Loki from Kent

I went to see HIltop after waiting aggggges for them to come to the UK. I'd never been to the Islington O2, so I was pretty excited to go.

I arrived to find a DJ on stage, good I thought, a nice bit of Hip Hop to get me in the... [more]

Event Date: July 1, 2009
Event Venue: O2 Academy Islington

I went to see HIltop after waiting aggggges for them to come to the UK. I'd never been to the Islington O2, so I was pretty excited to go.

I arrived to find a DJ on stage, good I thought, a nice bit of Hip Hop to get me in the mood.

Boy, was I wrong.

After playing a chavs idea of a Hip Hop set, complete with Dr Dre and every other peice of mainstream rubbish any punter would recognise, the DJ then proceeded to play Blur and Nirvana.

I'm sorry, I thought I was at a Hip Hop gig?

Clearly not...

The venue itself was THE WORST SMELLING VENUE EVER! I'm not joking when I say it smelt like everyone I was standing next to had messed their pants. It was worse than any festival toilets I've ever been in.

Ugghhhh...Disgusting....

After paying £1.90 for what must have been the smallest Coke I've EVER bought in my life (less then a quater of a can, and that was before I took out the ice) I stood around in the lovely catlle - sorry smoking pen waiting for Hilltop to show up.

I went back into the venue only to be squashed like a sardine as there was no floorspace in the venue. I also couldn't see, as I, unlike most of the Aussies at the gig am under 6ft.

Weak.

Then, when they finally got on stage at half past ten-ish, I had an hour to go before I had to get the tube so I left without seeing much.

I can honestly say that in terms of the venue - by far the worst gig I've ever been to. Hilltop Hoods were probably good - but to be honest, the karaoke crowd overpowered anything I heard through the speakers.

Worth £25 a ticket? (Incl. booking fee)

I think not.

O2 - you run the worst venues in the UK....SORT IT OUT! [less]