WBC-WORKER
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in fact the Tickets that year was £65. { Programme was a extra £5 } but it was a good year.
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in fact the Tickets that year was £65. { Programme was a extra £5 } but it was a good year.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
wow. i'd go to another glastonbury like a shot if it was still that empty!
newbie
undisambiguated
yeah, all I had was an instamatic and zero ability to use it. These days I have a broken digital camera, a phone and zero ability.
What year do you think your photos are from? 1981 was the only year there was no defined backstage area, but I'm not convinced there was camping beyond the river. Do you recall when the market was on the hill? I'm almost certain it was there in the miners strike year but not, I think, in the following year when it deluged. But i can't remember before that- I'm pretty sure the hill was camping in 79 & 81 but not sure about the next couple of years. And I don't recall when cars were banned from camping either.
What year do you think your photos are from? 1981 was the only year there was no defined backstage area, but I'm not convinced there was camping beyond the river. Do you recall when the market was on the hill? I'm almost certain it was there in the miners strike year but not, I think, in the following year when it deluged. But i can't remember before that- I'm pretty sure the hill was camping in 79 & 81 but not sure about the next couple of years. And I don't recall when cars were banned from camping either.
WBC-WORKER
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but of course it was far smaller then and it progressively expanded over time so ' on the ground ' it felt busy but when you see it these days its busy in every area .
the only year where it was well over the top was the year that ten's of thousands showed up without tickets { may have been a extra 100,000 } - that was murder that year - I was working so it was not so bad as I had access to the backstage compound so could move about without hassle but out in the public areas it was near impossible to go in the opposite direction.
WBC-WORKER
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take your pick as pictures at that time did not print a time/date
but we know it cant be 1981 { as there was no CND sign that year } so it could be 82 or 83 as I am sure they restricted access after that - the line of tents were moved back to drug alley although what year that happened I am not sure because it did not affect me .
I have other shots of that year and I know the first WBC bar started at Glastonbury in 1986 but its not in any of the pictures so therefore it was before 1986
but seeing 82 was a very wet and muddy event I think it was not 82.
it may be 83 - 84 - 85
will get back to you about the market as for sure it used to be there for some years and then moved.
newbie
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o yes, I'd forgotten that.
WBC-WORKER
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For sure the market was still there up to at least 1986
not sure about 1987 but for sure it had moved in 1989
shame really as I am sure that year { be it 87 or 89 } was the first year there was no Reggae Tent - the one that was supposed to be a cafe as they had no license but everything could be bought there provided you had the balls to walk in in the first place - never bothered me { being brought up in Glasgow } but I am sure loads of people ended up with less than they thought - it was run by a team from Bristol - a real heavy team.It was very close to the old market.
Note - there was still some fields where you could camp and park
newbie
undisambiguated
yeah well, I'm sure you'll disagree but for me it had all gone downhill by then because there were bars everywhere. I preferred the years when there weren't any 
As for site maps, I'm rather hoping this project will reveal how the site changed year on year.
As for site maps, I'm rather hoping this project will reveal how the site changed year on year.
WBC-WORKER
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yeah well, I'm sure you'll disagree but for me it had all gone downhill by then because there were bars everywhere. I preferred the years when there weren't any
As for site maps, I'm rather hoping this project will reveal how the site changed year on year.
I think in 1989 there was seven public bars - last year there was 92 so really they were not everywhere in 1989.
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hiraethified
There would have been a lot less people there though.
WBC-WORKER
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going by official figures there was 65,000 ticket holders in 1989 and 135,000 this year
that works out at 2.07
if we take the same ratio there would be 15 bar now not the 92 we know were there
or put it the other way - in 1989 there would have been roughly 45 bars.
No one is being forced to drink at a bar so really what does it matter how many there was/is ?
GFL makes a good profit in renting out the space so if there was no bars the ticket price would shoot well up.
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hiraethified
Surely that's also very dependent on the size of the bars and how much booze people were able to bring in themselves?
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
whereas i like being a short stumble from a bar as i am too lazy to bring enough booze with me to last all weekend.
WBC-WORKER
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There was no alcohol carry in restrictions in previous years and the main WBC bars has remained roughly the same size each year due to area restrictions imposed by GFL - the only real difference is that over the years some locations have been changed { mainly to avoid flooding }
Due to people being able to park beside their tents { in some fields } in the 80's I would suspect that encouraged people to bring more drink with them as they did not have to carry drink more than a few feet.
one bar per 10,000 does not appear excessive to me.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
i have no possible way of remembering/figuring out whether i was there in 95 
newbie
undisambiguated
told you we wouldn't agree
the comparison I was seeking to make had nothing to do with the changing ratio of bars per person from 1989 to now. It was between the early years, when there were no bars at all, and since, when the festival has had alcohol at its heart. Many, probably most, of the 70s festivals were places where there was little or no alcohol on site, very few people were drunk which was reflected in the vibe and, speaking only for myself, I preferred that.
anyway this is a digression, this thread is supposed to be about 1995 and I'm not sure why we've wandered off...
If there were more bars the price could come down even further
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hiraethified
Was anyone saying it was?
) year bump is up there in the Urban records 
madamv
Oi! With the poodle already
Well, this thread has cleared something up for me. I always thought 95 was my first year. Turns out it was 94!!!
That also means that I didn't miss pulp for which I have eternally beaten myself up. I was there the year before..... Phew....
Although I suspect someone will come along now and tell me they were there in 94 too.
That also means that I didn't miss pulp for which I have eternally beaten myself up. I was there the year before..... Phew....
Although I suspect someone will come along now and tell me they were there in 94 too.
Although I suspect someone will come along now and tell me they were there in 94 too.
madamv : Well hello there!
But I also missed Pulp -- both times
Got a feeling they might have been well down the bill in 1994, they must have done very well then and in the year since though, because they got picked for last minute headlining replacements for late pullouts the Stone Roses in 1995 .... (John Squire broke his arm or something ....)
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Collarbone - fell off his bikemadamv : Well hello there!
But I also missed Pulp -- both times
Got a feeling they might have been well down the bill in 1994, they must have doen very well then and in the year since though, because they got picked for last minute headlining replacements for lates pullouts the Stone Roses in 1995 .... (John Squire broke his arm or something ....)
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
Think I went in 99 for the first time. Arrived before midnight on the Friday having got a lift from some people I'd met on the train who lived nearby. Heard REM playing, but spent three hours walking round looking for a hole in the fence. Thanks Scousers.
mr steev
magic thought wizard
The Glastonburys of the early 90's were fucking fantastic imo. I'd already been a few times before so knew my way around,it felt like home, the drugs were plentiful and the sun was shining.
In 95 I remember being at the Stone Circle (possibly at the time of the solstice?) Lots of people's heads kept appearing over the fence, with quite a few jumping (queue cheers and people already in running around so the jumpers were lost in the crowd) A security landrover drove up then just turned round and left. Then the fence came down
In 95 I remember being at the Stone Circle (possibly at the time of the solstice?) Lots of people's heads kept appearing over the fence, with quite a few jumping (queue cheers and people already in running around so the jumpers were lost in the crowd) A security landrover drove up then just turned round and left. Then the fence came down
