Conference marvin::uk_music

    they are saying that they are now on sale around the 24th march
    
    
    

    
    The Credit Card hot-line has been closed following technical problems,
    and according to the recorded message tix are now only available by
    post or from any agencies which may still have them - the hot-line may
    be re-opened at the end of April if any tix are left. However, a lot of
    Agencies who have run out have been misleading caller by telling them
    the event is sold out, which is not the case.
    
    Also, although it isn't being publicised anywhere, the Tourist Info.
    office in Glastonbury has access to a large number of tickets which can
    be be ordered by phone for �80. Can't remember the number
    unfortunately, but it's worth calling them - I got 4 tix (max/person)
    from them on Saturday morning after sending off a postal application
    the day before.
    
    g.  

Incidentally - 

anyone know how much truth there is in the rest of the 
rumours (other than Bowie, the Stones and Oasis playing)
that Micheal Eavis is actually quite ill :-( now and this 
is likely to be the last Glastonbury. :-(

    I haven't heard anything along those lines. It is worth noting that he
    just stood as a parliamentary candidate with the intention of doing the
    job long term if needed, I can't see him doing that if he was ill. 
    
    
    
    			Stretch.

That's pretty reassuring - I'll try to remember who the 
hell told me he was ill in the first place and find 
out where they heard it from ... 

I think your source may be a bit mixed up - Michael was ill during the
autumn/winter of 95/96 which was the main reason there was no 
festival last year. He' s okay now and, as far as I know, he plans to run 
the festival into the next century. 

Incidentally, the current problems with the Phoenix - they want to 
increase capacity to 45,000 from 30,000 - really sohws the difference 
between the organisations and the way they with the local council. 
Michael Eavis has an agreement with the local council to run the 
festival 'til 2000, as long as he continues to meet various requirements - 
applying for a license each year then becomes a formality. The 
Phoenex organisers on the other hand seem to be starting from scratch 
each year, I can't believe they've lined up bands and sold tickets 
before they applied for the license ! more amazing still is that they 
didn't think to apply for the same license they had last year and then 
apply for an increase in capacity...  as they've successfully done at 
Glastonbury.

Oh, for those of you who are going, the 'park & ride' scheme which 
they were hoping to introduce isn't going to happen after all - just 
more and more car parks around the perimeter. good news if you 
usually get there later  than Thursday morning %^)

The advanced party of the Leek contingent will be there on 
Wednesday when the gates open (there should be 20-25 of us this 
year), camping in the same place as last year - somewhere up from the 
Jazz stage, towards the railway track/ kids play area. Come and look us 
up if you like - there'll be a flag pole with a white yin/yang thing on a 
black background, and a Grateful Dead SYF flying from it - oh and a 
couple of aircraft repeater lights (blue & orange) flashing away on top.

I should have a detailed map of this years site avaialable soon if 
anyone would like a copy...
 
Graham (25 days and counting)
  

    >>there'll be a flag pole with a white yin/yang thing on a 
    >>black background, and a Grateful Dead SYF flying from it
    
      They should be quite unique given the clientele!
    
    
    
    
    				Stretch.

Yep ! they've been to every festival since 1989 - the SYF is getting a bit faded though, 
perhaps I should do another one before setting off this year...

BTW, if any of you do try to find us, I'm the folically challenged one (might even get me 
head shaved for this year !) in the tie-dye shirt - just so as you can tell me apart form the 
rest of my friends who will probably be wearing tie-dyes too....

G

Good to hear it where the mix up came from... I can believe
it with half the people I know they'd probably get it a couple 
of years out...suprising we haven't had anyone going to the 
stonehenge festival recently :-) ... but then there's always 
that couple of people that you can't be sure whether they 
actually really do know better than the rest of us... 

>The advanced party of the Leek contingent will be there on 
>Wednesday when the gates open 

Maybe see you there.(ha).. if I can just persuade the rest 
of our party that it's worth going up wednesday...  especially 
after queueing on the roadside for *hours* in the sun last 
year on the wednesday afternoon at phoenix :-)  Still a bit of 
sneaky not moving of the verge until I'd seen that they *weren't*
sending cars back out and down the road to jointhe end of the 
miles long queue got us to be one in the first row of cars
parked in the first field so worth hanging around for! 
(not to mention the right down my the main runway camping
spot!) 


>there'll be a flag pole with a white yin/yang thing on a 
>black background,

Right, I'll try to remember it - as the previous comment suggested
it's not exactly going to be the only yin/yang flag there I suspect,  
if you happen to see our tents (dunno how many yet, probably 
at least 5 potentially quite a few more) I expect our banner will 
be recognisable - except we can't get it up a pole so you'll 
probably fall over it before.. last years phoenix it was suspended 
between the two tallest tents - acted as a nice shade from the 
sun too! 

It's a large pink sheet with a purple cat painted in on in 
phoenix stylisation...    not the trendiest of banners but 
damned unique and recognisable. 


> I should have a detailed map of this years site avaialable soon if 
>anyone would like a copy...
 

Yes please! 

That could be ever so helpful!

    I feel sick.....
    
    
    Mikef$depressed

I forgot to mention that the flag pole is around 20ft high, if you look for it after Dark you will 
see it, the light are pretty bright... If you're wandering around in daylight, out camp is the 
one with the upturned trailer between a couple of the tents.

I've just checked the aerial photo from '95 and we're in the second field on the left as you 
walk along the railway line.... the field after the NME stage.

G.

    Is that the aerial photo from Select mag or somesuch?  I swear you can
    see my bald patch glowing on that one...
    
    m

    I forgot to mention that the flag pole is around 20ft high, if you look
    for it after Dark you will see it, the light are pretty bright... 
    If you're wandering around in daylight, out camp is the one with the 
    upturned trailer between a couple of the tents.
    
    I've just checked the aerial photo from '95 and we're in the second
    field on the left as you walk along the railway line.... the field after 
    the NME stage.
    
    G.
    

    The lights always got me back to my tent...they are quite distinctive.
    
    m