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I have been told that the new Wembley stadium is no good for sound. Anyway I have great memories from Twichenham last time around, and they make good money with chairs all overv the field.
Hotel prices are ramping up both in Dublin and the Twickenham area, so this will be "No Filter" hotel prices one more time, for those who book late.
I doubt that they don't do Wembley because of the bad sound. Why would they book the horrible Amsterdam Arena then for 20 years? Also other stadiums last year had bad acoustics judging from the poor recordings.
Wembley is horrible. I saw AC/DC there a couple of years ago and thought it was terrible. A couple of days later I saw them in Belgium: absolutely fantastic. Exactly the same show.
I heard that the sound in the Amsterdam Arena was alright on the No Filter. I wouldn’t know because of my pit tickets.
Yeah, fields have a good sound. I know Werchter from June 1995. Maybe they improved the sound of the ArenA after 1998. But I think it's still not perfect. The Amsterdam release from the Licks Tour is one of the worst available on pressed CDs.
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Thanks for the info everyone.
But..just booked a night at The Milford Arms in Isleworth, for june 23.
next day i will be 58, so maybe i can buy a beer for someone???
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
Travelodge in Richmond is another option but be quick.
This rumour I can tell you is credible.
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carouslambraThey have had other opportunities to play Wembley which re opened in 2007. It is an awful venue for concerts. Too large and vacuous with terrible sound.Quote
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"One additional concert", the application states. City bylaws allow 3 concerts a year and the venue is applying for another one. We know for a fact that Eminem is performing two shows in July. The math adds up: 2 Eminem concerts + 2 Stones concerts = 4 total.
Now we're talking!
I'd be amazed if the Stones chose to play Twickenham again instead of Wembley, now that the opportunity is finally there to play the latter for the first time since it was rebuilt. Especially seeing as its highly likely it'll be their last chance to do so.
I dont know how many shows Wembley is allowed to stage per year but it used to be about 10-12 - either way its bound to be far more than is permitted for Twickenham. Theres no real need to apply for a special licence if they play Wembley.
[[b]b]Only in 2013 as its the only summer that theyve played dates in the UK since then[/b].[/b]
I've heard similar complaints about the sound in the new stadium, although as we've seen with Amsterdam, a stadium's reputation for poor sound isnt something which tends to deter them when choosing a venue.
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Please no. Twickenham is a nightmare to get back from and the sound was terrible.
Not if you live where I do, it's a pleasant stroll TO and an equally pleasant stroll FROM !!
Sound will be great (in the pit) ....
Parteeeeeeeeeee at Pauly's afterwards. I'm goin' to bring some Puerto Rican girls who are dyinnnn to meet you!
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
London is dead at night. I think it is easier to travel into the city to see something than travel to the concert. I was at the first O2 concert in 2007 where the Underground closed before most people got out of the arena. And there isn't even an underground station near Twickenham Stadium. So this will be the right choice for me
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
London is dead at night. I think it is easier to travel into the city to see something than travel to the concert. I was at the first O2 concert in 2007 where the Underground closed before most people got out of the arena. And there isn't even an underground station near Twickenham Stadium. So this will be the right choice for me
If you can get accommodation near the venue, eg Twickenham or Richmond, you would really be best advised to do so, asap, unless you can walk to your hotel from Waterloo, which is the London mainline station the train gets in to from Twickenham.
After Stones concert Aug 2003, we walked back to Twickenham station (reasonably close), well organised, mounted police, good crowd control getting us all on to plenty of London bound trains, but all they care about is get you out of Twickenham. 20 minutes on train to Waterloo, all good, but get off train to announcements 'all tube trains have finished for the night'. The taxi Q was half a mile long with no taxis up front. We walked in to central London, deserted, not a London Taxi Cab anywhere. We ended up getting in an unlicensed taxi back to our car on the outskirts of London, this was both very expensive and very dangerous. YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT ON ANY ACCOUNT.
So please, please, book your hotel within walking distance of the concert ground, or walking distance from Waterloo Main Line Station, don't assume there will be transport of any sort to help you out. Yes, there are some 'night buses', and maybe now some 'night tubes', they will not be nice places to be, so take heed and plan ahead, know how you will get from a - b if the public transport and legit taxis have finished for the night.
