Where I go to hear a crowd

Gavin Pryce

@g_pryce17

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I mix gigs for a living so I spend my weekdays worrying about reverb tails. Weekends I go the other way and sit in grounds where the crowd noise is the whole point. This is the circuit I actually keep coming back to, ranked by nothing except how good the atmosphere sounds through two ears and no compressor.

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Where I go to hear a crowd — 4 items
Name	Venue	Sport	Address	City	Capacity	Best seat for sound	My take
1London Stadium	London Stadium	Football / Athletics	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2ST	London	62,500	Upper tier, behind the goal	Big bowl, big delay. Like clapping in a cathedral. West Ham fans still manage to fill it.
2Emirates Stadium	Emirates Stadium	Football	Hornsey Rd, London N7 7AJ	London	60,704	Clock End, lower tier	Acoustically tidy for a modern bowl. No slap-back, which is rare. Arsenal's PA engineer deserves a raise.
3Copper Box Arena	Copper Box Arena	Basketball	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 3HB	London	6,000	Pitchside, east side	Low ceiling, copper cladding, close crowd. Basically a snare drum with seats. Love it.
4Lord's Cricket Ground	Lord's Cricket Ground	Cricket	St John's Wood Rd, London NW8 8QN	London	30,000	Compton Stand, upper deck	Polite applause with occasional roar. Dynamic range like a well-mastered record, quiet verses and one loud chorus.