Coombe Abbey Coventry reviews by real event-goers

Review of Coombe Weekender

Didnt get there won tickets thurs didnt get them emailed to me till sun lunchtime......too late...appalling customer service.....

Review of Coombe Weekender

Great day listening to great bands but the bar was punchy

Review of Coombe Weekender

Overall was great but a little over priced now I’ve attended I think 35 would be more reasonable.

Review of Coombe Weekender

There was nothing for kids on the sunday, ravers tots was just some balloons being thrown around which is not proper entertainment, although the music in the big tent was better than the main stage!

I paid £40 for a quick mess about in the raver tots session and couple of drinks essentially! There should have been more established acts on earlier in the day, doing longer sets and a louder sound system situated further away from the ravers tent - there was a lot of sound bleed.

Shuttle buses was a good idea and much appreciated, but generally a lame event.

Review of Coombe Weekender

Well-organised festival, no queues to get in or for toilets and the stages were well spread out. Easy to get to, but as we were leaving the whole road was fenced off so we had to walk a long way in the opposite direction of the main road in order to leave the venue which seemed unnecessary. Also whilst some of the security were very helpful, some of the staff at the entrance road were very aggressive when directing the cars.

There were no disabled toilet facilities that I could see, and when I asked two members of staff they both seemed to think there wasn't any. Luckily I could use the other toilets with my disability, but something to note for other people who need them.

Also it was a shame the headline act was only given a 1 hour slot. This was the main band people had come for, and 1 hour is very short for a main act - would have been much better to have them on a bit earlier for a longer time. Other than that everything did run to time which was good.

Atmosphere in the crowd was a bit mixed with a few quite aggressive drunk people, but not really the festival's fault.

All the bands I saw were brilliant and the sound was good for an outdoor festival. Overall very impressed with the organisation and had a great time.

Review of Coombe Weekender

Review of Coombe Weekender

Review of Coombe Weekender

Review of Coombe Weekender

Great festival, amazing atmosphere! All of the acts were fantastic! Will definitely be going back next year! It’s just what Coventry needs!

Review of Coombe Weekender

Review of Coombe Weekender

For a first year festival it came off pretty smoothly. The lineup was good, not great, but getting the Libertines was a major draw. Good concessions and drink prices were reasonable. My one complaint is that the VIP area was a total waste of money. Way way too small, couldn’t see the stage, and the lines for drinks were longer than the regular part of the festival. Overall, though, a solid first time out.

Review of Coombe Weekender

Badly organised

Review of Coombe Weekender

Went for 2 days had a great time. Although the vip area was absolutely terrible

Review of Coombe Weekender

Being turfed out in the pouring rain, no music and bars shut was atrocious. Beung bellowed at by security staff to relay this was unacceptable. Being herded out of the venue to go up to the car park only to have to walk all the way back down to get out of the park because it was not advertised a lot regarding parking on premises is prebook only. I have been to many music events/festivals and have never been treated so dire. Even the service at Solihull music festival was 100% better and that rained both days but didn't affect our enjoyment.

Review of Coombe Weekender

Event stated around 2 hours late. But was good after that.

Review of Coombe Weekender

This was a well run event with amazing security, they were totally on the ball, when trouble showed its head they were there in seconds, pleasantly showing a no tolerance attitude. this made us feel really safe and the officers were friendly, helpful and polite thank you for a lovely event we look forward to next year

Review of Coombe Weekender

Drinks were overpriced

Review of Coombe Weekender

Went on both days, took the kids on Sunday.
My only criticism would be that there were not enough food places, queues were really long (over and hour!). This was more of a problem on the Sunday as hungry kids are grumpy kids!
Some smaller rides for the kids would have been good too.
Had a great time though and would attend again :-)

Review of Coombe Weekender

Food and drink were over priced.

Review of Coombe Weekender

Really good atmosphere and all the acts were amazing but the price for 2 drinks was ridiculous (£18 for 2 porn star martinis).