Why is glastonbury so expensive




















Find out more. Rachel Emery Tuesday 25th June The good news for many is that Glastonbury is back this year! The post-Christmas sales are a long-standing tradition in the UK - previously kicking off in stores on Boxing Day, many retailers now launch their sales online on Christmas Day.

Whilst the covid restrictions will have little effect on online retailers, sadly many bricks and mortar stores will see a negative impact from Tier 4 closures and a general trend for lower footfall during this most abnormal of festive shopping periods. To view the full spend forecast for the post-Christmas sales, please download the report below. This Christmas is set to be big for mobile.

The VoucherCodes. Smartphone transactions are forecast to be responsible for the highest share of mCommerce transaction this Christmas, with Despite slowing in popularity in the last four years, tablets will still account for To view the full mCommerce forecast for Christmas, please download the report below. Black Friday, once just a US shopping event following Thanksgiving, is now one of the biggest dates in the UK retail calendar. Since first making an appearance in Britain back in Black Friday has continued to grow in popularity and now spans several days - with some retailers offering deals for as long as two weeks around the event.

This year, Black Friday itself is on 27th November, with deals spanning the full weekend to culminate on the 30th November with Cyber Monday. Overall, Black Friday Weekend spend will fall by And independent promoters complain that too much power has been concentrated in the hands of a few companies, in particular Live Nation, the American entertainment group that runs about one-quarter of the large more than 5, attendance events in the UK.

The other wild card is the weather. The forecast is good for this year's Glastonbury, but it has endured epic washouts and mud baths. The buffer is revealed in its most recent accounts. Emily Eavis, the event's co-organiser and daughter of founder Michael Eavis , said the reserves were about protecting the event against unforeseen events. The elements are so unpredictable. We are completely at the mercy of the elements," Ms Eavis said in an interview with the Today programme.

Glastonbury employs about 50 people full time. But Ms Eavis said they did not take success for granted. People like going to festivals at the moment; we are in an up period. It takes away from the spirit of the event to be planning too far ahead.

Ms Eavis said the company had turned down most requests to licence the Glastonbury name for other events. And if you are not wedded to a particular event, there will almost certainly be some special offers and other deals as we get nearer to summer. Monitor the websites of the main ticketing companies such as Ticketmaster, check out the festival online forums and keep a lookout for offer emails.

So only bring things with you that you can take home afterwards, use the recycling bins correctly, avoid single-use plastic, and bring or buy a reusable water bottle. One in four people leave their tent behind at the end of a festival, according to a Netherlands-based company called KarTent , which specialises in temporary festival tents made out of recyclable cardboard that is apparently resistant to water.

Last year, with last-minute cancellations and assorted events operating under capacity, it was clear that the market had reached saturation point. But clearly there's still money to be made. For punters, there are ways to avoid the gentrification and corporate robbery that is the multi-stage mega-festival while still getting your festival fix. There were some dewy-eyed reports from some of my friends last month regarding Oxfordshire's Wood Festival, the three-year-old sibling of Truck, which has two stages, good bands and a capacity of people.

Failing that, you could go for the really cheap option, one which ensures maximum comfort, warmth, good food, clean toilets and the perfect vantage point from which to see some of the world's greatest bands in glorious close-up. You could just stay at home and watch it all on telly. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

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