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?"

People do go early I think to avoid queues so that sounds totally plausible and people who “work” at the festival seem to hang around for weeks!

However I do think you have a DH prob. He is the guest of another couple but has invited his mate?! I’m sure the lady part of that couple would prefer to have another woman along (massive assumption from me that it’s a heterosexual couple he’s going with).

This would be a massive prob if I were you as I would want to go! Did you actually want to go to Glastonbury OP?

Are you seriously envious of someone because they have a crew ticket to a music festival?? 🙄😂

Very normal to go early, live very close by. All the road signs have been up for past two weeks ready.

People tend to spend few days before their, and also try to avoid the huge ques going in.

Going on the Wednesday sounds fairly normal.
”working from Glastonbury” sounds like a total pisstake unless he’s actually On the staff.
the biggest red flag though is that his mate has apparently transferred the ticket to him. You just can’t do that i don’t think. Tickets for the yurt will be separate from the actual festival tickets I think yet they go together. If they are registered with the friend then only the friend can use them I think.

Just wondering is it feasible he is there in some kind of corporate capacity if so perhaps plausible about working and I imagine they are more flexible about name changes for sponsors

Ps if he comes back smelly,
exhausted, sunburnt and muddy he probably did go. But I think you need to establish if he’s lying before he goes so that you can change the locks when he is away if you need to. Hopefully it won’t come to that.

When my sis went she went down on the Wednesday I remember (as I had her kids!)

Have you asked him how he will get in on a non-transferrable ticket?

I wouldn't worry about him going early but I'd be narked his mate got chosen over me. It's a few days not a one night thing.

After reading all the comments, I remain convinced he is not going there. Hide his passport I suggest.

my DexH used to do alot of things with his male friend 'g' when we were married...often things i would have loved to do...festivals, gigs, sailing trips etc...
DexH and G are now happily married !

Haven't read whole thread but unused tickets have to go back on sale you can't use someone's who has dropped out

Ps my husband always goes and always goes on a Wednesday x

I don't see how waiting for photos will help. He could either not take any (I forgot/I had no charge) or obtain some or re -photo published ones etc.

No.

Like others have said, tickets have photos on, and aren't transferable. The only way he's getting a ticket this last minute is if he's going as part of a work crew - last week my partner got offered weds - sun as part of catering.

He's not being honest with you.

Some people have said their tickets don’t have photo ID on so I don’t think dwelling on that point is helpful

He seems a bit selfish that he did not ask to take you with him. Let him off and do something for yourself that you enjoy.

You can’t just swap tickets for glasto. I’d be amazed if he was allowed in.
But you clearly don’t trust him as far as you can throw him and that’s the bigger issue

I guess a 2 bed Yurt is quite pricey plus tickets. Are these friends likely to spend that amount?
sounds iffy to me especially as its been said tickets arn’t transferrable.

if he’s driving I’d check the mileage on the car against What he’d use on a return trip.

As the op hasn’t posted since the early hours of this morning, I don’t think we’re ever going to find out whether her dh is telling porkies, or is in fact in charge of setting up the lighting rig on the Pyramid Stage!

Did he get in on Wednesday?

Like others we go most years, always from Wednesday morning so have a few chilled days on site exploring/doing circus tents/green fields/kids activities etc before music starts. It’s probably my favourite bit to be honest
Festival tickets have photo on (which is checked snd we have been asked for photo ID several times and you needed to register months ago in order to buy the tickets) so unless the ticket is for an offsite Yurt where you can hear music but not access site can’t see that he will actually get onsite. Reckon you could still have a lovely chilled time in a luxury pitch hearing music though.

Need an update, OP.
Please.

How did it pan out, OP?

This person doesn't owe you an update. They didn't reply the first time so leave it.