Tickets reportedly cancelled at random, new set capacity less than 200

[JJ.]

Apparently an email has gone out to some ticket holders for launch saying:

"It is with MASSIVE REGRET that we have had to cancel your tickets for tomorrow night's Big Brother Launch.
After a health and safety inspection this morning our audience numbers have dropped dramatically - in fact, we are unlikely to get 200 audience members into the new audience area versus a previous expectation of 350!
Due to the above we have had to cancel tickets entirely at random. - Sadly, as you may be aware, all tv audience tickets are free of charge and subject to change at any time.
We would hate for you to travel all the way to be turned away at the show! - Please do not attempt to use your tickets at the launch as your QR code will now be rejected resulting in a wasted journey for yourself and your party."

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2154019


Makes sense as the new area is tiny! Wow though... less than 200 spaces!

[Marsh.]

:joker:

[crazycolaist]

They'll have to extend the audience stage next.

[Pete.]

How big was the old crowd? It makes sense that the crowd capacity has shrunk after the embarrassing lack of interest last year

[Amy Jade]

You'd be fumed wouldn't you. I would be.

[Rob!]

It's literally just going to be that fat guy who always shouts isn't it?

[MB.]

****ing mess

[JJ.]

How big was the old crowd? It makes sense that the crowd capacity has shrunk after the embarrassing lack of interest last year

470 was previous capacity.

60% less capacity.

[Goodbye Summer]

Eh, at least we cut down on the chavs that shout 'Off' at every housemate. :idc:

[TomC]

Omg 200 people.

[Jason.]

How big was the old crowd? It makes sense that the crowd capacity has shrunk after the embarrassing lack of interest last year

The old set could hold approximately 470 people - although I doubt they filled it all given that massive empty chunk where the crane camera was and often the stands were half empty too like during Janice's and Jenna's eviction in CBB16.

[Greg!]

A mess. Oh well hopefully this spells the end of the rent a mob atmosphere

[crazycolaist]

The old set could hold approximately 470 people - although I doubt they filled it all given that massive empty chunk where the crane camera was and often the stands were half empty too like during Janice's and Jenna's eviction in CBB16.


I agree, C5 staging has had probably some of the emptiest stages ever. Especially in bad weather cause those parts what you say about (Left side of the spinny eye) was closed when it was wet cause made it all slippery whereas ground was just stone.

[Calderyon]

Hopefully this means less boos and jeering. And that annoying "Woop, woop", before the start.

[MB.]

I've no doubt that the set will still manage to be half empty

[zakman440]

This isn't necessarily a bad thing tbh (so long as they don't let the regulars in).

[Jordan.]

Mess at them to just step out to friends and family

[Lostie!]

Cut it down by about another 200 and we're sorted.

[Marsh.]

Hopefully this means less boos and jeering. And that annoying "Woop, woop", before the start.

Omg how sad if they try to get them to make some noise at the beginning and there's like three women.

"whoop..... whoop" :unsure:

[Jason.]

I imagine the booing, chanting, and WOOP WOOP will still be present tbh, it just won't be as loud cause there's half the people there was before, but it won't be gone.

[RichardG]

the chants and booing and stuff probably isn't going to end but with less than 200 people it'll be so weak i'll bet it's even more embarrassing to watch than usual. :laugh:

[Jason.]

Mess at them to just step out to friends and family

BB4 launch teas

[Marsh.]

Mess at them to just step out to friends and family

Tbh, I wouldn't mind that. :laugh:

I think BB3's launch just had all of the friends and family outside to say bye and a few press photographers.

[MB.]

I'd rather they just gave them all cinema-like seats at this point and let them hurl popcorn at the housemates

[Jack_]

YAAAASSSSS less of the scum! This is actually the best bit of news so far

If only they'd put a roof over the set

[Gstar]

Here for it. The less crowd the better. Next step: 100 people!

[Jordan.]

All the regulars trash are still gonna get in though it'll be the normal people who miss out

[JJ.]

Easier to identify and ban pondlife scum though

[Jamie89]

All the regulars trash are still gonna get in though it'll be the normal people who miss out
It says the cancelled tickets were chosen at random. Hopefully they're not bull****ing and we're not left with the usual crowd

[Headie]

The less screaming chavs the better imo :clap1:

[Headie]

All the regulars trash are still gonna get in though it'll be the normal people who miss out

Who you callin' trash
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwjOnjuIYAAbMRP.jpg

[Maxxie.]

