When I went to see Moz at Wireless, this sounds really weird and geeky but we took in our M&S stuff and had a picnic in there, fraction of the price for food in there, yeah of course drink is extortionate....

Fuss Free wrote:

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Well, as it seems most of you are planning to go to the festival at 'doors open', it a bit pointless to plan a meet up at Bar Italia on Sunday afternoon. Consider it cancelled.

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 No need to get stroppy...I think some people were interested in your plan.

Perhaps we can have a meetings point at Wireless?

how busy do you lot reckon it will be? I thought the general impression was that it wouldn't be too packed, but after Glastonbury...

Anet, you're back!

The spirit of a gig/show/concert whatever you want to call it is that everyone has a good time. Crowds of people enjoying themselves tend to organise themselves anyway. The one's who are happy at the back tend to stay there and the one's who want to get up front get there.

I'm happy as long as I can see the band in the flesh rather than a screen and I'm in a decent focus point of the speakers to get a good sound. I'm usually happy at these big shows to take up position 30 mins before the band start and then find a space to stand in (by a space I mean an actual space not a place someone was standing in until I shimmied them out of it). Good manners is the key - I'm 6 ft 2 so usually have a check to see who is standing behind me and if they're a bit short ask if they want to get infront of me - also if I am gonna squeeze myself a bit further foward say "excuse me", "Thank you" and "sorry" instead of just barging through like a big old bag of shite! My days of being in the front row are definately over as my body, bladder and patience can just no longer cope!

I agree with you anet, it's pointless standing there all day (unless you really do want front row centre stage) as come 8.45pm you're just gonna get a bit pissed off rather than over joyed!

Does anybody want to pick out a place on the site map to meet then? any time from 4pm is good for me. http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/2011/info/

count me in!!!!

Coming from Cardiff... and attempting to head back straight afterwards, which may be foolhardy. The coach leaves Victoria at 11:30... :-/ just depends on being able to get onto the Tube at Marble Arch, should be easy from there...?

Steve Devereux wrote:

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Coming from Cardiff... and attempting to head back straight afterwards, which may be foolhardy. The coach leaves Victoria at 11:30... :-/ just depends on being able to get onto the Tube at Marble Arch, should be easy from there...?

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Possible word of warning about Marble Arch tube station - I was at Hyde Park last Friday for Hard Rock Calling, and on leaving they had closed Marble Arch tube station. I assume this wasn't just a coincidence.

steve, don't go from marble arch, go to one of the tubes south of the park, or you could even walk it in about 30 mins (if you don't get stuck in a crowd)

You should probably splash out on a taxi Steve!

I think I may be a contender for the furthest travelling distance to do for this show... as I had bought my big brother and his girlfriend tickets for The Flaming Lips at Ally Pally on the Friday for his birthday back in October and then Pulp reformed and announced this concert - and so there are now 10 of us travelling down on the Saturday. Because I work on the railways I can get free travel for everyone but they must be accompanied by me!

So I'm travelling Newcastle to London Friday, watching The Flaming Lips. Travelling back with my brother and depositing him in Newcastle on Saturday then immediately picking up my 9 mates and travelling back to London, arriving back Saturday evening then taking everyone back home on Monday means a round trip of just under 1000 miles!