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So - sat waiting on the Seetickets page that wouldn't open for 45 mins and now it's finally loaded and showing as all sold out.
Hmmm, may try later as apparently they release a few more batches during the day.
Otherwise saved £500 on tickets and all the rest - will spend on swinging instead!
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"Managed to get them here too...
Friend trained up her 12 year old who got through for us!!! (With mums card)
Now owe 12 year old a ton of sweets...  "
PMSL!
We had about 8 laptops and PC's trying and I got in on my phone on 4G! |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto. "
I work big and small as a photographer and enjoy both for different reasons. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!  "
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I did Boardmasters this year, what a money grabbing shambles that was. |
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"Managed to get them here too...
Friend trained up her 12 year old who got through for us!!! (With mums card)
Now owe 12 year old a ton of sweets...
PMSL!
We had about 8 laptops and PC's trying and I got in on my phone on 4G!"
That's exactly how we got in! 6 of us bashing away on laptops and my mate's daughter got us in on her tablet via 4g!  |
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I'm glad in the days I went getting tickets was easy. It's not for me anymore though it is so iconic I can see why people seem to view it as the one to do.
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"Managed to get them here too...
Friend trained up her 12 year old who got through for us!!! (With mums card)
Now owe 12 year old a ton of sweets...
PMSL!
There was 6 of us 'adults' trying on various different devices and our little superstar 12 yr old got in....
I did have the booking form filled out and trying to get to the payment page!
It is just pot luck I got through on a dongle back in the day
We had about 8 laptops and PC's trying and I got in on my phone on 4G!
That's exactly how we got in! 6 of us bashing away on laptops and my mate's daughter got us in on her tablet via 4g! "
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"Managed to get them here too...
Friend trained up her 12 year old who got through for us!!! (With mums card)
Now owe 12 year old a ton of sweets...
PMSL!
We had about 8 laptops and PC's trying and I got in on my phone on 4G!
That's exactly how we got in! 6 of us bashing away on laptops and my mate's daughter got us in on her tablet via 4g! "
lol my mate had his laptop, ipad and phone and couldn't get any. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
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I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days? |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?"
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have. |
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"We climbed the fence in 95,11 people lost a finger climbing the fence that year"
I also climbed the fence that year....still have all my digits, though I may have left part of my brain there..... |
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"I need tips on how to get through! I was working three devices but got nowhere near! Gutted"
There are no tips, it's just pure pot luck! The only way you increase your chances is by joining up with other people, but one of you still has to be lucky enough to get through to the processing screen. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have."
2016 was fairly brutal...took us 15 hours to get there. 3 hours to get from Leicester to 10 miles from Glastonbury, 12 hours to do the rest! The mud was vicious.
We got talking to a guy that was managing a band from Mumbai...it only took him 9 hours from India. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have."
It's not the mud its the rubbish strewn everywhere - there is not a scrap at the _estivals I go to - not sure if staff camping is better at Greenbelt? |
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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have.
It's not the mud its the rubbish strewn everywhere - there is not a scrap at the _estivals I go to - not sure if staff camping is better at Greenbelt?"
When we left shambala there was barely a scrap left on the grass. It was brilliant to see. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have.
2016 was fairly brutal...took us 15 hours to get there. 3 hours to get from Leicester to 10 miles from Glastonbury, 12 hours to do the rest! The mud was vicious.
We got talking to a guy that was managing a band from Mumbai...it only took him 9 hours from India."
Ah, 2016 wasn’t that bad. There was quite a bit of mud, but it didn’t rain as much during the weekend as some years. The worst thing is it just takes you at least twice as long to get anywhere. And you can’t really sit down anywhere, so it does take it out of you a bit more. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have.
It's not the mud its the rubbish strewn everywhere - there is not a scrap at the _estivals I go to - not sure if staff camping is better at Greenbelt?"
I wouldn’t say rubbish strewn everywhere - it’s mostly just paper cups and and food packaging in the crowd areas in front of the main stages. And by the end of the weekend some people have a bitnif rubbish around their tents. But hardly living in filth still. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have.
2016 was fairly brutal...took us 15 hours to get there. 3 hours to get from Leicester to 10 miles from Glastonbury, 12 hours to do the rest! The mud was vicious.
We got talking to a guy that was managing a band from Mumbai...it only took him 9 hours from India.
Ah, 2016 wasn’t that bad. There was quite a bit of mud, but it didn’t rain as much during the weekend as some years. The worst thing is it just takes you at least twice as long to get anywhere. And you can’t really sit down anywhere, so it does take it out of you a bit more."
It didn't rain that much Friday-Sunday but by that time the damage was done! |
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Actually, it rained a lot on the Sunday...that was when we were taking to the guy from Mumbai at the Other stage, watching LCD Soundsystem in the pissing down rain  |
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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago
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I’m so excited. I’ve not been since 2014. Nearly peed myself when I realised I was through to the booking system.
Just me and my daughter going this year.
I’m staying in the tangerine fields site. It’s my daughter’s first glasto and I thought it might be a bit less stressy than finding the right place to camp for a kid. When it’s just me I don’t care.
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have.
It's not the mud its the rubbish strewn everywhere - there is not a scrap at the _estivals I go to - not sure if staff camping is better at Greenbelt?
I wouldn’t say rubbish strewn everywhere - it’s mostly just paper cups and and food packaging in the crowd areas in front of the main stages. And by the end of the weekend some people have a bitnif rubbish around their tents. But hardly living in filth still. "
Sorry, I call this filth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y70LCoK-XMA&t=34s |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
Even the clean ones are grubby.
I've been lucky to avoid those so far. The aftermath scenes from the big _estivals repulse me - who could live in that filth even for a few days?
