West Holts - New Screens?

[mr gumby]

12 minutes ago, Keithy said:

I wonder if they'll show the Bowie set at WH or has it already been confirmed for the Pyramid? Pyramid has always been a 'building site' on the weds and Thurs with stage building and sound testing going on so I'd be surprised if they wanted too many people milling around there. There's more going on around the WH area on weds and Thurs so might be a really good atmosphere round there.

My first year, 2010, there was certainly plenty going on in the pyramid field on Wednesday afternoon. About 80-100,000 people watching football! Shows that, if something is planned in advance, there's no reason that area can't be ready for a big crowd before the Friday. I personally reckon that, if the Bowie set is shown on weds or thurs, it would have to be pyramid, as the crowd will be huge. 

[Keithy]

Just now, mr gumby said:

My first year, 2010, there was certainly plenty going on in the pyramid field on Wednesday afternoon. About 80-100,000 people watching football! Shows that, if something is planned in advance, there's no reason that area can't be ready for a big crowd before the Friday. I personally reckon that, if the Bowie set is shown on weds or thurs, it would have to be pyramid, as the crowd will be huge. 

lol oh yes! Good point, well made  Forgot they showed football on there. Had the old cinema field in my head for some reason.

[Guest]

38 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

I hope this isn't heresy. I was SO excited to see Kraftwerk at Latitude a few years ago. The sound from the Obelisk (Main) Stage was incredible - perhaps the best I've ever heard on an outdoor stage of that size. The visuals were excellent, and the spectacle (I thank you) of the entire audience being in 3D glasses made it a real event.

But after 45 minutes I'd kind of had enough. I was a bit...bored.

I think that, for me, Kraftwerk are one of those incredibly important bands, whose music I like and admire and for whose contribution to much of my favourite music I will be forever grateful. But I think I like them a song at a time. Not all in one go.

Ben

I never really got bored, but loads of the crowd certainly got restless. The main thing that stopped it for being amazing for me was what a weirdly detached experience it was, maybe it would have worked better on its own, but after Hot Chip (and they were on form like nobody's business that day) it was a bit jarring.

[bennyhana22]

1 minute ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

I never really got bored, but loads of the crowd certainly got restless. The main thing that stopped it for being amazing for me was what a weirdly detached experience it was, maybe it would have worked better on its own, but after Hot Chip (and they were on form like nobody's business that day) it was a bit jarring.

Maybe that's what I was, LAWN...not bored, but detached. What should have been something more amazing felt a little flat because I didn't feel part of it. And that's the essence of a great gig for me. Put simply, it made no great difference to Kraftwerk whether or not I/we were there!

Ben

[Purple aki squat]

Sounds like you may have been semi, then detached.

[bennyhana22]

1 minute ago, Purple aki squat said:

Sounds like you may have been semi, then detached.

Upvoted, because you very rarely disappoint, you curmudgeonly old bugger. Quality.

Ben

[danbailey80]

Why anyone was surprised Kraftwerk didnt go down well is beyond me. Utterly awful choice for a headline act. 

[Filthy]

11 hours ago, bennyhana22 said:

I hope this isn't heresy. I was SO excited to see Kraftwerk at Latitude a few years ago. The sound from the Obelisk (Main) Stage was incredible - perhaps the best I've ever heard on an outdoor stage of that size. The visuals were excellent, and the spectacle (I thank you) of the entire audience being in 3D glasses made it a real event.

But after 45 minutes I'd kind of had enough. I was a bit...bored.

I think that, for me, Kraftwerk are one of those incredibly important bands, whose music I like and admire and for whose contribution to much of my favourite music I will be forever grateful. But I think I like them a song at a time. Not all in one go.

Ben

I'm with you on this, they headlined Bestival 2009 and I was similarly nonplussed. I was almost embarrassed to admit it but luckily one of my mate's thought the same so we legged it halfway through and enjoyed something else.  

[grumpyhack]

Although I accept that it's easier than some stages to get close to the front West Holts can get rammed and screens would help in those cases.  It was really packed when Rolf played a few years back so perhaps the screens are needed to also keep an eye on what the performers are doing in close up.

