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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Has too the most disappointing nite I've ever attended .for a start payed 70 quid a ticket only too find the people next too us payed 40 total rip off.were meant too have priority entrance only too be made too que with everyone else.an this was before we entered inside was even worse an won't be attending another gatecrasher event again promises promises promises we got an ended up leaving feeling totally ripped off

Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 1

RIP off

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 1

Sound was REALLY bad on the floor. Orchestra seemed drowned out. Classic tracks were virtually non-existent. The light show was SHOCKING - lazergate(crusher) anyone? Paul Oakenfold did rock but lapsed into occasional EDM, which I HAAAAATE. At 10:30 my wife nudged me and asked if what we were witnessing was any good. I reassured her that it was garbage and then we left, £150 down and very sad that the event would be unforgettable... as the WORST event EVER. Really... how could you get it sooooo wrong? An explanation and apology wouldn't fill the gaping hole in my soul (and my wallet) but at least it would be something.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 4 Verified review

This was my 3rd time at Gatecrasher Classical, the previous times where at the City Hall. I must say I did prefer it at City Hall but that’s not to say it wasn’t good at Fly! It was just different and like I say I’d prefer it at the City Hall. The lights weren’t as good but if you love the music then it was Loud and good so what’s not to like? I would go again if it was at Fly but only at the right price (sorry just being honest). The acts where good and Paul Oakenfold was awesome, you couldn’t get that on a regular night out! Thanks for the experience, another fab night Gatecrasher!!

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 3.5 Verified review

Rubbish venue

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

The evening overall was ok but just didn’t seem to flow properly.

Was very disappointed there was no laser show as advertised..... expected to hear more songs from ‘headliner’ maxi jazz..... The orchestra was drowned out by the backing music and could hardly hear the choir.....

Although our seats were upgraded I still feel the price we paid was not good value for money.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2 Verified review

A shambles.

I booked early at around £50 for a standing ticket, which were subsequently on sale closer to the event at less than half that. I asked GC why and was completely ignored.

I was looking forward to the event despite this as the City Hall events had been sensational. Amazing atmosphere, great crowd, perfect venue, great track choice, amazing orchestra and singers, lasers, everything! Although I doubted GC's claim the arena event would be 'bigger', I couldn't have forseen just how lacking it would be. Where to start...


...the acoustics were abysmal meaning the orchestra were drowned out, there were singers who didn't know the words, there were no lasers (one of the big pre-event claims), advertised tracks were not played, Maxi Jazz only sang two of the advertised four songs he was billed as performing... we made the best of it we could, but having expected so much and having paid so much we were left disappointed.


It doesn't end there. Part 2 was also horrendous (I'll review that seperately), but worst of all, shamefully, embaraasingly worst of all is GC's reaction to all this. Any legitimate concern around either of the two events is being deleted from their pages and people removed from the GC groups. The criticism is legitimate, but all GC are bothered about is having your cash and are providing no explanations whatsoever. It's why I'm reviewing here as it's one of the few places they can't interfere with (for now at least, nothing would surprise me). I did say as I was leaving the event that, although disappointed, I would still go if they put it back on at City Hall. GC's reaction has scuppered this, I wouldn't trust them with any future event. I repeat: a shambles.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 1

Terrible shame. It promised to be EPIC! But ended up epic for all the wrong reasons! EPICALLY bad.

Sound system - bad set up. Both during Oakenfolds set & the Classical second half. Could not hear the orchestra & singers.

Below Par performers - the solo singers were not good. And failing mikes didn’t help

Payton! Well who the hell sings off cue cards. Learn the lyrics if you going to be paid to perform.

No lasers - a major part of the show advertised. Shocking!

Maxi Jazz....two songs only. That’s not headlining!