Staying close to the venue makes so much sense!
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I live in Oxfordshire so will travel in on the day. I saw U2 at Twickenham last year and came in on the train from Virginia Water Or Egham . The line goes all the way in to Waterloo. As local boy Paulywaul says this is your best bet for getting from the Cemtre to Twickenham - surface Trains.
At night the buses are good because they run all night and are much quicker with no traffic to hack through. At last we have a solid rumour people are latching on to and growing arms and legs so I look forward to 10 pages of conjecture and chit chat
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A West London meet then - is there a good place for DPs band ? Perhaps the Bull s head in Barnes for old times sake !
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
London is dead at night. I think it is easier to travel into the city to see something than travel to the concert. I was at the first O2 concert in 2007 where the Underground closed before most people got out of the arena. And there isn't even an underground station near Twickenham Stadium. So this will be the right choice for me
If you can get accommodation near the venue, eg Twickenham or Richmond, you would really be best advised to do so, asap, unless you can walk to your hotel from Waterloo, which is the London mainline station the train gets in to from Twickenham.
After Stones concert Aug 2003, we walked back to Twickenham station (reasonably close), well organised, mounted police, good crowd control getting us all on to plenty of London bound trains, but all they care about is get you out of Twickenham. 20 minutes on train to Waterloo, all good, but get off train to announcements 'all tube trains have finished for the night'. The taxi Q was half a mile long with no taxis up front. We walked in to central London, deserted, not a London Taxi Cab anywhere. We ended up getting in an unlicensed taxi back to our car on the outskirts of London, this was both very expensive and very dangerous. YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT ON ANY ACCOUNT.
So please, please, book your hotel within walking distance of the concert ground, or walking distance from Waterloo Main Line Station, don't assume there will be transport of any sort to help you out. Yes, there are some 'night buses', and maybe now some 'night tubes', they will not be nice places to be, so take heed and plan ahead, know how you will get from a - b if the public transport and legit taxis have finished for the night.
Staying close to the venue makes so much sense!
I just booked 3 double rooms from friday to sunday at the Travelodge Twickenham for 128 Pounds each.
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What do you people do if there's a cancer diagnosis or a palm fall until June? Who many rumours lead to actual concerts in the rumoured town at that very date within the last 20 years?
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I will book rooms at the Travelodge Twickenham near the stadium. You can cancel the room until noon on arrival day
spending the night at Twickenham, Richmond etc when London is so near???
London is dead at night. I think it is easier to travel into the city to see something than travel to the concert. I was at the first O2 concert in 2007 where the Underground closed before most people got out of the arena. And there isn't even an underground station near Twickenham Stadium. So this will be the right choice for me
If you can get accommodation near the venue, eg Twickenham or Richmond, you would really be best advised to do so, asap, unless you can walk to your hotel from Waterloo, which is the London mainline station the train gets in to from Twickenham.
After Stones concert Aug 2003, we walked back to Twickenham station (reasonably close), well organised, mounted police, good crowd control getting us all on to plenty of London bound trains, but all they care about is get you out of Twickenham. 20 minutes on train to Waterloo, all good, but get off train to announcements 'all tube trains have finished for the night'. The taxi Q was half a mile long with no taxis up front. We walked in to central London, deserted, not a London Taxi Cab anywhere. We ended up getting in an unlicensed taxi back to our car on the outskirts of London, this was both very expensive and very dangerous. YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT ON ANY ACCOUNT.
So please, please, book your hotel within walking distance of the concert ground, or walking distance from Waterloo Main Line Station, don't assume there will be transport of any sort to help you out. Yes, there are some 'night buses', and maybe now some 'night tubes', they will not be nice places to be, so take heed and plan ahead, know how you will get from a - b if the public transport and legit taxis have finished for the night.
Staying close to the venue makes so much sense!
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What do you people do if there's a cancer diagnosis or a palm fall until June? Who many rumours lead to actual concerts in the rumoured town at that very date within the last 20 years?
Why say something like that?
You know what Monsoon,
I am going to try for 2 tickets when they go on sale,
and I might be coming solo.
You should buy my other one!