I was there too, bought a last minute ticket off Twickets. The Stones were great, probably the best I've seen them.
I never really had to queue for food or drink, the longest lines seemed to be for the merch stands.
I've been to about 10 or 11 concerts in Hyde Park over the last 15 years and the whole gold circle thing makes me sad. It used to be just some bands but now everyone does it and I guess it's here to stay. A general admission ticket gets you nowhere near the stage. There was a kiosk offering upgrades - I was curious and was quoted a price of £300 for the gold circle 😲
On the way in, the guy in front of me had two camping chairs confiscated. Looked like a pile of umbrellas had been confiscated too. I did see one or two people inside had managed to smuggle chairs in. Plenty of my personal bugbears (girls on their boyfriend's shoulders blocking your view, people's phones blocking your view, and people who think their massive picnic blankets are sovereign territory), but that's to be expected. Overall a great day
