[Music] Glastonbury 25

[Titanic]

Didn't get beyond 2 bars on Thursday or Sunday sales but not too bothered. Although I would have been happy to go I got tickets for the two previous years and prior to covid, went 5 times in a row, so it has been a good run.

I am intrigued by how the new queuing process works though.

Does every device on the same IP get the same queuing number, or a different one? What is stopping someone refreshing through a VPN list until they get a more favourable queue position?

Does every device on the same IP get the same queuing number - NO I guess that would be really difficult for big organisations etc... I was able to have multiple devices on my home wifi which would all be ephemeral ports on my router's static IPaddr.

What is stopping someone refreshing through a VPN list until they get a more favourable queue position? - The queue positions are determined at 09:00, I assume if you join after that you would be at the end of the queue - and have little or no hope.

Didn't get beyond 2 bars - of the 7 devices in our household, only two moved off two bars. One progressed steadily over about 15 mins and I managed to sign on and secure tickets. A 2nd started to move quite late, about 9:15 and never made it before the sold out signs appeared. The other 5 never moved at all.

 

[essbee1]

I have a question: why do they allow up to 6 tickets per person?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Does every device on the same IP get the same queuing number - NO I guess that would be really difficult for big organisations etc... I was able to have multiple devices on my home wifi which would all be ephemeral ports on my router's static IPaddr.

What is stopping someone refreshing through a VPN list until they get a more favourable queue position? - The queue positions are determined at 09:00, I assume if you join after that you would be at the end of the queue - and have little or no hope.

Didn't get beyond 2 bars - of the 7 devices in our household, only two moved off two bars. One progressed steadily over about 15 mins and I managed to sign on and secure tickets. A 2nd started to move quite late, about 9:15 and never made it before the sold out signs appeared. The other 5 never moved at all.

Interesting thanks, well next time I will have to get more devices on the go then!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I have a question: why do they allow up to 6 tickets per person?

To allow friends to buy tickets together.

Otherwise there will be a lot of people going on their own who have no desire to go on their own.

 

[Wozza]

Does every device on the same IP get the same queuing number, or a different one? What is stopping someone refreshing through a VPN list until they get a more favourable queue position?

a) A different one. Multiple browsers and devices deffo increase chances.

b) Queuing places were determined at 9am. If you joined/reset after you'd be at the back of the queue.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

a) A different one. Multiple browsers and devices deffo increase chances.

b) Queuing places were determined at 9am. If you joined/reset after you'd be at the back of the queue.

But I assume no benefits of joining the queue at 6 am rather than 8:45 am?

 

[Titanic]

But I assume no benefits of joining the queue at 6 am rather than 8:45 am?

I joined at 8:50... and one of the 7 worked just fine.

 

[essbee1]

To allow friends to buy tickets together.

Otherwise there will be a lot of people going on their own who have no desire to go on their own.

I get that. But 6! Surely 4 mates would be more than enough and give a whole load more people a chance.

 

[Wozza]

But I assume no benefits of joining the queue at 6 am rather than 8:45 am?

No.

Any time before 9am gave you a chance.

Same system was used for Oasis. Much fairer/easier than users hammering refresh and hoping to get a slot.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Many folk are just really well organised.

When you hear that '48 friends' got tickets, it's not because all of them got lucky individually.

You can buy six tickets at a time, so six people should be trying to get tickets for your group.

And, ideally, your group of six should be on a list with other groups of six (friends of friends, and then people you don't even know). So if one of your six get through, the other five can try for another group etc etc.

There are some huge spreadsheets of reg numbers and postcodes knocking around.

And, yes, you should definitely be logged onto multiple devices. No need to refresh with the new system. You're either lucky (and organised) or you're not.

Had 4 devices and did a spreadsheet, yet same people got them

 

[Wozza]

Had 4 devices and did a spreadsheet, yet same people got them

Top tip: get on their lists.

Hope this helps. ;-)