Community Festival 2023

[NorthernSoul52]

Assumed there was a second stage. Looks to be a historical precedence for such a thing.

[gfa]

44 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Assumed there was a second stage. Looks to be a historical precedence for such a thing.

When its a 'presents' gig that always seem to mean less stages i find- lets see. they definitely need to add some stuff to flog tickets

[NorthernSoul52]

59 minutes ago, gfa said:

When its a 'presents' gig that always seem to mean less stages i find- lets see. they definitely need to add some stuff to flog tickets

I can't lie and say it is a bill that makes me want to dance around the kitchen in joy.

[gfa]

3 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I can't lie and say it is a bill that makes me want to dance around the kitchen in joy.

I'm fine with it, i do like the acts its just that its basically the same as what they sold poorly last year deep in south london.

[NorthernSoul52]

Community does have a bit of a Groundhog Day feel to it.

[thatTFBguy]

Personally I adore the lineup. It's Community 2022 which was already really suited to me, made even better - 4 of my favourite bands for £60, can't complain. But do wonder how it's selling, hopefully not so badly it gets canned! 

[LazyDavid]

I'd normally go but the top 3 are all at Truck Festival, not sure if that'll affect ticket sales at all (it did for me anyway!)

[NorthernSoul52]

On 2/19/2023 at 8:15 PM, LazyDavid said:

I'd normally go but the top 3 are all at Truck Festival, not sure if that'll affect ticket sales at all (it did for me anyway!)

I hadn't twigged that. Hell of an overlap to have.

[charlierc]

On 2/18/2023 at 10:14 AM, NorthernSoul52 said:

May have missed the formula on this but we reckon TDCC will play uninterrupted?

When I saw them at Truck Festival in 2019, they did not stop for an encore (Wolf Alice also did but Foals opted for a stop+return, for reference).

Unless ofc you meant some other thingamy.

... that and I've probably missed the boat in responding in a timely manner.

[compactdisc]

I assume no sign of discounted tickets for this yet?

[Dales]

2 hours ago, compactdisc said:

I assume no sign of discounted tickets for this yet?

I have not seen any and community is not one that I seem to remember goingdown the discount route unless they did the first year.

[gfa]

They haven't before

a month or two ago they said 50% sold so probably won't be going to freebies i'd imagine

[TheDHolford]

Map is out, bars seem rather away from stage? Anyone been to a gig at this venue before? Just trying to work out how big/awkward it will be. 
 

Not even sure what the capacity is here? 

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by TheDHolford

[TheDHolford]

Double post

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by TheDHolford

[thatTFBguy]

Yeah, bars/toilets seem pretty far from the stage. I want to see literally every single band on the lineup, so wondering if I'll even have time to get drink and go toilet in between.

Also curious how much time Wombats and Two Door will have as co headliners? Thinking maybe hour and 15 each, with 45 mins for Sea Girls and Vaccines and then 30 for Baby Queen. 

[TheDHolford]

4 hours ago, thatTFBguy said:

Yeah, bars/toilets seem pretty far from the stage. I want to see literally every single band on the lineup, so wondering if I'll even have time to get drink and go toilet in between.

Also curious how much time Wombats and Two Door will have as co headliners? Thinking maybe hour and 15 each, with 45 mins for Sea Girls and Vaccines and then 30 for Baby Queen. 

Yeah, I’m hoping there is time between each. Not even sure what the capacity is here/how well tickets will be selling?

They released set times, seems about right, 30 mins for baby queen, 45 for sea girls and Vaccines and then 1 hour 20/ 1 hour 15 for the last two. 

[thatTFBguy]

Very curious at the capacity now. Finsbury has like 7 bars and 5 toilet blocks (excluding VIP), compared to this having just two bars and a single general toilet section. Hoping it's not a huge crowd or things could get a bit dicey with queues. 

Edited July 1, 2023 by thatTFBguy

[TheDHolford]

Interested to hear any thoughts on the gig that took place there today! 

[TheDHolford]

Really enjoyed the day! The heat wasn’t too bad, a bit of a breeze and the sun being behind the crowd meant it was at least bearable despite hot. 
 

The Wombats and Vaccines were my highlights, though Baby Queen was a great opener, and while Sea Girls started a little rough, with technical issues, they ended up being great. Crowd was really up for it most of the day but Two Door didn’t seem to win people over, which is a shame, I thought they were alright. 
 

Venue is okay. Managed to get to the front fairly easily for most acts and then used the upstairs side bit to sneak around to the bars. 
Certainly needed some more bars and toulets though, no idea who thought it was a good idea to stick one set of toilets at the back, was a nightmare pushing through to them. 
 

Will be back next year, if the line up is decent/different! 

[thatTFBguy]

22 hours ago, TheDHolford said:

Really enjoyed the day! The heat wasn’t too bad, a bit of a breeze and the sun being behind the crowd meant it was at least bearable despite hot. 
 

The Wombats and Vaccines were my highlights, though Baby Queen was a great opener, and while Sea Girls started a little rough, with technical issues, they ended up being great. Crowd was really up for it most of the day but Two Door didn’t seem to win people over, which is a shame, I thought they were alright. 
 

Venue is okay. Managed to get to the front fairly easily for most acts and then used the upstairs side bit to sneak around to the bars. 
Certainly needed some more bars and toulets though, no idea who thought it was a good idea to stick one set of toilets at the back, was a nightmare pushing through to them. 
 

Will be back next year, if the line up is decent/different! 

Echo pretty much all of the above.

Proper good day, and enjoyed every single artist hugely. Wombats and Vaccines also my highlights but it was four of my favourite bands back-to-back so loved them all. And Baby Queen was an excellent opener that set the tone really well. Sound was sort of crap all day though, and I'm never one to notice that normally so must have been bad. 

Agree that crowd for Two Door was a little muted but I swear that's always the case at festivals for them. People get up for What You Know and Undercover Martyn then are standing around for the rest mostly.

Do have to say the bar/toilet situation was really quite bad. Having the only GA toilets and bars clumped together at the back of the field was a recipe for massive gridlock inbetween bands. Also, not selling poured pints never sits well with me. I can tolerate £6.50 for a beer but hard to swallow when you're paying for a room temp can that would be £5 for 4 in a shop. 

Nevertheless, I look forward to seeing who they have play under Two Door and Wombats next year, cause I'll be there!