ModernMan

*content removed by site admin* Interesting…thanks for sharing!

John doesn’t really do stuff like that so it’s a sign it’s imminent.

https://x.com/northernechoes/status/1768043942971416878?s=46&t=rD1A3ZCSdW3ZnmLY0bg2xQ

There’s always one or two!

Been taken down now!

She must have got a PB after that news.

It's only underwhelming because you don't listen to her. Great for the fest to take risks and promote artists, and who cares anyway as headliners elsewhere will have something to your taste!

Shocking stuff that other people may listen to music you don’t like. It’s almost like everyone has different priorities, tastes, and opinions.

Pleased I started a debate about this. For those who’ve said “let people do what they want”, I agree to an extent. But the point is it’s incredibly distracting to see the light, and if you’ve paid for a gig you are entering into a contract to watch and experience the artist. It’s not an excuse that people “experience it in a different way”, if you want to be on your phone then you can watch clips on YouTube sat at home. I think the baseline is about respect. Respect the artist, film, theatre, whatever it is, respect the audience.

Been at a gig tonight, a tame singer songwriter affair. Someone in front filming taking pictures every two mins, the person next to her on Reddit checking the setlist from a previous gig. A group of girls down the row all together and filming non stop. Another woman with her partner, filmed every single song. I’m not a Luddite, I understand people have a powerful camera in their pocket and may want a memento, but the frequency is baffling. Not only that, but it completely ruins the experience for me. The distraction of the light really takes you out of the zone, leaves me personally filling up with annoyance and rage - effectively ruining the show. For me, you should honour and respect the artist you’re seeing with your full attention, I see no reason for the shocking frequency at which people hold up phones. How can we return to a time where people have more respect and prefer to enjoy the moment than capture it? I’ve been to several gigs where your phones are confiscated and it’s wonderful. Similarly when the artist calls it out and requests people not to, or directs them to one song only. It fills me with total despair to come away from a gig feeling that I couldn’t concentrate or enjoy because of all the distractions.

*based on anecdotal evidence for which you have no proof of how many tickets affected/if it even happened. Sometimes you're lucky, sometimes you aren't.

I don't think that's true for every person who gets in. I only got through once and never saw the page again.

It's the same every year really. For the people who don't get them there will always be reasons why and "unfairness", it's draining having these same complaints every year. I think we just live in a generation where many people think they can just have what they want when they want and if they don't get it, it's a "disgrace". Demand will always outstrip supply and no system will every be perfect. The one used now is as good as it can be.

I've gone for "refunded"

I’m wondering about this too. Is there anything you can do though? Will it affect Sunday if you had the phantom page last night?

Thank you, looking at that, "refunded" looks like a good one!

Has to be something not on this!

What word do we think is a good one to use for auto refresh?

The comedy tent needs a HUGE kick up the arse this year.

Thank you

Anyone received their ticket yet via email? Assuming it will be digital.

As usual there is actually a lot of space in the middle and towards the sound desks. It’s people sitting down and stopping on the outer reaches thinking it’s busy that makes it look silly

Sensation seekers until 3am. Oh my god it’s the church at 0025 tonight are brilliant, followed by a fortune wheel disco 🙌🏻

It was honestly ridiculous. I’m gonna avoid it and go through B tomorrow if poss

Absolutely ridiculous right now queuing to re enter the festival with new arrivals.