2015-07-05 @ MIF, Manchester

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:28 pm

I have just bought a ticket for the above mentioned gig.

Happy days are here again !!!!!!!!

Gerry

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:33 pm

Me too; can't wait.

feminineoctapus · Postby **feminineoctapus** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:34 pm

^

m e t o o

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:35 pm

I wonder how many more forum members will eventually go to the gig.

Maybe we should keep in touch.

Gerry

cecelia · Postby **cecelia** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:21 pm

can't afford to pay for a membership so going to have to hope the tickets don't sell out too quickly tomorrow.

4um meetup !!

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:04 am

I'm getting mine when the tickets go on sale in a couple of hours. They better not sell out!

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:18 am

I'm getting mine when the tickets go on sale in a couple of hours. They better not sell out!

It's an interesting point.

It may be a benefit of announcing the concert just a day before tickets go on sale - those who are in the know and follow Björk's news and so on may have a better chance of being at the front of the queue when the tickets go on sale. If there's a long lead time then everyone will have heard about it and the sales outlets will be swamped. Just a thought. I hope you get them, anyway.

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:27 am

I wouldn't have found out about the gig if I wasn't a member of this forum. I guess the only people who will have are people who follow Björk and people who follow MIF.

chocoboy · Postby **chocoboy** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:47 am

Just a heads up, it looks like you can get in a queue ready for when they go on sale at 1pm. It says Im in a queue now.

This is so nerve-racking. Its not good to feel like this at work!

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:49 am

Good thinking! Cheers.

chocoboy · Postby **chocoboy** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:52 am

No worries, good luck!!

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:37 pm

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

I can't get the holiday at work! It's a Sunday so I'll need the Monday off as well. I'm so pissed off now! Why did I ever move away from Manchester?

feminineoctapus · Postby **feminineoctapus** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:53 pm

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

I can't get the holiday at work! It's a Sunday so I'll need the Monday off as well. I'm so pissed off now! Why did I ever move away from Manchester?

oh no

{could you call in sick?

}

i have an exam the next day

so will have to get overnight bus back to london

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:59 pm

The arena has a capacity of 5,000 so I hope they don't sell out until after Monday so I can bargain with my boss, even if I have to come in half a day and get an early train back or something. Bloody work, always gets in the way of life!

Also what the hell!!! Estimated waiting time 46 minutes

chocoboy · Postby **chocoboy** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:04 pm

Ahh sorry to hear that

But yeah, this waiting time isn't filling me with much hope anyway.

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:09 pm

^ I think you'll be fine getting tickets. They probably do this so the servers don't crash!

There's a train the next day which gets me to near work at 9:03, so I'm just doing it and I'll be late for work. Björk is more important than spreadsheets

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:29 pm

Here's some photos of the venue:

I love Castlefield. It has some kind of weird industrial-revolution beauty about it and it's got a great atmosphere in the summer but I just don't like this arena as a venue, especially since it'll be either glaring sunlight until 10pm or probably summer rain.

I wonder if there's an early curfew as well since there's quite a lot of apartments and hotels around the area.

Thoughts?

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:35 pm

I love Castlefield. It has some kind of weird industrial-revolution beauty about it and it's got a great atmosphere in the summer but I just don't like this arena as a venue, especially since it'll be either glaring sunlight until 10pm or probably summer rain.

I wonder if there's an early curfew as well since there's quite a lot of apartments and hotels around the area.

Thoughts?

Looks good to me. Interesting venue. Are those seats at the back just there for the taking?

It's slated for 6pm so I think it'll be finished well before bedtime, or sundown.

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:45 pm

They're like "step seats" if that makes sense.

It'll be a free for all by the looks of it, and there was only 1 ticket option to select.

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:59 pm

They're like "step seats" if that makes sense.

It'll be a free for all by the looks of it, and there was only 1 ticket option to select.

Yeah, it'll be first come first served, very Fantasmic. If we can be bothered getting there early and waiting I'm just not sure whether to grab a seat or get a spec at the front near the stage.

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:05 pm

The front will be best, it always is

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:31 pm

I was notified by MIF as I went to the Bjork Biophilia concert in Manchester and I paid by credit card yesterday. How did I manage to buy my ticket yesterday?

Gerry

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:35 pm

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!

I can't get the holiday at work! It's a Sunday so I'll need the Monday off as well. I'm so pissed off now! Why did I ever move away from Manchester?

I live in Swansea, South Wales and I will have to find a hotel. By the way I am retired and believe I am Bjork's oldest fan.

Gerry

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:53 pm

Are you an MIF member Gerry?

I'm going regardless. Bought the ticket. Can't get the day after off work but there's a train at 6 in the morning which will get me home just after 9.

Mike K · Postby **Mike K** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:45 pm

Got mine yesterday too! Been checking MIF on a hunch. V.happy x

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:02 pm

This is now sold out! I read that it has a capacity of up to 5,000 too!

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:06 pm

This is now sold out! I read that it has a capacity of up to 5,000 too!

It doesn't look anywhere near big enough for 5,000. I think a rucksack full of snacks and a long queue are in order.

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:46 pm

It doesn't look anywhere near big enough for 5,000. I think a rucksack full of snacks and a long queue are in order.

Some places say 8,000 but that's when they have a large screen thing on (like the world cup).

At the Biophilia gigs it was quite easy to get to the front because people turned up later but this is like a mini-festival gig so getting there early is probably a must to get to the front.

