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I was seriously considering doing this until I saw the price:
$210 for the "cheapest" opportunity to buy tickets? Next year is going to be fucking expensive.
EDIT: pretty sure people I know got their early birds for $140 or $150 this year.
I clicked on the link in the e-mail and didn't see any pricing on the Front Gate Ticket pages for GA and VIP (I didn't even bother checking platinum).
FWIW, I bought at the earliest opportunity last year and paid over $200 for 3 day GA.
My knee-jerk reaction is to buy tomorrow, but I should really just wait for the lineup or daily schedule. As much as I keep hoping that they'll have plenty of acts I like and love, like they did in 2014 and 2015, wishing doesn't make it so and I should really just hang tight and wait for January.
I just wish that Illinois would legalize marijuana now, so I could move to Chicago and have a festival season which extends beyond June 1. Right now, there's nothing for me to do with my festival energy until the January lineup drop.
theres always gov ball, osheaga, firefly, and pano.
I was seriously considering doing this until I saw the price:
$210 for the "cheapest" opportunity to buy tickets? Next year is going to be fucking expensive.
EDIT: pretty sure people I know got their early birds for $140 or $150 this year.
I clicked on the link in the e-mail and didn't see any pricing on the Front Gate Ticket pages for GA and VIP (I didn't even bother checking platinum).
FWIW, I bought at the earliest opportunity last year and paid over $200 for 3 day GA.
My knee-jerk reaction is to buy tomorrow, but I should really just wait for the lineup or daily schedule. As much as I keep hoping that they'll have plenty of acts I like and love, like they did in 2014 and 2015, wishing doesn't make it so and I should really just hang tight and wait for January.
I just wish that Illinois would legalize marijuana now, so I could move to Chicago and have a festival season which extends beyond June 1. Right now, there's nothing for me to do with my festival energy until the January lineup drop.
There's like 5 festivals happening within 2 hours of Boston this summer.
There's like 5 festivals happening within 2 hours of Boston this summer.
Sadly, I'm car free. I'm a horrible driver who hit around two dozen cars between the ages of 16-32 while pulling in and out of parking spaces. The same bad hand-eye coordination which led to no hits, no catches, and no foul tips during my one year of Little League keeps me off the road.
I don't live in East Podunk, I live the Boston/Cambridge area, which was an "every tour" stop for every band when I moved here in 1988. That's no longer the case.
Checked the price of a Newport, RI hotel room lately? Yes, there are Boston-Newport buses, but their schedules would require staying Thurs-Sun night right in town for $300+ per night.
Mansfield, MA, home of Levitate, is one of the few South Shore towns not on a commuter rail line.
Festival at the Farm said they were going to have a shuttle/public transportation plan in place, but then went silent when I asked on Twitter when single-day tickets went on sale.
I've looked into Solid Sound, and while there are buses to North Adams, there aren't many hotel rooms in the city. Most people stay in neighboring cities and towns and drive in.
Solid Sound has a campground with shuttle service to the festival
Solid Sound has a campground with shuttle service to the festival
Fine for people who camp, but as an almost 60 year old man with a lower back problem and arthritis, camping isn't an option.
I feel like an avid skier who moved to Vermont or Colorado for the great skiing, only to see half of the ski resorts in his area close down over the course of the following decades. Really, EVERYBODY played Boston in the 80's and 90's (and early 2000's).
All you do is complain jesus christ, I mean I'm sorry but not really because so many people have tried to help you out or give you advice and there's always SOMETHING
Post by Vinnie the Eel on May 31, 2018 10:30:06 GMT -5
I mean, you can't really blame the city of Boston for having 5 festivals within 2 hours of it but you having your own limitations which make them impossible for you to attend. It's a bummer for you, but I'm not sure what they're supposed to do about it.
I mean, you can't really blame the city of Boston for having 5 festivals within 2 hours of it but you having your own limitations which make them impossible for you to attend. It's a bummer for you, but I'm not sure what they're supposed to do about it.
Based upon population size and long-time prominence as a concert market, much like Philadelphia, Boston should really have two in-town festivals per year.
And I'd argue that the 5 festivals within 2 hours thing is a bit of an exaggeration. Levitate is an old school, mostly jam band/reggae fest, not my thing. Solid Sound is in North Adams, which is part of the Albany/Saratoga Springs concert market, and is 2 hours 44 minutes by car, without stopping. Festival at the Farm is very close to town, but in one of those rare locations inaccessible via MBTA.
I'm not blaming the city, but my own dumb luck for not picking a city that would turn into a better festival market when I got out of grad school and deciding where to move.
Have you looked into the rideshare offerings to festivals that are close but more to your liking? I always see a ton of ride share offerings be it on a bus or just with other attendees. Something to keep in mind. Might not be a perfect resolution, but might let you see more music.
Post by thevagabond on May 31, 2018 10:53:25 GMT -5
Lowell Folk Festival Green River Festival Solid Sound Freshgrass Newport Folk Newport Jazz Boston Calling Festival at the Farm Friendly Gathering Levitate
Not sure what else you want. Cabs, buses, motels, trains.
Mountain Jam also does the rideshare thing, I'm sure you could figure out a way to get from there to a place in town, be it uber or cab.
Mountain Jam has a cool lineup, but exactly what city is it near?
In any event, that weekend is my last gasp of ticketed shows for months, with Paul Simon on Friday night, Ted Leo on Saturday night, and David Cross on Sunday night. Next up, Car Seat Headrest in September. (More shows that appeal to me could be announced, but who knows? I was really disappointed when we didn't get post-Boston Calling announcements of shows by The National and The Decemberists this week.)
Not much of a city there, it's in Hunter, NY. You'd probably have to stay in the Catskills/town and uber in.
Also, no way it would be cheaper to take a cab and train there and back. Train would be $23 round trip, and a cab would be way more than $20 each way (that's about a 40 minute drive).
I just wish that Illinois would legalize marijuana now, so I could move to Chicago and have a festival season which extends beyond June 1. Right now, there's nothing for me to do with my festival energy until the January lineup drop.
Sooner or later we will witness legalize at all the states, it is a very very profitable business. Cannabis industry is being developed crazily, huge food corporations like Coca-Cola and Hersheys are already implementing cannabis into their products. I personally can't live without CBD Oil and it is already legally available at platforms like Amazon.
Radiohead announced two shows at TD Garden in July, the 28th and 29th. Guess that makes up for them not playing BC.
They threw a real curveball to mobile luddites like myself who don't carry a mobile device.
I attempted to buy a ticket to one of the shows online, but they're only doing a mobile barcode for online orders -- no mailed tickets or print from home option.
I suspect that this is meant to foil scalpers, but it also foils anyone who doesn't carry a smartphone.
Since neither show has sold out, I suspect that at some point between now and the show dates that they'll, at the very least, sell paper tickets at the box office. The availability of regularly priced tickets foils scalpers wonderfully, and I can't see venue/promoter/band wanting empty seats which could be otherwise sold.
I finally joined the 21st Century and got a mobile phone, since I need to use Google Authenticator for work. I'll be downloading the Live Nation and Ticketmaster apps shortly, to be able to use eTickets when I start going to shows again.
