LAWKS! It’s the Next Announcement Thread 2022!

[Kalopsia]

Today at 12.

[AlexOvd]

I am still dreaming that what we will get this get will be the poster rather than an individual announcement. I know Emily mentioned March but...

[Avalon_Fields]

Even today’s newspapers are effectively confirming McCartney at Glastonbury 

[Matt42]

Got a good feeling at the moment. Most of the Glastonbury related queries in my group have switched to ticket queries / logistics on getting there / what gigs we should do as a warm up.

Its on x

[Hugh Jass]

Surely today's special date - 22022022 should be marked with an announcement?

[EFC1996]

Hopefully Emily decides to out-do the media by announcing more than they know. Wishful thinking? I think so 

[curse these metal hands]

7 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Surely today's special date - 22022022 should be marked with an announcement?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

1 minute ago, EFC1996 said:

Hopefully Emily decides to out-do the media by announcing more than they know. Wishful thinking? I think so 

Sike! John isn't dead after all...

[fightoffyour]

1 minute ago, curse these metal hands said:

The dream is still alive

[leonaves]

5 hours ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Yes, if that was allowed no doubt thousands of people would suddenly and miraculously no longer be able to go from their original destination so they could get GA tickets instead. Of course they could insist on proof, but again that would he ridiculously labour intensive to have to scrutinise a load of applications for GA tickets.

It’s a mile inconvenience for a few people, but people seem to think it’s easy for them to individually just swap their coach ticket for a different one, even though the one they want to go on instead is fully booked.

Do you not think the vast majority of coach ticket holders get them because they genuinely want to go by coach?

[EFC1996]

4 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Sike! John isn't dead after all...

Hologram of the full band in their prime

[sisco]

3 minutes ago, leonaves said:

Do you not think the vast majority of coach ticket holders get them because they genuinely want to go by coach?

I know I only try for coach because it gives me 2 chances to get tickets.  I’d imagine many many thousands are in the same boat

[nikkic]

7 minutes ago, fightoffyour said:

The dream is still alive

It's the hope that gets ya

[kingbadger]

7 minutes ago, leonaves said:

Do you not think the vast majority of coach ticket holders get them because they genuinely want to go by coach?

I go for both sales but would massively prefer a GA ticket. Though even with a GA ticket I go down by coach. Just prefer to choose when I travel with National Express, and where from- in 2019 I travelled to Bristol via train on the Tuesday then got the bus from there on Wednesday morning, just so the majority of travelling was done and dusted and I could get a good night's kip in after. Nobody should be going for coach tickets without actually intending to get on the coach though.

[Hugh Jass]

I'd prefer GA but if a coach is the only way in then so be it. Certainly wouldn't restrict myself to just one sale.

[ilovelanegan]

GA would be more convenient but the coach is fine and we'll always try for them from anywhere vaguely sensible (London, Reading, Bristol etc). Our booking group had 4 London-based and 2 from Midlands- we compromised on Bristol so will break the journey up and stay there Tuesday night. For added fun, two of the London crew now live in Liverpool and Australia... 

[Memory Man]

Yep their hands are tied as the licence agreement is x thousand attendees arrive by coach. That cant change, there isnt enough parking, would cause more traffic & contravenes licence.

the system is imperfect but you either get your coach & go, or dont & risk your tickets being at a pick up point, or get a refund.

if i were a teacher like that example off twitter i would just call in sick and not put anything on social media. What can they do? It would be hard to arrive on the friday as a teacher any other way than by train too as you cant buy a car park pass with a coach ticket, there wont be national express coaches on a friday. Unless you got a lift. And then you have the stress of trying to collect your ticket from a box office when the festival is already well underway and you’ve missed the weds, thurs and half the friday. Just skive and get the coach.

Edited February 22, 2022 by Memory Man

[MaxPower]

39 minutes ago, leonaves said:

Do you not think the vast majority of coach ticket holders get them because they genuinely want to go by coach?

Nah, reckon most people get them solely because they go on sale first. 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

39 minutes ago, leonaves said:

Do you not think the vast majority of coach ticket holders get them because they genuinely want to go by coach?

Not at all, there are plenty of people on this very thread saying they only do it for an extra bite at the sale. I try in the coach sale every year but I’d prefer not to have to go on the coach.

[Memory Man]

Its definitely for 2 goes. If you want to go by coach you still can with a standard ticket you just have more control over where you depart from & when as you buy separately from national express.

[stuie]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Got a good feeling at the moment. Most of the Glastonbury related queries in my group have switched to ticket queries / logistics on getting there / what gigs we should do as a warm up.

Its on x

It's exciting isn't it! 

Our Glastonbury WhatsApp has been mostly for sharing memes for the last 2 years... actual festival discussion has now resumed. 

 

 

[gooner1990]

47 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I'd prefer GA but if a coach is the only way in then so be it. Certainly wouldn't restrict myself to just one sale.

We've got 7 people trying for resale and all of them have said no to coach as they would rather not go to the the festival at all than get the coach. 

Baffling.

 

(I'm going on the coach)

[gooner1990]

22 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

Not at all, there are plenty of people on this very thread saying they only do it for an extra bite at the sale. I try in the coach sale every year but I’d prefer not to have to go on the coach.

Yep same here, I would much prefer to drive my own car and arrive and leave when I dictate with as much stuff as I (reasonably) need in the car if needed. 

But if it means I get to go I'll do the coach.

[Hugh Jass]

6 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

We've got 7 people trying for resale and all of them have said no to coach as they would rather not go to the the festival at all than get the coach. 

Baffling.

 

(I'm going on the coach)

Done the coach a few times myself, it's absolutely fine.

Why would you give up an opportunity to go for the sake of a few hours on a coach?

[dotdash79]

I would prefer GA, but if I have to be buried alive with just an air tube for 6 weeks then so be it. 
 

so long that I get to go