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Gosh you guys are scary. Thats sarcasm.Your discusions are intelligent. Boy community college was great for you. Oh no you guys are going to smite me and take away some of my Karma. I make my own karma in real life. and with that im out.Ill see some of you guys at bonaroo.Nevermind I forgot some of you are rebels and winers and your not going.
I know what a "whiner" is but I am not sure what exactly a "winer" is? I also know how to spell discussion and use the spell check feature. Did you finish High School?
Gosh you guys are scary. Thats sarcasm.Your discusions are intelligent. Boy community college was great for you. Oh no you guys are going to smite me and take away some of my Karma. I make my own karma in real life. and with that im out.Ill see some of you guys at bonaroo.Nevermind I forgot some of you are rebels and winers and your not going.
Gosh you guys are scary. Thats sarcasm.Your discusions are intelligent. Boy community college was great for you. Oh no you guys are going to smite me and take away some of my Karma. I make my own karma in real life. and with that im out.Ill see some of you guys at bonaroo.Nevermind I forgot some of you are rebels and winers and your not going.
Gosh you guys are scary. Thats sarcasm.Your discusions are intelligent. Boy community college was great for you. Oh no you guys are going to smite me and take away some of my Karma. I make my own karma in real life. and with that im out.Ill see some of you guys at bonaroo.Nevermind I forgot some of you are rebels and winers and your not going.
The real purpose of the karma system is to let you know you are making an ass out of yourself. I Am going and I still am not happy about the headliners. Honestly though if the headliners decreased sales by 15% then new people seem to also be making that up. I am going to stick with the oversaturation, and economy as to why sales are lower.
Gosh you guys are scary. Thats sarcasm.Your discusions are intelligent. Boy community college was great for you. Oh no you guys are going to smite me and take away some of my Karma. I make my own karma in real life. and with that im out.Ill see some of you guys at bonaroo.Nevermind I forgot some of you are rebels and winers and your not going.
I didn't see any whining, complaining or bee-aching in here so WTF?
I expected it to be down - gosh people can't get their houses sold, people are purposely driving on Empty so AAA can come and drive them to work, food banks are seeing HUGE spikes in traffic and seeing that they are predominately middle-class people who live in nice suburbs. It's not just gas - it's balloon mortgages, housing market, food prices, workaholics and yes... there is a CRAPLOAD of festivals this year to choose from.
Bonnaroo doesn't have the perfect artist list for you? Pick up any music magazine... heck pick up any fashion magazine or gossip rag and they are talking about the 2008 music festival scene and which one will be featuring whom, and even what hot celebs may be seen there and what brand of designer sunglasses you should wear.
For those who go for the music, and not the party scene, see it as a blessing. Smaller crowds, more of those people in the crowds being there for the artists and their passion for music. I see it as a blessing for those who are going, and also don't see it being so bad it will shut down Bonnaroo for the future or anything. May make them change a few things for '09, but I think the festival scene next summer overall will be very very different.
Every several years there's this live music bandwagon. Hey, let's offer free concerts! Let's do one-day fests! Let's do many bands sponsored by a skate shoe or an energy drink! Right now it's "let's do multi-day festivals with camping!" Just like all the other trends, many who try it fizzle out, and the best survive.
I'm hoping my 5'3" arse may be able to actually see a stage this year! ;D
It's the economy. We are sitting on the precipice of a social and economic breakdown in this country that could rival The Great Depression of the 30s. Have you shopped for groceries lately? When food gets too high for people to afford we are all royally F**KED.
Although I agree that our economy may be in for a bit of a rough ride for a little while, that's a bit of an exaggeration don't you think?
Yeah, possibly. I'm just in a jaded mood after going to the grocery store a half hour ago and seeing stuff more expensive than it was a week ago.
hey, this is no rain on my parade i am ready for a little more dancing room, more people there to see the bands there and less traffic, when we are all there it wont even matter. IMO, it is the large number of festivals all over with great names Bonnaroo included, just remember Bonnaroo started it all (for our generation at least).
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I would tend to say that Coachella was the first big recent attempt at big multi day, multi band, multi genre fest with camping. Phish fest were huge but also limited in their scope.
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I would tend to say that Coachella was the first big recent attempt at big multi day, multi band, multi genre fest with camping. Phish fest were huge but also limited in their scope.
That's funny... cause sometimes I think Phish alone is more diverse than some festivals out there
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I would tend to say that Coachella was the first big recent attempt at big multi day, multi band, multi genre fest with camping. Phish fest were huge but also limited in their scope.
