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Langerado's problem was that they changed the festival from a camping festival to a city festival and did not take in account the difference in audiences for these two kinds of festivals.
The lineup might have been ok if they had stayed a camping festival as it might have been able to draw people from a much wider area who would travel from farther away and camp onsite for several days.
The lineup they had is not the kind of lineup which will sell well for a city festival in Miami. City festivals tend to draw the majority of their attendees from residents within driving distance which is a completely different demographic.
By the way if you want an example of a city festival running into the same problem as Langerado a great example is Vegoose. This was a city festival in Las Vegas, a city which people love traveling to, however they could not keep the festival going for more than a few years as the lineup was not attractive to enough locals to generate the traffic needed to make it profitable and not enough people from out of town were willing to make the trip and spend the money on hotels and such.
By the way if you want an example of a city festival running into the same problem as Langerado a great example is Vegoose. This was a city festival in Las Vegas, a city which people love traveling to, however they could not keep the festival going for more than a few years as the lineup was not attractive to enough locals to generate the traffic needed to make it profitable and not enough people from out of town were willing to make the trip and spend the money on hotels and such.
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Let's see... a Phish show probably holds around 15,000 - 20,000 people. All Phish shows sold out instantaneously.
Now Phish tickets are being scalped for around $200 bucks. But you could go to Bonnaroo and see TWO Phish shows for that same price. Factor in the high demand for Springsteen tickets, and you've got yourself a high valued item.
Not to mention... this is Phish's only festival this summer. Seeing Phish in a festival setting is probably even more epic than just seeing Phish. So people who already have tickets for other Phish shows might still hit up Bonnaroo to see them again.
Then there's all of the people who just go to festivals regardless of the lineup. And then there's the fact that there are tons of great bands on this lineup to sway people who have never even gone to a Phish show/festival before.
I'm thinking tickets sell out. If this wasn't such a hard time in the economy... I'd even say they sell out this week... but I think that'll stop some people. With that said, there were 65,000 tickets sold for last Bonnaroo... and gas prices were through the roof. This year, it looks like gas prices will probably be 2/3 to 1/2 of the prices they were at last year. So that might help move tickets.
Everyone says I am the biggest Negative Nancy when it comes to the economy just because I think it is all going to implode. I'm leaving my comfortable job and buying provisions, ect.
But Bonnaroo is just fine. This year they will sell plenty because of the lineup, although I am not sure it will sell out because many of the casual fans may have a hard time affording it. Unemployment will also be well over 8% by the summer, sadly.
I honestly think, though, that if there was one festival in the whole country that would survive, it would be Bonnaroo because of its roots and its fan base (you guys). Even if everything does collapse by 2010, because the farm is owned, it could even turn into a very lowkey affair for jambands again and the masses will come for cheap as a way to escape the madness of everyday life.
More than any other fest, Roo is a way of life for many people and no matter how bad things get, people will find a way to appreciate live music and camping community. I think the farm will be open for that kind of community through thick and thin (or at least that is my utopian vision.) ;D
Not to jump on the negativity bandwagon, I'm not a negative person, but this economy will get WAY worse before it gets better. Langerado going belly-up is like Circuit City's bankruptcy. Best Buy ate their lunch, and you will see alot more of this rolling through the economy as people dial down their spending.
My gf and I hoped to do VIP again this year, but after looking at kids tuition bills looming, made sense to return to GA with $900+ towards that much more important bill.
That being said, I think Bonnaroo/AC/Superfly are being very smart by putting together a powerful weekend that will help carry alot of us through the rough year ahead. Here's hoping that the additions announced soon will make this the most joyfully conflict filled weekend of my liife. If you see someone running around from tent to stage to tent...NASCAR style, that'd be me trying to hear all the acts I'm absolutely insane w/ anticipation to hear!