Went to David Gray at the o2 Saturday night with standing tickets. He's a fantastic singer however I was less impressed with the set-up. Just wondering if anyone else spotted this.
Firstly, the venue was freezing to the point that everyone kept their coats on all night. It was a cold night out but this was actually icy.
The neon blue lights towards the back stayed on for the duration of the gig which was a distraction as the majority of his songs are softly sung. The noise coming from the bar area was unbelieveable. It was the same as sitting in the middle of a city centre bar and people stood around us having a full conversation while Mr Gray belted out Sail away with me. I have seen the killers play there too and for some reason it didn't bother me then, perhaps because they would have drowned out any chat.
We gave in and moved up closer to the stage. A group of men (not even teenagers) to our left lit up cigarettes and puffed away and it got a bit rough so we moved again and there were no bouncers in sight to look after this (perhaps because they were preparing to go to the exits).
Throughout the gig, there were guys going around with big rucksacks full of alcohol through the crowds and at one point hit the lady in front of me with his bag and knocked her drink.
I just felt cheated. David Gray is fantastic. In my opinion his venue let him down. Surely anyone that wanted a drink could have walked back to the bar and better still, surely they could separate the drink area from the stage so as to look after those that were actually there to see him sing, or even better again it could go back to the way it was in the point; have your drink before the gig and allow none where the acts are playing.
Just my opinion
Firstly, the venue was freezing to the point that everyone kept their coats on all night. It was a cold night out but this was actually icy.
The neon blue lights towards the back stayed on for the duration of the gig which was a distraction as the majority of his songs are softly sung. The noise coming from the bar area was unbelieveable. It was the same as sitting in the middle of a city centre bar and people stood around us having a full conversation while Mr Gray belted out Sail away with me. I have seen the killers play there too and for some reason it didn't bother me then, perhaps because they would have drowned out any chat.
We gave in and moved up closer to the stage. A group of men (not even teenagers) to our left lit up cigarettes and puffed away and it got a bit rough so we moved again and there were no bouncers in sight to look after this (perhaps because they were preparing to go to the exits).
Throughout the gig, there were guys going around with big rucksacks full of alcohol through the crowds and at one point hit the lady in front of me with his bag and knocked her drink.
I just felt cheated. David Gray is fantastic. In my opinion his venue let him down. Surely anyone that wanted a drink could have walked back to the bar and better still, surely they could separate the drink area from the stage so as to look after those that were actually there to see him sing, or even better again it could go back to the way it was in the point; have your drink before the gig and allow none where the acts are playing.
Just my opinion