Queues at Banksy Show

[Daniel Silk]

Aug 24, 2009 13:07:19 GMT 1 milkybinbags said:

what are the queues looking like in the week? i'm going on wednesday and am not sure what time i should aim to join the line...

Going by how it was last wednesday, I would leave it as late in the day as you dare!
To me it looked like a mad rush in the morning with people thinking its best to get their early, and then that dies down in the afternoon. I guess on Wednesday it might then get busier after 6 with people finishing work and trying to get in before 8.

[bert]

I went yesterday too - got there at 8.30am and was told it was at least a 4hr wait. I prob would have done it had I been my own, but I was with my missus and she had some stuff that needed doing in the day. Quite gutted to miss it, was really disappointed. My own fault though, will have to get along straight away next time before the press start banging the drum.

[annar50]

i went today !

got there at 10am , queues were massive.
waited until 2.30 to get inside.
personally i think they should of made it a entrance fee of £5.00.
which lots of people would of not have paid to see this show, just a bunch of free loaders and lots of tossers in the queues

THINKING OF GOING AGAIN SATURDAY.............BUT THE QUEUES SEEM CRAZY.... I IMAGINE SAT WILL BE A NIGHTMARE ...

[annar50]

Aug 24, 2009 22:42:36 GMT 1 @howlinhooker said:

THINKING OF GOING AGAIN SATURDAY.............BUT THE QUEUES SEEM CRAZY.... I IMAGINE SAT WILL BE A NIGHTMARE ...

i would give it a miss if i was you , over 5 hrs queues on sunday only going to get worse, as its the last week of the kids holidays

yeah you could be right ?

i got here @ 08:15 & the queue's pretty huge! anyone else visiting today?

[webby]

It took me >6 hours to get in, and only had an hour of the show, there is an easier way, the girls at the exit are easy to discract, and get in that way, it worked for me!!

Dare i ask how you distracted said girls?.

best thing to do is befriend the staff...
BRIBES / TREATS / worked for me

i feel sorry for all the people just joining the queue now with kids etc. just can't see them getting in it's been on & off with light rain all morning but the sun's starting to make an appearance, just as i'm about to go in

[invader75]

Thinking of going tomorrow. Was going to hit it early but after reading some comments I think I may give it a miss!!

Has anyone tried leaving it late and getting in quicker? I'm thinking mid-late afternoon as there's a late opening tomorrow.

if anyone's planning to go before it closes on the 31st, i'd advise you to get there @ 08:00-8:30. if you can't make it at that time, i wouldn't bother. no matter what, you've got a 2-3 hour minimum wait so be prepared. we're talking waterproof jackets, fold away stools, reading material, music etc. any later & you're looking @ 3-6 hours depending. there didn't seem to be a problem with leaving the queue for food/drink either. leave the camera @ home. it's just too busy & people have already done the job for you/better than you don't let the crowd surrounding the studio mock up put you off. patience will get you to the front & trust me, it's worth the wait. a few pieces have been moved about & as far as i could see, the case of di-faced tenner's have been removed completely?

my journey went a little something like this: woke @ 04:30, on the motorway for 05:30, 200 miles later arrived @ 08:15, queued till 11:00, in the show till 13:00-14:00, went for food, forgot where i parked so walked around for 40 minutes! drove 50 miles before nearly falling asleep @ the wheel so slept @ a service station for 2 hours before arriving home sweet home @ 20:15.

[coach]

Aug 25, 2009 21:21:14 GMT 1 @rosstierney said:

if anyone's planning to go before it closes on the 31st, i'd advise you to get there @ 08:00-8:30. if you can't make it at that time, i wouldn't bother. no matter what, you've got a 2-3 hour minimum wait so be prepared. we're talking waterproof jackets, fold away stools, reading material, music etc. any later & you're looking @ 3-6 hours depending. there didn't seem to be a problem with leaving the queue for food/drink either. leave the camera @ home. it's just too busy & people have already done the job for you/better than you don't let the crowd surrounding the studio mock up put you off. patience will get you to the front & trust me, it's worth the wait. a few pieces have been moved about & as far as i could see, the case of di-faced tenner's have been removed completely?

my journey went a little something like this: woke @ 04:30, on the motorway for 05:30, 200 miles later arrived @ 08:15, queued till 11:00, in the show till 13:00-14:00, went for food, forgot where i parked so walked around for 40 minutes! drove 50 miles before nearly falling asleep @ the wheel so slept @ a service station for 2 hours before arriving home sweet home @ 20:15.

But it was worth it eh, Ross?

shame its so bad now (Queues that is ) i went the first day it was 30-40 minutes wait ..was planning on this saturday but getting put off a little by the queues ......

[coach]

Aug 25, 2009 23:06:32 GMT 1 @howlinhooker said:

shame its so bad now (Queues that is ) i went the first day it was 30-40 minutes wait ..was planning on this saturday but getting put off a little by the queues ......

I went first day too, got there early, didnt q for long. Went again a month ago with the family, that time q'd for a couple of hours max, but q's seem huge now - feel for anyone put off by them. It is a show not to be missed.

never spotted you there first day coach ;D anyway it is a show not to bbe missed I LOVED IT !!!

[fragile]

Nice pics Ross

[coach]

Aug 25, 2009 23:12:25 GMT 1 @howlinhooker said:

never spotted you there first day coach ;D anyway it is a show not to bbe missed I LOVED IT !!!

