Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted July 29, 2014 Showmasters Admin Share Posted July 29, 2014 London Film & Comic Con 2015 Olympia Grand Hall Fri 17th to Sun 19th July 2015 Friday preview from 12.00 noon to 8pm Saturday 9am to 6pm Sunday 9am to 6pm 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zahariel Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Oooooooooo interesting... 12:00 to 20:00 on the Friday, nice... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecadet is here Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yes, Totally. Preview 1200. Well done SM. This will help out meeting the big guests. Looking forward to this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.fids Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 ..so Earls Court 2 will be gone from 2015... end of an era for a great venue... .. not sure Olympia will be big enough, unless they open up more halls... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropsy2008 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Olympia? surprised at that. Is the event gonna be scaled back then from this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flibble Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Great idea to have the Friday preview starting at noon. Thank you for announcing the dates...I missed this year's event as I was on holiday which I had booked a year in advance. I won't make that mistake again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jael001 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Olympia is huge, the main hall holds a similar number of people to Earls Court 2 and there are several other large halls attached if they need them, I certainly wouldn't be worried about the size of the venue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.fids Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) According to their websites... Earls Court 2 - 17,000m2 with a capacity for 10,750 people. Olympia Grand Hall - 18,860m2 with a capacity for 11,800 people. If more people are expected next year, some additional space may be needed... Edited July 29, 2014 by mr.fids 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SciFiRob Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 YES, a fuller Friday, will help make the weekend more relaxing :) Maybe I'll get to actually buy some stuff from the stalls next year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender05 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 A longer Friday is a great idea as long as the guest's are willing to do all three days. The only downside with Olympia is there's a lot less room outside the building so queuing can be a problem depending who the guests are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jael001 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 According to their websites... Earls Court 2 - 17,000m2 with a capacity for 10,750 people. Olympia Grand Hall - 18,860m2 with a capacity for 11,800 people. If more people are expected next year, some additional space may be needed... There are other halls attached at Olympia that hold an additional 10,000 people. http://www.olympia.co.uk/organising/olympia-venues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenasbitch92 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yay the weekend of my dads 50th birthday damnnnnn I'm still coming though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbuck17 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Very exciting! YAY longer preview Friday! Is there any chance this date will move? Don't want to book a hotel until I am sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemonster Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 The post mentions only the Grand at the moment. I assume SM will try and book any additional available halls if they need to - which they will have to if they are doing for the scale they had this year. Two years ago at Olympia it was bad enough and over crowded with a smaller guest list as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapfairy Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I hope the venue change is a sign that they will be trying to remedy what happened this year. I would really like to go again, just need to be re-assured that everything will be done to prevent the overcrowding issues! I might consider going on the Friday or Sunday since people say they're less nightmarish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtAngua Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 The venue change is due to Earls Court being pulled down so that was always the plan. The longer preview day on the Friday could well be a result of this year though. I probably won't be attending every year as it is very expensive coming from Scotland. Unless of course, a stellar guest is announced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannycarroll2007 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm liking the longer Friday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liannalorne Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Very exciting! YAY longer preview Friday! Is there any chance this date will move? Don't want to book a hotel until I am sure Hope not, tho you can book hotels provisionally, no upfront payment, able to change dates if need be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 LFCC summer gets bigger every year, id recommend using more than the ground floor of the grand hall for next years summer LFCC, the Saturday this year was insane.no matter how you package it, saturday was sardines, very uncomfortable, baking hot. with massive queues and some ppl not being able to get in (and that was with the main stage and stan in another part of the building) as stated above, olympias halls open into one another, so as long as showmasters hold the space early they could hold a massive LFCC in multiple halls there, saying that, they could hold a massive lfcc in multiple halls at earls court too (they half did this year) as EC2 connects directly to EC1 ground. but ppl have to note though that more halls costs more money and theres no guarantee other shows dont already hold the other hall space. I dont think there need be any concern over LFCC being held at olympia, its a good venue. i do think SM will need to manage the queues more though, hyper japan was at earlsc ourt last weekend, not as busy as LFCC but they used ec1 ground and had crew outside holding up signs and directing ppl to the various queues all day. they also i think (as i just saw in passing this) were scanning tickets for re entry. they also on the Saturday had two sessions queuing ppl on level 2 above ec1 gound. two sessions for lfcc wont work, but the queuing is what i was getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I hope the venue change is a sign that they will be trying to remedy what happened this year. I would really like to go again, just need to be re-assured that everything will be done to prevent the overcrowding issues! I might consider going on the Friday or Sunday since people say they're less nightmarish... SM have held events at olympia before. the future of earls court is uncertain, at present there will be no shows there next year or ever as the owners and the government have agreed to demolish and redevelop the entire area into a rich mans play ground. though its still being fought to try and stop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 im glad the Friday is longer now, good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky_on_vhs Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Going to book the weekend off work as soon as i get back in !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeTemps Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 The extended Friday preview actually makes it worthwhile for me to go up on the friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StuartG2198 Posted July 29, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2014 Really pleased that the dates for 2015 have been announced, will be heading into the office soon to try book the weekend off. Never been to an event at Olympia before so looking forward to seeing it, any one know what the air con system is like hoping that it'll be a bit cooler than EC as that has always been one of my biggest gripes with the show?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StuartG2198 Posted July 29, 2014 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2014 Also really pleased to see the new 12:00 preview, this will make things sooo much easier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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