I really don't understand why nobody wants a big as possible audience it's good for the shows image and gives fantastic atmosphere. The best ones where the bb2/bb3 days which had ****ing thousands and I remember Davina calling it a rave once. :joker:

Fair enough I don't like it when people chant "who are ya" and off before they've even gone in but ngl you're all looking at it really pessimisticly.

[Pete.]

I really don't understand why nobody wants a big as possible audience it's good for the shows image and gives fantastic atmosphere. The best ones where the bb2/bb3 days which had ****ing thousands and I remember Davina calling it a rave once. :joker:

Fair enough I don't like it when people chant "who are ya" and off before they've even gone in but ngl you're all looking at it really pessimisticly.
Because no one turns up anymore

[Lostie!]

I really don't understand why nobody wants a big as possible audience it's good for the shows image and gives fantastic atmosphere. The best ones where the bb2/bb3 days which had ****ing thousands and I remember Davina calling it a rave once. :joker:

Fair enough I don't like it when people chant "who are ya" and off before they've even gone in but ngl you're all looking at it really pessimisticly.

Because they refuse to exercise even the slightest bit of crowd control.

Our evictions are anything but good for the show's image, they're an embarrassing mess.

[Marsh.]

Arisa Cox must think we're a bunch of savages.

[Goodbye Summer]

I really don't understand why nobody wants a big as possible audience it's good for the shows image and gives fantastic atmosphere. The best ones where the bb2/bb3 days which had ****ing thousands and I remember Davina calling it a rave once. :joker:

Fair enough I don't like it when people chant "who are ya" and off before they've even gone in but ngl you're all looking at it really pessimisticly.

Thing is, it was rare to see them fill all of the crowd like people mentioned, and there were empty seats. As least it should look full now with the set being smaller, and a smaller capacity. Less doesn't mean that the atmosphere will be any worse, if anything it could be better. More doesn't always equal louder/better.

[RichardG]

Arisa Cox must think we're a bunch of savages.

someone should tweet her for her opinion

[Amy Jade]

I don't even mind the boos tbh...

[Maxxie.]

I don't think c5 was rarely filled because of low tickets though it's just they were very bad at filling in the crowd as apparently they turn quite a few away when there's massive spaces that are just for the camera. Besides, Celebrity Big Brother has become more trendy in recent years especially more than regular BB so I'd be suprised they can only have 200/300 going to shows when there's millions of viewers watching.

[MB.]

someone should tweet her for her opinion

"OMG I love the gradual collapse of society!"

[Maru]

We still let the rude people in for certain eviction nights though right?

[Goodbye Summer]

I don't even mind the boos tbh...

I don't mind the boos, but the 'Off' chants during Interviews piss me off to no end. :fist:

[LaLaLand]

Here for it. Woah we may actually get strong, independent women who get CHEERED... or is that asking too much?

[BB IS ALIVE]

Every time I went to CBB they had to turn people away. I know more people watch CBB but the guys at applause store target people who they know will turn up with guest list tickets. I hope they get the health and safety sorted soon. Must be lack of evacuation or something for the audience. Less that 200 people is rubbish for a space that can hold 400.

[Jack.]

Woah we may actually get strong, independent women who get CHEERED... or is that asking too much?

It's big brother that's not going to happen :joker:

[Jamie89]

"OMG I love the gradual collapse of society!"

:joker::joker:

[Jamie89]

-MB to run an Arisa parody twitter account throughout BB17-

[MB.]

Guys the same people are going to be cheered and the same people are going to be mercilessly booed, it's just going to be 60% quieter

[MB.]

-MB to run an Arisa parody twitter account throughout BB17-

I wouldn't want to confuse poor lukee

[Gstar]

I really don't understand why nobody wants a big as possible audience it's good for the shows image and gives fantastic atmosphere. The best ones where the bb2/bb3 days which had ****ing thousands and I remember Davina calling it a rave once. :joker:

Fair enough I don't like it when people chant "who are ya" and off before they've even gone in but ngl you're all looking at it really pessimisticly.
I wish I can agree but the crowd are absolutely vile and always have been since it's been on channel 5, their chants have influenced nominations several times.

Guys the same people are going to be cheered and the same people are going to be mercilessly booed, it's just going to be 60% quieter
So be it

[TomC]

"OMG I love the gradual collapse of society!"

