High Voltage Festival,Victoria Park, London July10

Passing by and have to say this festival has become a bloody farce, is this being organised an discraced directors from the former Lehmans bank? It has become a money grabbing exercise and what once started out as a fabulous dream event with a terrific lineup has become a sham. Ridiculous price for merchandise, drinks, and pissing around with the line up for each day has left a sour taste.  whatever happened to the dream of IoW 1970, a 'free' concert  when ELP fired their cannons for the first time. If they do fire cannons this time hope they hit the f**kers who are raking in all the money.

NutterAlert wrote: Passing by and have to say this festival has become a bloody farce, is this being organised an discraced directors from the former Lehmans bank? It has become a money grabbing exercise and what once started out as a fabulous dream event with a terrific lineup has become a sham. Ridiculous price for merchandise, drinks, and pissing around with the line up for each day has left a sour taste.  whatever happened to the dream of IoW 1970, a 'free' concert  when ELP fired their cannons for the first time. If they do fire cannons this time hope they hit the f**kers who are raking in all the money.

Well looks like Opeth have been replaced on the Prog stage by Big Elf (more fitting really )

chopper wrote: toroddfuglesteg wrote:  What I do object against is paying well over the odds to one company whose profit margins is far higher than most other businesses operates with.      Not neccesarily disputing this, but how do you know what their profit margins are?

By comparing the supplier prices and business rates.      

Just noticed on the High Voltage forum that there is no re-admission to this event. Even with the super-duper high tech bar-coded wristbands, if you leave the park you can't get back in again.

Okay I was looking at the Drink prices and most are 2.50 or 4.00 British pounds if I read that correctly.  That correlates to roughly $3.60 and 5.50 American. I will tell you yesterday i was at a major league Baseball Stadium and a 12 oz beer was $7.50 or 5.15 British pounds.   Seems like a bargain to me what your festival is charging.  A mixed drink was $9.00 or 6.2 BP.   We bought 3 hot dogs and 1 kids meal and a pretzel with two small beers and two sodas and it was $40.00. or 28.50 British Pounds!  

Garion81 wrote: Okay I was looking at the Drink prices and most are 2.50 or 4.00 British pounds if I read that correctly.  That correlates to roughly $3.60 and 5.50 American. I will tell you yesterday i was at a major league Baseball Stadium and a 12 oz beer was $7.50 or 5.15 British pounds.   Seems like a bargain to me what your festival is charging.  A mixed drink was $9.00 or 6.2 BP.   We bought 3 hot dogs and 1 kids meal and a pretzel with two small beers and two sodas and it was $40.00. or 28.50 British Pounds!

So, who's going on Sunday then?

chopper wrote: So, who's going on Sunday then?

I am!! Rather excited too.

Blacksword wrote: Jim posted that Opeth were replaced by BigElf, but the HV website still lists Opeth, so I'm assuming (hoping) that Opeth are still playing. I like BigElf, but would rather see Opeth! See you there Alan..

Edited by chopper - July 22 2010 at 06:20