Opening Big Bands

[kev1664]

Should the festival organisers place big bands at both the start and end of each day?

I personally think this would be a way to attract more top bands to the festivals.

I also think that it would be better for us as fans of music as it would give us a chance to see more top acts. I'm sure some big bands would love to kick off the festival just as much as finish it.

It would also be a good money making scheme for the festival itself as it would get a greater majority of people into the arena earlier, thus meaning people would spend longer in the arena as well as spending more money.

Win-Win situation for all involved methinks!

[robsadler]

Should the festival organisers place big bands at both the start and end of each day?

I personally think this would be a way to attract more top bands to the festivals.

I also think that it would be better for us as fans of music as it would give us a chance to see more top acts. I'm sure some big bands would love to kick off the festival just as much as finish it.

It would also be a good money making scheme for the festival itself as it would get a greater majority of people into the arena earlier, thus meaning people would spend longer in the arena as well as spending more money.

Win-Win situation for all involved methinks!

[Benj]

Should the festival organisers place big bands at both the start and end of each day?

I personally think this would be a way to attract more top bands to the festivals.

I also think that it would be better for us as fans of music as it would give us a chance to see more top acts. I'm sure some big bands would love to kick off the festival just as much as finish it.

It would also be a good money making scheme for the festival itself as it would get a greater majority of people into the arena earlier, thus meaning people would spend longer in the arena as well as spending more money.

Win-Win situation for all involved methinks!

[jammy2211]

No because then you'd get tons of queues trying to see a band while still hungover!

It'd sort of ruin it if I couldn't just stroll into the arena when I want.

[TalkShow Bob]

No because then you'd get tons of queues trying to see a band while still hungover!

It'd sort of ruin it if I couldn't just stroll into the arena when I want.

[kev1664]

Talkshow Bob Well obviously they would open the gates earlier to accomodate the more people.

Benji - It seem that we are already paying over the odd's anyway for the festival, the reason the prices are so high is to extend FR's profit margin. If you llok at last years line up compared to this I bet the bands that played last year would have been more expensive to get than this years. We have had a £20 hike from last year and thats in a recession. I'm led to believe that over the past few years we have seen a simmilar sort of rise, with no real great change to the festival. Also lights don't make the band, I know a band like the prodigy or metalica wouldn't be the same without the lights, but tenacious D or FNM who dont tend to have big sets could go down well.

Also the more people in the arena the more the smaller bands will be given more exposure, meaning fan bases rise.

Jammy 2211 - Theres certainly one way to not get a hangover aswell, and that advice is to stay drunk, worry about the hangover on bank holiday monday. Theres plenty of time to recouperate.

[Sparticus]

at a festival like leeds not a chance.

Talkshow bob hit the nail on the head, there's massive queues as it is, and that's only got worse since i've been going, so i can't imagine punters being happy if the one act they missed due to queueing in the crowds was muse rather than someone like the bronx who are opening this year.

Actually go ahead, would be great for the 10 muse fans that actually managed to get in and watch the band whilst the rest of us are stuck outside

[Benj]

Benji - It seem that we are already paying over the odd's anyway for the festival, the reason the prices are so high is to extend FR's profit margin. If you llok at last years line up compared to this I bet the bands that played last year would have been more expensive to get than this years. We have had a £20 hike from last year and thats in a recession. I'm led to believe that over the past few years we have seen a simmilar sort of rise, with no real great change to the festival. Also lights don't make the band, I know a band like the prodigy or metalica wouldn't be the same without the lights, but tenacious D or FNM who dont tend to have big sets could go down well.

[jammy2211]

Talkshow Bob Well obviously they would open the gates earlier to accomodate the more people.

Benji - It seem that we are already paying over the odd's anyway for the festival, the reason the prices are so high is to extend FR's profit margin. If you llok at last years line up compared to this I bet the bands that played last year would have been more expensive to get than this years. We have had a £20 hike from last year and thats in a recession. I'm led to believe that over the past few years we have seen a simmilar sort of rise, with no real great change to the festival. Also lights don't make the band, I know a band like the prodigy or metalica wouldn't be the same without the lights, but tenacious D or FNM who dont tend to have big sets could go down well.

Also the more people in the arena the more the smaller bands will be given more exposure, meaning fan bases rise.

Jammy 2211 - Theres certainly one way to not get a hangover aswell, and that advice is to stay drunk, worry about the hangover on bank holiday monday. Theres plenty of time to recouperate.

[TalkShow Bob]

Talkshow Bob Well obviously they would open the gates earlier to accomodate the more people.

Benji - It seem that we are already paying over the odd's anyway for the festival, the reason the prices are so high is to extend FR's profit margin. If you llok at last years line up compared to this I bet the bands that played last year would have been more expensive to get than this years. We have had a £20 hike from last year and thats in a recession. I'm led to believe that over the past few years we have seen a simmilar sort of rise, with no real great change to the festival. Also lights don't make the band, I know a band like the prodigy or metalica wouldn't be the same without the lights, but tenacious D or FNM who dont tend to have big sets could go down well.

Also the more people in the arena the more the smaller bands will be given more exposure, meaning fan bases rise.

Jammy 2211 - Theres certainly one way to not get a hangover aswell, and that advice is to stay drunk, worry about the hangover on bank holiday monday. Theres plenty of time to recouperate.

Edited July 10, 2009 by TalkShow Bob

[benissright]

Id much rather be in town having a shit, that in the arena watching some "big" band in the searing heat.

[Englishdragon]

Should the festival organisers place big bands at both the start and end of each day?

I personally think this would be a way to attract more top bands to the festivals.

I also think that it would be better for us as fans of music as it would give us a chance to see more top acts. I'm sure some big bands would love to kick off the festival just as much as finish it.

It would also be a good money making scheme for the festival itself as it would get a greater majority of people into the arena earlier, thus meaning people would spend longer in the arena as well as spending more money.

Win-Win situation for all involved methinks!

[kev1664]

Why exactly do you think this years top bands came any cheaper? I'd assume this years line up cost alot more to assemble then 2008, what with the weak pound to dollar and stuff.

[beLIEveR]

The collapse in the dollar from around $2 to $1.40 in the year will mean that all US bands will in effect cost a 3rd more to book this year than last. If we assume that 1/2 the bands that play are American, we're lucky the price didnt go up by £30

[TalkShow Bob]

TalkShow Bob - Good point about the cleaning up n stuff, but does it really take 9-10 hours? It wouldn't be the second band, it would be a band of a similar status to the second headliner. We would still get the same big draws for the second healiners, just one of the smaller status band slots would give way.

[zero000]

All this stuff about the price increase being justified because of a weak pound is bollocks! Did they give us a discount when it was £1 = $2? Of course not!

Its just a lie really, everyone knows FR make a massive proifit from Reading and Leeds every year.

[Sparticus]

All this stuff about the price increase being justified because of a weak pound is bollocks! Did they give us a discount when it was £1 = $2? Of course not!

Its just a lie really, everyone knows FR make a massive proifit from Reading and Leeds every year.

[fantomas]

Latitude do this on the Sunday, usually a solo artist (this year it's Thom Yorke, last year it was Joanna Newsom) and they're both run by FR; I think it's a good idea do have a fairly well known band/artist playing solo to open one of the days.