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Okay, here's an idea. If you could create a festival, and make it from the ground up, with a lineup, a location, a poster, set times, and other things, what would you do? This is the question I pose to you. Other festival message boards have done this, like Coachella and Lolla, but I didn't really get the idea from them. People will vote on your lineup and poster, and it'll kinda be like a festival tournament.
The rules to this are gonna be a little less strict then the boards I mentioned above.
Rules (subject to change):
The deadline for signing up has passed. Sorry!
You must submit a poster by Saturday, Febuary 13th. Since I'm encouraging creativity, the poster should be creative as well. If you aren't the best at photoshop (that's me), don't worry, you shouldn't be judged on your poster, you should be judged on your overall lineup. The poster should include the lineup of your festival, the location, and the name of your festival. Any other stuff, like movies or any special stuff, you can feel free to type out, cause that stuff doesn't normally go on a poster.
You must think of an original name for your festival.
You must think of a location for your festival. This could be anywhere in the world!
You must pick dates for your festival. Your festival can be as long as summerfest, or as short as a one day festival. It can be during any month of the year, any day of the year.
If your festival makes it through the first round, you will then be required to submit set times for your festival within a week’s time of your win. Your set times are not bound in any way. You can play all night, like Roo, or you can have a curfew, like Lolla.
You may have up to 200 artists total playing your festival. Whether this is Comedy, Spoken Word, Music, or something else.
Be creative! Try and think outside the box.
Try and keep it at least a little realistic. This is not your dream festival, that would be too easy to put together with artists from your iPod. This is a festival with bands that are mostly touring now. Try not to have like, 6 headliners on one day. That's not realistic.
Restricted bands, to keep this realistic: The Smiths, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and any band who's deceased (Sublime, The Beatles, Nirvana, etc)
Questions will be asked, and I will try to answer them as completely as possible.
Anyone with any post count can sign up, but I want to have people with at least 50 posts to vote. This is to filter out the friends of the person who created the festival.
Sign up as soon as possible, cause I want to get the final entries in by Saturday the 15th, to get the ball rolling on this. Sign up is first come first serve, we can't have 200 festivals cluttering up the forums. I hope for about 30 festival entries. If we don't get that, that's ok.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to pm me.
Alright lets do this! I'm tired of waiting around! I liked the rules from the first one, and was gonna keep those. Thinking Signup by the 31st of January with the first match ups by the 13th of Febuary? Does that sound good?
Post by macmusicjunkie on Jan 17, 2010 17:55:28 GMT -5
Hey garageland, if you're organizing this, than let me give a suggestion. Because it's under a festival sub-board, everyone either overlooks it (like I did last year) or they think it's the one from last year. Create a new thread under the arcade that says something like "Create a Festival 2010." Then put a link to this page. Otherwise, it might just be you and me.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
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Next year needs a minimum / maximum number of artists because this is just kinda dumb when there's posters with 100+ artists going against posters with 60-70.
Some people decide between McDonalds and Burger King, but what does that have to do with this? It's not Bonnaroo vs. Mountain Jam, either. This is a contest and there should be a level playing field for everyone. Otherwise next year I'll enter and my poster will say "Every band that ever has or ever will exist will be here, playing on an infinite amount of invisible stages inside your head for whatever length of time you desire".
Some people decide between McDonalds and Burger King, but what does that have to do with this? It's not Bonnaroo vs. Mountain Jam, either. This is a contest and there should be a level playing field for everyone. Otherwise next year I'll enter and my poster will say "Every band that ever has or ever will exist will be here, playing on an infinite amount of invisible stages inside your head for whatever length of time you desire".
Maybe next year we should incorporate a spending limit or something to help. I do agree though. Some posters also have way too many acts playing in like 2-3 days with limited stages and such also. I do like them all and glad I participated.
Providing an outlet and a voice for music lovers to unite under the common theme of music for all. Join The Pondo Army to show your allegiance to musical freedom! Fighting for no censorship of the arts & music education in schools, The Pondo Army will triumph! The Pondo Army Movement
Follow me on twitter@Pondoknowsbest
We had a 200 cap last year. But I forgot to say that.
I like the budget idea alot. I wanted to do that this year, but it was too close to the start of the game and posters were made, it felt unfair to change the rules of the game in mid contest. Next year for certain. Budget ill be instated.
On a side note.
It was brought to attention that someone created a user just to vote. When it is figured out who it is that created it and they are a part of this Create A Festival they will be disqualified. I have a pretty good idea of who it was I just need the proof.
Don't f*cking do that again. It ruins a good thing.
Last Edit: Feb 23, 2010 5:47:47 GMT -5 by porvida - Back to Top
