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Just curious : what's the biggest audience the Girls have ever played to ?
I'd say Reading, but how many people does that make ? And how big is Roskilde ?
As for indoor shows, could it be Wembley ? But iirc it wasn't quite a sold out gig.

Badlander wrote: As for indoor shows, could it be Wembley ? But iirc it wasn't quite a sold out gig.

I remember the Saturday night being sold out, the Monday night gig wasn't though.

Their official biography says:
"...Reading Festival. Another day, another thirty thousand people..."
http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/gen/biog.htm

Roskilde is bigger though, around 75.000 the latest years, but think it was actually bigger in terms of attendance in the early 90s.

For indoors I'm quite sure it's the Wembley.

was wembley bigger than brum nec 92?

allfear wrote:was wembley bigger than brum nec 92?

i think?

Wembley was around 11K first night [sellout] around 7.5K second night.

NEC was around 8K

and Reading around 40K

Nice thread. I have been wondering about this as well.

I'm pretty sure the Reading capacity was way higher than 30k and Roskilde was in a tent so doesn't really compare.. Wembley definitely holds a lot more than the NEC, can't think of a bigger indoor gig :/

30K for reading was about right.

What about Palace for the Mode gig? More than Wembley?

czuczu wrote:I'm pretty sure the Reading capacity was way higher than 30k

Sure but for how many stages ? Were there other bands playing at the same time ? The Girls were headlining the festival, so probably none.
30k a day is already very big anyway.

Just checked Wikipedia. It says : "In 2005 the capacity of the Reading site was 66,500 and the Leeds site was 57,500. For the 2006 festival, capacities were increased at both sites with 80,000 at Reading and 70,000 at Leeds."

No idea how big it was in the early 90s though.

Edit : some more informations from Wikipedia :

"[Wembley] arena seats a maximum of 12,300 for concerts and although not the biggest of London's arenas (see for example Earls Court), it is regarded as having the best sound quality and the best backstage amenities for touring music acts."

Earls Court holds a huge 19,000.

In 91 there were 2 stages & a comedy tent (1st year I think) at Reading but it was essentially the same site as it is now...
Couldn't tell you exactly what the crowd was like for the Sissies cos I was quite happily squashed into the front row
If it's any indication the security took over 200 crowd surfers over the barrier during the Neds set (who were playing immediately before) and it was still heaving!

squashed into the front row? You should have take the american shoulders protection of Eldo (if I remember the video)...

In '91 the Sisters played in LA to 6,000 capacity and then Orange County was added, outdoor ampitheatre with Gene Loves Jezebel + Danielle Dax, that was 17,000. Pales in comparison, I know, but not bad for the land of year-round sun.

How many at Hasselt 1992 (Pukkelpop)?
It seemed to be pretty crowded the but I have no idea at all how
many people were attending the gig. Anyone?

think it mist have been in my backyard last week when von came to play a gig for my 40th BD

stefanmoermans wrote:think it mist have been in my backyard last week when von came to play a gig for my 40th BD

Dream on Stef.....

stefanmoermans wrote:think it mist have been in my backyard last week when von came to play a gig for my 40th BD

It's been done before.

In Sabine's living room.

stefanmoermans wrote:think it mist have been in my backyard last week when von came to play a gig for my 40th BD

As a provider of CD's, brought in by car to your frontdoor, I was kinda expecting to get an invitation for that gig

Things that come to my mind:

Pukkelpop is BIG
Eurorock was big
Dour festival is also big...
And yes, Lokerse feesten was also quit big

Ozpat wrote:How many at Hasselt 1992 (Pukkelpop)?
It seemed to be pretty crowded the but I have no idea at all how
many people were attending the gig. Anyone?

30 000. One stage, one band...

HisWimmNess wrote:

stefanmoermans wrote:think it mist have been in my backyard last week when von came to play a gig for my 40th BD

As a provider of CD's, brought in by car to your frontdoor, I was kinda expecting to get an invitation for that gig

will make it up to u

radiojamaica wrote:

Ozpat wrote:How many at Hasselt 1992 (Pukkelpop)?
It seemed to be pretty crowded the but I have no idea at all how
many people were attending the gig. Anyone?

30 000. One stage, one band...

30 000?

nothing compared to Rock Zottegem 2007

stefanmoermans wrote:nothing compared to Rock Zottegem 2007

Good morning Stef!

Zot means crazy in Dutch....