Olympic Park/Stadium shows 2013

[Muppetmark]

Kasabian were amazing tonight.

Klaxons were brilliant.

The cribs, the twang and tribes were great

lower than atlantis and twin atlantic were meh

kodaline was shit.

[Essex_George]

Kasabian were really good, Weller was also good. Lower than Atlantis and twin Atlantic were bloody awful. Can't remember which one but the lead singer of one of them had a go at the crowd for sitting down! Kodaline were very dull.

[Muppetmark]

Kasabian were really good, Weller was also good. Lower than Atlantis and twin Atlantic were bloody awful. Can't remember which one but the lead singer of one of them had a go at the crowd for sitting down! Kodaline were very dull.

[mrtourette]

lower than atlantis did. The friend i went with was a lower than atlantis and twin atlantic fan girl >.<

[Muppetmark]

I think I saw you on Saturday dude, you were with a girl with pink hair and a Green Day t-shirt?

Anyway Kasabian were excellent, as were Tribes and The Cribs. The sound quality was superb, not just compared to crappy Hyde Park but to any outdoor venue or festival I've ever been to.

On the downside it's a bitch to get to, the way the site was split into two areas (one main arena all concrete and astroturf and the other all grass but so much open space) is weird and the bar organisation was a fucking disgrace.

[mrtourette]

It was a great day but even with the promise of more bars it would take something spectacular to get me back, mainly because of the pain getting there.

I think I'm right in saying that you can only get there via Stratford tube as they close all other routes of access and marshal the route, which helps organise it but sometimes it's nice to just have a few beers in a pub beforehand and then wander up to the site from whichever angle you happen to be coming from (that was great about Hyde Park) rather then being directed from tube to site with no option of diverting or stopping on the way. Unless you fancied stopping for a beer in Westfield (which being on a sunny Saturday meant all the bars were rammed) then from the moment you get on the tube until you get to the site it's a pretty tedious trek and doesn't really get you in the mood. It was very slick but too slick in my book.

Also going to Reading so often I'm used to an urban festival but this site was surrounding by cranes and building sites, so just looked weird, especially with so much open space not utilised in the tent area. And no fags on sale on site! Not as if it's an easy walk to the nearest corner shop to stock up.

So all in all the music was great and the sound quality superb, but it seems the site doesn't quite fit what they want to do and it's an arseache to get to. Lacks the charm and accessibility of Hyde Park, although after seeing what they can do with sound at the new place I won't be going back to Hyde Park either. Puts how poor the sound is there even more into perspective.

[Muppetmark]

It was a great day but even with the promise of more bars it would take something spectacular to get me back, mainly because of the pain getting there.

I think I'm right in saying that you can only get there via Stratford tube as they close all other routes of access and marshal the route, which helps organise it but sometimes it's nice to just have a few beers in a pub beforehand and then wander up to the site from whichever angle you happen to be coming from (that was great about Hyde Park) rather then being directed from tube to site with no option of diverting or stopping on the way. Unless you fancied stopping for a beer in Westfield (which being on a sunny Saturday meant all the bars were rammed) then from the moment you get on the tube until you get to the site it's a pretty tedious trek and doesn't really get you in the mood. It was very slick but too slick in my book.

Also going to Reading so often I'm used to an urban festival but this site was surrounding by cranes and building sites, so just looked weird, especially with so much open space not utilised in the tent area. And no fags on sale on site! Not as if it's an easy walk to the nearest corner shop to stock up.

So all in all the music was great and the sound quality superb, but it seems the site doesn't quite fit what they want to do and it's an arseache to get to. Lacks the charm and accessibility of Hyde Park, although after seeing what they can do with sound at the new place I won't be going back to Hyde Park either. Puts how poor the sound is there even more into perspective.

[Mud Dweller]

Got a friend going to Olympic Park for EDC what is the flooring? is it grass/concrete etc

EDIT Just read the previous page, question answered already cheers

Edited July 3, 2013 by Mud Dweller

[LondonTom]

Sounds a bit weird, the site is in flux at the moment, plus part's of it not open! I thought it would have been down the stadium end rather than that area. (Maybe it's cos that parts not opening until next year..)

Anyway eventually they have to adjust where the stage is as that part is marked as for housing I believe!. (I guess they might just put the main stage in the stadium and have the other tents round the park?)

Edited July 4, 2013 by LondonTom

[GuitarManDan15]

Anyone got a site map?

Edit: found one, for anyone looking

http://mail.live-store.com/images/Hardrockcalling/HRC_map.jpg

Assume it'll be the same for wireless

Edited July 4, 2013 by GuitarManDan15

[Mackem]

Can anyone tell me what the beer and food are? I see Tuborg are involved so presumably that's the lager. Any ale? Any interesting food concessions? I'm asking because we're wondering whether to eat in Westfield before instead.

[mrtourette]

Yeah the only beer is Tuborg. I think the cider was Sommersby. No ales, although there was a wine bar.

There's some interesting takes on standard festival food in the area by the tents - pulled pork sandwiches, top quality sausages/hot dogs, a nice Italian vendor, stonebaked pizzas, fish dogs - although when you got into the main stage area it was the standard dogburgers, greasy noodles and sugary doughnuts.

Edited July 9, 2013 by mrtourette

[LondonTom]

Mhmm was hoping EDC wouldn't sell well and they'd put out some cheap tickets Wouldn't mind going but not at those prices

[Mackem]

Yeah the only beer is Tuborg. I think the cider was Sommersby. No ales, although there was a wine bar.

There's some interesting takes on standard festival food in the area by the tents - pulled pork sandwiches, top quality sausages/hot dogs, a nice Italian vendor, stonebaked pizzas, fish dogs - although when you got into the main stage area it was the standard dogburgers, greasy noodles and sugary doughnuts.

[Muppetmark]

Mhmm was hoping EDC wouldn't sell well and they'd put out some cheap tickets Wouldn't mind going but not at those prices

[LondonTom]

if i were 18 id agree wtih you

found this on gumtree http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/electric-daisy-carnival-edc-55-below-face-value/1024680922

55 isnt a bad price for it, if thats too much, just keep checking gumtree and other resellers.

Edited July 9, 2013 by LondonTom

[Muppetmark]

Yeah i might have a scoot around the entrances/station anyway as I will be likely be over my nans who lives opposite

I was thinking of the other hyde park gigs being officially sold for half price and "family" tickets.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

On the whole I found it to be a much better venue than Hyde Park.

[LondonTom]

Couple of stabbings last night, apparently inside the park to