Phish played multiple days with camping, at big cypress, and deer creek in the the late 90's
sure. Phish was just one band but Superfly ran those fests.
the first year Phish didn't tour was the first year they did Bonnaroo... coincidence? I think not. Superfly also did NOLA music fests
so, take a little from the huge Phish fests and a little from the other multi-band events from Superfly and some tricks learned from Woodstock '99 & Lolla in the 90s and... TAA-DAAA... you have a Bonnaroo...
I would have loved to have been at the Phish fests. Luckily I have Bonnaroo and all the fun things there along with all the rest of the fests out there right now. ;D
There has been one thing overlooked on this thread. Coachella ticket sales were down considerably as well this year. Coachella reports 150,000 this year vs 180,000 last year. There have been several people who have claimed that Coachella had a better lineup and used that to try and prove that the lineup was what was affecting 'roo sales however they were down about as much as it appears 'roo will be.
BTW.. Coachella reports its attendance differently than 'roo. That attendance number is actually each days attendance added together. Basically if 'roo did the same thing they could probably claim over 250,000 attendees over four days.
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Jun 5, 2008 14:46:54 GMT -5
I think a few less people could be a good thing. Less crowds, lines, and closer seating sounds pretty good! Gas is so high too, I imagine that has alot to do with most people not going.
i bought my ticket about two weeks after they went on sale (end of feb or early march??). my ticket number says 50452. does that mean that since then only 6 or 7 thousand more have been sold?? seems like a low number. (i did do the payment plan though, maybe that makes a difference??).
Post by unclefester on Jun 5, 2008 22:09:05 GMT -5
I'm going because of the economy! Because after the Middle East erupts over the next 12 months, gas prices will be AT LEAST $7-$8 per gallon, and the festival experience will, I fear, be largely a thing of the past. Or at least the large national festivals will be. I have been to every Roo except for 2004, and have a very real feeling this may be the last roo as we know it. I'm stoked for the lineup, and am a jam band fan who is psyched Metallica and Pearl Jam are there instead of Tray and Dave Mathews. Do y'all like MUSIC?? If so, this is the epitomy of a MUSIC festival. I'm doing VIP for the 1st time and am having a hard time seeing when I'll find time to eat the free food amongst all the fun. Less people = more room for me. Whiners stay home! (rant off)
I'm going because of the economy! Because after the Middle East erupts over the next 12 months, gas prices will be AT LEAST $7-$8 per gallon, and the festival experience will, I fear, be largely a thing of the past. Or at least the large national festivals will be. I have been to every Roo except for 2004, and have a very real feeling this may be the last roo as we know it. I'm stoked for the lineup, and am a jam band fan who is psyched Metallica and Pearl Jam are there instead of Tray and Dave Mathews. Do y'all like MUSIC?? If so, this is the epitomy of a MUSIC festival. I'm doing VIP for the 1st time and am having a hard time seeing when I'll find time to eat the free food amongst all the fun. Less people = more room for me. Whiners stay home! (rant off)
Karma, sir, I think you speak the truth, and have a great outlook. I think if anything, though, itll be the smaller festivals that go first, and the big guns (Bonnaroo, Coachella, Lollapalooza, etc) will continue in perhaps a scaled back format. It's definitely gonna be interesting to see where the economy goes over the next few years.
I've seen two pretty common points in this thread, one being that Metallica is at least PART of the reason why ticket sales are down this year (which in and of itself we don't even know for sure) and that almost everybody seems to think that less people being there is a most welcome thing. So if this is actually the case, that means that Metallica = lower ticket sales = good thing. So Metallica = good thing right? Sweet. Rock on Metallica!
I know a lot of you know hardcore Roo'ers that aren't going this year solely because of the lineup, but how many new people will the lineup attract? To say that fans of Metallica and these other mainstream bands won't dish out the money and time to go to Roo is pure speculation and seems a little self-congratulatory for having more obscure musical tastes. As in, I like less popular music and therefore obviously have much deeper appreciation for music than people who like the more popular stuff. I for one am a HUGE Metallica fan and I'm dishing out the dough to go.
But even if it is Metallica's fault that ticket sales are lower (which they may or may not even be) than I say thanks Metallica for making the lines shorter.
"...when it comes to that fantastic note where the rabbit bites its own head off, I want you to throw that f**kin radio into the tub with me." -Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas