) due to next to almost no ticket returns, how is there expected to be a resale this year if you dont let people decide based off a poster? Everyone will most likely keep their tickets and then you have a useless resale on your hands again. Or will people not pay their balance because they didnt get the poster and think its too much of a gamble to keep their ticket? ( which is sort of foolish )  The only legit reasons I see of anyone having to return their deposit will be the small percentage of people who have real life stuff thats gonna happen around it like a wedding or a pregnancy.

Edited February 23, 2022 by Suprefan

[Crazyfool01]

7 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

Zero reason to not have a poster with the balance window. If it was previously stated that there was not going to be a resale ( last year ) due to next to almost no ticket returns, how is there expected to be a resale this year if you dont let people decide based off a poster? Everyone will most likely keep their tickets and then you have a useless resale on your hands again. Or will people not pay their balance because they didnt get the poster and think its too much of a gamble to keep their ticket? ( which is sort of foolish )  The only legit reasons I see of anyone having to return their deposit will be the small percentage of people who have real life stuff thats gonna happen around it like a wedding or a pregnancy.

Or other things people have been unable to do .., like go abroad ? You’ll be suprised the number of tickets going back in the pot … 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

3 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Or other things people have been unable to do .., like go abroad ? You’ll be suprised the number of tickets going back in the pot … 

You can do both, I’ve got a few overseas things but none of them would make me even contemplate giving up my ticket.

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

You can do both, I’ve got a few overseas things but none of them would make me even contemplate giving up my ticket.

Of course you absolutely can .., depends on how much holiday you have and funds though 

[kaytee...]

6 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Or other things people have been unable to do .., like go abroad ? You’ll be suprised the number of tickets going back in the pot … 

One of our group is going on holiday instead and another was waiting to see if Taylor would be back on the lineup. Since that's not happening they're going away too. I reckon there will be a decent amount in the resale pot this year

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah I'd imagine the vast majority of people will be giving up their ticket due to circumstance. Probably got very little to do with the poster. 

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, kaytee... said:

One of our group is going on holiday instead and another was waiting to see if Taylor would be back on the lineup. Since that's not happening they're going away too. I reckon there will be a decent amount in the resale pot this year

Yep sometimes people aren’t quite as commited as the people on here … especially those that might not have been before … we’ve also had quite a break from seeing the coverage on the bbc … I’ve seen lots of evidence of people unable to go this year 

[AtomsForPizza]

This is of course anecdotal and not necessarily representative of anything wider but in our group of 10 with ticket deposits it looks only 4 max will be going

[CaledonianGonzo]

Resale demand will still outstrip supply many times over.

[kingbadger]

20 minutes ago, kaytee... said:

One of our group is going on holiday instead and another was waiting to see if Taylor would be back on the lineup. Since that's not happening they're going away too. I reckon there will be a decent amount in the resale pot this year

That's so bizarre that going to Glastonbury is wholly dictated by whether one artist is there or not. Would they have jacked in their 2020 festival if it went ahead and Swift wasn't headlining? Can't wrap my head round that.

[BambooShanks]

10 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Resale demand will still outstrip supply many times over.

No doubt.  Could well be the most contested resale we've ever seen.

Might also be the most amount of tickets available too but I don't think it'd make too much of a difference due to such high demand

[Leyrulion]

43 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

Zero reason to not have a poster with the balance window. If it was previously stated that there was not going to be a resale ( last year ) due to next to almost no ticket returns, how is there expected to be a resale this year if you dont let people decide based off a poster? Everyone will most likely keep their tickets and then you have a useless resale on your hands again. Or will people not pay their balance because they didnt get the poster and think its too much of a gamble to keep their ticket? ( which is sort of foolish )  The only legit reasons I see of anyone having to return their deposit will be the small percentage of people who have real life stuff thats gonna happen around it like a wedding or a pregnancy.

One reason would be that the lineup simply isn't ready. 

The balance window has been brought forward to take advantage of tax breaks on tickets that expire 1st April, not related to bookings.

It could well be that they won't be able to bring enough of their planning forward to release a comprehensive lineup on 28feb/1st March, which is about 2 weeks earlier than the last few festivals.

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by Leyrulion
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[Suprefan]

33 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

Or other things people have been unable to do .., like go abroad ? You’ll be suprised the number of tickets going back in the pot … 

So despite boris removing every covid obstacle its just gonna come down to visa approvals.

[AlexOvd]

It will be a bigger amount of tickets available in the resale than usual (life changes a lot in couple of years), but I also think that the demand will be very high. We are talking that some people may be 3 years in a row without Glasto if they don't take tickets this time.

[Leyrulion]

5 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

So despite boris removing every covid obstacle its just gonna come down to visa approvals.

If people have to test on return to their country they might not want to do it.

[shivroy]

(1) Florence definitely isn't subbing, she's headliner sized (look at all of the other big festivals she's headlining this summer, and summer 2018/2019/2016/2015)
(2) they haven't been announced for latitude, some people just think they look 'likely'. i personally don't think she's headlining latitude but i guess we'll find out thursday
(3) can definitely see florence headlining in 2023, perhaps as a final show of this era?

[Gnomicide]

Also potentially an extra 7k tickets up for grabs on top of any returns.

[George_92]

4 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Also potentially an extra 7k tickets up for grabs on top of any returns.

fingers crossed. also I remember reading there were only 5k resale tickets for 2019's festival (my sister managed to get through and grab mine... somehow)

[Suprefan]

1 minute ago, Leyrulion said:

One reason would be that the lineup simply isn't ready. 

The balance window has been brought forward to take advantage of tax breaks on tickets that expire 1st April. 

It could well be that they won't be able to bring enough of their planning forward to release a comprehensive lineup in 28feb/1st March, which is about 2 weeks earlier than the last few festivals.

 

Theyve had 2 years now instead of 9 months. All theyve had to fight over is agents trying to get a better stage slot cause their artist got a few extra million streams. You can avoid some fuss by making the poster alphabetical again so nobody can say a damn thing about it. If they really didnt wanna be put under the gun then dont announce the balance window for the dates they gave. If they made it later and put the poster out before that time you just made people happy instead of frustrated. There isnt gonna be some 11th hour headliner pull out like Coachella, cause it seems they might have their backup ready to go from the look of it.

[gooner1990]

27 minutes ago, Kinkyinuit said:

No doubt.  Could well be the most contested resale we've ever seen.

Might also be the most amount of tickets available too but I don't think it'd make too much of a difference due to such high demand

Agreed.

[sadimmock]

28 minutes ago, AlexOvd said:

It will be a bigger amount of tickets available in the resale than usual (life changes a lot in couple of years), but I also think that the demand will be very high. We are talking that some people may be 3 years in a row without Glasto if they don't take tickets this time.

Absolutely. People who didn't get tickets for 2020 will feel like they have been "locked out" for 3 years. Of course everyone has, but the desire there will be enormous (especially given how desperate for fun everyone is). We're also going to have two years worth of people who would have done it as a rite of passage in the mix. 

For these reasons I think that 23 could also be carnage on the ticket front. 

[jparx]

2 minutes ago, sadimmock said:

Absolutely. People who didn't get tickets for 2020 will feel like they have been "locked out" for 3 years. Of course everyone has, but the desire there will be enormous (especially given how desperate for fun everyone is). We're also going to have two years worth of people who would have done it as a rite of passage in the mix. 

For these reasons I think that 23 could also be carnage on the ticket front. 

I dunno, having an old fart and two people no one has ever heard of headlining in 2022 could really hurt the demand.