MaxPower Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 minute ago, gazzared said: Other stage definitely needs more speakers "can't remember what they're called" , if there's a crosswind and your not down the front then the sound is shite I’m sure there’s a user on here that’s always keen for an in depth convo about this issue. Stu something I’m sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Nobby Burton Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, gazzared said: Other stage definitely needs more speakers "can't remember what they're called" , if there's a crosswind and your not down the front then the sound is shite Yeah I remember for Liam Gallagher I was to the right of the sound desk and the sound just kept disappearing in the wind. I can only assume it’s some sort of licence issue as far as sound levels, as despite being bigger the Pyramid field has an extra two rows of speakers as well as the main ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, gazzared said: Other stage definitely needs more speakers "can't remember what they're called" , if there's a crosswind and your not down the front then the sound is shite Repeaters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, MaxPower said: I’m sure there’s a user on here that’s always keen for an in depth convo about this issue. Stu something I’m sure I've given up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said: Yeah I remember for Liam Gallagher I was to the right of the sound desk and the sound just kept disappearing in the wind. I can only assume it’s some sort of licence issue as far as sound levels, as despite being bigger the Pyramid field has an extra two rows of speakers as well as the main ones. And W Holts is smaller, but still has repeaters. It's because it's a different PA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkete Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: Repeaters. You can say that again 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetmark Posted April 4, 2022 Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 21 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: And W Holts is smaller, but still has repeaters. It's because it's a different PA. W holts is still awful when the wind is against it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, Muppetmark said: W holts is still awful when the wind is against it Even in 2019? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrySauce Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 The numbers are blowing my mind! I feel like ally pally is 10,000 right and that's the biggest standing venue in London but the 4th biggest stage is that size. I can't imagine 70,000 on the other, that sounds mad but when you're there you can mostly get to a decent spot. few questions.. been 5 years and wondering about a few places Funkingham Palace - 6000 Is this in the park?? The Yard (formally The Basketball Court): 362 Where is this, I've never heard of it. What's the vibe? The Rabbit Hole - 3,472 that's mad it's that much. Always assumed like 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blutarsky Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 9 hours ago, clarkete said: You can say that again Repeaters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubic Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, CurrySauce said: The numbers are blowing my mind! I feel like ally pally is 10,000 right and that's the biggest standing venue in London but the 4th biggest stage is that size. I can't imagine 70,000 on the other, that sounds mad but when you're there you can mostly get to a decent spot. few questions.. been 5 years and wondering about a few places Funkingham Palace - 6000 Is this in the park?? The Yard (formally The Basketball Court): 362 Where is this, I've never heard of it. What's the vibe? The Rabbit Hole - 3,472 that's mad it's that much. Always assumed like 500. Some of the numbers don't feel quite right to me. Rabbit Hole in particular is a tiny venue. There's no way it has the same capacity as Manchester Apollo. Is The Glade as big as Brixton Academy? JP the same capacity as Ally Pally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 11 hours ago, tumbles said: They took 50% of row mead for the stones gig in 2013 and don’t think it’s ever been back since. That must added a bit more It wasn't 50%, I'd estimate it at 15%, maybe 20 at a stretch (image from 2017). Honestly, in the context of the field as a whole, I doubt that the difference to the overall capacity will be all that significant - it's pretty much just an extra sliver of land - I suspect that the biggest benefit is making it easier to keep the path clear or at least give people somewhere to go if vehicles need access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_303 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Lubic87 said: Is The Glade as big as Brixton Academy? The Glade is about the same size as Brixton Academy for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 3 hours ago, CurrySauce said: The numbers are blowing my mind! I feel like ally pally is 10,000 right and that's the biggest standing venue in London but the 4th biggest stage is that size. I can't imagine 70,000 on the other, that sounds mad but when you're there you can mostly get to a decent spot. few questions.. been 5 years and wondering about a few places Funkingham Palace - 6000 Is this in the park?? The Yard (formally The Basketball Court): 362 Where is this, I've never heard of it. What's the vibe? The Rabbit Hole - 3,472 that's mad it's that much. Always assumed like 500. Funkingham Palace and Rabbit Hole answers were jokes by a guy who works there. I’ve never heard of The Yard (or Basketball Court) either. And a very specific capacity, is that a joke too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltere Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Bradders said: I’ve never heard of The Yard (or Basketball Court) either. And a very specific capacity, is that a joke too? According to the last attempt at this, The Yard is something to do with (or just is?) the smoking area of NYC Downlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 5 hours ago, CurrySauce said: The numbers are blowing my mind! I feel like ally pally is 10,000 right and that's the biggest standing venue in London but the 4th biggest stage is that size. I can't imagine 70,000 on the other, that sounds mad but when you're there you can mostly get to a decent spot. Its important to remember that Ally Pally is usually full whereas other will mostly be around half that. Crowd composition at festivals / london venues is so different as well, theres much more movement at festivals as people are constantly coming and going which makes it easier to get a decent spot I think. Finbsury and Victoria are about 45k each, anyone know what BST is at Hyde Park out of curiosity while on the subject? I thought that was about 70k right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetmark Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, gfa said: anyone know what BST is at Hyde Park out of curiosity while on the subject? I thought that was about 70k right? BST used to be 65k 3 days 55k 3 days. not sure about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbles Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 6 hours ago, incident said: It wasn't 50%, I'd estimate it at 15%, maybe 20 at a stretch (image from 2017). Honestly, in the context of the field as a whole, I doubt that the difference to the overall capacity will be all that significant - it's pretty much just an extra sliver of land - I suspect that the biggest benefit is making it easier to keep the path clear or at least give people somewhere to go if vehicles need access. Maybe I'm imagining that in 2013 they went a good deal further back and since have slowly given it back. That back walkway is horrendous when the field is nearly full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, tumbles said: Maybe I'm imagining that in 2013 they went a good deal further back and since have slowly given it back. That back walkway is horrendous when the field is nearly full. Yeah, looking at the photos 2013 was a bit more severe, with it then having been roughly consistent (at the size shown above) from 2014 onwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike46 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) The Rabbit Hole can’t be that big? That’s not far off Brixton Academy but having seen Confidence Man and Fontaines in there in recent fests there is no way it’s that size, couple of hundred at most… unless there’s another part? Edit - found this terrible pic I got in the rabbit hole for Confidence Man in 2017, even smaller than I remember, definitely not 3,000+ Edited April 5, 2022 by mike46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, mike46 said: The Rabbit Hole can’t be that big? That’s not far off Brixton Academy but having seen Confidence Man and Fontaines in there in recent fests there is no way it’s that size, couple of hundred at most… unless there’s another part? Edit - found this terrible pic I got in the rabbit hole for Confidence Man in 2017, even smaller than I remember, definitely not 3,000+ I think @ian the worm was having me on. He sounded so confident! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 At an outdoor stage if it's windy enough the sound will surely be affected no matter how many repeaters they have? Would more at the other stage make much difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike46 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: I think @ian the worm was having me on. He sounded so confident! There’s every chance I’m thinking of a different venue so don’t hold me to it 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: I think @ian the worm was having me on. He sounded so confident! He said very different on sat vm … but I can’t remember what though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagelaureate Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, mike46 said: There’s every chance I’m thinking of a different venue so don’t hold me to it 😆 1 hour ago, crazyfool1 said: He said very different on sat vm … but I can’t remember what though There was more to the Rabbit Hole than I realised when @ian the worm explained. The frontage bar area was the smallest of the 'rooms/areas' in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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