[dondo]

I would love to see Kraftwerk at Glastonbury.  Seen them 3 times over the years and off to Oslo in the summer to see them there

[The Clearest Blue]

20 hours ago, Keithy said:

I wonder if they'll show the Bowie set at WH or has it already been confirmed for the Pyramid? Pyramid has always been a 'building site' on the weds and Thurs with stage building and sound testing going on so I'd be surprised if they wanted too many people milling around there. There's more going on around the WH area on weds and Thurs so might be a really good atmosphere round there.

I was at an event at the Pilton Village Hall last month where Michael Eavis spoke (basically turned into a Q&A) and he said then that the current plans for the Bowie set showing was to have it played on the Pyramid screens after the head-liner (Adele) on the Saturday night. Obviously that was from Michael so may be a variant of the truth and more updated info could have surfaced since?

[waterfalls212434]

I would welcome the screens, its ok to say they'd take away from the atmosphere at the front but as is the point of screens they'd improve things for the crowd overall.......not everyone likes watching ants on stage.

[4AssedMonkey]

22 hours ago, bennyhana22 said:

I hope this isn't heresy. I was SO excited to see Kraftwerk at Latitude a few years ago. The sound from the Obelisk (Main) Stage was incredible - perhaps the best I've ever heard on an outdoor stage of that size. The visuals were excellent, and the spectacle (I thank you) of the entire audience being in 3D glasses made it a real event.

But after 45 minutes I'd kind of had enough. I was a bit...bored.

I think that, for me, Kraftwerk are one of those incredibly important bands, whose music I like and admire and for whose contribution to much of my favourite music I will be forever grateful. But I think I like them a song at a time. Not all in one go.

Ben

Nailed it on Kraftwerk.  Important, groundbreaking, moved things forward, but ultimately boring as fook.

I welcome screens at WH.  The 2 headliners I've seen there I couldn't get anywhere near the front.  Don't think they diminish atmosphere at all.  Great stuff.

 

[Crazyfool01]

3 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

Although I accept that it's easier than some stages to get close to the front West Holts can get rammed and screens would help in those cases.  It was really packed when Rolf played a few years back so perhaps the screens are needed to also keep an eye on what the performers are doing in close up.

not sure I really want to see what Rolf is doing close up !!

[incident]

3 hours ago, The Clearest Blue said:

I was at an event at the Pilton Village Hall last month where Michael Eavis spoke (basically turned into a Q&A) and he said then that the current plans for the Bowie set showing was to have it played on the Pyramid screens after the head-liner (Adele) on the Saturday night. Obviously that was from Michael so may be a variant of the truth and more updated info could have surfaced since?

I think it's almost certain that he was mistaken. The Pyramid faces the Village, both visually and acoustically - and so anything on that stage past curfew time (I think Midnight) is going to be problematic.. The sound would have to be turned down so low as to be meaningless, and while in pure licencing terms there's less of an issue putting the visuals in it'd still massively annoy the locals.

[ghostdancer1]

10 hours ago, incident said:

I think it's almost certain that he was mistaken. The Pyramid faces the Village, both visually and acoustically - and so anything on that stage past curfew time (I think Midnight) is going to be problematic.. The sound would have to be turned down so low as to be meaningless, and while in pure licencing terms there's less of an issue putting the visuals in it'd still massively annoy the locals.

.....unless Adele is on at like 8pm.

[Gnomicide]

I hope they have screens so I can watch 4 blokes standing motionless behind laptops in close up.

[ghandi]

All this new stuff just makes me all the sadder for not getting a ticket this year :, personally I reckon it's a good thing.

[Gucci Piggy]

6 hours ago, ghostdancer1 said:

.....unless Adele is on at like 8pm.

If they did this and didn't have Radiohead on after I'd riot.

[jeffie]

22 hours ago, grumpyhack said:

Although I accept that it's easier than some stages to get close to the front West Holts can get rammed and screens would help in those cases.  It was really packed when Rolf played a few years back so perhaps the screens are needed to also keep an eye on what the performers are doing in close up.

Maybe Cliff is a secret performer?  They'd need to keep an eye on.....