The 1975

[HamishA.]

Copped two tickets, although it said there was 35,000 people ahead of me in the queue at 9:01. Worth the £57 entry for American Football personally, cannot wait

[gfa]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

The reputation of the Finsbury shows is... spotty.

Have only been down once. Kanye West in '14, before he was quite clearly mad.

Since QOTSA/LG i've never heard complaints

Sam Fender was sold out last year and people said bar queues were fine and sound was good

[theesundayroast]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Kanye West in '14, before he was quite clearly mad.

Wasn't aware he had played wireless so went to check the setlist out, I'm sure this in particular was a treat 

[NorthernSoul52]

3 hours ago, gfa said:

Since QOTSA/LG i've never heard complaints

Sam Fender was sold out last year and people said bar queues were fine and sound was good

That's good to hear for punters headed down.

3 hours ago, theesundayroast said:

Wasn't aware he had played wireless so went to check the setlist out, I'm sure this in particular was a treat 

I can tell you my abiding memory there. I shared a pipe - an honest to god old-fashioned pipe - and a smuggled bottle of Sambuca with two lovely strangers during that particular rant, then promptly got on the wrong coach home afterwards.

[NorthernSoul52]

Forgive the double post, but looks like the latest presale wave has sold out now too. If queue numbers over the past few days are any indicator, think this will likely be an official sell-out.

[DareToDibble]

23 hours ago, theesundayroast said:

Wasn't aware he had played wireless so went to check the setlist out, I'm sure this in particular was a treat 

Whoever wrote that is a comedy genius 😄 

[dreams_burn_down]

23 hours ago, theesundayroast said:

Wasn't aware he had played wireless so went to check the setlist out, I'm sure this in particular was a treat 

Ha I remember this well, cleared out about a third of the field... and then he played nothing but hits for the second half!

[NorthernSoul52]

4 hours ago, dreams_burn_down said:

Ha I remember this well, cleared out about a third of the field... and then he played nothing but hits for the second half!

Such a strange show.

Odds on Matty Healy echoes it with something horrendously un-PC.

[WhoOdyssey]

Finsbury Park has officially sold out as per their social media. 

[DareToDibble]

I know they did some pre-sales but the general sale sold out in 5 minutes! 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

19 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Finsbury Park has officially sold out as per their social media. 

In five minutes. Having already played two dates at the O2 this year and headlined Reading last August. Mad for a band who has never had a big hit 
 

22 hours ago, dreams_burn_down said:

Ha I remember this well, cleared out about a third of the field... and then he played nothing but hits for the second half!

Brilliant in Birmingham on the same weekend. Setlist was perfect https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kanye-west/2014/perry-park-birmingham-england-5bc1ef44.html

One of my favourite live shows ever. Glastonbury was such a disappointment by comparison even if I was still warmer on it than most. 

Edited February 17, 2023 by Rose-Colored Boy

[MrRadioactiveCake]

11 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Finsbury Park has officially sold out as per their social media. 

Nail in the Foals debate coffin 

[ProperTea]

I am actually in shock at how quickly this sold out?

[DareToDibble]

1 minute ago, MrRadioactiveCake said:

Nail in the Foals debate coffin 

It should be… but I bet it isn’t 😂

[Rose-Colored Boy]

2 minutes ago, ProperTea said:

I am actually in shock at how quickly this sold out?

Reasonable ticket prices will have helped. But still, yeah. Surely not out of the question they play stadiums at some point in the future if they continue this momentum. 

[ProperTea]

I wonder if they'll announce a second date?

[DareToDibble]

Just now, ProperTea said:

I wonder if they'll announce a second date?

No idea what the deal is with Finsbury Park - would they be allowed? I know there is a gig already the day before.

[circus92]

14 minutes ago, MrRadioactiveCake said:

Nail in the Foals debate coffin 

Always found that ridiculous debate anyway - it’s not even close.  I mean they sold out MSG, multiple arenas and always sell out 2 nights at the O2.  Now this only a few months later

[NorthernSoul52]

The debate over The 1975 and Foals was always an utterly bizarre one. The latter are R+L headliners again this year, but would struggle to suggest they would even be considered frontrunners as bill-toppers if they hadn't done it already before. 

I could imagine Foals potentially selling out Finsbury as the headliner for Community, for example. But under their own name, for their own show? They'd need a sensational undercard to pull it off nowadays.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

 

I could imagine Foals potentially selling out Finsbury as the headliner for Community, for example. But under their own name, for their own show? They'd need a sensational undercard to pull it off nowadays.

Dunno, any semi-popular band should be capable of selling 45,000 tickets in a city the size of London. Bloody Jamie T is headlining there this year and he’s about as relevant as Hard-Fi. But to sell out Finsbury instantly, having already sold 40,000 tickets in London this year, is clearly a cut above anything Foals are capable of nowadays, yeah. 

[NorthernSoul52]

8 hours ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Bloody Jamie T is headlining there this year and he’s about as relevant as Hard-Fi.

[becca_]

10 hours ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Dunno, any semi-popular band should be capable of selling 45,000 tickets in a city the size of London. Bloody Jamie T is headlining there this year and he’s about as relevant as Hard-Fi. But to sell out Finsbury instantly, having already sold 40,000 tickets in London this year, is clearly a cut above anything Foals are capable of nowadays, yeah. 

He hasn’t sold out yet so could be an awkward half empty park!

I genuinely didn’t expect the 1975 to sell it out so fast, was almost considering waiting until the next batch of acts were added before getting tickets. 

[NorthernSoul52]

4 minutes ago, becca_ said:

He hasn’t sold out yet so could be an awkward half empty park!

It would never happen, but for my dull number-crunching mind, would love to have a live tracker of sales for festivals and gigs. Trying to find attendance figures can be a needle in a haystack sometimes.

[becca_]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

It would never happen, but for my dull number-crunching mind, would love to have a live tracker of sales for festivals and gigs. Trying to find attendance figures can be a needle in a haystack sometimes.

Totally agree - would love to know how many tickets are left. I wonder if he brought idles as an exclusive in months after initial onsale to try and boost sales (to no avail). 

[NorthernSoul52]

26 minutes ago, becca_ said:

Totally agree - would love to know how many tickets are left. I wonder if he brought idles as an exclusive in months after initial onsale to try and boost sales (to no avail). 

At a pinch, I'd have said Jamie T with an undercard could shift 40,000, but it would have to be a terrific bill. Know he sold out Alexandra Palace but that's, what, 10,000?