Sasquatch! Festival 2014

[Pea]

Can't wait for Neko Case or Metric to "headline".

Hahaha best post of the thread. Aint that the fucking sad truth of this whole deal...

[Miroir Noir]

Isn't the Friday of this thing only like one or two stages for six hours, anyway? Or is it a full day all four days?

[suprefan]

The friday is a half day essentially. So are they going to poach bands that play Capitol Hill Block Party now? And make it harder on Bumbershoot too? This seems counterproductive for them in regards to festival variety and such.

[amyzzz]

Ooh 3 day 4th of July weekend next year! ...is all I get out of this thread.

[rage patton]

Isn't the Friday of this thing only like one or two stages for six hours, anyway? Or is it a full day all four days?

When it used to be a 3 day fest, it was 3 full days of music. From noon till about midnight or 1ish. When it expanded to four, the Friday was a half day. Now that it is back to 3, I am assuming it will be 3 full days of music for both Fests.

Also, I imagine Sasquatch will announce both line ups at the same time. Probably early February like usual. I wonder how presale is going to go down though...

[Bumblebee]

The friday is a half day essentially. So are they going to poach bands that play Capitol Hill Block Party now? And make it harder on Bumbershoot too? This seems counterproductive for them in regards to festival variety and such.

Living in Vancouver is means that 200 acts will have their summer tour plans routed through the Northwest over 2 weeks with no promise of returning any other time of the year. It creates quite a traffic jam of acts for fans that actually want to see full sets.

It'll be curious to see if Edmonton's Sonic Boom, Portland's music NW or Squamish festival switch up their dates to piggy back acts.

[Bumblebee]

Also, I imagine Sasquatch will announce both line ups at the same time. Probably early February like usual. I wonder how presale is going to go down though...

I could see them staggering the announcements to minimize comparisons between lineups and people feeling they have to "choose".

[unit300021]

I could see them staggering the announcements to minimize comparisons between lineups and people feeling they have to "choose".

I think they would have to announce both at the same time. Otherwise you will get people who want to wait for the second weekend line up only to find out they prefer it to the first weekend but then it's already sold out.

[Bumblebee]

I think they would have to announce both at the same time. Otherwise you will get people who want to wait for the second weekend line up only to find out they prefer it to the first weekend but then it's already sold out.

You could always find post sell out tickets to this festival week of event for near face value. Doubling ticket inventory will only make it easier.

I think there will be 2-4 lineup announcements like they have sometimes done in the past.

[Courtney]

I am excited about the possibilities this opens up.

[Shaxspear]

I don't really get why they both have to be named Sasquatch? It's two different festivals at the same venue.

[Vasoline Groove]

I don't really get why they both have to be named Sasquatch? It's two different festivals at the same venue.

Yeah they should just call it a different but related name like the Gnarwal fest brought to you by the same team that does Sasquatch and no one would complain. Due to the low relative capacity of the Gorge they should be able to sell out both fests no problem as long as they have solid line ups.

[TickleMeElmo]

I don't really get why they both have to be named Sasquatch? It's two different festivals at the same venue.

Same reason why Coachella and S.S. Coachella shared the same name despite being two completely different events. They believe the "Sasquatch" name is necessary to sell now.

[Courtney]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_line_extensions

[gam3g3ni3]

Top to bottom, they cant even out one festival of solid acts together. Twois going to be stretched thin. Put me in the "this is going to be a flop" group.

[superdeluxe]

Top to bottom, they cant even out one festival of solid acts together. Twois going to be stretched thin. Put me in the "this is going to be a flop" group.

They sold out in hours this year with a festival that according to you didn't have a entire roster of solid acts. I think they are going to be okay.

[GBVFan]

Damn, I was finally planning on making it next year. Now I have to pick which weekend and hope for a lineup more in my favor. Most people purchase pre-sales before a lineup right?

This year the lineup was available before tickets went on sale to the general public. I assume this would also be a must for the two weekend structure.

[GBVFan]

Top to bottom, they cant even out one festival of solid acts together. Twois going to be stretched thin. Put me in the "this is going to be a flop" group.

