What did you think of the Milton Keynes show?

[WarreninBrighton]

I thought the Prodigy were fucking awesome last night! I have seen them many times but that has to be the best yet.

Everyone in the crowd was so up for it in the standing area where we were. I am glad that I wasn't right at the front though as must have been complete carnage down there. I cannot really fault their performance in any way as they played all my favourites apart from Spitfire. Loved it that they played also some of the older rave ones like Charly and Everybody in The Place. The way they re-worked a lot of the tunes was so good too.

Was disappointed with Pendulum. I saw them at Creamfields a couple of years ago and they were great then. This time though they didn't even play the Voodoo People re-mix and seemed to spend most of the time playing songs off their new album.

I think the Promoters need to look at the Festival again though as the bar situation was a joke and clearly there was not enough bars for 65,000 people. The taxi situation afterwards was also a bit of a nightmare as we could only get a hotel in Newport Pagnell and it took over an hour to get a taxi back there from Milton Keynes Central. That has nothing to do though with The Prodigy though and their performance.

You are legends lads! Can't wait for the next live gig.

Cheers
Warren

[Kiwi]

Okay - the one in and one out @ the front pit was a good idea, but hey: security comes first!
I extra fly over from Berlin to be there when music history was written and supporting the Prodigy and their own special festival.
But as you can see - on the same day 19 people died in my home country and about 80 were injured @ the Love Parade.
I was absolutely shocked when I heard it on sunday morning before our breakfast in MK.
It was my second festival in U.K. and the first was Monsters of Rock in '95 in Donington (Headliner Metallica) and there was no front pit. But front pit or not (and wristbands or not) - nobody wants to die instead of having a great time! Right?
And the guys of The Prodigy organized the festival very well including the crowd security guys because I think this special day had to be special for EVERYBODY and so the security of the people was for sure more important to 'em!

The things I personal missed were:
I hoped that Leeroy (as a big surprise) joined them on stage, dancing to EITP, No good or Mindfields - or Funky Shit they didn't played. But Charly live was a rare special bonus for a special historical day. And i hoped they do Break & Enter, Spitfire, Mescaline or Warning - all blasting tunes..!

[The Ancient One]

First the bands:
The Prodigy were fucking amazing. light show was sick.

The first time I saw Pendulum a couple of years ago they were mindblowing. Last time I saw the a year ago they were crap. On Saturday they were OK, but nothing special.

I'm biased with Enter Shikari as that was the 38th time I'd seen them . I think they're best suited to stages where fans have bought a ticket specifically to see them. There were far too many people stood near the front (but behind the "golden circle") who were noisy and didn't care about other people's desire to listen to them.

Chase and Status were OK

Does It Offend You, Yeah were an absolute waste of space and time. DJ sets were far too long.

The organisation. We arrived at 2pm but all wristbands had gone. What was annoying was to see people with green wristbands who'd come out of the front area and who stayed out all evening.

One of the younger friends I was with was knocked to the ground and trampled on by people in a mosh pit - it was abiout 3 rows behind us and he wasn't taking part . The First Aid tent was not in the Arena, but by Gate 6, which was ridiculous. He was in pain getting there; I hate to think how anyone on their own with a broken or twisted ankle would have got there. Stewards within the crowds were noticeable by their absence.

My other main moan, which is a moan about some people at all festivals I've been to, is those people who think only of themselves, especially those who barge through non-existant gaps within the crowd, without even an "excuse me" or "please" or "thanks".

We didn't drink any alcohol but the queues did seem unbelievably long.

Overall a fantastic day, marred by my friend's injury and some idiots in the crowd.

[Kiwi]

I ONLY GOT ONE WORD FOR MK SHOW:

HISTORICAL !!!

BEST LIVE ACT O' DA WORLD !!!
PRODIGY FUKIN RULEZ !!!

[Trebz]

What a fantastic day out!

Don't know why people are complaining about not being able to get front pit access, I had read rumors about it on these forums, but as far as I am aware, if you get into the Q for a gig early then you have more chance of getting to the front, so of course someone turning up at 4pm is gonna have a tough time getting to the front whether you need wristbands or not.

Me and my other half turned up just before 9am and already people were in the Q, some looked like they'd even been there all night! Was nice to see Keith and Maxim come to see the crowd, i've never seen Prodigy live before (despite being a fan since ~ 1992) but was well impressed with how they engaged with the fans.

