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If Zep headlines, I think there's going to be a rush for tickets worse than with the Hannah Montana debacle. Ticket agencies will have a field day with it.
On the other hand, I'd love to be part of the media spectacle that will go with Zep headlining.
Post by localweather on Jan 3, 2008 17:27:02 GMT -5
moetrain said:
If Zep headlines, I think there's going to be a rush for tickets worse than with the Hannah Montana debacle. Ticket agencies will have a field day with it.
On the other hand, I'd love to be part of the media spectacle that will go with Zep headlining.
Yeah but this really isn't like Hannah Montana or other situations. This is for a 3 and a half day ticket, not a 3 hour show. There is a little more commitment involved in going to Bonnaroo than a regular rock show.
I guess there is always the chance that people will buy a ticket just to see LZ and then go home afterwards or just show up for the Saturday night, but 80,000?
In any case, I am buying a couple of tickets ASAP, LZ or not.
Yeah but this really isn't like Hannah Montana or other situations. This is for a 3 and a half day ticket, not a 3 hour show. There is a little more commitment involved in going to Bonnaroo than a regular rock show.
I guess there is always the chance that people will buy a ticket just to see LZ and then go home afterwards or just show up for the Saturday night, but 80,000?
This was my impression as well. When I told my mom about the Zeppelin rumor, she was interested in seeing them, but not at all interested in doing a festival. When she was my age she followed the Dead and whatnot, but something tells me that, like her, a large majority of LZ's fan base isn't going to want to go all the way to Bonnaroo just to see them.
Either way, like you, I'll be getting tickets regardless.
Post by thealsowiks on Jan 3, 2008 19:29:44 GMT -5
Hey all, Did anyone see the blog on Robert Plants website? They seem to be saying that led zep is Definitely going to be there. It seems pretty sure that Plant will be, so why not everybody else? Ive been the last 3 years and was planing not to go in 08 but if zep is there I dont see how I could skip it. For me it seems like a perfect fit. But didnt like 80 million people try to get tix for the London show?
Hey all, Did anyone see the blog on Robert Plants website? They seem to be saying that led zep is Definitely going to be there. It seems pretty sure that Plant will be, so why not everybody else? Ive been the last 3 years and was planing not to go in 08 but if zep is there I dont see how I could skip it. For me it seems like a perfect fit. But didnt like 80 million people try to get tix for the London show?
Do you mean the blog at www.robertplanthomepage.com? I don't think that's an official site. His official site is www.robertplant.com/ and there's nothing mentioned there. I do, however find it interesting that all of the upcoming tour dates for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are in May, without a single mention of the month of June. We shall see.
hypothetically if zep was planning on attending a huge music fest there would be a huge demand for them to be at many fests all over the world, and they may only end up showing up at one. therefore i think even though zep prob doesnt need a huge paycheck they would get one,i think supply versus demand would nessecitate(sp) the fest that would end up getting them would have to cough up a lot of dough. So if bonnaroo would have to devote a large amount of tix sales to zep therefore leaving less Money to pay for other decent acts that would balance the whole weekend, including other headliners. Does anybody feel like if zep was there the acts would be lopsided? My fear is that the quality of acts with get weaker because they had to cough up a bunch of cash to secure zep.
If Zep headlines, I think there's going to be a rush for tickets worse than with the Hannah Montana debacle. Ticket agencies will have a field day with it.
On the other hand, I'd love to be part of the media spectacle that will go with Zep headlining.
Yeah but this really isn't like Hannah Montana or other situations. This is for a 3 and a half day ticket, not a 3 hour show. There is a little more commitment involved in going to Bonnaroo than a regular rock show.
I guess there is always the chance that people will buy a ticket just to see LZ and then go home afterwards or just show up for the Saturday night, but 80,000?
In any case, I am buying a couple of tickets ASAP, LZ or not.
If they headline, there will be a lot of people that just come for the night that Zep headlines. I'm pretty sure that a ton of people did that for The Police last year.
If you think about about it... tickets for the Led Zep reunion at the O2 went for ridiculous amounts of money. I think anyone would rather pay 300 bucks instead of $1000+, even if they're just coming in for the day.
Bonnaroo's not for the faint of heart, or for people that can't take rough conditions, even if they are in RV's. Hell, I got heat stroke last year! (Kept on truckin' though) Even with getting a hotel somewhere close to Manchester and the price of a ticket to Roo... You're still not coming even close to the price of the O2 tickets.
I also think that ticket prices will depend on who headlines.
If you think about about it... tickets for the Led Zep reunion at the O2 went for ridiculous amounts of money. I think anyone would rather pay 300 bucks instead of $1000+, even if they're just coming in for the day.