Strongly disagree, this years lineup was SOLID. Especially compared to the lineup I am going to see at Outside Lands. Each to their own taste though I suppose.

[davers]

You could always find post sell out tickets to this festival week of event for near face value. Doubling ticket inventory will only make it easier.

This year that didn't happen. Even the day before the fest tickets were still going for $500 on stubhub. Demand was insane this year and now all of the sudden they think they can make that happen for 2 weekends.

I think they would have to announce both at the same time. Otherwise you will get people who want to wait for the second weekend line up only to find out they prefer it to the first weekend but then it's already sold out.

I doubt that would happen. With the exception of this year Sasquatch has never sold out that fast.

This year the lineup was available before tickets went on sale to the general public. I assume this would also be a must for the two weekend structure.

For the last 3 years they have had a presale starting around November. This year it was $300 presale and $337 after the lineup came out. They have never sold all of their tickets in the presale though. I would guess that the presales will do worse this year since less people will want to commit to one date only to find out that the other date has a lineup they like more. The only thing I could see them doing to avoid this is letting you buy a ticket and choose which weekend you want to attend after the lineups come out. I strongly doubt they would be able to pull that off though.

[JustSteve]

Daft Punk playing both.

[kneuller]

I wish I lived in the Pacific Northwest

[nathanfairchild]

They sold out in hours this year with a festival that according to you didn't have a entire roster of solid acts. I think they are going to be okay.

The last 4-5 years ACL has sold out within hours of releasing tickets. A couple of years in a row they even sold out faster than Coachella. This year they switched to two weekends and only sold out the first weekend. It's been over a month and Weekend 2 still hasn't sold out. I think the only way that Sasquatch can sell out both is to have extremely strong headliners. I really think this is too big of a risk for Sasquatch.

(That's not to say that I don't want it to succeed, I definitely do. Hopefully I can do the July 4th weekend.)

[TickleMeElmo]

The last 4-5 years ACL has sold out within hours of releasing tickets. A couple of years in a row they even sold out faster than Coachella. This year they switched to two weekends and only sold out the first weekend. It's been over a month and Weekend 2 still hasn't sold out. I think the only way that Sasquatch can sell out both is to have extremely strong headliners. I really think this is too big of a risk for Sasquatch.

(That's not to say that I don't want it to succeed, I definitely do. Hopefully I can do the July 4th weekend.)

To be fair, ACL's lineup didn't go over too well with the Austin crowd.

[thekube]

I, for one, am excited about enjoying some music on July 4th at the Gorge.

[Bumblebee]

Between Sasquatch and Squamish, promoters for think they can go from roughly 40,000 passes sold in 2012 or 2013 to close to 80,000 in 2014.

[heart cooks brain]

if the festiival doesn't do well they'll go back to one weekend. festivals i should say. i don't see what the big deal is. if nothing else, it'll be less crowded. seems like a win/win.

two lineups and less people at each.

[Bumblebee]

if the festiival doesn't do well they'll go back to one weekend. festivals i should say. i don't see what the big deal is. if nothing else, it'll be less crowded. seems like a win/win.

two lineups and less people at each.

A couple dozen acts next summer may only play a single show in the Northwest, and a truncated set. Given music fans big logistical night mares and guesswork.

For instance, if you want to see QOTSA in the Northwest this summer your only choice is Squamish and being on the hook for a good $300 just to see the one performance. Through an industry source I've heard their touring goes deep into 2014, but there are acts on the summer festivals that don't really do other shows - or if they do it's in Bend, Oregon.

[Bumblebee]

City & Colour just announced a May 23rd 2014 Vancouver show at Deer Lake Park with Half Moon Run opening.

I also know of a very cool sub-headliner act booked a in the area for the July Sasquatch. It's announced next week to coincide with their notable Black Friday RSD release.

[rage patton]

Flaming Lips are playing Vancouver in July? Cool.

[Bumblebee]

Flaming Lips are playing Vancouver in July? Cool.

Nope. Non-US group that I would pick over the Lips any day. Orpheum show.