Sean1234321 Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Jacksamthompson said: Getting in from the top gate was annoying took us a good 40 mins At what time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clearest Blue Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 When we went in yesterday at 2pm there was no queue, on approach to the gate they checked our COVID pass, then scanned our tickets but didn’t ask us for ID. Then had coats/bags searched and had to walk through a metal detector then past dogs (had three mates come in at the same time who were carrying and they didn’t get detected by the dogs). I took in a pouch of rum which was easy enough to do, then only had to buy cans of coke and ask for cups with ice at the bars. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemons Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Anyone going solo tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 20 hours ago, zahidf said: What's the searches like? Walk through airport style scanners. Quick pat down for anybody who set the beeper off. Nothing else apart from that. Stash down your pants and you’ll be fine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Coco Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 The COVID checks has to be one of the most useless things out there. I’m guessing it’s the same as other events that require vaccination/negative tests? They just quickly look at the COVID pass for 2 seconds before moving on.. Something you can easily fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameismatt Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Bit disappointed by Jamie XX, knew it wasn’t going to be In Colour but still a bit flat for me apart from Weird Fishes. decent day though and definitely busier than the last two festivals (or the days I went anyway) but no super long queues. also disappointed that Romy’s new thing is also just becoming a DJ too. Was looking forward to hearing Lifetime properly but left for Little Simz which was probably a blessing in disguise. Hope they ditch the VIP area next year or at least make it a bit smaller, never saw more than 100 people in there so can’t even have made the festival any money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackem Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, Glenn Coco said: The COVID checks has to be one of the most useless things out there. I’m guessing it’s the same as other events that require vaccination/negative tests? They just quickly look at the COVID pass for 2 seconds before moving on.. Something you can easily fake. Yep - I've had a few now: Latitude, Hampton Court (Bastille), New Day Festival and Idles in Kingston last week and not once has anyone scanned my barcode or compared it with ID. Even less useful than a LFT that relies on you being honest about the result (or that you even did it). Boardmasters can bang on all they like about all the testing etc they undertook but it's clear that none of them is taking it seriously enough to stop asymptomatic people getting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mackem said: Yep - I've had a few now: Latitude, Hampton Court (Bastille), New Day Festival and Idles in Kingston last week and not once has anyone scanned my barcode or compared it with ID. Even less useful than a LFT that relies on you being honest about the result (or that you even did it). Boardmasters can bang on all they like about all the testing etc they undertook but it's clear that none of them is taking it seriously enough to stop asymptomatic people getting in. I believe there isn't a system on the other end for them to scan the barcode yet - I assume this is being developed ahead of it being vaccine only end of September. They checked my negative test against my ID at Leeds but didn't at others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksamthompson Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Sean1234321 said: At what time? 4:30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackem Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said: I believe there isn't a system on the other end for them to scan the barcode yet - I assume this is being developed ahead of it being vaccine only end of September. They checked my negative test against my ID at Leeds but didn't at others What about foreign airports? Are they scanning or just reading? I’ve not travelled abroad (apart from Wales!) since 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, Mackem said: What about foreign airports? Are they scanning or just reading? I’ve not travelled abroad (apart from Wales!) since 2019 Me neither but even if they do, I guess it's the difference between the domestic and international parts of the app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topmarksbri Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 The problem with the covid checks is you're ultimately relying on low paid employees who have to deal with thousands of people to carry out the checks. They're not paid enough to make stringent checking really worth their while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahidf Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 But then it's isn't supposed to stop every infections coming through. Most people will take an LFT or be double jabbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) Jamie XX has been rough live for years. Truly boring. He’s even worse as a DJ. Edited August 29, 2021 by Matt42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaisherz Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 What gates are these dogs on? Both? And is it slow moving past them? Only asking because I love dogs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxialac Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Got it completely wrong on likelihood of free tickets for this year and sorry for being an argumentative dick about it. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Gutted we can't make this today in the end - both came back with a cold from Leeds and its no longer acceptable to push through like we would've done in the past. Really hoping we're still negative and feeling better for neighbourhood otherwise its going to be nearly a year til more live music for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackem Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, kaisherz said: What gates are these dogs on? Both? And is it slow moving past them? Only asking because I love dogs I think this is funny. Unless you genuinely like dogs 🐶 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, xxialac said: Got it completely wrong on likelihood of free tickets for this year and sorry for being an argumentative dick about it. To be fair it is something they have done a lot for some pretty big names (Bon iver I remember and BMTH). It seems an established festival now tho and it’s sold well despite imo some smaller bookings than previous years. I wonder if it will stay in august or move back to May in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, fraybentos1 said: I wonder if it will stay in august or move back to May in the future Probably August- there were some pretty strong rumours it was moving even before COVID became a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clearest Blue Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 hours ago, kaisherz said: What gates are these dogs on? Both? And is it slow moving past them? Only asking because I love dogs They definitely have them on the royal gate entrance Hackney side, my girlfriend got pulled out by the pup despite only having some lemsip on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 slight change to set times this evening, means more time to get across from BBC to Foals https://twitter.com/BombayBicycle/status/1432341657542873088?s=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 8:07 AM, Jacksamthompson said: Jamie xx was the worst headline act I've ever seen. Maybe I'm getting old but that didn't appeal to me. Getting in from the top gate was annoying took us a good 40 mins Couldn’t agree more. Left before the end even though I knew thsoe big XX tracks were coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackem Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/28/2021 at 11:10 AM, Rose-Colored Boy said: Most of the bars only sell canned stuff. Example price £5.80 for a 440ml can of Red Stripe. We could only find one bar doing draught stuff, with London Brewery and Craft IPAs, for £6-£7 for a pint. That’s next to the PlayNext stage so near to the East Stage as well. They also did cocktails for about £8 but they were small so not really worth it. There’s also a Kraken bar near the Firestone stage, although it had a live DJ going so we couldn’t get near it all day. That bar. Actually a good selection of keg. Weirdly several are tucked away at the back out of sight in some anonymous machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, incident said: Probably August- there were some pretty strong rumours it was moving even before COVID became a thing. Yeah, it seems to have sold pretty well this weekend, despite slightly feeble headliners and Reading being an hour up the road. Would seem logical to try to keep it on the same Bank Holiday dates going forward if they can. Even more so if they can go back to securing slightly bigger headliners again. Edited August 30, 2021 by Rose-Colored Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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