:joker:

[Gstar]

BB10 evictions were the best. No crowd influence whilst Davina was talking, the walk of shame, closed stairs, outside exterior and amazing eviction studio

[Samm]

BB10 evictions were the best. No crowd influence whilst Davina was talking, the walk of shame, closed stairs, outside exterior and amazing eviction studio

It had the worst launch from the C4 era though imo

[Jordan.]

I liked how secretive the BB10 evictions were but the panel interview was trash

[Gstar]

^ Judi James shade?

@Sam the series made up for it, besides, the BB9 launch twist was crap as well

[Mitchell]

It says the cancelled tickets were chosen at random. Hopefully they're not bull****ing and we're not left with the usual crowd

'The regulars' are usually production guest or guest list these days

[andybigbro]

This is bad for people who have travelled already

[Headie]

I wish I can agree but the crowd are absolutely vile and always have been since it's been on channel 5, their chants have influenced nominations several times.

Nnn remember when Jack & Joe and Hazel were all besties with Wolfy in Week 2 and then nominated her the next week after her name got chanted

[TomC]

Yep and I am quite sure that Jade didn't receive a single nomination for the first few weeks and then every single person nominated her the week after they heard 'Get Jade Out' chants.

The crowd influence should stop tbh.

[Jack_]

This is bad for people who have travelled already

Isn't there someone on here who's flying over to have a mini holiday and attend the launch? :worry:

[RichardG]

omg y.winter :worry: i hope he/she gets in

[Babayaro.]

I'm not sure about this tbh. I'm intrigued to see what the outdoor set is going to look like as now the whole atmosphere will be completely different. But on the other hand, it could be a mess with barely anyone there and just come across as cringey on TV

[Pete.]

Praying for y :worry:

[Jake.]

if it gets filled then that's fine, I'd rather a smaller set which looks more filled than a larger set with half the stands empty.

[Jase.]

Mess. Ever since it started all those years ago with GET GRACE OUT, the whole chanting/booing/cheering is apart of the BB experience. While it's irritating as **** when they chant "OFF", it's gonna feel like a bit of a non-event if we don't have lively crowds anymore. Ugh.

[y.winter]

Praying for y :worry:

Haha that's nice :hee:

I've landed yesterday's evening. Seeing this post made my heart sink, but gladly my inbox is empty. So... it's actually happening :cheer2:
I'm still at risk of not getting in, but I'll do a Kitten and refuse to leave if I'll have to :hehe:

[Cherie]

Haha that's nice :hee:

I've landed yesterday's evening. Seeing this post made my heart sink, but gladly my inbox is empty. So... it's actually happening :cheer2:
I'm still at risk of not getting in, but I'll do a Kitten and refuse to leave if I'll have to :hehe:

Hope it amazing for you :amazed:

[Jack.]

if it gets filled then that's fine, I'd rather a smaller set which looks more filled than a larger set with half the stands empty.

Yeah exactly.

[Pete.]

Haha that's nice :hee:

I've landed yesterday's evening. Seeing this post made my heart sink, but gladly my inbox is empty. So... it's actually happening :cheer2:
I'm still at risk of not getting in, but I'll do a Kitten and refuse to leave if I'll have to :hehe:
Enjoy :clap1:

[Jack.]

Haha that's nice :hee:

I've landed yesterday's evening. Seeing this post made my heart sink, but gladly my inbox is empty. So... it's actually happening :cheer2:
I'm still at risk of not getting in, but I'll do a Kitten and refuse to leave if I'll have to :hehe:

Have a good time :) Have you checked your spam mail aswell :laugh:

[chriskicks]

http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/big-brother/263000-big-brothers-new-house-causes-launch-night-chaos-health-safety-fears.html

apparently it was a health and safety issue?

[crazycolaist]

Is 200 permanent? If not I say its cos of this thundery weather as a safety precaution

[JPG2502]

YAAAASSSSS less of the scum! This is actually the best bit of news so far

If only they'd put a roof over the set

agreed, the crowd makes the show seem even more low brow.
thank god its FINALLY been scaled back.
hopefully the housemates won't get to hear the crowd this year influencing all nominations!

[Marsh.]

Mess. Ever since it started all those years ago with GET GRACE OUT, the whole chanting/booing/cheering is apart of the BB experience. While it's irritating as **** when they chant "OFF", it's gonna feel like a bit of a non-event if we don't have lively crowds anymore. Ugh.

You can have a lively crowd without them shouting over the top of the housemate trying to do an interview.