Emily: "I think it's going to be a really fruitful, exciting year"

Glastonbury Festivals · #1 02-10-2009, 01:41 PM

Hello Emily. Tickets go on sale in two days' time, are you excited?
Yes! It's really good to get the ball rolling. I think going on sale in October worked well for us last year and people seem to really appreciate the deposit scheme. And, actually, it's perfect timing because we're just cementing our headliners for next year. So it's nice that it's all happening at once.

How have registration numbers been this year?
They've been really good. People have been registering thick and fast. I think there's lots of interest in the 40th anniversary next year. And we're excited about it too - there are lots of great ideas flying around for the anniversary. I think it's really looking set to be an interesting year. And it is amazing for it to be reaching 40. You look back and there's been so many moments and so many phases; popular times and really unpopular times and difficult struggles. It's been a very interesting journey. So there is a lot to celebrate.

It does feel like Glastonbury almost has an imaginary share price, in terms of how people feel about it. Early in 2008 its price was quite low. Now it's quite high again.
Yes, it does ebb and flow. A couple of years of sunshine and a few great acts have helped. It does feel like people go through stages of being pissed off with us, then coming round to liking it again. But that's fine. I think the people who are coming are essentially the same, it's more the media that go through that process. But there's definitely a sense of excitement around things right now. We had a brilliant Festival this year - I mean, really quite phenomenal. So, we do seem to be on a good run at the moment.

Is there any chance of bands who played in 1970 playing in 2010?
There are a few potentials, yeah. We've got a lot of really interesting offers coming in - like one who's an organic potato farmer now, who played in 1970 but wants to reform his band for next year. Which is great. I think it's really important to have a bit of that, plus lots of the new stuff as well. There's so much exciting music around at the moment. I think it's going to be a really fruitful, exciting year.

Have you had any heated conversations with your dad about who you should book?
We haven't had any arguments yet, actually. I think we're all in agreement at the moment. There are a few obvious contenders and then are a few more out there options too. We're just going through them all at the moment.

What will you be doing on Sunday morning?
I'll be at the farm. Fingers crossed the whole ticketing thing works really smoothly. And hopefully it'll be a healthy pace, sales-wise. We don't want a bun fight. We want the people who want to come to be able to come.

You gave away free Worthy Farm milk at the first Festival. Any plans for that next year?
That could be a bit tricky, as there will be about 170,000 more people there. I think the cows would struggle. But I'm sure there will be other rewards!

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stinkywitch · #2 02-10-2009, 02:37 PM

oooo i got goosebumps reading this. cant wait now

GlastoWatch · #3 02-10-2009, 02:47 PM

Who's the potato farmer?

stinkywitch · #4 02-10-2009, 02:57 PM

im pretty sure people are googling as we speak lol.
will be interesting to see who it could be.

WiTS · #5 02-10-2009, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by GlastoWatch

Who's the potato farmer?

anyone knows?

Mandypants · #6 02-10-2009, 03:26 PM

Perhaps Marc Bolan didn't really die and he's got a 10 acre plot in the depths of the countryside somewhere?

Belgian Manders · #7 02-10-2009, 03:32 PM

Can someone post the lineup for 1970?

GlastoWatch · #8 02-10-2009, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Belgian Manders

Can someone post the lineup for 1970?

Here's some of it.

* T.Rex
* Amazing Blondel
* Ian A. Anderson
* Keith Christmas
* Quintessence
* Sam Apple Pie
* Stackridge
* Al Stewart

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaston..._line-ups#1970

Belgian Manders · #9 02-10-2009, 03:51 PM

Maybe Amazing Blondel?

GlastoWatch · #10 02-10-2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Belgian Manders

Maybe Amazing Blondel?

They're still playing so won't need to "reform".

stinkywitch · #11 02-10-2009, 04:38 PM

oooo the plot thickens

GlastoWatch · #12 03-10-2009, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by stinkywitch

im pretty sure people are googling as we speak lol.

You're not wrong, they're even on Yahoo Answers!
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question...2122704AAn34e7

stinkywitch · #13 03-10-2009, 03:47 PM

Registration for Glastonbury Festival 2010 is now closed and will re open at 9am on Monday 5th October 2009.
from the main website....

do they think it will not sell out tomozz.
fingers crossed eh

GlastoWatch · #14 03-10-2009, 03:54 PM

I won't be taking any chances, I'll be stuck in my computer room with a supply of food, drink and Imodium

and won't be leaving until I have my ticket.

mou · #15 06-10-2009, 04:11 PM

170,000 people? Has it gone up again?

I admit its been a couple of years, but last time I heard it mentioned it was at 125,000.

Thats a hell of a lot of extra people :P

GlastoWatch · #16 06-10-2009, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by mou

170,000 people? Has it gone up again?

I admit its been a couple of years, but last time I heard it mentioned it was at 125,000.

Thats a hell of a lot of extra people :P

She said 170,000 more people.
The licence is for 185,000

GlastoWatch · #17 10-10-2009, 08:52 PM

Found out who the organic potato farmer is.

Laurence Hasson (Better known as Leary Hasson back then) played with a band called Marsupilami, he's now the general manager of Bioselect UK who produce organic seed potatoes.

Also found this from when he was a caterer at Glasto in 1995.

Quote:

Laurence Hasson, Caterer
In 1971, I played keyboards in a progressive rock band called Marsupialami. Mostly I remember this very rich American who turned up with vast numbers of sausages in Tupperware. You couldn't imagine how many sausages there were.
Now I run a food kitchen there, and I'm developing a market in organic potatoes. I went down there with the stall for the first time four years ago, and I lost money, but last year I did well. This year I've got one of the best sites, 200 feet from the pyramid stage, called Leary's Organic Spud Experience, pounds 3 for a big potato and a drink, with fillings overflowing.
The security is much better than it used to be, and the safety and hygiene regulations are very strict. And they've managed to stop the selling of drugs openly. Even in 1991 they'd be shouting out what they'd got every ten yards. It became like those people in Torremolinos selling timeshare.

Sourxe

The quote above says 1971 not 1970, but there are various references on the net to them playing 1970 and I've found this poster for 1970.

For those of you who don't know, Glasto was originally called the Pilton Pop Festival.

stinkywitch · #18 10-10-2009, 09:00 PM

who has been doing their homework then? i may even run down to the bookies an put a fiver on it!

GlastoWatch · #19 10-10-2009, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by stinkywitch

who has been doing their homework then? i may even run down to the bookies an put a fiver on it!

I was bored, so I thought I'd don my deer stalker.

GlastoWatch · #20 28-10-2009, 12:33 PM

Found this

Quote:

Marsupilami played at the now world famous festival at its launch in 1970 and was made up of musicians from across Wellington and Taunton.
The band lived and rehearsed in a barn in Langford Budville and are hoping to reform to celebrate 40 years of the festival.
Fred Hasson, who formed the band with brother Leary, said: “Marsupilami was a thoroughly Somerset band, and we visited Michael Eavis in the early days at Worthy Farm to talk about the idea of the festival.
“It was a lovely experience - it was in the heyday of all the love and peace stuff.
“There weren’t that many people – maybe two or three thousand so nothing compared to today’s crowds.
“And I remember it being really muddy – not much has changed there though.”
Now Fred and Leary are hoping to rally enough support to gain a slot at next year’s Glastonbury Festival as an homage to the early days.

http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.u...l_stage_again/

From what Emily said, I think it's pretty likely that they will play.