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The NEC
by Chloboshoka
I've been to the NEC a couple of times now. The first one was when I saw Busted live nearly a decade ago, the second was when I saw Jamie Oliver and Gordan Ramsey, the third was when I saw Blink 182 with my friend, and the most recent time was when I went to World Skills with my college. I have many good and not so good memories of the ... NEC. I would like to remember the NEC as the place where I got lots of freebies and seen lots of celebrities.
I honestly don't remember the Busted one very well as it was nearly a decade ago. What I do remember was that there was a lot of walking and waiting which I understand since Busted was a very popular band at the time. I did enjoy myself there though.I thought it was a good venue besides the intense wait.
As a convention venue, I thought that the venues themselves I went to could have been useful but not all of it was relevant to me, but decided to make the most of them and ended up enjoying myself there as well. It did give me a scare though because I got lost and the map didn't help me out at all. The free food, pens and magazines were fun.
I would suggest having a packed lunch because the cafe can be very pricey. Such as a regular bottle of coke being £1.99.
Though I will always remember The NEC and LG arena as the place where I saw Blink 182 and All American Rejects with my friend. I thought the venue was really good. It had a mixture of sitting and standing and there was a good selection of stuff to get before the show started like food and official merchandise. It is a really big place so it is easy to get lost but with Blink 182, it was well organised and the directions were useful. In my experience, I didn't get to interact with the staff very often, but from what I saw they did their jobs well. I understand that they are very busy but also lucky in some degrees.
Overall I really enjoyed the concerts I've been to with the NEC and I understand why my friends go there all the time. I think The NEC is amazing for concerts. They did some really awesome lighting effects when I was there and Blink 182's acoustic session in the middle of the stadium where people where standing was also a great touch.
It is worth saving your cash though as it can get pricey. The tickets for Blink 182 were £30 and All American Rejects. But I think it is worth the money!
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SECC
by ann paul
I was enjoying the concert on sunday, until i endured a degraded experience from heavy handed security staff, staff were rude, intidating and very unhelpful. I asked members of staff if they could direct me back to my seat and got lost. I asked onother if he could help, he turned agumentitive raised his voice sternly and said he didn't ... like my tone that he was calling for a supervisor. Next i was surrounded by a least five mebers of staff, was told to calm down or be frown out. I explained that i wasn't making trouble only wanted back to my seat. After being spoken down too and treated like an animal i was helped back to my seat after missing the finally of the concert and feeling umiliated.
I am a mature responsible women, who would seriously think about going back to a concert at secc again in future.
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Festivals in general
by Feral78
If you are going to a music/art festival, you need to take a few things:
tent (and don't forget the tent-pegs!)
warm sleeping bag
sleeping mat (the ground can be very uncomfortable and cheap tents offer no protection from stones)
baby wipes (you may not be washing for 3 days or more so these are a ... MUST)
deodorant (what, are you a stinker?!)
any medication you take regularly and keep it with you at ALL times
a mirror (well, you want to look good, right?)
toilet paper (need you ask??!)
condoms? - N/A for me as I'm a gay woman but I thought I should mention it anyway...
ear-plugs (seriously, bongos do not make for a good sleep and you may be needing to sleep in the day as your pattern gets messed up at festivals and these days, you get screaming babies on-site too)
paracetamol (for general pain)
sanitary towels (just in case, girls - they sell them at extortionate prices on the festival site)
walking boots or wellington boots (you will be walking miles over the course of the weekend - wear proper mud-proof and waterproof footwear!)
spare clothes (expect a variety of substances to get onto you at the weekend - you'll need to change)
waterproof anorak (a MUST)
waterproof trousers (a MUST)
sun protection (a MUST)
woolly hat (for nightime)
thermals (you'll thank me when you are the only one not freezing in the night when temperatures drop)
peaked cap (the sun is powerful)
a scarf (as above and it blocks wind and doubles as a mask for coping with chemical loos on day 3)
decent socks (avoid blisters!)
fancy dress attire (do it!)
NB) Don't take your expensive phone, camera or mp3 player! Take a cheap festie phone, a disposable camera and you won't need an mp3 player - you'll have live bands almost 24-7!
Off you go then and don't do anything I wouldn't do. May the force be with you...
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