did coachella loose money?

[Coachellian]

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/ente...ose_money.html

[JustSteve]

vegas has loose slots

[Hannahrain]

as for my two cents, i feel it also has a lot to do with the bands chosen to play the events. admittedly I'm not a Prince fan, and by no means am i insisting he's a bad artist. however, i can only name about 2 songs he does, which doesn't translate to paying headliner prices. this isn't a blanket statement, but did you all go pick up his latest release when it came out?

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[cansei de ser sexme]

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you forgot to go to the next paragraph...

as for my two cents, i feel it also has a lot to do with the bands chosen to play the events. admittedly I'm not a Prince fan, and by no means am i insisting he's a bad artist. however, i can only name about 2 songs he does, which doesn't translate to paying headliner prices. this isn't a blanket statement, but did you all go pick up his latest release when it came out?

i don't have exact figures to back this up, but i feel warped tour is probably doing well financially

[fiyahhh!]

I used to go to concerts and festivals all the time. Now I think they are too expensive for what they are. Take the Virgin festival, I would love to see Foo Fighters (again), NIN, STP and a couple of others but they spread it out over 2 days and the value is not there. I don't feel like I am getting a deal.

2 day pass = $175
artists performing = 41
avg price per band = $4.27
telling the world this isn't a good deal = priceless

[suprefan]

And some Random blogger from Baltimore of all places shouldnt be doing some random report like this.

[Botrocker]

^Exactly

[shakermaker113]

retarded/

[slurpee]

i love coachella better than anything.

[TomAz]

Loose lips sink ships.

[prettydirtything]

This probably wasnt a personal attack on our favorite festival, but rather a sloppy cobbling of known facts and a few guesses. (a "blog", if you will)

This is a story on the issues facing the overall concert industry that was in the UT today.... I personally had coachella paid for in february, but APW is going to be scaled down. Selling my sunday ticket, staying with friends in the city rather than a hotel, camping the stage with water bottles rather than getting my drink on and charging about buying $85 Emek posters, (for example).... They have a quote from an AEG rep, which runs coachella (i think)

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/f...7concerts.html

Poor economy has concert promoters singing the blues

By George Varga
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
July 17, 2008
Pop-music concerts raked in $3.9 billion in North America last year, but the struggling U.S. economy is fanning fears among event promoters of a summer tumble and winter fallout.

“The impact of the economy on concerts is the biggest I've seen in my 17 years here,” said John Wojas, vice president of AEG Live San Diego. “We're seeing lower attendance at every show across the board, from Latin and adult-contemporary to alternative rock.”
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“We have to be careful going forward, because a lot of forecasts predict that as bad as things are now, they are going to get worse. And a lot of the summer concert tours were planned earlier, when gas prices weren't as bad and the economy wasn't as dicey.”

One concert-goer, SDSU junior Faryar Borhani, 20, is already cautious.

“Last summer, I went to four or five concerts; this summer, I've only gone to one,” he said. “Because of ticket and gas prices going through the roof, I won't be going to any more.”

[TomAz]

[miscorrections]

One concert-goer, SDSU junior Faryar Borhani, 20, is already cautious.

“Last summer, I went to four or five concerts; this summer, I've only gone to one,” he said. “Because of ticket and gas prices going through the roof, I won't be going to any more.”

Yeah, he probably can't afford to go because buying all those antibiotics to combat his raging syphilis wiped out his wallet.

[TomAz]

you know this gentleman?

[prettydirtything]

Yeah, he probably can't afford to go because buying all those antibiotics to combat his raging syphilis wiped out his wallet.

Frat boy done you wrong dear? There was an uncomfortable "personal experience" edge to that joke...

;-)

"Six years at SDSU and all I got was an STD"

[miscorrections]

you know this gentleman?

No.

Frat boy done you wrong dear? There was an uncomfortable "personal experience" edge to that joke...

No.

Mostly I can't pass up an opportunity to sneer at STDSU.

[shakermaker113]

They have a quote from an AEG rep, which runs coachella (i think)

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/f...7concerts.html

the people complaining about the effects of the economy can't be the same people who are starting up all these new festivals. I wonder why there is such a divide.

and the dude went to 5 fucking concerts last year? I wonder, when they think of concert, when do they draw the line between club show and concert? the economy will probably affect the $50+ ticket $8 beer $20 parking shows much more than the small club shows a lot of us attend.

but then again, our festivals, ouch...

[prettydirtything]

No.




No.

Mostly I can't pass up an opportunity to sneer at STDSU.

booooooo!!!!!

Where the hell else could I have had transferred into with a 2.67 GPA and still heard, "Wow, your (sic) so smart!" from hot pussy????????

[amyzzz]

vegas has loose slots

I really fucking hate that term. So vulgar.

[Young blood]

booooooo!!!!!

Where the hell else could I have had transferred into with a 2.67 GPA and still heard, "Wow, your (sic) so smart!" from hot pussy????????

I believe that children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I will live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Chorus:
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

And I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I will live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Chorus:
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

[marooko]

And some Random blogger from Baltimore of all places shouldnt be doing some random report like this.

so another random blogger from another part of the country should? fuck bloggers. go get a fucking job.

booooooo!!!!!

Where the hell else could I have had transferred into with a 2.67 GPA and still heard, "Wow, your (sic) so smart!" from hot pussy????????

the one up front needs to quit holding in her stomach. its obvious and its much more unattractive.

[gaypalmsprings]

[emtgreg]

sdsu is amusing

did they loose money?

I have no idea

did they make zomg profits?

i have no idea,


what do I believe?


coachella will be back next year...

[dontfeedthebird]

what do I believe?


coachella will be back next year...

Hooray! My daily mantra!!!!

[MarkO]

I've toned it down a bit. Passed on the SubPop festival and passed on Pemberton.

[evosport]

pretty sure they do cost analysis and such b4 pricing tickets. in fact they probably rake in slight profits at the least.

[M Sparks]

Hello to all the people who are always complaining that this message board is going downhill...you finally have your proof. Loose/Lose has finally reached our shores.

There's a technical board I read that is so bad, you can see this in almost every thread. My sig over there is "Loose and Lose aren't even homonyms."

[gaypalmsprings]

I love the word "homonyms"