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Finally it was my turn to test positive! No weekend 2 then. Oh well. I got 24 concerts already. Many great memories, with regards to music and the social stuff. Less than one year to next. And a few days with apple tv chill out in my airbnb.

Top 6 (not able to decide on 5): Low (auditori), Parquet Courts, Mavis Staples, DIIV, Bauhaus, King Gizzard (x3)

Still.. it is a gamble right?

- with priority access (vip / w1+w2) i have got into the shows i tried (apolo sunday, razz yesterday) by showing up a few minutes before doors open, the priority line has not been longer than capacity - judging by the size of the lines, without priority access you would have to get in line at least one hour before doors open on the popular venues, and even then not be guaranteed access - without priority access I would definitely get on waiting list for the dice tickets to see if i got lucky - to access a venue later in the evening, after doors have opened, is a recipe for failure

The lines are amazing! Gives me hope for humanity.

You are all welcome to oya festival, a city festival in oslo. Nice vibe! You may camp on my 2x2 meter balcony 800 meters away!

Any suggestions for places to eat in the area around Razzmatazz? Just find something on the rambla poblenou (10 minute walk) or is it something even closer to be recommended? Unfortunately the great El 58 do not open until 20.00 and thats when we should be in line at Razzmatazz.

There is still some value to it; - the vip area far behind is good for 'recreation' to regain energy, with almost no lines on food and beer - much easier access to auditori and city gigs - the bits bridge in both directions, etc. How much it is worth it is another question. The front vip area was a sham. Terrible. I hated it.

Reg Wednesday: any food stalls at Poble Espanyol?

My general thought om the venue shows is to invest in the evening and be there ready in line when the doors open for the venue you want to go to. If not the expectation should be that you will not get in. That being said I am not sure if the Apolo will be full for the kemet gig?

You were right, anyone can access. Great ambience on the brazilian gigs today, lots of people dancing and having a good time.

Anyone know if the vip ticket give access to the day pro showcases at cccb? Three brazilian bands today that I would like to see

Good tip. Dice says 20.00. It makes sense, Iceage is on at 21.00

Had an amazing Saturday. Mavis Staples, Dreamcatcher, Bauhaus and DIIV my highlights. Also had a good time at Abbath and Beach House. Noticed Stu from King Gizz at front on DIIV, a few meters away, really into it. A few guys recognized him and got their selfies.

Anyone know when doors at Apolo open?

Amazing day. My highlights were Low, Parquet Courts and King Gizzard.

It barely gets full, it is more a question on how good seat you will get. It is easier to 'shop around" for a better single seat kn between other groups than if you are a group.

Just a tip to everyone: salt binds water. Helps prevent dehydration. Put extra salt on the food before going to the festival.

They let people in when markna herloop was playing, so not so big lines but quit full auditori 75% +

If they actually plan to bring more people in than yesterday I hope the government shut down the festival.

This is insanity.

Reg the auditori you could always go for the Marina Herlop show before Low, and just stay in the auditori for Low. Will get you 1.5 hours inside the venue instead of one hour in a line. For Kim Gordon I was in the vip line 35-40 minutes before the show. It was maybe 80 persons in front of me. The regular line was already more than 500 meters I guess. It got me a great seat at row 2. If Low is something really important and you want a good seat, I would suggest no less than an hour before regardless of ticket type. Might as well go for the Marina Herloop show imo.

The mordor area is dodgy to say the least when it comes to crowd safety. You need to have the area sectioned, with control of the number of people in front sections, and a safe ways to take people out, eg free corridors with guards etc. The Roskilde accident in 2001 with 9 deads had similar conditions, one large area with the potential for crush from behind. Yesterday I was at the front vip when the charlie xcx ended. It was a crush from the crowd leaving the concert to the fences on the vip section. Front of vip area became a bottle nect. Quite a few opted to jump over the vip fence in order to escape the squeeze. A kid was crying and got lifted over the fence by others. Anyone who wanted could jump the fence, there were no guards along the fences anyway.

This. Just way more people.

The vip front area is an opportunity wasted. It should have been closer to stages, larger in area, with multiple heights/sections, better bar, and better toilets... It is half cooked and not well served.