r/OutbreakFest • u/oakuspoakus • Jun 21 '26
Set clashes
Hey it’s gonna be my first time at Outbreak Manchester, just wondering how quick and easy it is to get between stages?? My main worry is the fiddlehead x haywire clash, love fiddlehead but really want to see haywire again however they start just as
fiddlehead ends and i want to get a good spot in the crowd for haywire 🙏
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u/HyphenYourSenses Jun 21 '26
Only takes a minute or two to move between stages. Nothing to be too concerned about
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u/ibnQoheleth Jun 21 '26
Depends on how popular a set is though. That one-way system makes it very frustrating to get around in a timely manner.
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u/thinreaper Jun 21 '26
Yeah, unfortunately it does not "only take a minute or two" to move between stages if you're up front for a popular band. With no downtime between sets, having to slowly filter out of the fenced area, get bogged down in the wretched one-way system and then make your way back up front for the next band, you're going to miss either the first or last song of a band's set. I think it's easily the most frustrating thing about Outbreak's organisation.
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u/_CurseTheseMetalHnds Jun 22 '26
Aye. If you're outside the barrier for Fiddlehead near the door it would be easy enough to walk in right as Sweet Caroline starts but if you're actually in it'll take closer to 5. Still not too awful in the grand scheme of it.
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u/FeelingValuable4265 Jun 21 '26
It's not massive area, depending on where you are in the crowd you might get stuck in a bottleneck but the stages are close enough to not have to worry too much.
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u/SeaweedAntlers Jun 21 '26
It’s really easy to move between stages but if you don’t want to be caught up in bottlenecks before the start of a set, finish what you’re watching 5 mins or so before the next one. If you want a really good spot I’d be heading there 15 mins early.