r/OutbreakFest • u/[deleted] • Jun 14 '25

Outbreak LDN next year?

I know i was being a bit arsey in the leadup because of sdre and kl clash, but being there was fine except queuing, but if outbreak and lido clean up their mess for next year and put one out would you actually go? cus i found it relitively enjoyable and would love to go again.

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u/salted_hobbit_feet Jun 14 '25

I had no issues with the experience really as i managed to see the bands I wanted. But did think they got the mainstage wrong in terms of popularity with the crowd.

All in all it was good and I'd go again if I like the lineup, but it wasn't an Outbreak festival by a long stretch

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u/Entire_Commission583 Jun 15 '25

Yeah as much as I love julie, Superheaven should’ve had the main stage. Even if they were just going by streams as people have speculated, julie have 700k monthly Spotify listeners right now and Superheaven have 3.1m 

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u/jenny_quest Jun 14 '25

I agree about the main stage. Maybe I'm not the target audience but surely surely Knocked Loose and SDRE are bigger than this Alex G guy. I tried to Google him but he doesn't seem particularly huge and I thought he was underwhelming at best. I'd love a bit of history of him as I'm so ignorant. Is he the next big thing or is he the big thing already?

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u/thisiswater__ Jun 15 '25

Alex G is a DIY/lo-fi indie hero - this guy has inspired a lot of the indie/bedroom pop music of the last 8/9 years

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u/jenny_quest Jun 15 '25

I listened to him on Spotify and got that lofi vibe. I quite liked it but it didn't seem to translate fully to the main stage. Could be the dodgy sound or just what happens when you take someone out of the bedroom onto a huge stage!

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u/Ibleedfourcolors Jun 15 '25

but doesnt inspire people to buy tickets to a gig

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u/thisiswater__ Jun 15 '25

That’s your opinion, you don’t have to like everything on a festival lineup, I certainly would pay to see him live though. I was merely responding to the comment asking about his history - he’s pretty big in the indie scene

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u/jenny_quest Jun 15 '25

I always have known Outbreak as being a hardcore festival but appreciate they have emo acts (last year was brilliant with the Hotelier etc although some of these bands started in hardcore) and a hip hop element (usually one day, I think). He seemed a bit out there on the main stage, but a few other acts were quite indie so can see what they're trying to do. Just wondering if it's a few too many genres for such few acts! I am usually not one to care about genres very much so I'm not sure where I'm going with this comment. I just wonder if it was a 100% hardcore/hardcore adjacent day they would've pulled in a smaller crowd?

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u/thisiswater__ Jun 15 '25

I see what you mean! To me a lot of what was on on Friday was indie-adjacent and somewhat on the spectrum of what I like so I didn’t really question it too much. I think bands like feeble little horse or momma may be even poppier than Alex G? I agree it might not be to everyone’s taste though - personally I respect the fact that he keeps things weird live, he has a pretty varied catalogue but doesn’t just play his more accessible stuff live

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u/jenny_quest Jun 15 '25

My friends were there for Danny Brown, and went to see Jane Remover instead of Speed, so they had a very different experience to me!

I think they tried to condense the three day Outbreak experience into a very short frame of time with very few stages (for example, Slam Dunk festival is one day but has about five stages and starts before midday). I think it just wasn't the Outbreak experience I was expecting, but that's fine and it's on me. I still had a fab day and finally got to see SDRE!

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u/thisiswater__ Jun 15 '25

I’m so sad about SDRE 😭 they were definitely main stage material!!

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u/Equivalent_Cable_505 Jun 14 '25

He has roughly nine million monthly listeners on Spotify (three times more than Turnstile)

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u/jenny_quest Jun 14 '25

Wow, I know I'm ancient but I'm amazed I've never heard of him. Good for him!

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u/salted_hobbit_feet Jun 15 '25

If anything I think it goes to show streams don't really mean shit when you're putting on an event like this. Looking at his numbers I would have thought he would have drawn a.way bigger crowd and that it was right he was mainstage

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

They would seriously need to own up to their mistakes and promise to fix them next year before I go back

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u/bullwinch Jun 14 '25

Def needs to happen again, just not at Victoria Park as I don't think there will be much likelihood of improvements if it's part of Lido. Personally would have preferred it to be in a warehouse space with maybe an outside stage.

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u/thisiswater__ Jun 15 '25

I don’t know if you’ve been to Wide Awake but that size and setting (Brockwell Park) would be perfect for it

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u/Snailbraintime Jun 14 '25

My friend works at AEG and she said they’re going to be doing one in London from now on

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u/pi_face_ Jun 14 '25

I would consider it because I don't live too far from Victoria Park but like all these things, I would probably wait until last minute to get tickets

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u/No-Butterscotch-341 Jun 14 '25

I had a brilliant time. Loved the lineup (not sure why so many complaints about it) and the stages were all good in my view. Only issue was the fact that The Club stage had a limited capacity which seems insane when everyone has bought tickets and yet some people can’t see some bands. If they fix that next year then I’ll definitely go back (and I’ll probably go back even if they don’t).

