Very funny. Yes it is lol
I mean we can be cynical about but there are a lot of marketing professionals out there not getting gigs at corporate festivals.
I will say though, I followed him for about a week and it got very tired very quickly.
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That’s pretty much what you want, it’s a nightmare when it’s too sunny as there is pretty much no shade anywhere. Used to be off to the circus tent when I used to go
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I’ve never been, but watching on TV is feels like the flags are increasing every year.
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The secret dj was posting about Glastonbury now being pay to play for most DJs, is he correct?
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Really? For most DJs? Maybe for some celebrity fakes, but not proper DJs at Silver Hayes/Loving Arms/San Remo etc?
@Apiento you played last year. Assume you didn’t have to pay for the privilege?
Anyone else been booked ?
Lots of question marks in this post!
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I think he was making the point that for some there’s no value in playing there as the fee is so small / non existant in some cases. It was off the back of Nadine Shah refusing her slot as the cost to play / get there etc outweighed the fee. They are notorious for paying small, even the headliners
Also from my understanding there is a hierarchy of gigs if you like…the main stages will get a (small?) fee/a nice place to camp and comp tickets, but those who are booked the lesser spaces by crews that have been asked to take over an area won’t be getting paid and will most liklely have to sort their own tickets/already be going etc?
There was an article linked by Greg Wilson from a while ago where he said he had basically got to the stage of not playing there anymore as the fee/comp tickets offered was basically reducing year on year to the point where it just wasn’t worth it anymore (for him). Think he was mainly playing Stonebridge Bar/San Remo?
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I remember someone telling the Chemical Brothers were initially offered a derisirily laughable amount a couple of years ago. Like, ridiculously insulting.
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One of the first things Lofty said to me when I started at Flying 
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I’d echo what others have said on the distances and not being too rigid on sticking to your plan as it’s impossible to make everything you want to see. I normally focus on a couple of things I really want to see in a day and then everything else is negotiable/in the lap of the gods…
The circus and cabaret fields are brilliant and chock full of random stuff. Well worth a couple of detours through there and stopping at whatever looks fun.
You’ve got to spend a night after hours in Block 9, the scale of chaos with amazing production levels is insane. NYC Downlow is superb but the queues can be a nightmare. On your first entry you get a moustache and can fast track entry afterwards with that. Worth buying a few on amazon to speed access, or turning up for the first time on Thursday night to get one when less crowded. You won’t get in if you turn up for the first time without a tache at 1am on Saturday night.
I can’t wait!
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I mean they’ve got a point sort of 
Farmers calling people ‘pig cow killers’ is a bit pot/kettle
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I’ve managed various bands playing various stages (right up to the Pyramid) there over the years, and as far as live music is concerned they generally pay a realistic fee, but then bands do have all sorts of costs incl crew to pay etc., and may only be dropping in to do the gig and leave straight away for the next.
I’ve also been involved in some Green Field and theatre stuff there too, where they’ve always paid mostly in comps with very little actual cash. The logic is that you are a ‘contributer’ to the festival and as such want to stay all weekend, perhaps with some mates, and thats the value, just like the old free festival vibe. TBF there is no way they’d’ve managed to put on so many performers at so many different levels if it was just fee based, and it was this practise which differentiated it from all the other fests.
I don’t think its that unrealistic that they’ve taken the same attitude when booking DJs, who can after all just turn up with minimal equipment, play as & when, and otherwise enjoy themselves at one of the best events in the world - two tickets are worth £700+ which is more than most DJs playing could get away with charging!
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