R&L Tent Capacities

[mrtourette]

Comparing R&L and T in light of the MCR debate got me thinking about this. I can't find any info but in my mind I always had the main tent down as about 6000, with the Lock Up half that and the FR tent slightly smaller, although that seems like there'd be a massive difference between the main and where others can squeeze into.

Any ideas?

[jump]

Is the NME tent only 6k? I thought it was bigger than that as it's roughly bigger than the Ally Pally and that's 7k+ might be wrong though.

[mrtourette]

Well that's just me imagining standing in the tent and comparing the size to Brixton, not the most accurate method.

[jump]

Well that's just me imagining standing in the tent and comparing the size to Brixton, not the most accurate method.

[OKB]

I thought NME tent was 15k?

[Guckeery]

You can get a fair few standing round the edges when it's properly full too

[FiestaDave]

I remember reading a while back when it was increased its new capacity is 10k-12k but can't say how reliable that is.

[jump]

Googled it and couldn't find out, but I did find out the silent disco is 9k which seems very high to me though.

I thought NME tent was 15k?

Edited February 22, 2011 by jump

[Bisque]

They added the speakers & screens to the back of the tent last year which kind of makes it even larger. Check out the Slam Tent that is at T in the Park, it's a behemoth! I think Radio 1 use it as their main stage.

Perhaps a good guess can be done using this link

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/titp/info-stages.shtml

Edited February 22, 2011 by zerocouch

[Leyser]

So we know it's not 15k then.

[mrtourette]

They added the speakers & screens to the back of the tent last year which kind of makes it even larger. Check out the Slam Tent that is at T in the Park, it's a behemoth! I think Radio 1 use it as their main stage.

Perhaps a good guess can be done using this link

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/titp/info-stages.shtml

[Bisque]

Yeah it was that page that I checked out first and it struck me odd that T's second stage is outdoor and their tents seem to be bigger yet the overall capapcity is around the same as Reading (is Leeds still slightly smaller? Not sure).

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

They added the speakers & screens to the back of the tent last year which kind of makes it even larger. Check out the Slam Tent that is at T in the Park, it's a behemoth! I think Radio 1 use it as their main stage.

Perhaps a good guess can be done using this link

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/titp/info-stages.shtml

[rexclark]

The best thing about the slam tent is that all the sides are covered so that its always dark in there, which obviously suits a lot of the dance acts

Edited February 28, 2011 by rexclark

[festivalcactus]

I've been trying to find out the capacities for ages as the NME stage is always seems to be rammed, people on other forums seem to think 10-12K

Googled it and couldn't find out, but I did find out the silent disco is 9k which seems very high to me though.

So we know it's not 15k then.

Edited March 7, 2011 by festivalcactus