Biggest Queue

[perseus]

What is the biggest queue you have been in?

Mine was for the match against Notts County reserves (way back in 1965 or so). We got there at ten o'clock just to make sure of a ticket, as the gates did not open to one o'clock. As we were leaving at half past one, we thought we would queue again and sell the tickets for the Chelsea Cup game again to out mates at school. When we followed the queue four deep all the way down to the railway bridge by the bus station (over half a mile), we though better of it.

Quite a few times with all the turnstiles operating the queue to the North Stand ran all the way back to Sackville Road traffic lights in those days. Most memorable was the epic crush against Rochdale in 1971, when arriving at six o'clock for a seven thirty kick-off, the queues were too long so we joined the shortest one in the north-east corner under the floodlights. With 34,766 fans in the ground, we could see the queue to the Sackville Road traffic lights as the match kicked off. Not that we could clap or anything, we were packed in like sardines that I could not even scratch my nose.

 

[desprateseagull]

star wars (original ones)

q'ing around the block at the Odeon, not aure if we'd get in -
no telephone booking then, as far as i know!

also, after big beach II, trying to get off the beach - a bit hairy
crush, getting near the slopes up to west street...

 

[Brovion]

Mary Poppins, the ABC (I think it was) in Purley. We queued round the block and waited for weeks. Well it seemed like it, I was only about 6.

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Back to the Future part two - opening night at the Eastbourne Cannon. That Q went right round the corner all the way up the road. Quite long it was. Got in though.

 

[gonzo666]

ozzfest 2001 there was about 4oo hundred people in this queue for the beer tent no wonder there sold out of beer i did get mine tho.

 

[berkshire seagull]

Alton towers

 

[Raphael Meade]

the notts county playoff, queing round the goldstonefor bloody ages!!

 

[Yorkie]

Early 1963 I queued at the Hippodrome in Brighton to try and get tickets for the Beatles.

I was unsuccessful. So the night they appeared I waited to see them arrive instead.

I finally got to see Paul McCartney at the Manchester Arena in April this year and the 40 year wait was worth it.

 

[MRRF 10]

Euro disney

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Euro disney

To get out?

 

[MRRF 10]

To get out?

in and out

 

[BrightonBird]

Disneyworld but the queues are quite fun.

I also remember going to nappy night down the Event at 13 and that queue took forever and went round the corner.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Probably to get in to Wimbledon (and that's clearly not for a game at Selhurst). Round Wimbledon Park god knows how many times, it was miles.

 

[Titanic]

Slowest moving queue... Petwork Park, getting out after a Jools Holland open air concert - National Trust volunteer stewards

 

[Trigger]

The longest queues are always when u are most desperate!

 

[looney]

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I also remember going to nappy night down the Event at 13 and that queue took forever and went round the corner.

Nappy night? Is that a girl thing?

 

[Hiney]

The Who played a gig at The Brighton Centre in 1980/81 and we queued from 4.30pm on the Saturday afternoon till about 1.00pm on Sunday when we got our tickets. Pissing down with rain all night as well.

Worth it though - The Who are far and away the best live band ever (prepare to be flamed for massive sweeping statement!!!)

 

[Trigger]

Nappy night is for the under 18s or is it under 16s? Either way u still qualify Puney!

 

[looney]

Shut it Frigger or I'll report you to Irena!!!

 

[alan partridge]

dale winton or ainsley harriot