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[chomp81]

ok, so like anything else there were good and bad points. The toilets did get a bit messy but the phonics rocked. The drinks could be cheaper but they are letting us charge our phones for free....the list continues.

here is your chance to change your moans and gripes into a better festival next year.

the first idea for improvement is......

[Spiky Mike]

If the organisers actually care at all, they can read the pages and pages that people have already posted on this forum. I suspect that ticket sales for next year will take a hit and unless they have a genuinely outstanding line-up, they may get given a much deserved kick up the arse like Glastonbury did this year. Hope so, they really deserve it.

[giantFedora]

Spiky Mike, on Aug 19 2008, 12:13 PM, said:

If the organisers actually care at all, they can read the pages and pages that people have already posted on this forum. I suspect that ticket sales for next year will take a hit and unless they have a genuinely outstanding line-up, they may get given a much deserved kick up the arse like Glastonbury did this year. Hope so, they really deserve it.

Boycott it until they sort themselves out..

Ive been last 3 years in a row and this year felt like a joke compared to previous years, I thought the sound was dodgy from the stages, and as for the lip synch issue on screens on the main stage, man that was so annoying

[PaulysGone]

the first idea for improvement is......
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Cancel it.

[glc1983]

One single charge for parking of no more than £10.

£10 for the weekend is a little steep - but reasonable in the whole scheme of things.

£10 every time you re-enter the car park is extortionate, that equates to £20 for the weekend to park on a site I've already spent £125 to attend.



Re-design the layout of the JJB tent, it was fine how it was. It is now in a dog leg and potentially dangerous.


I've always thought this, how about selling souvenir stickers? I think it would be quite cool to have a V sticker on the car as a reminder!

[remote]

More toilets in the arena.
Better security (maybe more volunteer type stewards that actually care about festival goers)
Refusing to sell tickets to anyone who uses the term "avin it".

[jonnyrocks]

Put down more ground covering around the main stages and carpark exits, they were atrocious

[annie79]

Just keep forking out cash. Ok so in the grand scheme of things the tickets are ok priced as seeing each band indivdually would cost way more, but having to pay £10 for parking seemed a bit silly.
Food was expensive really, £4.00 for baon butty, that wasn't really that nice. I know people have to pay for the priviledge to rent that spot or whatever, but they would still make huge profits.
Some seats would be great (for muddy days), back was killing me!

[Stewart1966]

1.   More urinals - not just to benefit the blokes as more of them would reduce queuing for the ladies.  Bring back the urinals that were to the left of the main stage AND put portaloos and urinals to the right of the stage!!

2.   Put down hard covering for the walkways around the outside of the arena as they know people have to haul trolleys which beomes impossible in mud.

3.   More drinking water points on the camp sites.

4.   Give people the choice of where to park if it's possible - then people who know the lay out (most of us) can park close (ish) to where they intend to camp - it would save a lot of physical grief!!!

Edited by Stewart1966, 19 August 2008 - 01:25 PM.

[neilwillers]

Deffinatley more ground covering required
Early entry ticket holders should be allowed choice of campsite
More toilets / urinals
Bar in sessions tent
Do away with beer tokens
Allow gazebos

[fullfathom5]

Erm, tone down the money grabbing attitude they have, but it's never gonna happen.

[emilythederranged]

I agree with the above.
- choice of parking. We had to park in north 3, and so we couldn't be bothered to go down to gold like we wanted. We had to camp in blue, which was okay, but some right idiots came and set up camp next to us. All posh accents and no manners.
- better planning, especially with regard to the mud situation.
- stop money grabbing! I felt like I couldn't turn anywhere without spending money - and I bought everything with me. I bought a programme, which was wildly inaccurate, as it turns out - I missed Robyn!!
- there are no contact numbers for the event organisers anywhere on camp. No emergency/information points or anything. I think that would be a good idea, especially as the stewards had all the manners of a street hobo. Instead, you have to walk to welfare or whatever. I got the distinct feeling that the organisers didn't give 2 hoots about us.
- let us take our own drink into the arena like they do at Glasto. Just what is the point of that restriction? So we'll buy drink tokens? I had to wait for an hour to get bleedin' drink tokens and then I was id'd. Then there were some bars that didn't even take them.
- better attended or more toilets. Seriously, I'll be surprised if I haven't got a disease after the state of them.
- clashes: the shambolic organisation even affected the music. Muse or Prodigy? Verve or Kaisers?

I'd be interested to know if someone from V was going to read this, because someone needs to be answerable. They're available to take our money, but elusive when it comes to feedback.

But then again, I don't care because I won't be going again.

Edited by emilythederranged, 19 August 2008 - 03:57 PM.

[stuuu]

If the weather is going to be as bad as it was this year then they really do need some sort of lighting, as walking round in pretty much the pitch black in that mud was beyond a joke lol, and again if the weather is like this year then  maybe stagger the finish times of the headliners abit more, walking from the 4music stage to the exits you had to walk past the jjb stage and they finsihed pretty much as we were walking past and it got really pathetic...

[pogue3]

more toilets
more lighting
more organisation in getting people out of car park

[powermouse]

Bring MUSE back as headliners, nobody can top that ever!

And build one giant dome over the top of weston park like in the Simpsons movie.  Will stop all rain and therefore mud, and act like greenhouse so everyone stays nice and warm!

[cat1981]

MORE TOILETS!!!  that's the main reason I wouldnt' go back...missing bands you love is no fun  
Stewards who actually know the site and could point you in the general direction of Gold campsite
Park where you like
Avoid clashes of v similar bands - Girls aloud vs Alphabeat - surely the same fans?!!
More lights at night

[the_hedge]

Unless people are really serious about taking this to the organisers and pushing it then nothing will happen.

They don't really care about the problems you have all mentioned. As long as they keep selling the tickets then they ain't gonna change. They only care about the £

Edited by the_hedge, 20 August 2008 - 01:21 PM.

[Shucka]

1. Have more points to exchange tickets for wristbands....we were in silver camp and had to walk for miles!

2. More helpful stewards at the car parks getting in and out...on the way in we were not directed into the car park correctly and therefore took a wrong turn next to the police tent!! Tthey thought we were trying to avoid the random searches and ripped the car apart!! NO NEED!!

3. More water points....we never saw one!

4. More assistance setting up tents...We had a group that camped praticually on our tent and so we had to move it to get in it! Ridiculous!

5. Lighting to walk back to campsites...I swear I could have broken my neck!

6. More the toilets

4. cheaper or better quality food....I deep fried sausage sandwhich for about £5 is out of order!!

[Avid Merrion]

Why are the car parks miles from the campsites? it was like doing the iron man contest on Sunday with all the mud.
There is a walk way from the west car park that could be a diagnal route to the campsites but infact is like a maze, its just set out so badly.
What has happened to the layout of the JJB arena, why is the stage at an angle, its looks stupid and is awkward to get in and out.
This definitley was my last V festival, the bands were great but the organisation of the whole things is just crap.

Moan over with

[HeartlessVenomDrips]

More toilets would be nice. :] Maybe lower some prices down a bit, but that's just wishful thinking.