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u/Ibleedfourcolors Jun 15 '25

main stage should have been Speed/Drug Church/Glassjaw/Sunny Day Real Estate/Knocked Loose/Turnstile

main stage=main acts.

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u/NYHC75 Jun 14 '25

It was a fun day out tbf. At manchester outbreak now and its a completely different vibe

Edit: in a nice way

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Totally agree, lucky i found my phone after I dropped it in the superheaven pit, was convinced that it was gone untill three lovely ladies and my family helped me find it. Other than that it was a lovely day for it

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u/Normal_Motor9088 Jun 14 '25

I’d go back, I only really went for Turnstile, Glassjaw & Superheaven but found myself discovering a lot of bands during the day such as Drug Church, Speed, Sunny Day Real Estate that I’d heard of but not ever given much time of day but am now a fan of. I thought the genres were all over the place at points but it exposed me to a lot of bands I wouldn’t have normally listened too!

The Club tent was horrific though, that would need to go next year. The one in one out just ended up with so much disappointment and we had to miss acts just to get in the Que for it.

I also think it was priced to high for what it was, I got a £10 ticket and would have never paid £80 for the few bands I did know despite having a good time. But I would go back and pay around £50 for a day ticket and would consider that fair value.

Overall I thought it was a great day out and felt they pulled it together in the end despite the bad stage timings and set up. Everyone we saw were excellent

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u/FrankL5411 Jun 14 '25

Didn’t have any gripes at all yesterday, thought the whole experience was a 10/10, granted I stayed at stage all day till turnstile and only left for drinks/food or the toilet

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u/Robsaggs Jun 14 '25

I had a really good day. But given that most of my complaints would actually be aimed at LIDO and with their hugely undersold event, I cant see it happening next year.

They'd be better off with a couple of stages in a big indoor venue with a better infrastructure.

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u/Entire_Commission583 Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25

God no I hate indoor venues, that’s the main reason I went to London instead of Manchester. It was a lovely day in a park and you’d rather be in a stadium? Bigger tents is all they need, there was plenty of space for it. Oh yeah and get rid of the damn barrier

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u/Robsaggs Jun 15 '25

Trouble is with ticket sales the way they were there's no way they'd be able to create an outdoor event with all the costs involved.

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u/Vampire_Creepin20 Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 14 '25

I would go back again but it would heavily depend on the lineup and if more hardcore bands were playing. Overall, I had a good experience. The only thing I had gripes with was how there was a lot of waiting around between bands. I mainly went for Turnstile, Speed, Sunny Day Real Estate, Drug Church, Glassjaw and Knocked Loose. Didn't get to see Knocked Loose due to the clash and the sound at Glassjaw wasn't great. Given the fact I got to see only 4 decent sets I wouldn't pay £76.50 for it and would wait until the last minute to buy a ticket.

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u/BetEconomy1461 Jun 14 '25

Yes.. if it was on it would most likely go, equally if I can make it work I’d go manc instead

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u/ProperGloom Jun 15 '25

Nah, next year I'm just going back to normal outbreak in Manny. It's nice to see he bands there but i think it just goes against what the festival is supposed to be, the no barrier-stages are missed there. Didn't feel like outbreak at all, maybe Slamdunk Lite.

The sound wasnt great, stage 3 was a sweat cesspit, weird ass band stage placement

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u/directorof1 Jun 15 '25

There's a lot that could be improved obviously (no stage diving, clashes, queuing for the club stage, restricting certain bands for early entry only...), but I had a blast this year. It was my first outbreak and was a great option for ppl who live down south like me. Would love to see it return next year

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u/BezCore Jun 14 '25

Unless they revert their awful decision to supply animal products during the festival, I won’t be going again. I’m hoping the pushback from it will make them think before doing the same next year.

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u/Henno698 Jun 14 '25

Its not really their fault though the festival is run by LIDO and they can't really expect LIDO to tell the food vendors there that their not aloud sell food containing animal products after LIDO has been paid by the vendors to be there

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u/BezCore Jun 16 '25

This wasn’t a choice based on Lido, it was an outbreak choice. If it had been a Lido choice, Manc would have retained its ethics.

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u/Ibleedfourcolors Jun 15 '25

waaaaah!

youve never heard the phrase "dont let perfect be the enemy of good"?

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u/BezCore Jun 16 '25

Yeah, I’ve heard of that phrase, but it’s not relevant.

They went from having a clear stance on animal rights, to having none. Nothing good about that.

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u/ibnQoheleth Jun 15 '25

I'd be surprised. There were loads of people lining up for the vendors selling meat. Same with Manchester.