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Splendour promoters addressslower ticket sales

Fri 6th May, 2011 in Local News

After a frustrating day of ticketing problems brought on because of high demand and a widespread technical glitch with Westpac Banking, Splendour In The Grass have issued a statement to TMN addressing this year’s slower than expected ticket sales. For the first time in five years Splendour still has a few thousand tickets available, over twenty-four hours since the event went on sale.

The statement reads as follows:

For the first time in many years Splendour In The Grass has not sold out on the same day that tickets were released for sale.

Despite intense interest, illustrated by over 4 million page impressions on splendourinthegrass.com when the line-up was announced, and many thousands of Splendour fans waiting online yesterday morning to purchase tickets, the flow on effects from the much publicised Westpac banking glitch – and the frustration it caused our patrons – seems to have resulted in a break in sales momentum.

Social media makes it very clear that people tried for hours to purchase tickets through Moshtix, but couldn’t. Many people expressed immense frustration and affected card holders posted on social media sites and called our media partner triple j to ask if Splendour would do anything to counteract the disadvantage they faced in securing tickets.

In an effort to clear up the sales system and give all those Westpac and affiliated card holders a fair chance to purchase a ticket to Splendour 2011, we suspended sales at 9pm last night and relaunched sales at 9am this morning.

While there has been strong demand for tickets this morning and sales are continuing, the event has not yet sold out.

If you have already nabbed tickets to Splendour make sure you check out FL’s Guide to Splendour In The Grass 2011.

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MilkySheep

MilkySheep said on the 6th May, 2011

It may have amazing headliners, but it has no depth. Take out Kanye and Pulp and all the internationals have been here in the last 2 to 3 years. I don't want to pay $500, plus flights, to see a bunch of bands that I've already seen. Last year had so much fresh blood and it had a reunited Strokes, they'll never be able to match that.

humanracin

humanracin said on the 6th May, 2011

This years lineup doesn't reflect the essence of Splendour to me, also the cost now exceeds my interest...

Ticky_McGregor said on the 6th May, 2011

Maybe Splendour should move their festival to Europe and halve the price.

It is a small festival by global standards (30,000 people) and has Coachella/Glastonbury size headliners.

Gah, you fool. You know you aren't supposed to use reasoning and logic.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 6th May, 2011

I don't disagree with that at all.

I think there are a lot of Splendour fans who would prefer to see smaller headliners and have a cheaper ticket price.

I think last year really had a lot of band who'd just cracked it and hadn't toured Australia before. Splendour was blessed with the timing really.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 6th May, 2011

I don't disagree with that at all.

I think there are a lot of Splendour fans who would prefer to see smaller headliners and have a cheaper ticket price.

I think last year really had a lot of band who'd just cracked it and hadn't toured Australia before. Splendour was blessed with the timing really.

Pretty much this.

Half of Splendour had just played Laneway last year before exploding. This year they have taken a step toward being a bigger festival.

chico21

chico21 said on the 6th May, 2011

I think this ticket price has put the festival out of reach for a lot of people though. Especially if you're interstate and have to include flights and all the rest. that's a massive expense.

craig123

craig123 said on the 6th May, 2011

exactly as braveheart says . comparing the cost of a 100k capacity to 32k capacity (1/3 size) is not apples for Apples.

Gross Tix sales for Glastonbury - 22mil pounds, splendour equiv 12 million pounds....

shazie

shazie said on the 6th May, 2011

I think another thing people need to consider is clashes (and time). I remember how I loved nearly every band on the 2010 lineup, then when I saw the timetable, everyone was clashing(of course). The Strokes & Band of Horses clashing? There went 2 big drawcards for me (sadly their sydney sideshows clashed as well....), foals & yeasayer clashed (once again, no love for sydney with their sideshows clashing as well). I can't remember the rest of the timatable but those were a couple that stuck out and were all big drawcards for me to go. I couldn't actually get the time off to go but I was kinda glad.

