Global Gathering- What Happened ?

[ryanryan]

[color=black]Just returned from holiday, first chance to comment on UW at GG.[/color]

[color=black]Surprised at some of the reviews here- were people at the same gig? They were shocking.[/color]

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[color=black]Went with my mate Dave who has never seen them before- felt so sorry for him as the sound was absolutely awful. All we could hear was a big bass thud that drowned out both Karl’s vocals and the main tune of each song. TMO and the normally magnificent Dark Train were especially awful. It was like listening to the best band in the world through a brick wall or underwater (no pun intended). We were about 10 rows from the front and could talk to each other without having to raise our voices at all- was the sound any better further back I wonder?[/color]

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[color=black]Why did this happen? Did UW have any control over their own sound, surly they are big enough to DEMAND control, or was it the Godskitchen people not investing in a decent sound system- where was the mixing desk? It was so so sad we had been looking forward to it for months. [/color]

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[color=black]The organisers clearly thought everyone would be so off their faces they would not notice the crap sound. Still think UW are the best- when will they play a decent venue like Brixton Academy? [/color]

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[color=black]Will not go to another rip off festival like this, the Godskitchen people should be shot. [/color]

[big screen satellite]

i don't think Underworld were personally shocking, they were let down very much by a poor soundsystem...

festivals are generally shite...

all of the best gigs that i have seen of Underworld were on their own with a decent set up...

i think that the set up was basically configured for DJ's and not music artists...and hence the sound was very poor

but they performed their asses off...it wasn't their best show, but i don;t think that it was their fault...

and on stage...you cannot tell if it sounds shite or not...

tbh...despite the poor sound, no-one was complaining at the time and no-one was standing still...they still got a good vibe off the audience...

(but i have to agree with you, i think dance festivals are run by people who don't actually give a fuck about the audience, and once you are in...its not like you can complain and get yer money back...whatever the sound or set up is like...i've heard a lot of people say that they won't be going back)

[Ally]

Originally Posted by big screen satellite

i think that the set up was basically configured for DJ's and not music artists...and hence the sound was very poor

Also the "outdoor stage" situation - there's a stricter dB restriction on them.

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Originally Posted by big screen satellite

i don't think Underworld were personally shocking

he's saying the the reviews he's read about how great UW were at GG were shocking; due to the poor sound.

glad i didn't blow 100+ quid on GG after all.

[Mac Haggis]

I felt quite embarrassed for the boys on stage. They were working their socks off while the people working of the sound desk were obviously having a tea break whilst listening to their own ipods!!!

I will never go to GG ever again and I will do my best to tell everyone about my experience. Creamfields in 2002 was quality, even V2003 at chelmsford was great but GG? fookin roooobash!!

Cant wait to hear them doing their own gigs in places like the Brixton Acadamy.

Karl, Rick and Darren, please promise never to revisit that dump of a festival ever again.

[Rog]

Originally Posted by Mac Haggis

I will never go to GG ever again .

Me neither!.........it was shite

[gaborez]

u n d e r w o r l d r o c k e d i t !

i was with my brother who's got a bad back after a car crash, so didn't want to stray too far forward for a moshing frenzy. we had some space further back and had an ace time. dont recall the sound being bad - maybe it was bad for you guys at the front! or maybe my head was a bit mushy after trying out some of those laughing gas balloons. now that's summat i'm not doing again!

GG was my only chance of seeing the boys this year so i had to go for it. the security & queueing was naff but apart from that i had a top time. i will go again if underworld are playin'

keep rockin'