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Allowing acts who have tours to sell their tickets. Particularly important for Glasto when they pay peanuts.

To be fair I had very limited issues (personally) with Mad Cool the 2 years I went (2018 & 2022).    However, in 2018, on the first day they had a nightmare with regards to opening the gates late. It meant queues thousands of people long trying to get in via an industrial estate in the middle of the afternoon in 40degree heat. No one handing out water or anything and it was really delayed getting in, with thousands of people missing the first couple of bands. Apparently the situation with getting taxis out of the festival was also very bad but I had a hotel very close so just walked to and from, had very little issues. Also the main water point stopped giving out water one point but I was watching a band and didn't experience this either.    The issue with Massive Attack was that they were scheduled to play this huge tent stage they used to have called The Loop at the same time Franz Ferdinand were playing one of the Main Stages. Apparently the sound bleed was really bad and Massive Attack refused to perform. (Again, I wasn't too affected because whilst I was in two minds, I am really basic and love FF so I opted for them anyways although I would probably choose MA these days).   I have to say when I went in 2022 I couldn't fault it though, everything was amazing; line-up, food and drink options, other experiences etc. Although that was the last year at it's brilliant site in IFEMA, it moved in 2023 and I haven't been back and heard some bad things since. Was tempted in 2023 by seeing RHCP there and ultimately didn't go as the location was a massive factor, one of my wife's friends did and said it was absolute chaos!

I don't understand why they wait until March to release the poster when every other major festival announces months earlier. I doubt very much that they are less organised and still trying to lock in the names on the poster so why hold it for so long? I understand the full lineup with times being later but I'd be shocked if they don't already have locks on the poster acts. What's the rationale for not releasing it earlier? 

Hive Resort prices are out: https://www.rockwerchter.be/en/info/camping/the-hive-resort/the-hive-resort-packages.   Ouch. 62% increase for the same package we had last year (€680->€1105), others have literally doubled in price. If we'd have known this in advance, we'd have probably thought twice about diving straight in for Combo tickets.