There's only so many bands you can see during the day and if you can't find a band you don't want to see on the lineup, you're in trouble because you'll have to miss some of them. Sadly that's pretty much the case for me this year, but I already know that some of the drawcards for me won't clash judging from the fuji rock schedule (e.g. mogwai and coldplay). I just think there's a lot of people, not all but a fair few, who think if they don't know/like everyone on the lineup, then there's no point in going. Will end this by saying obviously this won't be the case for everyone if they only want to see a couple of bands.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 6th May, 2011

^^ I think that it is not the bands but the price that is putting a lot of people off. If camping, $520 + all the other costs is a lot of money to spend on a festival, regardless of who is on a lineup.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 6th May, 2011

Is there really anything that needs addressing?
It's Splendour. It'll sell out eventually.

shazie

shazie said on the 7th May, 2011

Good point, forgot about the pricing. I guess because I've been saving up for it I didn't consider the price of everything included because I already consider that money I saved to be money spent. (if you know what I mean)

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 7th May, 2011

I don't know about the versus europe argument - i mean bands come out here and sell out decent sized gigs at three times the ticket prices of america or europe as well as whatever they get at the festival - especially at the moment with the exchange rates.

splendour is a rip off, there's no two ways about it.

insert cool name

insert cool name said on the 7th May, 2011

this is why splendour is worth the money for me:
probably would have paid about $70 for mars volta (even though they toured recently)
would have definately paid about $70 for pulp
not sure how much for the hives, but i'll assume the lowest at about $40
kanye about $150
janes addiction about $70
no idea how much the rest of these artists would cost, i'll assume $40 just 'cos i don't want to overestimate: friendly fires, mogwai, elbow, kaiser chiefs, kele, modest mouse, devendra banhart, the kills.

that's $700

plus some other bands that i will see but probably wouldn't have paid for their solo shows.

so for me it is worth it. i would say it is mostly because i am younger and so i haven't seen all the artists before like most other people on this forum have.
(i also know that there will be clashes, but i don't want to think about that just yet)

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 7th May, 2011

^^

my justification is the same. about 15 bands on there i would pay to see regardless. out of which i've only seen 4 in the past. it will be my first splendour.

greendanceypants

greendanceypants said on the 7th May, 2011

can someone please remember to post this exact thread for every future splendour related article. it seems like such a waste that the same comments need to be rewritten for every thing splendour related.

shazie

shazie said on the 8th May, 2011

this is why splendour is worth the money for me:
probably would have paid about $70 for mars volta (even though they toured recently)
would have definately paid about $70 for pulp
not sure how much for the hives, but i'll assume the lowest at about $40
kanye about $150
janes addiction about $70
no idea how much the rest of these artists would cost, i'll assume $40 just 'cos i don't want to overestimate: friendly fires, mogwai, elbow, kaiser chiefs, kele, modest mouse, devendra banhart, the kills.

that's $700

plus some other bands that i will see but probably wouldn't have paid for their solo shows.

so for me it is worth it. i would say it is mostly because i am younger and so i haven't seen all the artists before like most other people on this forum have.
(i also know that there will be clashes, but i don't want to think about that just yet)

I calculated I spent about $700 on sideshows last year :( About $250 was spent on buying my gf tickets though as well I think.. So personally about $450, would've spent much more if band of horses and yeasayer weren't clashing with the strokes 'n foals.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 8th May, 2011

i always thought it was going to be a bad idea getting coldplay + kanye to top the bill. personally i like both bands but it departs from what splendour is about. it is meant to be a showcase of the best "indie" talent in the world and maybe the odd old favourite.

craig123

craig123 said on the 8th May, 2011

^^ have a look at some of the past line ups and let me know if the best indie talent in the world was there in the early years ... i mean veruca salt ...

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 8th May, 2011

I think kanye was the deal-breaker for me (and probably people with the same mindset of 'but think of the crowd') and to some extent the cost. considering all the leaked line ups that had fleet foxes, death cab, amongst other brilliant indie acts, you just feel like if they would of got someone smaller than kanye like the artic monkeys the rest of the line up could of benefitted from the left over cash, then again I don't really know the costs and etc, but I assume you could pretty much get fleet foxes, death cab, and arctic monkeys for near the price of kanye.

insert cool name

insert cool name said on the 8th May, 2011

good point.
but there may have been issues other than money as to why fleet foxes, arctic monkeys and death cab aren't playing. maybe scheduling. it could be that none of those bands were available on those dates and kanye was.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 8th May, 2011

good point.
but there may have been issues other than money as to why fleet foxes, arctic monkeys and death cab aren't playing. maybe scheduling. it could be that none of those bands were available on those dates and kanye was.

yeah well there's all kinds of factors to take into it, all of them contributing to my absence from this years event.

on another note, I hope that all this means the falls lineup is gonna be off the fucking heezy this year.

