Benj Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 9 minutes ago, nathanh said: Does anyone have any pictures from inside of it im intrigued to see what the viewing experience inside that was like? Prob a good few vids on YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanh Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 5 minutes ago, Benj said: Prob a good few vids on YouTube Doesnt look too bad actually just wondered how much you would see if you were at the sides in the middle/towards the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benj Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, nathanh said: Doesnt look too bad actually just wondered how much you would see if you were at the sides in the middle/towards the back If I remember correctly, which I probably don’t, you didn’t really notice once you were in. I wonder if they’ll do similar this year (hence the name being more than just a festival logo thing) and have a v shaped tent providing some open air space too in the middle. Assume it will just be the old big tent and therefore a huge rectangle. Adds some intrigue for now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Chad888 said: Different crowds though really, and different sized festivals. Prodigy are nowhere near big enough or relevant enough to headline R&L anymore, at least not since around 2010, its a completely new generation of attendees. We are now talking about acts like Noah Kahan and Olivia Rodrigo as headliners. Same with how Digga D is headlining a festival elsewhere, but is 3rd down? on the old Dance stage? Certainly I'm aware that Prodigy were big enough to sub-headline AM in 2009 (and many thought they were better than Arctics that evening) and then did Milton Keynes Bowl the following summer. So I'm aware there was a phase of them being a huge deal like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Chad888 said: What are peoples thoughts on Standard Oil sponsoring the festival, through its Chevron subsidary...? Is Chevron that well known a brand in the UK? I assumed it was just some kind of chevron aesthetic. At the very least you'd have thought they'd have it as a listed sponsor on the website with Pepsi and 3 as is the case on their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said: True, but guess I've always considered R+L and IOW to be of a broadly similar size rather than demographic. There was a point where you'd get acts headlining both a year apart from each other. (The Stokes, Foo Fighters, Kasabian, so forth.) 1 hour ago, Benj said: IoW capacity is roughly half that of Reading’s Tickets are also a fair bit cheaper Main differenence is deffo the demographic though IOW has stagnated since around 2018 - that was imo their last big year. Size is definitely the biggest difference - its one site and is around half the size most years (the capacity has scope to go up to what it got in the early 2010s i believe but it never gets close nowadays) 1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said: That's been a shift. Think they were a similar price back in the day. IOW has been £200 since around 2015 - Reading has continued to go up 14 minutes ago, charlierc said: Is Chevron that well known a brand in the UK? I assumed it was just some kind of chevron aesthetic. At the very least you'd have thought they'd have it as a listed sponsor on the website with Pepsi and 3 as is the case on their site. Sponsorships are generally to raise brand awareness. I don't think Chad is right but your point doesn't hold up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benj Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 16 minutes ago, charlierc said: Is Chevron that well known a brand in the UK? I assumed it was just some kind of chevron aesthetic. At the very least you'd have thought they'd have it as a listed sponsor on the website with Pepsi and 3 as is the case on their site. Yup. Its just the Festival logo, not the oil company 🤣 would be the weirdest brand tie up ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Wonder if Melvin will be talking up the size of his big top again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 15 minutes ago, Benj said: Yup. Its just the Festival logo, not the oil company 🤣 would be the weirdest brand tie up ever Well yeah - that's been part of their aesthetic for a few years. Plus I imagine that the advocacy group "No Music On A Dead Planet" would have a few words if they were considering such a step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benj Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 18 minutes ago, charlierc said: Well yeah - that's been part of their aesthetic for a few years. Plus I imagine that the advocacy group "No Music On A Dead Planet" would have a few words if they were considering such a step. Yup. I assume/ hope Chad was on the wind up. A little critical thinking quickly discounts it as being a slight possibility! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Wonder how they're going to lay this all out. Will be curious to see if it eases congestion up at Leeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, charlierc said: Well yeah - that's been part of their aesthetic for a few years. Plus I imagine that the advocacy group "No Music On A Dead Planet" would have a few words if they were considering such a step. No Music on a dead planet is all just for show anyway if an oil company gave them a good offer they'd at least consider taking it i think Live Nation / FR events have all kinds of horrendous sponsors e.g. disposable vapes mind you AEG are even worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernSoul52 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 It's a slippery slope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 45 minutes ago, gfa said: Live Nation / FR events have all kinds of horrendous sponsors e.g. disposable vapes They are now banned across all FR shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 41 minutes ago, gfa said: No Music on a dead planet is all just for show anyway if an oil company gave them a good offer they'd at least consider taking it i think Live Nation / FR events have all kinds of horrendous sponsors e.g. disposable vapes mind you AEG are even worse! You'd like to think they wouldn't, although equally, I can guess that an oil company would see that as a great way to help their greenwashing project. Though yeah I think I've seen vapes sponsor an event before as well and it not being a great look. Or crypto bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, Paul ™ said: They are now banned across all FR shows Completely unenforced but I guess they can pretend they care eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, gfa said: Completely unenforced but I guess they can pretend they care eh You never saw the huge haul of confiscated ones they had at Finsbury over the 2 weekends last July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Just now, Paul ™ said: You never saw the huge haul of confiscated ones they had at Finsbury over the 2 weekends last July! Fair enough - its a problem that will be gone come this time next year anyway Huge amounts slipping through regardless though its worth pointing out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 True dat! Of course, it would be crazy to think everything gets found that is prohibited on site... but security certainly got loads there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 The Chevron stage is clearly named because of the chevrons that have been a part of the festival’s standing since 2012. On a different note, Barry Can’t Swim is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On The Blend Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 I for one can't wait for the Philip Morris Introducing Stage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanh Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 34 minutes ago, Andre91 said: On a different note, Barry Can’t Swim is good. If only he didnt likely clash with Lana I'd be right there because I liked his music when I listened earlier this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 Bleachers are also good. I hope the sun is out for their set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanh Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 15 minutes ago, Andre91 said: Bleachers are also good. I hope the sun is out for their set. The thought of that Saturday in full sun and sunset in time for Lana truly sounds perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crews1 Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 7 hours ago, Chad888 said: What are peoples thoughts on Standard Oil sponsoring the festival, through its Chevron subsidary...? Considering the environmental impact has been a huge deal lately, with the river pollution, non recyclable plastic waste, green camping scheme being huge drives ... it seems a little conflicting having a sponsor that was largely responsible for providing funding to the Nazis in WW2, and was one of the major lobbyists to get Western involvement in the Middle East (and then helped fund the largest military base in the world in Iraq, before setting up an oil refinery right inside its walls), and is now one of the largest lobbying organisations against green energy... Confirmed as false on Twitter days ago, come on now https://x.com/officialrandl/status/1753157067521614138?s=46&t=70mGDwbTVuVv9YMn2UWarQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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