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:53 pm

It doesn't look anywhere near big enough for 5,000. I think a rucksack full of snacks and a long queue are in order.
Some places say 8,000 but that's when they have a large screen thing on (like the world cup).

At the Biophilia gigs it was quite easy to get to the front because people turned up later but this is like a mini-festival gig so getting there early is probably a must to get to the front.

'Early' being? Would 4pm be considered early?

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:13 pm

No idea. I've never been to this venue before. I'd assume it's like every other gig where fan boys/girls get there an hour or so early but there's a few pubs with beer gardens around that area so people might just wait in those for a while.

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:17 pm

No idea. I've never been to this venue before. I'd assume it's like every other gig where fan boys/girls get there an hour or so early but there's a few pubs with beer gardens around that area so people might just wait in those for a while.

I might just do that and not care where we end up.

feminineoctapus · Postby **feminineoctapus** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:31 pm

It doesn't look anywhere near big enough for 5,000. I think a rucksack full of snacks and a long queue are in order.
Some places say 8,000 but that's when they have a large screen thing on (like the world cup).

At the Biophilia gigs it was quite easy to get to the front because people turned up later but this is like a mini-festival gig so getting there early is probably a must to get to the front.
'Early' being? Would 4pm be considered early?

lol for the biophilia concerts for mif 2011 i was queueing unnecessarily 3 hours ahead of time

i get so nervous i will end up in a bad place

Mike K · Postby **Mike K** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:40 pm

At Biophilia we hung back and had a few beers & still got a great spot - also bumped into Patrick Wolf in pub! Same strategy this time I reckon. Really looking forward to it x

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 7:54 pm

At Biophilia we hung back and had a few beers & still got a great spot - also bumped into Patrick Wolf in pub! Same strategy this time I reckon. Really looking forward to it x

Aye we done that and ended up at the front still. I think that gig was different because there was quit a lot of "front" since it was in the round.

Peaches was at the gig I was at I think and I never knew. Wish I stalked her as well, ha.

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:38 am

Does anyone know of any reasonably priced hotels/b&b near the venue?

Many thanks

Gerry

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:45 am

Does anyone know of any reasonably priced hotels/b&b near the venue?

Many thanks

Gerry

If you book now the Campanile is around £40 - your bog standart "Travelodge" kind of place. It's about a 10 minute walk from the venue, though. Otherwise look on something like Booking.com - I had a quick look and they seem to be £75 upwards, some in the £200s (probably because of bloody event rates!)

http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/hotelca ... spdist=0.8

Postby **Moderator** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:22 am

Post reviews, pics, videos etc of this gig here

Postby **Moderator** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:35 am

created seperate threads for each concert of the vulnicura tour

http://4um.bjork.com/viewforum.php?f=17

please visit and use the appropriate thread for your concert experience
so we don't find ourselves with 1000+ pages in one single thread

thank you

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:39 am

Here's some photos of the venue:

I love Castlefield. It has some kind of weird industrial-revolution beauty about it and it's got a great atmosphere in the summer but I just don't like this arena as a venue, especially since it'll be either glaring sunlight until 10pm or probably summer rain...

I'll be there.

cecelia · Postby **cecelia** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:29 am

I'm coming here too! I skipped my translation lecture in order to book the tickets & my friends also tried to get in the queue to buy the tickets too haha.

soooOOOOOOOOOoooooo excited

Voltagenic · Postby **Voltagenic** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:37 am

Nearby hotels:

DaaT · Postby **DaaT** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:23 pm

Why on the 5th... why!!!!!!!!!! Can't make it

Smörgås · Postby **Smörgås** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:36 pm

Why on the 5th... why!!!!!!!!!! Can't make it

Neither can I but I am going anyway!

There's too many people off work on the 6th (I'd need a holiday to stay over because I live too far away), but I'm going to be extremely late for work that day

gerrymob · Postby **gerrymob** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:29 am

Does anyone know of any reasonably priced hotels/b&b near the venue?

Many thanks

Gerry
If you book now the Campanile is around £40 - your bog standart "Travelodge" kind of place. It's about a 10 minute walk from the venue, though. Otherwise look on something like Booking.com - I had a quick look and they seem to be £75 upwards, some in the £200s (probably because of bloody event rates!)

http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/hotelca ... spdist=0.8

I have just booked on booking.com a double room at Castlefield Hotel for £57.50 for the night which includes breakfast. Thats accommodation sorted out.
Travel will have to be booked nearer the date.

wereduck · Postby **wereduck** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:37 pm

Additional tickets for Björk's show at the MIF in July are going on sale at 12 noon UK time tomorrow

Cat21 · Postby **Cat21** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:08 pm

Woohoo I HAVE A TICKET NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't hear about it til 2 days after it sold out first time round (thanks for announcing it Björk!

) so I thought I'd totally missed it!!!!

Anak · Postby **Anak** » Sun May 03, 2015 7:15 pm

Are tickets sold out? I probably won't be able to attend anyways but I can hope!

odduck · Postby **odduck** » Sun May 03, 2015 7:25 pm

Not yet...

https://secure.atgtickets.com/mif/Onlin ... ngName=mif

Anak · Postby **Anak** » Sun May 03, 2015 7:26 pm

Nice thank you!! Hopefully I can go

Thanasis · Postby **Thanasis** » Sun May 03, 2015 8:22 pm

It is sold out now