Where did the idea of cheering crowds in an empty stadium come from?
Maybe from those films from the 1950s with scratchy sound. I’m sure there is the sound of cheering in ‘The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner’. In any case, I was recently on a walk near Edgeley Park football ground, and there was the sound of crowds cheering, very loud, you could hear it from as far away as the A6. It was eerie as the streets were empty of fans, and you couldn’t see the crowds inside the stadium. The sound of fans cheering at a football match is incredibly evocative and has a complex texture that’s constantly changing. The idea of hearing all this cheering, then going into an empty stadium appeals to me.
