If you don’t think queuing to see Robbie Williams and Van Morrison at Sandringham is worth it, then stay at home
What do you think were the lasting memories for the 72,000 people who piled into Wembley to watch Queen at Live Aid in 1985?
What about the two sell-out crowds who watched Oasis at Knebworth in 1996, or those who witnessed a Rolling Stones masterclass at London’s Hyde Park in 1969?
The music itself? How about the friendships made, or a fleeting glance from a lead singer?
I’ll tell you what those fans won’t be stressing about – the time they waited in a queue to get to the gig.
Because make no mistake about it – the biggest concerts come with the added baggage of having the biggest crowds. That shouldn’t come as a surprise.
So why is it that so many people are hell-bent on slamming the Robbie Williams and Van Morrison shows in Sandringham at the weekend because of a two-hour wait to clear the venue?
Quite what these gig-goers expected is beyond me. With up to 20,000 people attending on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, there were always going to be lengthy lines. So why the shock?
In a week’s time, anybody who was at any of these events will barely remember the time they waited to get in or travel home – and in a month or so, it will be nothing but a distant memory.
People cry out for more eye-catching events to be brought to our area, with many of our towns seeking to recapture their tourism magic from the 1980s.
Announce Williams, who has had 13 UK Number 1 albums, and two-time Grammy Award winner Van Morrison. A proper spectacle, a real draw – and yet some still find a reason to moan.
At the end of the day, who cares if your evening is prolonged by an hour or two as long as the show itself was worthwhile?
For those who don’t think it’s worth queuing to watch some of music’s most well-known names in action, here’s some quick advice – stay at home, and give your ticket to someone who does.