Shame - would have been good to meet you. Pink carnations next time!

Aug 25, 2009 23:01:53 GMT 1 coach said:

But it was worth it eh, Ross?

hell yeah!

[coach]

Aug 25, 2009 23:59:29 GMT 1 @rosstierney said:

Aug 25, 2009 23:01:53 GMT 1 coach said:

But it was worth it eh, Ross?

hell yeah!

;D ;D ;D

[topboy]

so do you reckon if i rock up tomorrow afternoon i might get turned away?

Aug 26, 2009 0:46:13 GMT 1 topboy said:

so do you reckon if i rock up tomorrow afternoon i might get turned away?

probably not because it's open late of a wednesday but i'm pretty sure you'll have to queue for 3-6 hours

[topboy]

Aug 26, 2009 0:50:34 GMT 1 @rosstierney said:

Aug 26, 2009 0:46:13 GMT 1 topboy said:

so do you reckon if i rock up tomorrow afternoon i might get turned away?

probably not because it's open late of a wednesday but i'm pretty sure you'll have to queue for 3-6 hours

I will call them before i leave just to check, fingers crossed. I hate queues, i feel compelled to speak to the pepole next to me in the queue.

[dzjiezes]

Banksy... Bristol... Bloody Brilliant !

Got home last night (Brussels) after two brilliant days in Bristol. Took the Eurotunnel last Sunday evening and arrived in Bristol at about 10 pm. Was a bit of a search to find the hotel but we were happy when we drove past the museum... We knew where we had to be a few hours later. Anyways, hotel was so and so, but we didn't care as we were there for Banksy and not for luxurious hotels

Slept really bad, nerves I guess... woke up about 4-5 times during night. At 6.20 am, decided it was time to shower and get ready. Normally, I'm not the morning type of a person, but Monday morning seemed an exception. I was sharp as a knife. We left the hotel at 7am, got to the museum at 7.15 and there were about 40 people waiting, sitting on the floor... Sipping coffees, reading books etc. Everyone seemed excited, I had goosebumps. Last time I felt like that must have been ages ago; you know the feeling the night before Santa Claus comes and you're dead excited. You know something is gonna happen but you just don't know what exact? My missus was having a laugh 'cos there I was; happy as ever 'cos I had to wake up at 6 and had a few hours queuing ahead.

The wait was ok. The guy who sells The Big Issue was great. Big Jamaican Rastafari kind of guy "no worries mista, sun will shine todeeeey". Left the queue a few times (Pret a manger is cool) and saw how it grew to dramatic proportions. Museum staff decided to open at 9.30 and off we went.

As most of the people, I had seen many pics and clips about the museum, so I kinda knew what to expect. Still, it blew me away. Going to musea is always an individual experience, but here everyone seemed to be on the same wavelenght. Laughs, people in awe (the Parliament painting is brilliant in real) and people wondering if that little thing was a Banksy or not.

The fun part to me was the search for Banksy stuff in the nature, archeology "department". I think many people just didn't know there was some stuff there as well. Ok, it wasn't that much but to me these things were like little surprises and fun to search for. I spoke to one of the museum staff and the guy said Banksy keeps on moving stuff, replacing things etc. Don't know if he does it frequently or not but still; I couldn't find the rat with spraycan which was supposed to be somewhere in the "british wildlife section".

Never felt too busy in the museum although I really wanted to re-enter the first room (where parliament, his studio and other stuff is) but didn't want to queue for another few minutes. That room was actually the only one where it felt crowded. There's just soooo much to see and take pictures of.

The animatronics seemed to work all fine, the copper near the ice cream van was the only thing that didn't work. Cops need a break too, I guess.

After just over 2 and a half hours inside, we left with big smile on our faces. We strolled through the city (checked out a few of his works) and that was it.

It was bloody brilliant !

[milkybinbags]

got in in just over an hour and a half this morning.


saying that, i did join the queue at about 7:40 and they opened the doors at 9am. much more pleasant than pervious 4 hour wait. also got in and out before the bad weather.

Great review dziezes. Thanks for sharing.

[ricobenfico]

Gulp! I'm heading down from Edinburgh after work on Friday with a stop over in Birmingham. Then driving down to the show early on Sat morning. Sounds like we need to be in the queue by 8am (or earlier if possible I know). As someone said above, it would be easy to be put off by the queues but this can't be missed.

Any other forum members going this Sat that wanna swap numbers if you end up higher up the queue than I do?!?! Vice versa obviously!

[invader75]

I went there today. Saw the queue and fooked it right off. No artist is worth waiting in line for 6 hours standing next to OAP's, middle aged women and tourists. It seems Mr Bansky has sold right out. FAIL

[topboy]

Aug 26, 2009 22:46:24 GMT 1 invader75 said:

I went there today. Saw the queue and fooked it right off. No artist is worth waiting in line for 6 hours standing next to OAP's, middle aged women and tourists. It seems Mr Bansky has sold right out. FAIL

I just got back from the show,great show, shame they shut it down while i was in there, but got some great shots of his workshop, the radio station being pumped out was cool too.I got there late around 4pm ,i thought i was not going to get in at one point, nearly had a fight with some bloke in the museum "why are you videoing it and not looking at it" i can do both mate .
A great Job,thank you Bristol museum and Banksy .