Calling 2015

[5co77ie]

new additions:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/15/150519b.shtml

[kingcrawler]

Is the capacity for this just 15000 like it says on the efestivals page? I'd have thought it would have been around 35-40000.

[sisco]

Had a listen to a few of the recently released bands, not bad at all. Although TBF I prob won't move too far away from the main stage.

[gluther]

Had a listen to a few of the recently released bands, not bad at all. Although TBF I prob won't move too far away from the main stage.

Yeah, not bad stuff. I'm pretty tempted now, will have to see if I can drag anyone along with me.

[Damsonz]

And do cheap tickets ever appear?

Had an email this week offering tickets for £40, along with a questionaire to find out why I hadn't booked.

[sisco]

Yep, saw that..... Had already got my tickets!! That's £20 down the drain.

[atomised]

Flash sale this evening starting 6pm on ticketmaster with ten tiers of pricing starting at 21 pounds with no booking fee. 100 tickets at each price band with the top one being 57

Edited June 9, 2015 by atomised

[gluther]

Flash sale this evening starting 6pm on ticketmaster with ten tiers of pricing starting at 21 pounds with no booking fee. 100 tickets at each price band with the top one being 57

Wow, that's quite the offer. Will definitely try for tickets now.

[LondonTom]

Flash sale this evening starting 6pm on ticketmaster with ten tiers of pricing starting at 21 pounds with no booking fee. 100 tickets at each price band with the top one being 57

Ah cool! Might try for the cheap ones, to catch Hives and Modest Mouse !

[atomised]

With offers like this I really feel for those who've bought at full price. It's clearly not selling brilliantly

[sisco]

Yep!! Pissed off

[gluther]

Got my tickets while they were £21

Feel bad for the people who committed at full price.

[aidenlangan95]

Got a Tier 4 (£33) ticket... Still very good value compared to full price and the questionnaire price!

Edited June 9, 2015 by aidenlangan95

[let's 'ave it!!!]

Paid 2nd tier £25, not too bad, get to see Ryan Adams this summer now after all. Him clashing with the Who devastated me!

*at Glastonbury

Edited June 9, 2015 by let's 'ave it!!!

[LastSeeker]

Thanks for the tip atomised! Managed to get a £21 ticket.

I agree it is arse backwards to reward the latecomers and punish folk who coughed up early doors.

[let's 'ave it!!!]

Anyone know what's this festival is like? Surely can't be as awful as BST

[Damsonz]

I don't know what it's currently like, but it's the Live Nation festival that used to be known as Hard Rock Calling, formerly held in Hyde Park over 3 days. It never really recovered from the infamous incident of 2012, when they pulled the plug on Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney. The following year the festival was reduced to 2 days and moved to Olympic Park. They tried and failed to book the Rolling Stones, and embarrassingly late in the day resorted to booking Springsteen again for the second year running (and third time in five years). After this debacle, Hard Rock withdrew their sponsorship, and no new sponsor has been found.

[cdm22]

I managed to get £21 tickets too which is great for Wolf Alice (for the third time this year) and Modest Mouse (first time after they cancelled last years Latitude gig) and anything else is a bonus.

[let's 'ave it!!!]

I am looking forward to this, should help alleviate my post Glasto blues

[Muppetmark]

I don't know what it's currently like, but it's the Live Nation festival that used to be known as Hard Rock Calling, formerly held in Hyde Park over 3 days. It never really recovered from the infamous incident of 2012, when they pulled the plug on Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney. The following year the festival was reduced to 2 days and moved to Olympic Park. They tried and failed to book the Rolling Stones, and embarrassingly late in the day resorted to booking Springsteen again for the second year running (and third time in five years). After this debacle, Hard Rock withdrew their sponsorship, and no new sponsor has been found.

not to mention they booked Kasabian for their last show of velociraptor and the sun had to give away over 10000 free tickets (at the Olympic park)

[atomised]

The London based festivals (wireless, calling, BST) do seem to struggle for whatever reason. I'm convinced that the offers that appear all to regularly are partly responsible for putting off punters from parting with full price for tickets

[Muppetmark]

The London based festivals (wireless, calling, BST) do seem to struggle for whatever reason. I'm convinced that the offers that appear all to regularly are partly responsible for putting off punters from parting with full price for tickets

sw4 does fine

[atomised]

I forgot sw4. Has that always discounted too. I've not paid attention to it over the years

[Justiceforcedave]

Maybe it's because all of those Hyde Park gigs had fucking awful sound? I appreciate these calling gigs aren't their but it must have left a bad taste in some peoples mouths and it is the same brand.

[let's 'ave it!!!]

Would be good to get someone who went to last year's festival at Clapham to give us some insight as to what it's like