I’ve been to Glastonbury a few times. I wouldn’t describe it as ‘living in filth’ though. Have been in when it was muddy, including one of the infamous ones, 2007 maybe. Sure, it’s muddy, and not ideal, but it’s not filth. As long as you go without being precious about stuff, and go with the flow, it’s one of the best weekends you can have.
It's not the mud its the rubbish strewn everywhere - there is not a scrap at the _estivals I go to - not sure if staff camping is better at Greenbelt?
I wouldn’t say rubbish strewn everywhere - it’s mostly just paper cups and and food packaging in the crowd areas in front of the main stages. And by the end of the weekend some people have a bitnif rubbish around their tents. But hardly living in filth still.
Sorry, I call this filth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y70LCoK-XMA&t=34s"
It’s mostly just stuff left at the end, which I agree is awful. But my experience of going, and camping where I have, I could never describe the time at the _estival as ‘living in filth’.
It’s like me seeing a load of rubbish outside your neighbours house, and thinking that you lived in filth. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean! "
There is no filth when I go, I have a bell tent and have a shower every day. It’s a pain to carry it all but wouldn’t miss them for the world. Glasto is a wicked _estival. |
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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
There is no filth when I go, I have a bell tent and have a shower every day. It’s a pain to carry it all but wouldn’t miss them for the world. Glasto is a wicked _estival. "
No way are any of my bell tents coming to Glastonbury. They’re far too precious. And heavy.
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Glasto is quite possibly the greatest _estival of all and the inspiration behind many other.
I've been going since 1997, been a punter in tragic conditions, worked it in some of the worst weather i've ever seen and I still love it.
I've played about 8 times and I will be next year
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
There is no filth when I go, I have a bell tent and have a shower every day. It’s a pain to carry it all but wouldn’t miss them for the world. Glasto is a wicked _estival.
No way are any of my bell tents coming to Glastonbury. They’re far too precious. And heavy.
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Heavy yes but I still take it. We do camp on the outskirts where it’s quieter. |
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"I work _estivals and I will never understand the pull of massive ones such as glasto.
Not sure I could stand the filth - my _estivals are clean!
There is no filth when I go, I have a bell tent and have a shower every day. It’s a pain to carry it all but wouldn’t miss them for the world. Glasto is a wicked _estival. "
I might see if I can get the gig and work there one year. |
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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago
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"I thought they weren't changeable, as you need to be registered with picture?
They aren't and you do!"
I haven’t done it if course but I do know someone who goes most years and uses someone else’s ticket at vastly inflated prices if they don’t get one on sale day. It’s fucking risky |
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"Nobody on security really checks the pics on the tickets it’s more a ploy to stop touts. "
They did last time we went. Two of us had to provide alternative identification as we no longer looked like the photos on the tickets. |
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"Been twice now. 25 of us tried and only 4 got tickets. I wasn't one of them. Bring on the re-sale in April  "
You can actually book 6 tickets at once.
We were very fortunate to get our tickets - but we'll be trying for some more in April for some more friends who didn't get theirs last Sunday. |
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Like 'the kings new clothes'.....keep telling yourselves it's 'great':rather shit in my hands n clap it's all about the £ baby....n nice outing for the been locked,no ta |
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over a year ago
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"Like 'the kings new clothes'.....keep telling yourselves it's 'great':rather shit in my hands n clap it's all about the £ baby....n nice outing for the been locked,no ta "
I say what now?
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You can actually book 6 tickets at once.
How can you book 6 tickets at once ?"
Once you're through to the booking page, you simply enter your postcode and registration number along with up to 5 others.
Piece of cake really - the tricky part is actually getting on the aforementioned booking page.  |
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"Download is a better option "
Maybe for you , we go to Glastonbury and have done the past 4 years for us it not a music _estival but as it says on the poster “_estival of contemporary performing arts” which includes a wide variety of arts from music , stage performance, comedy through to the healing fields where the art of massage , reflexology , reiki and medadation is performed for us this would not be available in such diversity at other _estivals. Is Glastonbury better than all others no. But it works for us. |
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After the disappointment of not being lucky enough to get tickets we had some good news today . Our back up plan of working for the _estival and being a guide on the perimeter has just been confirmed
So that means we have to work three 8 hour shifts between the Tuesday and Monday which will be well worth it .
Also we get a spare ticket for a friend each as well that can do same. |
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"After the disappointment of not being lucky enough to get tickets we had some good news today . Our back up plan of working for the _estival and being a guide on the perimeter has just been confirmed
So that means we have to work three 8 hour shifts between the Tuesday and Monday which will be well worth it .
Also we get a spare ticket for a friend each as well that can do same. "
Yay |
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By *irginieWoman
over a year ago
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"The postie delivered my ticket this morning!
Has everyone else got theirs yet?"
Nope. Don’t get mine until the coach trip. Just adds to the excruciating fear that it might not happen
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"We'll be there too, manning gates at the SE Corner, can't wait, looks like it'll be awesome!, despite the weather! "
Manning gates....? Any decent wristbands you can get your hands on?
I have EPO but always keen for more.
Return the favour with partying with you all! |
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You’ll never remember this, but for the best view on the site, head up to where the medical centre is at night. It’s above the Big Ground camping area. The site is the size of Bath, and the view and sounds coming from everywhere is incredible.
My top toilet tips....
Always go into one you see a sensible looking girl come out of. It will always be spotless.
The toilets just across the railway line walking away from the Other Stage by Park Home Ground are always surprisingly quiet. |
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By *ackspopCouple
over a year ago
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Did anyone manage to get up to anything? I was very ill over the whole week and am only just getting back to normal. Feel a bit annoyed and that I wasted the one week I have off for myself. Still, could be worse; could have rained. |
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