Platt Fields Park Manchester reviews by real event-goers

beltin!!

Absolutely awesome!!!itd be well better if it was over a few more days!!! dint wanna leave

Parklife 2010

I have just got to say that I really do think that this event was amazing, but it does have some serious flaws.

The queue to get in did take ages, I would hate to guess at a time but it was long. Anyone who thinks they can get off a bus and walk straight in is kidding themselves. I think the queue time is part of party time and give us an opportunity to get to know other people in the queue and have a laugh along the way.

I think we were lucky that we got food while still in Manchester city centre. The queue for food was awful. When we tried food stalls without queues and they were either closed or closing. With the food all gone, etc, this obviously increased the queues on the other food stalls.

Most bar staff operated like it was their first ever bar job. They were there in person, but nothing was happening.

Its a shame about the lack of toilets. I cant believe I got ejected from the festival for having a pee at the side of the cubicles where everyone was peeing, all because I couldnt stop when asked too.

I dont know why, but when making a phone call or sending a text it failed. Everyone that was in our group and lots of people that I spoke to had exactly the same problem.

So Parklife, for me all you have to do next time is sort out the queues for food, drink and toilets.

Well done so far, I can't wait for 2011.

Good festival - just needs to be better organised.

Bad points first

1. The queue to get in was shocking. 1hr 30 mins in the baking heat.
2. The bars were terrible. Badly organised and stocked. A five deep queue at all times.
3. Sound System on the main stage was quiet.
4. Not nearly enough toilets for women.

Good points.
1. A decentish festival in Manchester
2. The Lost in Bass Arena 2 lineup was amazing
and HIGH CONTRAST / Roni Size / Nero played blinding sets. They also had a bar in the tent.
3. Good atmosphere
4. The silent disco was good.

All in all I enjoyed myself, just the day was slighly marred by the execrable organisation.

Parklife

Had a great time with my top performances being Joker, Boy 8 Bit, Buraka Som Systema and Krysko/Greg Lord. Would like to have seen more of a live element to some of the performances. Negs are felt really sorry for the ladies not being enough toilets 80ish between 10,000?? More food sellers required as well i think!

All in all though quality event!

Too Many Obvious Problems

As with all the other comments - the issues everyone had were far too obvious and just should not be happening these days. The queue to get into the venue was way too long. Badly managed with people pushing in continuously creating a bad atmosphere before you'd even got into the venue. Took us 75mins to get in.

The bars were terrible - the queues were just like scrums, the staff didn't know the prices of anything and the Cider sponsor ran out of stock early on in the day.

The sound system on the main stage was rubbish - far too quiet and if the response to this comment is "it was in a residential area" then the event should never have been there in the first place.

The line up was ok at best but scheduling meant the 3 people I actually wanted to see were all on at the same time.

If these issues are addressed for next year then I expect the event to be amazing but this year was something like a task from The Apprentice.

Ian Brown

Great night, enjoyed the maze to get in!!
Hacienda tent was superb and Mr Scruff had us all dancing but I think a new tent might be needed in the future, it was brown??
Sound at Ian Brown improved when the two other tents closed down, too small a venue??
Easy to get out and I met my friend Neil who I've not seen for years!!




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Hopefully better next time!

Amazing atmosphere and line up! Although it was very poorly organised; huge ques for everything, cider ran out at most bars after 2 hrs of being there and they ran out of beer just before the headliners came on! very amateurish, but as being the first one hopefuly they will get it spot on next year! all in all still had an amzing day and the glorious sunshine definitely made it even better!

Parkliiiiiiiiiiiiife!!

Anyone complaining about queues was there in the wrong state of mind! Dont drink and dont eat ;) and the music and atmosphere becomes unreal ;D
AMAZING artists, amazing people, amazing place.

Cant wait for 2011

Parklife....

Poor organisation - took forever to get into the venue.

Queue for drinks.....traumatic! Not sure what the bar staff were doing as there wasn't even a particulary big queue......how they would have coped if it had been is beyond me.

Queue for food = horrific.

In summary, we spent the entire day/night queuing - very bad poor organisation/not enough staff.

Not good

Where were security???? Too many p**s heads and too many fights, this was supposed to be a friendly atmosphere!?!?! It wasn't all bad though Bad Lieutenant played an amazing set and good to hear some New Order tunes, sadly because of the idiots my partner and I left before the man himself appeared on stage. I just wish security would have been as quick to intervene the fights as they were at searching you as you walked throught the gates. Very dissapointing!!!

parklife review

best value festival ive been too! friendly fires were brilliant as always. class day out!

Parklife

Beast of a day out!

Parklife

Such a good night!Hacienda tent was well good,Should of gone on till 4 in the morning!Ian brown on top form as normal.Sound system bit dodgy on main stage,All bands were great!

poor organisation good atmosphere

Good event poor organisation Took 2 hours queueing started at 4 o clock they had to speed it up as the closing entrance was meant to be 5.30. The bars were poorly organised with the staff having different policies on drinks and totally understaffed as well as running out of stock(for bars sponsored by Brothers Pear Cider to run out by 6 o clock must be embarrassing for the promoters) the food stalls ran out of food and the queues for the toilets took 1/2 hour. The atmosphere was good although most of the acts during the football were playing to empty tents. The event should have gone on till at least 3am but I can understand being in a residential area they probably couldn't get a license. Suggestion for next year Heaton Park

Parklife 2010

had a brilliant day, well worth £30

parklife

Amazing day :-)

Queue 2 get in took 1 hour. Not good.

Queue 2 get drinks at bar 4 near entrance traumatic.

Queue 4 other bars and toilets ok.

Otherwise - **** hot.

Queue 2 get in took 1 hour. Not good.

Queue 2 get drinks at bar 4 near entrance traumatic.

Queue 4 other bars and toilets ok.

Otherwise - **** hot.

Parklife 2010

Started to queue at 3.30pm, didn't get in until about 5, that was poor.
Could have been more toilets.
The crowd was young which brought immature, disrespectful behaviour, bottle throwing, pushing, shoving, ignorance etc.

Apart from that, it was a fantastic day, we had plenty of fun, some brilliant sets, worth the £30, could have done with some bigger names, but will be considering it again for 2011. Note to the young crowd - drop the attitude and share some love it makes for a better time!

Ian Brown

All in all it was an amazing night just think that the music could have been a bit louder on the main stage! The Hacienda tent was amazing just wish it went on a bit longer! Would definately go to another night at Platt Fields - great venue, should be a regular thing!