CaledonianGonzo

Lana's fanbase are not pleased.

Broken By Desire To be Heavenly Sent?

So do the other arena acts who play the Pyramid during daylight. Seems a similar sort of booking to the Hacienda Orchestra.

Same - but for me the key thing is that was by no means new for 2022. It's always been the way of it.

Just to dampen enthusiasm somewhat it was a couple of months between Lizzo's album advance purchase register and the actual announcement of the tour.

He's an early Pyramid performer or not at all imho.

I realise that- it's usually on here or on Secret Glasto that the leak occurs I just dont agree that the fact that they attract big crowds is a problem and they should be scrapped as a result.

And so they should be binned because some folk get there late and have to stand at the back?

Is it even poor programming? Big acts playing small stages or anyone who's even vaguely noteworthy on the Thursday are always going to be stowed - in which case you either need to go early for a good position, accept a bad position if you dont want to spend ages waiting or swerve it entirely. I'd hate to see them lay off surprises or secret sets because some people cant figure out the above 3 courses of action for themselves.

Album purchase presales still tend to get undercut by O2 Priority and Amex so they're potentially even more valuable routes to have up your sleeve.

Would have thought that Phoebe Bridgers would be the one performing as a skeleton.

Pop stars due it for the money but real bands do it for art's sake and love of the form - so it stands to reason that the latter are cheaper to hire.

The complaints outweigh the positive views on here after every festival.

I did actually break up a fight this year in the Macca Pit (tale as old as time - someone absolutely spangled keeping accidentally bumping into someone with Angry Wee Man syndrome) - but having seen random fights now and again over the years it says sweet FA about G22 being any better or worse than previous years.

A few years back it was 36. No idea if it's shifted

Hasn't that been an issue since the demise of the student grant?

People need to make up their minds as to whether edginess is a good thing or a bad thing.

Yeah - that seems pretty black and white. Everyone's cost of living is going up, but just cos your mortgage is increasing it doesn't mean you get given a nice new house.

Pretty much.

https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/roxy-music-london-the-o2-review-photos-setlist-3329661 NME continuing to talk them up as Legend Slot incumbents.

Only once he's had his liver and onions.

NME have picked it up

It'll be down for sure - but it'll still be a desperate, stressful scramble.

There's a huge VIP area already there.

Maybe repairing the hole in the finances caused by the cancellations of 2020 and 2021.