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Festival or Stand Alone gig. Which do you prefer?

  • 10-03-2008 4:53pm
    #1
    BarryCreed
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    What do you think? Better value for money at a festival, or do you prefer watching bands play the full setlist at their own gig...


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  • #2
    JC 2K3
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    For bands/artists as big as Neil Young the setlist would be as long at a festival as it would be seeing them standalone as they'd obviously be headlining, unless it was a special gig in a small venue, there wouldn't that be a noticable difference in amount of people there, and most people would know them in either case.

    For smaller bands, stand alone gigs would of course be better.


  • #3
    gary the great
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    Standalone! Your usually able to get way closer to the stage, sound is usually better cos its indoors, your not wrecked from being at a festival and can give all your energy to the band etc

    I think festivals are great but not for seeing your fav bands but discovering new bands


  • #4
    Mushy
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    If its a band, either big or small, that I really wanna see, then I prefer stand-alone gigs. I love festivals, love everything about them, and the music can oftentimes be a big bonus really.

    Also depends on the band aswell. Some bands just play greatest hits stuff at festivals, for a general audience, whereas at their own show they may branch out a bit. Some bands I love just do whatever they want, dont care bout the fans, thats great then.

    So prob stand-alone moreso, but with nothing particularly against a festival, as they can be better value(Pinkpop, 3 days, look at lineup:eek:)


  • #5
    ec18
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    Stand alone where possible


  • #6
    NIBBS
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    Festivals are great for what they are - and has been said for headliners you nearly get the same set time as a stand alone gig, but it's not the same....

    Stand alone gigs are more intimate, even in the larger venues, there's more of a one-to-one with the artist, and you often get surprises in sets that you just won't get a a fest.......I still love going to smaller bands/gigs and being right in front of the artist and when it's right and everythings working well theres no atmosphere greater than a small venue with artists that are feeding off that.....

    again, nothing against Festivals but I've never gotten that sort of feeling from them, always thing fests are more fun for a lot of bands because they've better craic with other bands and there's maybe not as much expectations from the crowd...


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