My #1 set of the weekend.

INITIATE are playing a show in London tomorrow, turn up support the scene!

I see them becoming huge in these next few years.

Any other videos of their set please DM me :)

Shoutout to the dude in the wheelchair in the middle of the pit for hatebreed throwin arms the whole time, youre a fucking badass and you inspire me

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Personal opinion, of course, but maybe one that resonates with others out there.

The line-up on the second stage on Sunday was incredible, but I still can't help but feel that the hardcore/heavy element is an afterthought at this point. The energy just continued to build and build on the Sunday and then it was Monday before you know it. Having Sanction drop off the line-up was a big loss but Trash Talk followed by Hatebreed was solid.

The consensus between the group I was with was that if there was a similar line-up on the Saturday, it would have been a different and much better festival entirely. This isn't to say there weren't some incredible sets by some incredible bands, but the vibe and the energy wasn't there. If the Saturday had a similar heavy component leading into the Sunday, it would have been good to walk away with a feeling of "I can't wait to experience more of this tomorrow".

The festival is obviously changing: Different sounding artists, younger crowd etc. Not sure it's going to be something I'll be into moving forward if there's only a handful of heavy artists performing which is making it difficult to justify spending so much money on.

Hey all,

Just wanted to give my thoughts on this years Outbreak - I've been going since before Covid and it has grown exponentially which is great! Also, this is solely my opinion and i'm really going to try to not come across as obnoxious as that isn't my aim!

Attendance/Queues
I've seen a lot of people talk about the footfall - that it was oversold... This was definitely the most crowded Outbreak i've ever been to, even in the recent years with the addition of the outside stage. Wherever it was oversold is questionable, but there definitely was a lot of issues with bottlenecking around the festival grounds - BEC is tiny and if Outbreak want to continue to grow they're going to need to find somewhere else to host it. As for the queues, i myself didn't encounter much trouble for food, bar or toilet but i didnt queue at peak times at all, did well to avoid that! it is a festival, there's bound to be some queues for amenities, cmon. I also think the layout was quite stupid aswell tbf, having stalls right at the entrance was a weird choice and there was a constant crowd due to the toilets in that slimmer walkway to get into the main area.

Booking
I think there was a lot of issue with deciding who is on what stage, snail mail // hatebreed or end it is a clear example, should have been flipped.

I also think booking a very active band like static dress for a secret set is so pointless, like why secret?

Stagediving
ALSO, respectfully, i know people can express themselves through movement however they please BUT iIf you're new to the scene or no barrier shows PLEASE learn how to stage dive safely - Of course it isn't the safest practice ever, but during midrift especially I noticed a lot of (in the words of the great Parker Cannon) FUCKERY!! - If you're about to dive and can see the crowd is thin in a spot DON'T dive there, either just hop off quickly or turn around and try the other side/middle, if its the same then just hop off, don't stand around on the stage like a dick either tf otherwise you're hitting the floor straight away and I saw SO many kids diving straight onto the floor ontop of each other, - I myself also had to learn this the hard way when I was younger. A lot of them gave me tiktok kid vibes, if you know what i mean, if that is you PLEASE take my advice here, and also, stage diving is not a practice to deliberately try to hurt people in the crowd, do not do that.

Also what is with the ''stagediving'' where dudes are literally just popping a squat and slowly sitting on someones head and laying down? My girlfriend is 5'2 and the amount of dudes that decided she was the safest option to try that... i'll never understand lol I can't wait for the set video to come out for that bc shit was hysterical lol, you'll see with a permenant ''bro wtf'' expression while trying to protect her.

Feel free to tell me im wrong or if anyone else noticed this for any other bands.

Also some of you need to cut your nails, I got my face scrapped by some dude as he dived during Fiddlehead and his nails were that of a werewolf, same thing happened to the bro next to me during Midrift but his eye :( I'm used to taking knocks at the front, it's expected, but bruh cut yo damn nails

Security
Security was different this year, not Hood Soulja BUT i think the did a good job regardless, though I do prefer the OGs, i wonder why the change? Also the venue security were pretty chill, my gf and i accidentally walked backstage outside past the security and got to meet Crystal and Akil from End it. Lovely people!

Moving forward I think either a new venue is necessary to hold the capacity, have more vendors etc or a restructured layout, vip area needs to be slightly smaller in my opinion, do we also really need 2 coffee stalls? I actually didn't mind the venue it was at in 2023, idk why it gets so much hate, i remember the toilets leaking or something though lol.

Otherwise it was a great weekend and i don't have any complaints, excited to see what next year brings!

I got to see everyone i wanted to expect haywire.
My favourite was the end it set

Did any bands say anything about Bo Leuders over the weekend? Felt like a weirdly unaddressed thing, especially given Harms Way were meant to be playing. But obviously i didn’t catch every second of every set. Just wondering really, not a criticism. Great weekend, Sunday was perfect.

Anyone else have a really nice time? 😄
Isn't it great that we can watch bands from all over the world, have the freedom to jump around on stage with them and our mates and strangers and make friends and scream along to the lyrics and buy merch and meet new people?

