# What’s the latest on the town-side line this year?

**URL:** <https://festivarian.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-the-town-side-line-this-year/50927>\
**Category:** Telluride Bluegrass Festival\
**Created:** [May 8, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-the-town-side-line-this-year/50927 "2026-05-08T18:31:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![RidgwayJohn](https://festivarian.com/user_avatar/festivarian.com/ridgwayjohn/32/7524_2.png) [@RidgwayJohn](https://festivarian.com/u/RidgwayJohn)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-the-town-side-line-this-year/50927/1 "2026-05-08T18:31:23Z")

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Seems like they tried to ‘crack down’ last year, without noticeable success, and I’m always wondering if/when they might install the lottery system.

I’ve been coming for decades, and work with a group of locals (I live in Ridgway), to try to get a tarp or two as close to the front as possible every year. We’re happy to make sure someone is always minding our chairs, as opposed to most people. I’m also super annoyed by the number of folks that squeeze in ahead of us at night every year, though I’m not sure how we police that.

Can anyone from the Planet share what the thinking is for this year?

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**Author:** ![ToddG](https://festivarian.com/user_avatar/festivarian.com/toddg/32/7123_2.png) [@ToddG](https://festivarian.com/u/ToddG)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://festivarian.com/t/what-s-the-latest-on-the-town-side-line-this-year/50927/2 "2026-05-18T05:19:13Z")

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They should do it as they do TP and give random numbers.