by Bottle_of_Smoke Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:36 am
I started going to pogues gigs in 2001 and have been to at least one show a year.
I can say without doubt the best was the Oxegen festival in 2008. Now, one important point to note was that they were playing in a big tent rather than an outdoor stage.
I think festival gigs for any band in general are not as good. This is mainly due to artificial stages being set up to accommodate large crowds rather than sound quality. This is fair enough as a lot of people will want to see a lot of bands. The only exception I've had to this rule was when I saw RHCP, Foo Fighters and QOSTA play Slane Castle a few years back. The grounds at Slane are shaped to allow a natural amphitheatre which is really just a good coincidence
At oxegen it was an overpacked tent and the sound was amazing and the atmosphere even better.
I started going to pogues gigs in 2001 and have been to at least one show a year.
I can say without doubt the best was the Oxegen festival in 2008. Now, one important point to note was that they were playing in a big tent rather than an outdoor stage.
I think festival gigs for any band in general are not as good. This is mainly due to artificial stages being set up to accommodate large crowds rather than sound quality. This is fair enough as a lot of people will want to see a lot of bands. The only exception I've had to this rule was when I saw RHCP, Foo Fighters and QOSTA play Slane Castle a few years back. The grounds at Slane are shaped to allow a natural amphitheatre which is really just a good coincidence
At oxegen it was an overpacked tent and the sound was amazing and the atmosphere even better.
