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10 years ago, i saw Underworld at the very same venue and they were brilliant and the sound was awesome (Phoenix Festival 1995). however, it was the middle of the afternoon and the sun was shining and there was no wind. plus the sound system was completely different. it is however, an old disused airfield and so the sound can dissipate quite quickly especially if there is a wind. Its unfortunate that this is UW's only UK gig so far as a fair chunk of their core fanbase are there and its an insult to injury on top of the exhorbitant prices and overzealous security checks. I'm sure everyone inside felt much safer knowing that techno-loving Al-Qaida operatives would not be allowed in.

It would probably have been cheaper to fly to Hungary or Serbia and see the band there and I can tell you that the sound in Hungary was top notch and I was about 5 rows back.