Gates opened about an hour before it said they would, we got a burger and a beer and found a nice place to sit in the front pit and enjoyed chillin for most of the day.

The bad points for me were: The number or retarded people throwing full bottles of drink and shoes into the crowd. People have told me to 'expect' this, but seriously, you wouldn't lob a full bottle of sprite over the aisles in Tesco to hit a random person would you?? in point of fact, if you did, it'd be an assault. OMG and the twat who lit a flare and then threw it randomly in the air while it was still lit

Queues at the bars: This turned out to be a plus point in the end, I had one beer all day because the Q was just so nuts, but in the end I was quite pleased to not be wasted by the end and got to enjoy it just as much.

Chase & Status, Zane, Pendulum & prodigy were all good, Pendulum wasn't as good as I expected them to be, C&S was better than I expected, Zane Lowe's sets were fun and the Prodigy was awesome - the lights, sound, stage was excellent, they clearly reserved 90% of the lighting for their set alone lol

The only drawback for me was all the old tracks that I really really love are a bit down tempo, which I assume is a side effect of them being done live.

All in all a really good day, just have to remember to Q early and bring a hard hat next time!

[Charliefarlie]

Well, what a storming day …

As ever it was amazing, the boys were on fire!!!

Highlights:

One of the best stets I have seen, Charley, EBITP, and an awesome SMBU.

The group I went with (Tom Holly Kim and the gang), and always meeting up with my son and his mates, RESPECT Aaron, Harry (Prodigy virgin) and Tay Feeing, 20 something again!

Downsides:

The total underestimation of the alcohol requirements of 65,000 Prodigy fans (Total disgrace and the worst organisation I have ever seen at any event) Apologies to the young lad with the beer backpack on who got the brunt of my frustration after standing in a queue for the 5th time only to be told “I have run out” never seen anyone shake in fear (bless him)

My mind thinking I was 20 again , my body spending the next two days telling my I’m not :0

STILL BUZZING

[re-amped]

Yes mate, but I will put them up tomorrow as I'm off to the pub to tell all my mates that didn't come to the gig that they suck

Sound!

[pooch]

I have wanted to see the Prodigy ever since the broke. Never had chance before. As I live in Milton Keynes, I really couldn't miss them. I have been so excited to see them and they didnt disappoint. I am still buzzing 2 days after. They were the nuts. But......what the hell was Zane Lowe playing as a warm up???? He was awful. I defo have to see the Prodigy again before I croak it.

[ProdigyAntDilz]

I was right at the front was like in the first 100 people in the bowl , i still got my band, its intact <3 meens so much to me, but thats what u get for setting off at 7 in the morning, i still can't move my neck

[Delron]

Well what an epic gig! It's Tuesday and i'm still buzzing from it

Rolled on down from Norwich on the Friday afternoon and stayed in my old hometown, St Albans, which is half hour down the road from MK ready for the early start on the day of the gig. I had heard whispers that there would be a golden circle and kinda thought that this would be the case from previous experience of gigs at venues like MK Bowl. Early bird catches the worm as the saying goes so wasnt going to leave anything to chance as i've had the displeasure of being stuck at the back of the Bowl at a previous gig many years ago. Plus i was brining my 16 year old Daughter to her first ever gig and i wanted to make sure she had the best experience possible. Man oh man did she bitch at me for bringing her to the Bowl at 9am just to hang around at the gate as did my mate! We managed to meet up with some friends from Norwich at the gate and i just socked up the vibe and started chatting with likeminded people who were on the same mission as us, trading stories of the band and past gigs etc, which passed the time nicely.

I decied to have a walk around the outside of the venue and was kinda suprised at how many places it would have been easy to have gained entry for free! I'm a bit old school and have a history of bunking fences and blagging my way in to events but these days i prefer being guarranted entry. When i walked past one of the gates directly opposite the steps that leed up to the top of the Bowl i had a very surreal experience of seeing Maxim rise to the top of the steps, dressed in black with his black hat on, looking the dogs bollocks walking down the steps waving as he went. Big shouts & screams of MAXIM went up, with me shouting at the top of my voice also! I was like a little teeny bopper not a 34 year old Dad

I was very happy that the security decided to open the gates an hour early and must say i found it ammusing watching everyone leg it up the steps, through the bushes for those that couldnt find the steps to get to the golden circle. Once at the top of the bowl we could see that it was a big golden circle and there was no where near enoug people to fill it at that point but sod it we all legged it like we were being chased by a pack of hungry wolves. Once in there was a huge sense of relief that we were in and then my Daughter & mate decided that it was a grat idea getting to the Bowl early doors after all.

