Line up for New Order @ Heaton Park. Man

[the wonderwhy]

Also - don't bring cash! 

 

 

[zzzfest]

1 hour ago, the wonderwhy said:

Heaton Park tram stop closed from 9pm: https://tfgm.com/major-works-and-events/events/new-order-at-heaton-park-10-9-2021 

From the linked page:

“Heaton Park tram stop will be closed for the remainder of the evening from 9pm the night. Metrolink services back into the city centre will run from Bowker Vale”

Does it mean you can’t get the tram at Prestwich?

[she bangs the drums]

2 hours ago, zzzfest said:

From the linked page:

“Heaton Park tram stop will be closed for the remainder of the evening from 9pm the night. Metrolink services back into the city centre will run from Bowker Vale”

Does it mean you can’t get the tram at Prestwich?

You can still get the tram from Prestwich.

It will start at Bury Interchange, stop at Radcliffe, Whitefield, Besses, Prestwich, miss out stopping at Heaton Park, then next stop Bowker Vale (and then on to all stops to Manchester)

[zzzfest]

Then no problem. Thank you.

[she bangs the drums]

6 hours ago, jackarmy said:

Where's good for a drink around Heaton Park? Only ever been there for the Stone Roses in 2012, where we just bought crates from the supermarket. Or is that the best option in general? Weather looks a bit crap, so would rather stay dry as long as possible.

I would get off the tram at Prestwich and go drinking around there. Loads of bars and restaurants on the main road (Bury New Road). Then get the tram back from Prestwich to Heaton Park (or 30 mins walk with 2 cans of lager!)

[mahoneypepe]

Working men's club on at 5.30pm

[dotdash79]

Just got back from new order at Halifax and they came on at 8:45. So expect the same that leads to hot chip being around 7 pm

[the wonderwhy]

Halifax tonight was very, very good. We’re in for a treat at Heaton Park. Got everything crossed for World in Motion. 

[DDave]

46 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

Halifax tonight was very, very good. We’re in for a treat at Heaton Park. Got everything crossed for World in Motion. 

Just seen the set list. Very good. Looks like the rain stops early Friday evening. Just scored some cheap tickets but am resigned to missing WMC sadly. Roll on Friday. 

[DDave]

 

Estimated 35k crowd. Way more than I'd anticipated. 

https://www.facebook.com/155943487782436/posts/4522251807818227/

 

[Franco Baresi]

Travelling up from Bristol on train for this tomorrow, setlist looks wicked from Halifax! ... Guilt Is A Useless Emotion is a bit of a left field choice though from the Sirens album, shame they aren't playing Krafty or Turn.

Ceremony is gonna be superb! 

Maybe they might make one or two changes from the setlist, either way, what a night it's gonna be!! 

[the wonderwhy]

Hope they keep Age of Consent in as its my favourite and was fantastic 

[Franco Baresi]

21 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

Hope they keep Age of Consent in as its my favourite and was fantastic 

Yes!! Regret - Age Of Consent - Restless ... what a kick off!!

[the wonderwhy]

Set times: 

17:30-18:30 Working Mens Club

19:00-20:05 Hot Chip

20:45-22:45 New Order 

DJ Tin Tin is opening from 4 and presumably playing between bands too 

[efcfanwirral]

2 hours ago, the wonderwhy said:

Set times: 

17:30-18:30 Working Mens Club

19:00-20:05 Hot Chip

20:45-22:45 New Order 

DJ Tin Tin is opening from 4 and presumably playing between bands too 

Twickets tickets at £22.50 are really tempting me. I really shouldn't come over for it but after missing a couple of festival days due to isolation...

Edited September 9, 2021 by efcfanwirral

[the wonderwhy]

1 hour ago, efcfanwirral said:

Twickets tickets at £22.50 are really tempting me. I really shouldn't come over for it but after missing a couple of festival days due to isolation...

This probably won’t help, but Halifax last night was definitely the best I’ve seen them play out of four of five gigs now... 

[efcfanwirral]

3 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

This probably won’t help, but Halifax last night was definitely the best I’ve seen them play out of four of five gigs now... 

I've actually never seen them! Luckily the weather is putting us off making a silly decision and spending money we shouldn't spend 😂

[zzzfest]

I was also in Halifax. A top-notch performance and certainly doesn’t deserve a title of “warm up”. The venue was fantastic, too. So was the weather. An almost perfect event in every sense.

The only possible snag is whether Heaton Park can rival it, let alone surpass it...

[DDave]

12 hours ago, efcfanwirral said:

Twickets tickets at £22.50 are really tempting me. I really shouldn't come over for it but after missing a couple of festival days due to isolation...

Got mine for £17.80 

[Gilgamesh69]

1. Are there food stalls there?

2. Where should I get my Uber to? What's the address? I've never been to Heaton Park before

[zzzfest]

So...has anybody survived, escaped and gone back home alright LOL?

Many thanks to those who suggested going to Prestwich on the way back, which nicely worked.

It was good the rain held off. Heaton Park was...well, Heaton Park, i.e. an enormous flat field. The ground didn’t go muddy, at least.

As for New Order’s performance, I think Halifax was the winner  IMHO. Despite this being the group’s biggest gig on the home turf and their second and more important public appearance in the last eighteen months, it felt more like a “business as usual” than an emotional comeback to the live scene. The two support acts, Working Men’s Club and Hot Chip were good — but that made New Order’s set rather anticlimactic for me.

[DDave]

On 9/12/2021 at 10:58 AM, zzzfest said:

So...has anybody survived, escaped and gone back home alright LOL?

Many thanks to those who suggested going to Prestwich on the way back, which nicely worked.

It was good the rain held off. Heaton Park was...well, Heaton Park, i.e. an enormous flat field. The ground didn’t go muddy, at least.

As for New Order’s performance, I think Halifax was the winner  IMHO. Despite this being the group’s biggest gig on the home turf and their second and more important public appearance in the last eighteen months, it felt more like a “business as usual” than an emotional comeback to the live scene. The two support acts, Working Men’s Club and Hot Chip were good — but that made New Order’s set rather anticlimactic for me.

First time seeing them and I thought they were great, better and more polished than I was expecting. Hot Chip who I've seen 6 times or so were excellent as usual. Missed WMC. 

Downsides were the queues for the bar and to get in and getting home was a bit shit, ended up getting an Uber home in the end. Toilets were fine which is a positive I suppose. 

It'd have to be a special band to get me back to Heaton Park in a hurry tbh, can't imagine what it's like for Parklife with over double the crowd. 

 

[dondo]

Have posted over on another thread but the wife and I really enjoyed the gig and great to be back seeing live music.

We too parked in Prestwich and walked down.

Didn't mind the queues to get in as was kind of expecting it but for the bar was pretty ridiculous and not much of a selection. 

Only caught couple of songs of Hot Chip unfortunately but thought New Order were superb, probably best of the 4 times I've seen them.

 

[ciderbus]

Bit strange to be in a crowd that size again but had a great day.

Working Mens Club showed they could translate to a big stage and Hot Chip were fun as always. Great to see New Order again and was happy with the minor setlist changes from the warmup gig.

Agree with comments on the venue though. Two visits now and it feels enough. We just edged toward the side for the encore and headed off for the tram when the final song started so made it ok, but not exactly a relaxed end to proceedings!