Ira Gaines Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 2003 was pretty poor. Can't really complain though as I won free tickets from NME. The Flaming Lips were outstanding though. They were indeed. Thought Supergrass and Coldplay stood out on the Sunday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Wish I'd seen The Music instead of R.E.M. Was really looking forward to them and they were sorely disappointing I thought. Didn't help that the tent was packed out for The Thrills who were one of the main bands I wanted to see on the Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Wish I'd seen The Music instead of R.E.M. Was really looking forward to them and they were sorely disappointing I thought. Didn't help that the tent was packed out for The Thrills who were one of the main bands I wanted to see on the Sunday. Me too! Went with REM 'cos the folk I was with wanted to see them but loved The Music. I actually saw them mid-afternoon at T the year before in King Tuts tent and was blown away. Will always be my one big regret at TITP not seeing them headline. After that, I swore to just go off on my own and see who I wanted to see rather than compromise. Their show at Glasgow QMU on their final tour is still one of my favourite gigs ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 I always make sure that, if I'm with someone, they get that I'm going to see who I want to see. Works out well for all parties usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Main arena to increase in size by a third: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-35992310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Main arena to increase in size by a third: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-35992310 That's never good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's never good. Bearing in mind last year's bottlenecks it's definitely a good idea. They seem to be trying to fix some of last year's issues which is a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I'm going on the Saturday to see shed seven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 That's not so easy to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Bearing in mind last year's bottlenecks it's definitely a good idea. They seem to be trying to fix some of last year's issues which is a good sign. That assumes they don't also increase capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Has it even sold out recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 That assumes they don't also increase capacity. Fair point. They've added Hot Dub Time Machine to the Thursday night which is absolutely magic. I've been at Summerhall in Edinburgh and it was the best DJ set I've ever been to. I can't really remember past 1995 but what a blast it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 NotThePars, on 08 Apr 2016 - 12:07, said:Has it even sold out recently? It hasn't sold out since 2011. And there's been absolutely nothing about a capacity increase, which is what I would be expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 It hasn't sold out since 2011. And there's been absolutely nothing about a capacity increase, which is what I would be expecting. You can increase capacity without "selling out". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 That's true. There's still not been any news on a capacity increase though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 So there's not been a capacity increase. Infact, there's been a 15,000 capacity decrease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 If they're decreasing the capacity by 15,000 and there's still a shitload of tickets left, I don't think that potential ending is a bad prediction. They fucked it last year, and it's going to be very hard to recover from. They've done a lot of work to try and rectify a lot of the problems, and that's fair enough, but the roads around the site are still a nightmare and I can't imagine folk taking the buses up will be happy with a 45 minute walk from the buses to the site. Basically, I don't think it can last much longer where it is. If they move site, they might well be able to attract a lot of folk back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 If they're decreasing the capacity by 15,000 and there's still a shitload of tickets left, I don't think that potential ending is a bad prediction. They fucked it last year, and it's going to be very hard to recover from. They've done a lot of work to try and rectify a lot of the problems, and that's fair enough, but the roads around the site are still a nightmare and I can't imagine folk taking the buses up will be happy with a 45 minute walk from the buses to the site. Basically, I don't think it can last much longer where it is. If they move site, they might well be able to attract a lot of folk back. Decrease in capacity, and they're trying to offer free travel to people who buy tickets over the next few days. It's turning into an embarassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Sounds like Geoff is getting desperate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Decrease in capacity, and they're trying to offer free travel to people who buy tickets over the next few days. It's turning into an embarassment. Sounds like they've messed up a good thing. That said, reduced capacity and free travel would both entice me to go were the lineup not so damned insufferable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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