With wristbands obtained we all decided to look around the venue and checked out the Boneyard set up. We then found a nice spot up on the side of the Bowl to the right of the stage by the last Prodigy flag pole. Was wicked to watch the Bowl fill up and feel the air of anticipation build. This was to become our meeting point for the day as there was a lot of us and it freed people up to go off and do there own thing but be reasurred that they could meet up again later in the day.

We didnt bother with the DJ or DIOYY but i ventured down to watch C&S as my Daughter is a big fan. Must say was really impressed with them and started getting bang in to theiir set. Enter Shity i can live without seeing to be honest but enjoyed watching the madness from up high on the sides. I'm not a moshpit kinda guy and neither are my mates but was mad to see it going off from our vantage point. We all decided that we would get back down to the circle just before Pendulum came on, if anything just to get a good position for the boys as well as to check Pendulum out. Msut say not the biggest fan of Pendulum but have seen them live at a few fezzies in the past and new they could put on a good show but was left a bit bemused by their lack of stage presence and lack of energy but everyone in my group enjoyed them as did the majority of the crowd around us. Once they came off there seemed to be a mass exidous of people leaving the circle so we managed to move nice and close to the front of the stage. I was happy to stand towards the back as i was concerned about my Daughter knowing what the crowds can be like but she assured me she was more than fine and that she would let me know if she wanted to move back if it got to mad. Really enjoyed feeling the vibe build & build in anticipation and just buzzed the time away whilst Zane Lowe spun the tunes!

BANG! We're on!

Man the rush i felt when those lights lit up behind Liam's gear and the sirens rang out Just a mad wave of excitment coursed through my body, wondering if it was gonna be WOF or B&E as the opener, and then bang it was WOF and i was away in another world a world where Liam, Maxim, Keith, Leo & Rob took me to for the next 2 hours and spun me around upside down in a dream like paradise of tune after tune after tune The bass ripping through me making my whole body shake and vibrate was immense. They fooking ripped up the whole of the Bowl and there was no where else in the world that i wanted to be but right there. I know opinions are split but i loved the re-worked version of Colours! Was perfect for Keith and rocked the place hard. But as for most of us Weather Experience just took it to another level! That was something very special and there was something euphoric about it. The lights & lasers shining out in time to Liam's magic. It had the whole of the Bowl spelbound and man oh man am i so glad i was there to witness it To be honest i dont think words can describe how that moment felt to me. One of the biggest highlights of any gig i've ever been to and that includes past Prodigy gigs! Something i will never ever ever forget.

The whole set rocked and to hear Mindfields, EITP, & Charley mixed in to the set just rocked it man. Loved the re-works that Liam did on those tunes but No Good was especially cool with that thumping, rolling bass ripping through it. Had the pleasure of Liam dropping it at the Bridlington gig back in January but it sounded better this time around not that it didnt the back then but you get me! Loved the whole set and as always buzzed when Omen Reprise into IMD was dropped! Has been one of my fav parts of the gigs over the past few years on the tour. OOS was as wicked as always and what a buzz it must be for the boys to have that thrown back at them by 65.000 mad warriors.

The added bonus for me was the fact that my Daughter had the best time possible. She is hooked on that buzz now and wants to know when the next gig is She has always liked the Prodigy but like me 20 years ago her love affair with The Prodigy has now kicked in big time

Big shout out to you Liam, Maxim, Keith, Leo & Rob. Man it was mind blowing to be a part of Warrior's Dance Festival and i will take the memories of that day away with me and never ever forget them.

Bring on the next 20 years of banging, mind altering, madness

[Billsno1]

Hi all. I had the time of my life apart from some silly cow with a whistle! Got rid of her though. Thanx to my fiancee Donna for getting me the tickets for my birthday to see my favourite band The Prodigy! Would have liked an ant tattoo! Pendulum were great too and i may get some of their stuff. Enter Shikari.........WTF?

[Majin]

I just wanna say this:

Colours, Piranha, Serial Thrilla, Razor, Fuel My Fire, BGAT, Molotov Bitch.

JK but freal Jericho and EITP (2010 Remix) haha one could always dream.

Sometimes dreams come true.

http://theprodigy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=47043#p47043

[liamhowlett1]

I thought that was proberly the best performance by the prodigy,period.All these so called bands.No one can touch THE PRODIGY