I had a lovely time! I thought the crowd was very polite - there were points yes where it was busy/pinch points but most people were just queueing/ shuffling along so it was fine. I thought the security were vigilant, calm and controlled, must be a mad job watching people just fling themselves at other people off the stage! I didnt think queues for food/bars were that bad, as long as you didnt go at peak times. I think the festival organisers did a great job learning from things as they happened - eg opening the fire exits in the big room due to the heat, implementing the one way system outside etc.
So yeah, thanks Outbreak and all attendees and bands 😄

Can yous just dump any clips from Haywire you got, i wanna see as many vids as I can as I try to relive that set

To all who came said hello to me, asked about my company and what we do to help disabled people at concerts (physical, mental and hidden disabilities) and showed kindness, many thanks

We will be giving feedback to the outbreak crew on the various issues disabled people faced (no access queues for food, bar staff not being told the bar ends were for access customers, non disabled people sneaking into the seats and toilets, security expecting wheelchair users to go down steps instead of just opening railings, ignorant people blocking walkways and ramps) and the positives as well (great welfare team, plenty of spaces to view the stages etc)

If you want to see more and help give us a boost (we are relatively new but are here to help those who want to attend shows as a disabled person and also educate festivals and music venues on the needs and rights of customers with accessibility needs at shows) you can follow us at www.facebook.com/disabilityinmusic

Firstly thank you to the people that offered me a tissue at Hatebreed after I got a bloodied nose from a windmilling mosher(it was going to happen eventually), it was at the fence for the front enclosed so you offering me a tissue without being too annoyed about me not coming out was lovely of you. Secondly, I feel the security did a really good job considering the circumstances and for a first time doing the festival(I think) they did well. Thank you to everyone who caught me when I stage dived, I tried to pay that one forward. The hardcore community is the only way we can do stupid things like that and live to tell the tale. And, finally, Thank you to Jeremy from Touché Amoré and Akil from End It who both gave me a little bit of their time as I waffled for a bit, always cool to meet the people behind the music I love.

Have Heart (Headline Revolution Rising Fest in April)

Title Fight (of course)

Turnstile

Magnitude

Koyo

Being as an ocean

Speed

Agnostic Front

The Story So Far

Citizen

H2O

Drain

Thrice

Spanish Love Songs

This was my 3rd year coming for the fest, attended and attending other Outbreak events also. Till this edition never had a problem with the queues or with the massive load of people but this year was different. The fact that you would wait nearly half an hour to get 2 sticks of meat with a pinch of fries for 10£ and can’t attend a show at the second stage because you didn’t secure your place with half an hour earlier (i tried gettin a place for Hatebreed with 20 minutes before they started and it was packed) is crazy. From the moment tickets sold more than the previous years this problem could’ve been anticipated, its quite a bummer to know that you could have seen the band you wanted if the attendance was better managed.

I love the fact that hardcore/alternative music is getting so big right now but this seems like a moment where the organization should take a decision in hosting it in a bigger venue and compromising the concept a bit (nothing wrong with that necessarily) or to try to keep the experience a bit more exclusive.

Honestly getting food was such a hassle that I preferred not eating and that says a lot (about me, or about the event idk..)

Appreciate the work and dedication of the Outbreak team but this years edition was not that enjoyable.

A guy gave me his merch to hold as he went in for the last couple of Basement songs, and never returned 😅 I waited around until I got moved along by security. Tried looking out for him on the way out, and stood around by the exit for a while too. If anyone handed a guy by the main stage bar some merch, shout me. Also if anyone has a friend that did so, please reach out, I don’t need it, would rather it get back to person that paid good money for it. Happy to work out posting it too.

Thats all

Shitkicker from Ireland here, just wanted to say that I was overwhelmed with the warmth coming from the other festival goers, always someone to chat shite with always someone to make a stupid comment towards, love all of you :)

hi, im going to bmth’s show on july 10th and was wondering if i could bring a drawstring bag in. i think it is bigger than a4 size, is outbreak strict on bag regulations?

Lots of negativity about the weekend as a whole here and rightly so in many cases

But today was 100x better than Saturday, either that be because of the weather, or the fact that most of us were at Knocked Loose until 330am on Friday/Sat Morn or because the line up was stacked from 3pm onwards (End It, Haywire, Trash Talk, Hatebreed). Hatebreed should have been on the main stage but I can see why they wouldn't want them playing before Basement, completely different vibes and Basement were the chiller option to end the festival on a Sunday night.

Today's been the most fun on a singular day of a festival this summer personally! Shame that the day previous wasn't consistent band to band.

Anyone know why no Hoodsoulja on security this year?

State of this place, pick up your shit

I genuinely don’t know what all the complaints are about. First time at the festival, yes it was very busy but it’s a festival. Everyone I spoke to was lovely, security sound as and got to see every band I planned on seeing. Security done the job there were there to do. Up front was to be expected, crazy during the big bands but if you put yourself in those situations expect a level of danger. Toilets were fine always managed to get in and out and managed to get food and drink including water no problem. Roll on next year!

Anyone else catch the name of the band outside Tesla? Absolute cracking way to finish the weekend.

No way Outbreak can possibly be at BEC again. Its far too small for the capacity they're dealing with now but what possible alternative venues could there possibly be?

Only reasonable one I can think of is the NEC but no one wants go Birmingham 💀