La Princesse, The 50-Foot Spider, Driven into the Abyss

We’ve been closely following the story of La Princesse, the 50-foot theatrical/mechanical spider that took over Liverpool, and in a tragic turn of events, we’re sad to report that the spider did not go on a killing rampage and was instead pushed into a tunnel to disappear forever. The night included pyrotechnics and fountains, not done much justice by this handheld video, but quite remarkable all the same. Skip to 1:15 for the best footage to begin.


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    Darren Davies

    Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 9:26 AM

    After watching the Finale in Liverpool I thought that it was a bit disapointing considering that an Orchestra was hired that could not and did not keep it together at all I think that if this had of been pre-recorded to the sounds that should have been carried out it would have saved a lot of money in the transportation (as the vehicles used were giving out that many toxins it was unbeleivable) and also the show would have been able to progress a lot earlier and also been more crowd friendly. In general this event was a success but was also really badly organised in relation to crowd control and it was very lucky no one was hurt. I was in the crowd at the start but at times felt intimidated by what was going on around me.

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    Darren Davies

    Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10:01 AM

    After watching the Finale in Liverpool I thought that it was a bit disapointing considering that an Orchestra was hired that could not and did not keep it together at all I think that if this had of been pre-recorded to the sounds that should have been carried out it would have saved a lot of money in the transportation (as the vehicles used were giving out that many toxins it was unbeleivable) and also the show would have been able to progress a lot earlier and also been more crowd friendly. In general this event was a success but was also really badly organised in relation to crowd control and it was very lucky no one was hurt. I was in the crowd at the start but at times felt intimidated by what was going on around me.

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    j

    Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 9:15 AM

    well i was unfortunate to be able to go to the finale however my father filmed it and i thought it was fantastic and that it was a nice thing to do for people for free.if other services like security,fencing,extra police,blockades to certain areas,this would have cost money and would have probabaly ended up where people would have had to pay to see the show,at the end of the day people go to concerts and end up hurt and they’re fully secured,so it wouldnt have mattered, so i say well done to all of the people involved.i only wish i could have been there to enjoy the atmosphere that my father quoted as fantastic

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