I'm Glad you're happy with what you've got for your money Tunnel85 but I cannot agree.
The fact is that I am a fan of both these artists. Mark Knopflers set was great, the sound was spot on and the quality was excellent.
Bob Dylan, the headline act here had a dreadful sound, maybe it's because they didn't cater for the lower (or upper for that matter) tier nearest the stage. Usually by providing the sideways facing monitors as they did with Knopfler and every other headline act i've ever seen play there. It matters not. The quality was sub standard. I paid what I consider a premium price for what should have been a premium event and the standard of sound production for the headline act ultimately meant that this was not the case. my critique of Bob Dylans performance is also not my main issue with this overall event. I don't count his performance as a bonus because I paid to see it. Had I paid to see knopfler only and then Dylan turned up out of blue and did an hour then yes, i'd be over the bleedin' moon but he didn't, I paid to see him.
What I think is a fair price to watch Mark Knopfler or Bob Dylan is neither here nor there. As far as I am concerned the service provided did not represent value for money therefore my complaint letter to M.E.N. is in the post. I have other bones of contention with the venue with regards to being 'Torch faced' about 15 times throughout the evening due to mr text in front of me. Something I pointed out to the steward in the interval only to 'torch faced' more frequently once Dylan started and i didn't even see anyone with a phone or camera anywhere near me!
All I wanted to do was go and enjoy this show, I wouldn't have shelled out for it otherwise it is easily the most I have outlayed on a live music show because I thought it would be worth it. For a number of reasons it did not live up to expectation and a number of those reasons I believe were under the control of the event organsers and venue itself. As a consumer I have a right to complain and as such I have excersised that right.
Anyway, It's done. I won't mention anything further about it. I obviously expect more for my hard earned than some people and that is fair enough. Life would be plain boring if we were all the same.
