DH and Glastonbury

[Bobthecatnapper]

DH was invited to Glastonbury this week by a male work colleague and his wife who apparently have one of these 2 bedroom glamping accommodations at the festival. I asked if I could go with him and he said that he wanted to take his mate (will call him G.) I know G and he has recently split with his wife, very upset about it all, a bit lonely and has apparently "always wanted to go to Glastonbury." OK.

Fast forward to tonight, DH announces he is actually travelling down to Glastonbury on Wednesday and will "work from the festival" until the weekend. I went on the website and while it lists 22nd June as a start date (Wednesday) nothing actually starts until Friday.

I am suspicious about all of it, as DH has some form. Can any Glastonbury expert tell me whether people go on the wednesday to "work from the festival?"

Sorry OP, he’s straight up lying to you. Tickets have photos, so unless the couple who have pulled out are both men, either your DH or his friend are going to have to pass for female!

He either bought them ages and didn’t tell you or his work colleague is mistaken and doesn’t realise you can’t transfer tickets. It’s possible your OH will be turned away.

Our volunteers get there Tuesday so yes I'd expect punters to be about enough for them to talk to people (welfare like stuff) from Wednesday. Lots of festivals now are like this - half a week of camping, getting pissed and enjoying the non music stuff then a weekend of music.

It's not about it being a meat market, it's just that it doesn't stack up as a story for me.

Well he'd rather go with G than you. And he's got form as a liar. Is your bar inching lower and lower?

‘sorry if this sounds crazy or old fashioned but is Glastonbury a bit of a meat market then?’

If he’s a cheat then the world is a ‘meat market’.

I mean, I doubt he’ll be working! But yeah people will be there from Wednesday starting the party. He’ll have a great time. Wave him off and enjoy the peace & quiet.

I'd leave him to go, then ask questions later. It'll be obvious if he lies. Which he probably will, let's face it.

My kids and other family go nearly every time it’s on. Getting tickets is a lottery. This years tickets were from when it was cancelled due to covid so it’s possible people have dropped out.
when you apply for a ticket you need to submit a photo.
To be fair a couple of my kids friends have managed to get in on tickets from other friends who’ve dropped out but they’re young and cheeky!!
They all go on Wednesday.

I live in Glastonbury and the town is full of festival goers already.

If he’s not got a ticket he ain’t getting in. But Wednesday is quite normal. Expecting to work is not.

I’ve been to Glastonbury glamping and we didn’t have photo tickets but VIP wristbands - that was in 2017 though. Do you think he may not be going to Glastonbury? Surely he’d be sending you photos etc which would be tricky unless actually there?

But would he plausibly be able to fake being at Glastonbury with his friends all that time? Perhaps this is unusual, but my partner (and friends and family) send photos to each other when one of us is away somewhere exciting, or otherwise doing something interesting (or even not that interesting to be honest!), just as part of keeping in touch. If DH was at a music festival without me I would expect to receive a number of photos through the course of that time, not as a means of checking up, just as our general keeping in touch.....

To the point that yes I WOULD he suspicious if he didn't send them actually, and would probably request them! (Even though I trust him - I would just find that so weird....)

Also, do you know the other friends involved OP? If so, would they be likely to cover for him if he is lying?

Just seems like a massive and risky lie to me - there would be easier ones you could tell if you wanted to get up to something.....

There’s no way he’ll get in without a proper ticket with his photo and name on. It’s insanely hard to get Glastonbury tickets.

You're right to be suspicious.

He won't be working.

He probably won't be at Glasto, unless he already had an entry ticket.

Why has he lied before?

You can’t just take along a couple of mates without tickets to fill up your yurt! The original couple will have had tickets for the festival. Which are non-transferable. So no, doesn’t sound feasible. And Glastonbury would be the last festival to have the reputation of being a ‘meat market’. Not aware that any of them do, particularly?

Going to Glastonbury on a Wednesday is completely normal. Being so eager to ditch your other half for a 5 day hedonistic bender with your single mate, not so much.

And Glastonbury would be the last festival to have the reputation of being a ‘meat market’.

I've copped off at Glasto. TBF I was 20-something. . Waves at Barnaby!

Agree with everyone else. Going on Wednesday is not suss but I’m amazed —jealous— he’s managed to get a valid ticket at this stage of the game

Seems fishy. As so many others have said, you can’t transfer tickets.

Hate the phrase "meat market".

I agree with everyone else - it doesn't add up. I reckon he and G have had their tickets for ages but he just didn't want to tell you.

I know people who are getting there early - you can park up early.

Not really the point but who on earth says "meat market"? What a horrible, horrible turn of phrase! And as someone else has said, the whole world is a meat market if this is your inclination....

I’m going to Glastonbury on Wednesday, nothing suspicious about that whatsoever but like everyone’s said tickets aren’t transferrable, his mate can’t just give him the spare ticket so he’s either naive/gullible or lying.

Just ask him how on earth he’s got a valid ticket at this late stage? It’s not plausible, the resale was ages ago and all other tickets were sold in 2019!

I think he's lying to you about a number of things here.
I couldn't live like that.
Why are you still with him?