MarmK

Yeah we saw a huge fight to the left hand side of the stage during the Strokes set at APE. But given most people seem to want to get absolutely trashed at APE that wasn't a surprise either.

We did Mad Cool in 2018 and 2019, it's a bit of a trek from the city centre but we've always managed to get home ok. The line up is normally very good.

Top 5 for me last weekend Gorillaz Mogwai Fontaines DC Nick Cave Lets Eat Grandma The last one is a strange pick and not one that I would ever have imagined choosing even when walking over to Bits, but I was in a foul temper with the organisation of the festival on day one and for me personally the paucity of the line up. Anyhow by the time we were walking back over the bridge I had a big smile on my face and remembered just why we come to festivals. They deserve a place on my list for rescuing day one. Unfortunately I seem to have caught covid over the weekend, take care those of you attending this weekend and have fun!

Nice of them to sort out the screen. Never realised Timmy Mallett was in Gorillaz.

Yesterday was fabulous. Fontaines were incredible, Beck is a consummate showman and Mogwai were the perfect way to finish. Enjoyed the National but was anxious for Matt's voice after it cracked quite early on. Found that the VIP stage is so far away from the stage that there is about a second/second and a half lag on the sound. Think it may have been defeated by the speed of sound.

Near the exits behind the Binance stage.

Fontaines DC are going to be headliners. Awesome.

Still lots of seats in the Auditori. Fingers crossed we all have better nights!

Yeah, was thinking the same. I wouldn't turn up for a second shift of that.

They took 2x the payment for my drinks which was annoying.

I think the fact we had to queue to actually get out of the site at 2am so that we could be scanned (to prevent wristbands being reused?), with the amount of manpower they threw at that rather than using those staff to enhance the experience for the paying customer speaks volumes regarding the properties of the organisers. As an aside there was no soap or toilet paper in the VIP toilets, heaven only knows what the main ones were like.

Basically echoing what everyone else has said, need to add that staff not knowing how to take payment from the app meant that they took €48 credit for €24 worth of drinks too. Very fricking annoying. SVE played it safe, the Armed were a bit mental. Tame Impala were beige I'm afraid, except for the Strokes cover which was a nice touch. Highlight of the evening for me was Let's Eat Grandma who put a huge smile on my face.

Do not use the Red Bull bar in the VIP section for the Binance stage. Utter chaos.

View from the back VIP section

VIP section in Mordor is awful. Not raised, small bar with a trip hazard when you walk away with your drink. Also the card machines are not working.