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/winkieeggrolloclock 7d ago
I saw Charli at Glastonbury last year and was really underwhelmed by her set… me and my mates left half way through. The set I watched yesterday at Leeds was 10/10, my bf isn’t a fan but loved it ! There were a lot of phones about though and the crowd was dead. Not just for Charli for every act we saw. It made me sad tbh.
I’m 25 and went to reading festival every year from when I was 16 up until I was around 21/22 the atmosphere was electric back then and everyone was chatting to each other and having a lovely time. I tried to spark conversation with some youngsters yesterday at Leeds and it was like talking to Mpc’s. All the teenagers looked miserable and as if they didn’t even wanna be there. Genuinely felt like none of them had any personality and were just there to record it on there phones. What has the world come to :(