HalfCentaur

HalfCentaur said on the 8th May, 2011

Pretty much this.

Half of Splendour had just played Laneway last year before exploding. This year they have taken a step toward being a bigger festival.

James Blake , Noah and the Whale and Wild beasts are all examples of bands such as florence, mumford and yeasayer that are all beginning to take off.. from what I hear, wild beasts new album is gonna be a killer, as is noah and the whale's new album, and well we all know hyped up james blake has been.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 8th May, 2011

Noah and the Fhale.

shazie

shazie said on the 8th May, 2011

Wild beats deserve the hype of an awesome live band. One of the biggest draw cards for me and hoping for a non-splendour clashing sideshow in sydney

HalfCentaur

HalfCentaur said on the 8th May, 2011

cannot wait for wild beasts. two dancers was one of my fav albums last year

shazie

shazie said on the 8th May, 2011

Came out in '09 but I'm assuming you meant one-of-fav-albums-that-didn't-necessarily-come-out-last-year albums. Either way still one of the best albums no matter which year it was heard

chico21

chico21 said on the 9th May, 2011

if arctic monkeys were on the lineup I'd be there for sure

humanracin

humanracin said on the 9th May, 2011

Needed more Fleet Foxes, Iron & Wine and TV On The Radio...

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th May, 2011

i think the overall feel is: it didnt get the acts it really should of and instead wasted it on a headliner only a minority care to see.

yetiite said on the 9th May, 2011

So the question is, now Splendour is not Splendour anymore.....who's gonna step up and put on the type of show we all loved about Splendour in Byron that is now finished?

ps. This would have been my fifth, but after last year's line-up compared to this year's, no way am I spending $1000+ to not see Coldplay and Kanye, because I wouldn't. His Coachella performance sucked, and Coldplay, I don't like. Also, I'm not surprised it hasn't sold-out. Last year I knew about 20-30 people from different parts of Australia attending. This year I think 2 are going.

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 9th May, 2011

craig123

craig123 said on the 9th May, 2011

So the question is, now Splendour is not Splendour anymore.....who's gonna step up and put on the type of show we all loved about Splendour in Byron that is now finished?

ps. This would have been my fifth, but after last year's line-up compared to this year's, no way am I spending $1000+ to not see Coldplay and Kanye, because I wouldn't. His Coachella performance sucked, and Coldplay, I don't like. Also, I'm not surprised it hasn't sold-out. Last year I knew about 20-30 people from different parts of Australia attending. This year I think 2 are going.

good luck trying to get a music festival approved of any decent size in Byron Bay again. Now just hopefully the Yelgun approval gets through soon so it can go back the local area.

yetiite said on the 9th May, 2011

I actually don't care if Splendour is in Byron or not.

What I was referring to, was a festival that boasted the "vibe," if you will, of the Splendours' past.

Woodford's a great site, that has the potential to grow. If only the Folk Fest is using it, it's grossly underused. Compare that environment of 32k to, say Parklands. 50k crammed in. No discernible atmosphere created outside the actual punter contingent.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 9th May, 2011

Would love to know how many tickets they have actually sold.

shazie

shazie said on the 9th May, 2011

What's all this about the losing vibe? They festival hasn't even taken place yet. They still have tons of the same type of bands last year had maybe just not the ones that some people were expecting.

There's a lot of quality acts on there, I just think there's some people (not all though) I reckon that haven't listened to a good number of the bands on the lineup and have dismissed it as "bad". (in before: I have listened to all of the lineup and it's bad)

yetiite said on the 9th May, 2011

What's all this about the losing vibe? They festival hasn't even taken place yet. They still have tons of the same type of bands last year had maybe just not the ones that some people were expecting.

There's a lot of quality acts on there, I just think there's some people (not all though) I reckon that haven't listened to a good number of the bands on the lineup and have dismissed it as "bad". (in before: I have listened to all of the lineup and it's bad)

What?

