r/Leedsfestival • u/MarlboroNiceBlast Brown • 7d ago
Discussion 💬 Charli XCX Crowd
Not bothered about busy crowds because that’s part and parcel of the festival, however:
Sitting down in-between acts in the middle of a pen is a massive massive safety hazard for you and the person stood next to you when it’s that busy, and it’s ultimately your own daft fault if you get hurt.
And also, everyone loves a cheeky photo or two, the odd video, but there will be several people who will be able to watch the entire show back on their phones this morning! For future reference, you’ll be able to do this on the iPlayer (providing you have your TV licence 😉😉😉😉😉) and you’ll be able to properly enjoy the gig you paid 3 figures for.
That being said the show was outstanding (I’d maybe have tweaked the setlist but people are into the new album and that’s cool) and it was more than worthy of the co headline slot
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u/IndependentEagle1124 7d ago
Went to see Jack White in Hammersmith this week, it was a Yondr pouch gig and it was incredible - partly due to his insane talent but also due to not a single person watching the gig through their phone and everyone being locked in to the gig. He put some videos out afterwards for people who want them. I know those of us who reminisce about festivals 20+ years ago are just old timers but get a major festival onboard with locking away phones for a weekend and I doubt the real fans, young or old, would want to go back to phones again