Not true, every ticket holder had to have an ID to prove they purchased the ticket or were a relative at the O2 show. This way there was no way to scalp the tickets. I think they mention it in the clip of Black Dog from the British news report. I could see Bonnaroo doing the same thing if there was a huge demand, just so they don't ruin the atmosphere.
^^That's a very British practice though. I believe several of the major festivals use the same security measures. Whereas, I don't know of any major ticket event in the US that adopts that practice.
If Zep headlines, I think there's going to be a rush for tickets worse than with the Hannah Montana debacle. Ticket agencies will have a field day with it.
On the other hand, I'd love to be part of the media spectacle that will go with Zep headlining.
Yeah but this really isn't like Hannah Montana or other situations. This is for a 3 and a half day ticket, not a 3 hour show. There is a little more commitment involved in going to Bonnaroo than a regular rock show.
I guess there is always the chance that people will buy a ticket just to see LZ and then go home afterwards or just show up for the Saturday night, but 80,000?
In any case, I am buying a couple of tickets ASAP, LZ or not.
ya there are many of us here that could care less who will be there... being on that farm is enough. There will be SOMETHING to do 24/7 at Bonnaroo... that will never change!
Post by leafsfan7524 on Jan 4, 2008 13:03:06 GMT -5
asdoye111 said:
ya there are many of us here that could care less who will be there... being on that farm is enough. There will be SOMETHING to do 24/7 at Bonnaroo... that will never change!
That's so true. There are a lot of bands I love, but it's not like I'm dieing to see them on the list cause I know either way I'll have a blast at Roo. Also the les bands you plan to see you'll be able to venture out and see unfamiliar bands, or see other things at Roo.
On the other hand, there's that big music lover in me that kind of hopes for a couple bands - maybe DBT or TMV
Really, I could do without LZ being there. Sure it'd be great to see them, but there are a lot more bands I'd rather see. And the point of tickets selling out kind of scares me a bit too, but not that much. Last year tickets didn't sell out until what...late May? But still, the fact that it is LZ might be a factor in that. I do have a lot of friends who want to go, but they all probably can't get the tickets right away like I'm planning on doing.
I'm just hoping the rumor is truly false. It'll make things a lot easier I think.
I do, however find it interesting that all of the upcoming tour dates for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are in May, without a single mention of the month of June. We shall see.
They had the Roo date on their site awhile back, but took it down. I'm pretty much assuming they will be there
Does anyone else think Superfly/AC will raise the capacity if they get Zeppelin? We know they have room for 90,000. They tried to sell that many in 2005 but fell short.
Another 10,000 tickets sold would probably cover what they would have to pay the band to show up.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jan 5, 2008 1:04:58 GMT -5
IF Zeppelin were to show, I would not be surprised if they tried to allot 90-95,000 people this time. Especially if it was announced before tickets go on sale.
man... BFE will have to be changed to BFA (Bum-Fuck-Antarctica)
im almost betting it will go the same was strum. it was at 90 or 95k and they dropped it to 80. im thinking it will go back up for zepp. and as far as tickets go it seems every year they go up a little higher. im thinking the first tier will go at last tier from last year and go on up to $350... i hope not though. it just seems that thats what they do every year.
I don't see that LZ being there would be a bad thing but *snip*Now - LZ is HUGE - way much bigger then The Police....*snip* baby boomers; who make decent money - *snip*and this group wants comforts if they are going to deal with the "heat and hippies" - so they will want RV's PLUS they can afford the VIP tickets -seems that they will prolly expand the VIP section even more to accomodate all of this -*snip*
Hi- I'm a noob to Inforoo...went to the O2 in London to see Zep. The above poster is spot on, IMO. A buddy who's a huge Pink Floyd fan indicated the Zep crowd was the best he's seen anywhere. Not boring...loads of energy...not just looking to get drunk off their a**.
The folks who bought Passcodes for Zep are arguably die-hards and almost all over 40 years old. Some well-to-do, none really poor, although some had to scrape, especially if flying from another continent.
Bonnaroo VIP real estate is looking pretty prime. Who's got details? LOL.
I do, however find it interesting that all of the upcoming tour dates for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are in May, without a single mention of the month of June. We shall see.
Take it from one who's seen Plant perform 6 times within 18 months...P-K will be at Bonnaroo...It's unofficially official. The P-K US tour is June to mid/end July.
Think JPJ will be in attendance, haven't checked it out, but he was last year w/ Ben Harper
...leaving JP to catch a plane with some new material? [OK, the last bit is my vivid imagination at work!]