Hello,
In response to the issues raised by yourself and other fans who attended
the Barbra Streisand concert, MCD set up a specialist committee on 17th
July 2007 to conduct a thorough examination of concerns expressed. The
establishment of the committe…

I received an acknowledgement from MCD today. They are saying they hope to respond to everyone personally within the next ten days.
The NCA acknowledged my complaint 4 days ago, along with a phonecall.

Please can I ask again for people not to prolong the discussion on this page. There is simply too much here. If anyone gets a personal response and they wish me to discuss it on this blog, please email me. You can find my email link at the bottom of the sidebar on the left of this page.

Has anyone seen any comments from Barbra regarding the concert?

No we were there at 2.30pm and we were left standing around till 5.00, when we were asked to towel down the seats. The only shelter available to us was the tent where the mens urinals were situated. We didnt even get offered a cup of tea for working from 2.30 till 11. It actually cost me money to work at that concert, as i had to throw out a good pair of leather shoes & burnt my clutch out trying to get out of the field (car park). When the gates opened we still had not been given our positions. Upon asking where and what i was supposed to be doing, i was told to just take a section and start ushering people into seats. It would of been on easy job only for the mix up with numbering.. i felt like an idiot.. never again would i do it.

I have 2 points specifically:
1. we were located in section A, row 4 CC…which as you’ve guessed didn’t exist according to the 3 “vacant” stewards that I spoke to….eventually a lady took our existing tickets and handed me new ones….I looked at these and began to ask where they were located….in barely contained frustration, she said you’re getting an upgrade so move it please….. We then went to our newly allocated seats, only to find people already sitting on them (this was approx at 8:20pm) and believe me the lady was not for moving! Therefore we then decided to sit on 2 vacant seats further up on this row (FF). I appreciate these tickets were of a higher value, but I do not feel they enhanced our enjoyment as we were still caught in the general bustle and melee going on around us. The other concert goers on either side of us were all originally from section 4GG..4HH etc also…..Please note that at no point were we asked to move….the ticket itself states “Reseat Ticket”. Ours is just another variation of the mayhem that was seat allocation!

2. The substandard conditions on leaving this concert have been well documented on this blog, therefore I will only add that it was my sister who stopped as the “random nurse” to try and assist the elderly gentleman who was being nearly trampled…….as it was she feared for her own safety bending over him in the dark….mayhem does not come close to describing the conditions. Thankfully the gentleman concerned was able to get to his feet aided by others. Further down the “road to hell” we encountered some ambulancemen and advised one of them of the older gentleman’s predicament…..to quote “somebody will get him”. He then inferred they hadn’t a hope of getting to him in the ensuing crowds and that someone had already had an “arrest” (heart attack I believe) elsewhere in the grounds….if true, I would not like to comment on whether they managed to treat this person within an adequate timeframe.

In closing, I am due back in Dublin on the 27th July for a celebration with friends and quite frankly I would rather have a dose of the clap!

Sincerely Scunnered!