Wireless Festival 2011

[glastofun]

Hey, just wondering if anyone who has been to Wireless festival before could inform me if they have several stages or just one stage. I'm thinking of going on the Sunday and was wondering if the acts (Pulp, TV On The Radio, Grace Jones, Horrors) would clash. Sorry for the predictable 'clashes' question, but I've never been to Wireless before and not sure if I want to if some of the main acts cash.

[Bisque]

They have 1 main stage, 2 tents (1 behind the main stage to the South & 1 facing the main stage in the North) & a band stand.

This is from 2009, was a very similar layout last year...

[Bisque]

The main headlining acts in the tents clash with whoever is subbing on the main stage/beginning of headliner.

eg Chase & Status last year headlined the Pepsi Max tent whilst Lily Allen was on main.

Nearer the time they will put the artists times on the website like this... Wireless 2010 line up & times

[glastofun]

Thanks for your help. Are you planning on going? Any good?

Edited April 10, 2011 by glastofun

[Bisque]

I went last year to Friendly Fires & Jay-Z. Got 2 cheap tickets off eBay. Gf was really unimpressed with the site, I thought it was ok, probably as I'd just got back from Glastonbury. Hyde Park had been ruined by the previous 2 days of the fest & Hard Rock Calling. The crowd don't really get involved with the music as most are there to see the headliners.

Worth a day out but it gets extremely busy after the last act finishes. If you need to use national rail, you'll have to leave early to allow you to get on a tube & make your connection.

I might go for Chase & Status, Nero & Chems if I can spy a cheap ticket on eBay again.

[glastofun]

OK....I too am more familiar with Glastonbury, and other festivals known for having a good vibe, like Bestival and Electric Picnic. forgive the crude question, but is Wireless full of chavs? The V crowd?

[Bisque]

OK....I too am more familiar with Glastonbury, and other festivals known for having a good vibe, like Bestival and Electric Picnic. forgive the crude question, but is Wireless full of chavs? The V crowd?

[glastofun]

OK, that's great, I think I'll persuade my mates to get tickets. Thanks for the info

[Bisque]

One last thing, the dust gets everywhere! I'm not kidding. I've spent days rolling around in the mud at Reading & came out worse off after 6 hours at Wireless. It's like a really fine dirt/soil & clings to everything. Was the worst thing about the festival. That & Mr. Hudson.

[marketh]

Sort of, it's more of your well off chav type. Most of the crowd were there to see Jay Z, Professor Green & Chase & Status so I imagine they will be put off by the Pulp, Grace Jones line up.

Never been to V but the sort of people I know that go there would be at home at Wireless.

It's not a bad atmosphere (apart from the unrelentless bottle throwing at a girl who wouldn't get her baps out during Lily Allen) but it's not like Glasto/Bestival where you can stumble up to anyone & have a conversation.

[edfirth]

Sounds delightful. I'm going for the Saturday as an excuse for a weekend in London

Saw Chems with the current light show when they debuted it and it was pretty good, it'll be interesting to see Battles without Tyondai Braxten, I'm intrigued to see what Janelle Monae is like live, I like The Streets (but probably not the songs they'll play), want to see Aphex Twin, really like Digitalism and they're good live, checked out Jay Electronica and was very impressed and I think Nero could be OK too

8 bands I want to see for £50, pretty decent value really

[tolywoly]

It's a nice set-up they have.

I've got a ticket for Sunday. Fight Like Apes just added too

[Bisque]

Am very tempted by a Saturday ticket, especially if my friends want to watch Coldplay instead of The Chemical Brothers at Glastonbury.

[hashcity]

The main headlining acts in the tents clash with whoever is subbing on the main stage/beginning of headliner.

eg Chase & Status last year headlined the Pepsi Max tent whilst Lily Allen was on main.

Nearer the time they will put the artists times on the website like this... Wireless 2010 line up & times

[hashcity]

Oh, another silly question: is Hyde park totally sealed off if you don't have a ticket? Some friends of mine are thinking of seeing Arcade Fire (performing there Thursday immediately before the festival) and I'm wondering if there's anywhere I can chill whilst they see them play (without paying for a ticket of course!). Or can I just jump the fence?!

[edfirth]

I haven't been to Wireless but I've been to Hard Rock Calling and I think it's the same place. I'm not sure you realise the size of Hyde Park if you think it'd be completely shut off, the festival site covers about 10% of it.

They have a big fence around the outside of the arena so you wouldn't be able to see Arcade Fire but it's possible you'd be able to here them as the main stage isn't right at the back

If you look here

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1GPCK_enGB416GB416&biw=1440&bih=809&q=hyde%20park%20map&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il

The arena is like bottom right. In fact, if you go to satellite you can see it. Fairly sure that map is from Hard Rock Calling and the Arena doesn't go up quite as high at Wireless, just based on the Wireless map in this thread

Edited April 16, 2011 by edfirth

[hashcity]

I haven't been to Wireless but I've been to Hard Rock Calling and I think it's the same place. I'm not sure you realise the size of Hyde Park if you think it'd be completely shut off, the festival site covers about 10% of it.

They have a big fence around the outside of the arena so you wouldn't be able to see Arcade Fire but it's possible you'd be able to here them as the main stage isn't right at the back

If you look here

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1GPCK_enGB416GB416&biw=1440&bih=809&q=hyde%20park%20map&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il

The arena is like bottom right. In fact, if you go to satellite you can see it. Fairly sure that map is from Hard Rock Calling and the Arena doesn't go up quite as high at Wireless, just based on the Wireless map in this thread

[tolywoly]

Thanks for your reply edfirth. That's very helpful I confess I've only been to Hyde Park twice, and on those occasions I wasn't really paying much attention to it. Remarkable luck that the google satellite photo was taken during Hard Rock Calling (and very handy of them to put a banner with the name on, facing upwards so that we would know!). Gives a very good idea of the scale of the thing.

[hashcity]

A quick glance at the website reveals the following:

The following items are not permitted in to the site:

1. Chairs, tables, barbeques, prima-stoves etc.

2. Alcohol

3. Glass or cans

4. Food hampers, cool boxes/bags

You may bring soft drinks in plastic or paper containers 500ml or under as well as food for personal consumption.

Lockers are £6

Edited April 19, 2011 by hashcity

[tolywoly]

They didn't sell fags on site last time I was there. Didn't stop you brining in your own though.

[babe baloo]

Advanced Member - can you tell me where the entrance to the park is? Just trying to work out best tubes etc but not sure if you go in at the top of the park or the bottom near Hyde Park Corner?

Thanks in advance

[edfirth]

Marble Arch tube station :-)

[Guest blackcockerel]

Got two tickets for Sunday for sale if anyone's interested?

[Bisque]

I will be bringing my own booze - I'm paying £50 a day to get in, they're not getting any more!