Overcrowding candidates/ acts booked too low

[Crazyfool01]

1 hour ago, Suprefan said:

I mean for some reason theyll listen to the council about things but not to the actual people dealing with the conditions.

Wrong they take feedback from stewards 

[stuie]

10 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Surprised no mentions yet but don’t go near glade for faithless 

 

7 hours ago, Traci said:

Maybe Glade is expanding this year or maybe they aren’t even playing Glade maybe Glade just retweeted it 🤞🏽

 

The Faithless account said they are the first live band to play Glade on Thursday. 

Which leads me to wonder how a Faithless live set would work these days? 🤷‍♂️

[Euphoricape]

Faithless will be dangerous as it gets, the only live act on the Thursday on a small stage. My worst overcrowding experiences at the festival have all been on Thursdays. Williams Green in 2022 was scary.

[squirrelarmy]

I don’t think it’s as easy to close off the Glade compared to Williams Green

Railway track and main route into Pennards from the East of the site will be cut off. Pretty much splitting the site in two. You will have to decide which side of the site you want to be on well before the start of that set. 

[sisco]

1 hour ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Wrong they take feedback from stewards 

Yet after example last year are still putting faithless on. Odd one really.  Thursday used to be a great day but it’s actually becoming one of the worst due to them not managing crowds correctly

[stuie]

49 minutes ago, sisco said:

Yet after example last year are still putting faithless on. Odd one really.  Thursday used to be a great day but it’s actually becoming one of the worst due to them not managing crowds correctly

Even a sister bliss dj set would swamp that area on a Thursday… odd choice really! 

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

I'm still getting there early for it. It'll be fine up front 

[Madyaker]

They aren’t this stupid there must be more stuff on in Park, Silver Hayes etc to spread the crowd. 
 

I’ve zero interest anyway so I’ll be somewhere else. 

Edited March 15 by Madyaker

[NorthernSoul52]

Bizarre place to put them there.

[Crazyfool01]

3 hours ago, sisco said:

Yet after example last year are still putting faithless on. Odd one really.  Thursday used to be a great day but it’s actually becoming one of the worst due to them not managing crowds correctly

Yeah agree it’s really odd … I’ll have a word with my friend that stewards up there to make them aware ( if they aren’t already ) hopefully they reconsider 

[mouserat]

Yeah I've already mentally written off the idea of seeing Faithless unless there's an indication they've figured out how to avoid another Example-type situation.

[Nice hymer]

7.45ish Thursday evening? We dodged Example, after the craziness of Sasha/Digweed the year before.

There are other fantastic options - we will be elsewhere!

[fraybentos1]

Example was mad last year, they had to make it one way and had to take a big detour. I'd just avoid stuff like that again in the future tbh.

[danbailey80]

Faithless Glade Thursday = moronic.

Most who want to see won't get close and just be in danger/ frustrated.

And a complete waste of an act that could be at Pyramid/ Other. and boy do they need acts that suit Pyramid. 

[balti-pie]

It seems that i only got so easily into Skindred and ho99o9 at the truth stage thursday last year cos everyone else was stuck in the crowds at bloody Example ffs 😁 happy with that as a going plan this year, hang around the SE corner cos most people are flocking to the glade

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, balti-pie said:

It seems that i only got so easily into Skindred and ho99o9 at the truth stage thursday last year cos everyone else was stuck in the crowds at bloody Example ffs 😁 happy with that as a going plan this year, hang around the SE corner cos most people are flocking to the glade

I've been at the Truth Stage for the last 3 Thursday evenings and it's always been.....fine?

Bloody busy, obviously, but not carnage.

[balti-pie]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I've been at the Truth Stage for the last 3 Thursday evenings and it's always been.....fine?

Bloody busy, obviously, but not carnage.

Exactly my experience too. Maybe we shouldnt be telling people about it or it'll be uncontrollably rammed! 

[CaledonianGonzo]

21 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

Exactly my experience too. Maybe we shouldnt be telling people about it or it'll be uncontrollably rammed! 

Agreed. Let's shoosh.

[Wakey321]

Dexys on the Park is a contender id say especially if the sun is shining and they do a greatest hits set! 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Wakey321 said:

Dexys on the Park is a contender id say especially if the sun is shining and they do a greatest hits set! 

Nah - and they won't.

[FakeEmpire]

56 minutes ago, balti-pie said:

It seems that i only got so easily into Skindred and ho99o9 at the truth stage thursday last year cos everyone else was stuck in the crowds at bloody Example ffs 😁 happy with that as a going plan this year, hang around the SE corner cos most people are flocking to the glade

I did Example and then Skindred/Ho99o9/Alt Blk Era with Bimini on Greenpeace in-between all with ease.

Crowd crust is a real issue - there was so much space around the right side of the Glade when Example was on. Could maybe do with stewards directing people into the gaps.

Having said that, I think Faithless on Glade Thursday is a disaster waiting to happen. I'll be staying well away.

Edited March 15 by FakeEmpire

[Spindles]

Bring back the silent discos, always used to be a decent draw on Thursdays and there being more than one location was a big help.  Having acts play on Thursdays was always an issue, I remember the carnage of Maximo Park in 2009, felt like the entire festival turned up.

 

[matrainertje]

Still think The National, up against SZA could be busy. They’ll surely have a bigger crowd than QOTSA. 😅

I have the idea that IDLES might be relatively quiet, crowd-wize.

[gigpusher]

6 minutes ago, matrainertje said:

Still think The National, up against SZA could be busy. They’ll surely have a bigger crowd than QOTSA. 😅

I have the idea that IDLES might be relatively quiet, crowd-wize.

They'll be busy but I wouldn't think any busier than Pet Shop Boys were a few years back.

[kemosabe]

The Thursday crushes are so frustrating for newbies especially. I remember thinking this festival is shite when I'd been packed in trying to go to Williams Green etc. it leaves a lasting impression. 

I think every year that they must be aware of the problems, but they never seem to change anything. 

We know they monitor these pages, hopefully the ones we've identified early (Faithless, Barry Can't Swim etc ) will mean they consider sorting it in the next few months. I know that the bookers of the individual stages want to flex their muscles, but the top brass should step in and fix things. 

Edited March 15 by kemosabe