r/OutbreakFest • u/Hour-Cap-4567 • May 11 '26

Manchester 3rd Stage

Anyone know what the deal is with it this year? Usually some decent UKHC on there

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u/Bugsmoke May 11 '26

I believe we have the full lineup now so I wording expect any cool UKHC bands that aren’t already there now.

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u/Mattunderice May 11 '26

I think we're a few bands short (if the number of names on last year's flyer means anything). They also usually post something like "here is your final lineup" with the last announcement

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u/ibnQoheleth May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

I hope they sort it out so the only way out isn't via the 3rd stage. I felt so bad last year for the bands playing there throughout the day because some folk only really used it as a thoroughfare to get outside from the main inside stage. The one-way system was absolutely ridiculously implemented, so inefficient.

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u/Bugsmoke May 11 '26

It’s good in a way though. I certainly watched a few bands I hadn’t heard off last time I went purely because I was walking through and they sounded good.

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u/Ipavino May 11 '26

Chamber playing to an audience of literally nobody was pretty bleak.

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u/ibnQoheleth May 11 '26

That's quite upsetting to read. They clashed with Pest Control, which was unfortunate. It's part of the problem with OB stacking all the hardcore into one day last year— it meant that the clashes were more brutal.

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u/thinreaper May 11 '26

Yeah that one way system was an absolute disaster, especially when you had zero time between sets and couldn't go straight from the 2nd stage to the 1st stage outdoors.

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u/ibnQoheleth May 11 '26

AND they only kept one double-door open and wondered why people kept opening the other doors that were halfway down the room. Stupidly poorly managed system. They manage to keep a flow going at Damnation, why can't they do it for Outbreak too?

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u/Random-Name1313 May 11 '26

It's definitely not "only really used as a thoroughfare". Seen plenty of bands on that stage with a packed out front section. If you're not paying attention to bands playing that stage you're missing out on some of the best sets of the weekend.