first-time help?

[thebattleofevermore]

This is my first Leeds festival (sans family) this year and there are a few things worrying me.

1) I originally was camping but due to people-being-shit circumstances I can only go during the days. Do campers and day visitors enter the site the same way and if not should I still go through the campsite entrance with my ticket and get a wristband etc? I looked at the map but it didn't give much away..

2) Since I live in Scotland I'm staying at a hotel about 20 miles away from the site. There are plenty of bands early on the bill I want to see so if it starts at 11 (correct me if that's wrong), when should I set off in the car to avoid traffic so I don't miss the first bands? Also how bad are the queues to get through, from whatever entrance I should be going through?

Thanks for any help, I really don't want something as trivial as tshis stopping me from seeing some of the earlier acts..

Edited May 8, 2011 by thebattleofevermore

[riizch]

Do you mean that you've got a weekend ticket, but that you'll not be camping onsite? If so, just head to same entrance as everyone else (I'm pretty sure it's the same regardless of whether you're there for the day or the weekend), get your weekend wristband and then you're free to pass in and out as you please. Apologies if there is a separate entrance for day ticket holders...I've never been in the position myself.

As for the arena opening times, the first bands usually kick off around 12, but the arena itself opens its gates around 11. The queues are generally pretty long, so you'll want to get there pretty early if you want to catch the openers.

[pickitoutlandreau]

This is my first Leeds festival this year and there are a few things worrying me.

1) I originally was camping but due to people-being-shit circumstances I can only go during the days. Do campers and day visitors enter the site the same way and if not should I still go through the campsite entrance with my ticket and get a wristband etc? I looked at the map but it didn't give much away..

2) Since I live in Scotland I'm staying at a hotel about 20 miles away from the site. There are plenty of bands early on the bill I want to see so if it starts at 11 (correct me if that's wrong), when should I set off in the car to avoid traffic so I don't miss the first bands? Also how bad are the queues to get through, from whatever entrance I should be going through?

Thanks for any help, I really don't want something as trivial as tshis stopping me from seeing some of the earlier acts..

[thebattleofevermore]

Thanks for the help!

Do you mean that you've got a weekend ticket, but that you'll not be camping onsite? If so, just head to same entrance as everyone else (I'm pretty sure it's the same regardless of whether you're there for the day or the weekend), get your weekend wristband and then you're free to pass in and out as you please. Apologies if there is a separate entrance for day ticket holders...I've never been in the position myself.

As for the arena opening times, the first bands usually kick off around 12, but the arena itself opens its gates around 11. The queues are generally pretty long, so you'll want to get there pretty early if you want to catch the openers.

Edited July 15, 2010 by thebattleofevermore