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Review of Sean Paul
The concert was great- Sean Paul was amazing! Think if it was seat numbered might have made it better. Also, people that stood up in-front of us that were huge in height and weight had no consideration for people behind them (but this isnât in the control of the organisers).
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Review of O2 Academy Brixton
Went to see Prodigy last night. Got told the main act would be on around 9pm. After nearly 3.5 hours of waiting in an overcrowded and overheated venue they finally came on around 10.40pm for less than an hour.
I'm not sure what capacity numbers are meant to be but several people were saying this was their worst experience in terms of pushing, shoving and overcrowding. You couldn't move to dance which ruined what is primarily a dance event.
I've been to the venue before to see other gigs and it's never been as bad as last night.
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Review of O2 Academy Brixton
Went to see The Cinematic Orchestra last night (Sat 22nd Feb 2020) in a party of 4 and ended up utterly disappointed.
Mainly with the sound quality that reached us, all muffled and feedbacked, would say completely inaudible, from low to high pitches, from the support acts through to the main one.
We were on the left side of the balcony, perhaps the sound was better at the ground floor on in some other spots, yet would never imagine experiencing this in apparently one of the main live music venues of London and the UK, where there's basically events every night with top notch artists.
I could see some people not impressed from the main acts hanging on waiting for the main act, only to start leaving half way trough the set, and a great number of others taking the opportunity at the cliche encore to jump from their seats and leave.
For a musical project of the nature of CO, where subtleties and dynamics are key, you could not glimpse a fraction of what you do with the studio versions, which was a shame for fans going there and for the band.
Perhaps they could invest in improving acoustics in the room, as basically everything in there seems made of concrete, from ceiling to stands and floor, just saying.
Organisation wasn't the best either, with event start time advertised at 7pm, and once you get in you see a handwritten paper in the wall saying the main act will start at 9:45pm (that's almost 3 hours from the time written in the ticket)... not the best start when you had to book babysitter for the baby and realise you won't be home before 12am.
Bar wasn't too busy but drinks a bit over expensive (nearly £20 for 3 beers), and was shocked to see that there was no draught drinks, despite them pooring all bottles and cans on plastic glasses, which actually means they are producing thousands of unnecessary waste items every day. 2020, should this be allowed? Not to mention they would save money with tap drinks and could perhaps charge a bit less...
Overall, an awful experience, and would probably not be coming back anytime soon and look forward to see any fav artists in some other venue instead.
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Review of Beat Horizon
Right. The night of what I remember , was sick in terms of music but, the crowd were too tense. Chill out and remember you only live once. It’s a multi arena venue. That was advertised. It’s an old building with management trying to make the most of what they have so cheer up and soak it in. All dayer arranged for you at a reasonable price. Say hello to your neig*bour next time and enjoy the people and music. Skank skank !
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