2 posts tagged with "London"

On Friday July 31, an open-air electronic music event runs at Burgess Park in south London. Its ticketing page listed entry from £50 and the Friday date as sold out. The Saturday session at the same site was still on sale when we checked on Monday July 27, and the official event pages did not announce a livestream for either day.

That is the whole story, and it is a more interesting one than it looks. A field in Southwark has a fence around it, the fence has a number attached to it, and once that number is reached the event is complete. Everyone who wanted in and did not move fast enough is holding a browser tab and a sold out sign.

Search for immersive concerts in London and you will find very different experiences described with the same word. One event might combine a live band with digital performers. Another might surround the audience with projection and spatial audio. A third might be an interactive performance, while a VR experience could require a headset.

That variety is the first thing to understand: “immersive concert” is a useful category, but it is not a promise of one particular format. The safest way to choose an event is to check what is actually live, what technology is involved, and what the ticket includes.