The venue - two main (upstairs bars) huge queues. Painfully slow service. But customers in standing couldn’t access downstairs bars or bottle bars. Poor poor poor. Very unhappy with the whole set up. Misdavertised. Did not get what we paid for.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 5 Verified review

It will always be with you 😀

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 3 Verified review

Poor production, no lasers no atmosphere. Sound was awful to listen too. A complete let down. I have been to every crasher classical and this was the worst I’ve ever heard. Won’t be going again that’s for sure. 54 pounds I spent on my ticket! The biggest rip of ever

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2 Verified review

Very poor compared to the other events I've seen with the classical events, you have no idea what a disappointment this ways.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

Badly organised, ridiculous bar prices, bad singers using song sheets, couldn’t hear the orchestra over backing music, no lasers, very poor

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Review of Gatecrasher 25th Birthday Part 2

Overall rating: 2

total disgrace Simon Raine-Thrall - you've ripped everyone off - again!!

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 1.5 Verified review

Was worst event I've been to, poor sound quality no lasers and singers reading words from a piece of paper! Also paid £59 per ticket which we got 7 of then just before event had a text to say we could buy tickets for £25 so much for the early bird discount. People were walking out half way through

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

Not as good as the first classical night in the city hall

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 1

Having attended both previous Gatecrasher Classical events, the bar was set high but I had no doubt that Gatecrasher could do it. Unfortunately my optimism didn't pay off.

FACTS which can't be disputed:

> loyal fans paid top notch "early bird" prices to only find out that ticket prices had been slashed by more than half that closer to the event date.
> billed as the "biggest laser & light show to date". There was not one single laser to be seen.
> Maxi Jazz headlining and advertised as singing a minimum of four songs. He sang only two.

OPINION

GC got this massively wrong. Sailing back into Sheffield on the crest of the the wave they left from GC Classical last October and January, the followers expected bigger and better. I do believe that when GC chose the arena as the next venue, they fully intended on it being bigger and better. But it seems evident that the expected ticket sales did not come in and that's where the problems started. The arena was never going to deliver the level of intimacy that Sheffield City Hall did and that was further exasperated by the fact they didn't sell enough tickets.

The set list was poor. The sound quality was poor. The laser show was non existent. The orchestra and choir were inaudible for the most part. Artists didn't know what they were doing...Peyton! An X-Factor reject at a Gatecrasher gig, come on! The atmosphere was totally flat. People were just stood around chatting right in the middle of the gig. This just would not have happened at either of the City Hall events and shouldn't happen if the audience are engaged in the performance. A significant number of people left before the end, that speaks volumes in itself.

I understand that some people still enjoyed the event and that's great. I made the best of it and it didn't stop me waving my glowsticks around. But, given that this was the 25th Birthday Party and comparing it to previous epic Gatecrasher Classical events, 0/10.

All in all very disappointing. I brought along friends who hadn't been to the previous Classicals but are past Gatecrasher patrons. I bigged it up to them without a second thought that it wouldn't deliver. How wrong could I be.

The worst part about it all, radio silence from Gatecrasher themselves. Shame on you Gatecrasher.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 3 Verified review

I actually had a good night, the music was great, the orchestra was great as usual although it was quite difficult to hear them. The previous shows in city hall were much better, far better atmosphere in a more intimate venue. The light show was dissapointing, advertised as the biggest and best laser show to date......there wasn’t a single laser in use! I probably won’t attend another gatecrasher classical, too much advertised that doesn’t happen. Pretty poor that presale tickets cost nearly twice what you can buy them for a week before the gig, if I go again I will buy them last minute rather than release day! Should have been great but in reality was just good.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

This SHOULD have been brilliant.
Sadly the organisation appeared to have been second rate.
The sound mixing was terrible. Orchestral arrangements were massively overpowered by the bass, meaning that although you could see the musicians playing violins etc, you couldn't actually hear them. The music was not allowed to breath. It was a similar problem with vocals too.
The arrangements themselves seemed poorly executed too.
The atmosphere was lacking because people couldn't get into the music due to not being able to hear it!
A massively second rate production compared to the Pete Tong classical shows, which are on a different planet in terms of bothered sound quality and production.

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 2.5 Verified review

Only two bars open cues half an hour long paid £64.50 for vip with no vip area when st city hall vip area is perfect also at plug no vip area or bar very disappointed Raver

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Review of Gatecrasher 25 PRESENTS Gatecrasher Classical

Overall rating: 5 Verified review

Totally amazing. Music and atmosphere was utterly brilliant.

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Would you recommended: Yes

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