DeanoL Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 21 hours ago, Keithy said: Ahh I must have just missed them. Spent a fair bit of time around there and circus and never saw them. The walkabout acts actually have a defined schedule and are in the full online programme/app, it's not as random as it often seems! Schedules are often the same day to day so if you're in the fields 3pm on Friday you'll generally see the same performers you will at 3pm saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Girl Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 15 hours ago, Mardy said: I fucking loved the bus. Had a real moment there on Friday night, sun low in the sky, mist (OK, dry ice) rolling across at the end of Hot Chip's DJ set and a half empty space. Was properly beautiful. Like very early morning in a 90s rave This looks good to be fair and I would have enjoyed a hot chip DJ set Mardy 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukemack Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Sams Magic Hat didn't seem to be there this year (Showers in Undel Ground), but there was a paid for shower/sauna tent slighty further up, small opening times though 7am-1pm & 7pm-1am Anyone know why it wasnt at the festival or in a different place? Imagine that, aswell as the general overcrowding contributed to the ridiculous que times in Lost Horizons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Low Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 2:50 AM, kidpresentable said: Agreed, San Remo just looked like a garage forecourt. I missed The Blues and felt far too much of Silver Hayes' character has been stripped away this year. Agreed. I preferred the old Sonic tent and the blues. Lonely Hearts Club was just a big lifeless stage. Also the glad changes were horrible. Massive sound bleed spilling between the areas. Sometimes less is more, there's no need to cram a large stage in every possible corner when it just doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan84 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Gas tower was moved and lost the 360 screens visuals wasn't as good. Welsh oggie was missed but that was noted on here beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan84 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, brendan84 said: Gas tower was moved and lost the 360 screens visuals wasn't as good. Welsh oggie was missed but that was noted on here beforehand. Arcadia pangea was missed...looked great and was a much bigger area for it spider been going on for so long now and tired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, lukemack said: Sams Magic Hat didn't seem to be there this year (Showers in Undel Ground), but there was a paid for shower/sauna tent slighty further up, small opening times though 7am-1pm & 7pm-1am Anyone know why it wasnt at the festival or in a different place? Imagine that, aswell as the general overcrowding contributed to the ridiculous que times in Lost Horizons They've retired, was confirmed before the festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinchy87 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Not sure if I just missed it but couldn't see the tomato fight listed anywhere this year? That's always a highlight! It felt like a lot of the quirky stuff they usually have there was a bit lacking this year. Less to do in SE corner during the day- I saw the hologram dancing, aida robot and the VR sets but didn't seem to be much else going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZigster Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Not sure if it's been mentioned: Sinks. At the camp sites and generally. Banks of hand sanitiser bottles seem to have replaced them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritdesire Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Phone signal? That being poor and crowds (seeming) a lot busier than usual made it much harder to get in touch with friends to meet before sets this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Spiritdesire said: Phone signal? That being poor and crowds (seeming) a lot busier than usual made it much harder to get in touch with friends to meet before sets this year Its was shite wasnt it. I was getting delayed txts from people hours after they'd sent them. Sometimes it was perfect, other times good signal but no slots so its all down to capacity on the station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Glasto is probably ready for putting up some wireless repeaters to take the load off around busy parts of the site now tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZigster Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Spiritdesire said: Phone signal? That being poor and crowds (seeming) a lot busier than usual made it much harder to get in touch with friends to meet before sets this year Yes. Could seemingly text out fine. None of my texts got through to my friend on site after the Wednesday evening. They finally got some of them Monday afternoon. I'm with EE as well so rather pissed off about that. Probably stopped a few meet ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatt Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 The magic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 I wonder what happened to Candle Powered Steam Boats... He's been there since I first went I think! It used to be there to raise funds for some sort of canal restoration or something? Hope he didn't succumb during covid... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomicidalGoat Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Spiritdesire said: Phone signal? That being poor and crowds (seeming) a lot busier than usual made it much harder to get in touch with friends to meet before sets this year On Vodafone and I genuinely think there were only about 2 spots on the whole site where I could reliably get mobile data. Even SMS and cellular calling was a no-go most places. Was a nightmare to organise anything with people. Also the poor reception seemed to drain my battery way faster - is that a thing? Like it was if my poor phone was scrambling about to find a signal and was being sucked dry in the process. On the Thursday I used my phone for less than half an hour of screen on time but I was on 10% by about 10pm. Usually on that with five hours of screen on time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pinhead said: I wonder what happened to Candle Powered Steam Boats... He's been there since I first went I think! It used to be there to raise funds for some sort of canal restoration or something? Hope he didn't succumb during covid... Wasn't it to restore a windmill? Maybe he'd finally earned enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Yeah maybe your right - restoration project sticks in my head.. It looked like an endless task though - unless maybe he got lottery funding or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorT Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 The BIG arch to the entrance of the park. All the cool bits n pieces to Arcadia like the flame lamp post things. The eyes in trees. So many wee touches that make Glastonbury that little bit more special. I do wonder if after COVID they just didn’t have the same manpower to add all the things that were missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billum Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 51 minutes ago, HomicidalGoat said: Also the poor reception seemed to drain my battery way faster - is that a thing? Like it was if my poor phone was scrambling about to find a signal and was being sucked dry in the process. On the Thursday I used my phone for less than half an hour of screen on time but I was on 10% by about 10pm. Usually on that with five hours of screen on time! Yeah searching for connectivity does drain the battery faster - must’ve been a lot of that happening this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 minute ago, billum said: Yeah searching for connectivity does drain the battery faster - must’ve been a lot of that happening this year That might explain why my phone drained like an 100 second egg timer as soon as I took it off the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 I noticed that. I think your right - it drains as it constantly tries to reconnect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis22 Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 58 minutes ago, TaylorT said: The BIG arch to the entrance of the park. All the cool bits n pieces to Arcadia like the flame lamp post things. The eyes in trees. So many wee touches that make Glastonbury that little bit more special. I do wonder if after COVID they just didn’t have the same manpower to add all the things that were missing. I spoke to someone involved in the build and a lot of big tents were only put up the weekend before the festival started. Seems like they were way behind schedule in the build, which is why maybe some things were missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibear Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 12:13 PM, Phoenix Girl said: I assume from above that this is not the case but I couldn’t see Genosys on anyones pics (ie the big tall blocky thing with the lights usually next to London Underground) - was that still there? The hubby and I randomly got talking to the DJ Greg Wilson before his set in NYC Downlow and he said Genosys wasn't there due to a lack of funds...probably the same with other parts of the festival, coupled with the standard staff troubles over the past couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassingCloud Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Was shocked by the lack of people walking round selling drugs. Admittedly I didn’t go to the big dance areas late and I was staying in family camping, but they used to be everywhere…walking through campsites, in the markets, definitely up at the stone circle. Didn’t hear one of ‘em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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