Arctic Monkeys - Radio 1's Big Weekend 2011

In response to all these 'teen girl' comments, i applied for saturday because foo fighters were playing. Arctic Monkeys were an added bonus. I went to see Nero and chase&status etc. Me and my friend walked straight past Nicole Sherzwinger (or however you spell it) and went to Vernon Kay. Guess what, im a teen girl, so don't stereotype us all please. Sorry, but it had to be said :)

i'm from Greece and unfortunately can't watch those nice videos....too bad...not fair....

I really want to watch this but it's not available in my area.... Not fair....

Getting sick of people that weren't actually there slagging the crowds.

I was there and I have to agree that the crowds were poor. That's the problem with holding events such as this in rural areas/provincial towns. I was born and raised in the area and have to say that the majority of people are more at home listening to 'donk' music or 80's megamixes in a cheesy club.

The worst reaction was for MCR; a band at the top of their game and there was literally thousands of chavs stood there looking like they'd accidently walked into a library. No surprise that the best reactions were for the more 'poppy' acts such as Plan B and Black Eyed Peas.

That isn't to say that the weekend (I went both days) wasn't amazing... it was, and I adore the BBC for bringing it. My only gripe is that a lot of people there shouldn't have applied for tickets, and instead stayed at home with their Clubland CD's, Henleys Jeans, Argos charm bracelets and bottles of supermarket cider.

Gotta agree with some of the comments below (about the crowd) - although you do have to remember that a lot of people were stuck in traffic still when the Arctic Monkeys were playing so the crowd wasn't as big as it could've been. I don't think the TV coverage picks up the crowd reaction though, I thought it was fantastic for the likes of Tinie Tempah, etc. What is annoying are the shots from the front of the stage where you can see people literally standing still with their arms folded! (what's up with people !?!)

It was a great show,i was there,and the anoraks below are wrong,everyone loved it.Once the teen girls had all gone :)

Now now.Tut tut. We all have our own opinions. xxx

ah god man watch the video and stop commenting on the crowd. jeeesus

I soooooo...... agree with the crowd reactions, I made more noise at home sat watching the live stream online when Plan B came on etc. What a waste of standing room for those who just looked like they didn't wanna be there, must put the bands off real shame. Artics, Tinie Tempah & Chase & Staus rocked. Can't wait for the movies Ben i do love a man who can multi task. Mwah x

Absolutely!!! It was annoying to be at the back of people that looked like they didn't wanna be there! I was chuffed to bits that the Arctics were there n had a fab time!

I was there, personally my mate and I were extatic that the surprise guest was Arctic Monkeys, the rest of the crowd around us however, didnt seem to share our enthusiasm. That ruined it a little but we danced anyway and probably annoyed most people, if they didnt like it then they should have left and let us get closer and have more fun!!

Great set. They're sounding fantastic. Shame about the crowd. I made more noise in my car when they announced the band on the radio than the actual audience at the gig did.

love your comment mark

Awful crowd! Big weekend is always full of too many black eyed peas fans
New songs sound quality

Can't wait for June now! Going to Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, Foo Fighters and Morrissey!! This has so put me in the mood!

Watched it on the live stream, amazing set!! New Songs Sound Great!!