It lost its Splendour vibe when it moved from Byron. It's gone.

shazie

shazie said on the 9th May, 2011

What?

It lost its Splendour vibe when it moved from Byron. It's gone.

Never been to splendour so I wouldn't know the vibe at the byron ones(I'm asuming from all the years of praise it's got a nice vibe there). I was more reffering to people saying compared to last year it's lost it's vibe when this year's festival hasn't taken place yet .

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th May, 2011

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th May, 2011

Look at this from a strictly business point of view.

You have a product. That product will sell for whatever the market is willing to pay for it. You put that product out on the shelf, and it sells out really quickly, because you had a good product, and you sold it really cheaply.

So you put out more of the product (possibly with a few changes), but you charge a little more. It still sells out. SO you keep increasing the price, until it doesn't sell out any more. This means you've found your price point - the price which people are willing to pay for your product. So you can reduce the price a little - you'll make less money, but you'll retain your reputation for having a sell-out product. Or you can keep the price up a bit, make a little more money, and lose the reputation.*

This is exactly what Splendour has done. The problem is, they only get to put their product out once a year. Most products you can change the price of any time, but these guys only get one chance per year to guess what the market is willing to pay.

So, it seems like this year they've found their price point. COngrats to them. Now it just remains to be seen what they'll do with that info - bring the price down a little, to get back their "sells-out-in-20-seconds" branding, or keep it where it is. My money is on keep it where it is, especially if it sells out by the date of the event.

* - if you were making a physical product, there'd be third option of just make as many of the product as you can afford to do, which has it's own risks when suddenly noone wants them any more, and you've got a warehouse full of them.

yetiite said on the 9th May, 2011

It just happened to take place in the shithole that is Byron Bay. Could have been anywhere. Byron Bay itself did not create the vibe. The Festival itself did. The uniqueness of what it offered. etc etc etc. That's all. Got it?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th May, 2011

not really. i disagree with your stipulation that the general atmosphere of byron had no contribution to the vibe of the festival over the many years it took place there.

but at the same time, im not really sure what you think the vibe was, and how that vibe was missing from last year's event. maybe if you gave some more specific examples?

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th May, 2011

the vibe last year was fantastic, unless there were chicks walking around nude in Byron I don't see how it could of been much better.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 9th May, 2011

Ive been to both and last year was a much better festival. Not as small, but longer and heaps more to see and do.

bhutos said on the 9th May, 2011

What?

It lost its Splendour vibe when it moved from Byron. It's gone.

Fuck off. I've been to five since '02 and last year's vibe was fine.

Agree with previous posts regarding blowing wads of cash on the headliners leaving not as much room for strong mid tiers. That said they plugged the hell out of coldplay's viva la vida all weekend in '08 (in between playing times) and they played in '03 so it's not like they're not "splendour". On further consideration there are some decent bands hidden in there, just not the laneways PF fapfest that could have beefed it up.
Gumbuoy nailed it re the economics although "not selling out the same day" isn't exactly finding the pricepoint. Although you could make various arguments about it.

insert cool name

insert cool name said on the 9th May, 2011

can someone define vibe for me in the context of this conversation??

yetiite said on the 9th May, 2011

Different doesn't mean worse. I guess I mean intimacy. I'll replace vibe for intimacy. I was making a simple point. Struggling to get into the D for Florence, waiting for the Strokes, is a much different Splendour experience for me. One of many examples. The smallness, and uniqueness of the "experience" compared to the other big ones is what made it special for me. They seemed to try quite hard to create an "experience" rather than just throw a bunch of bands on a stage and let people sort it out, ala Big Day Out et al. Double the capacity and you'll lose some of that. Last year was one of the best, but it was different. That's all. And, a case in point, attend Falls at Marion Bay, and then attend Lorne and compare notes. Essentially the same event, different locations. Different "vibe," "experience," whatever.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th May, 2011

I think by vibe, they mean more casual appearences from the likes of which wear basketball hats with the rimmed tipped up like some sort of special child, stomping around the festival with a 'anything goes and the rest of you are cunts' air about them while they huddle in a tent with their six mates who all look exactly identical in the respect that they all follow the same routine at the gym which is biceps followed by more biceps, while not really give a whole shit about the music.

I could be wrong but I'm assuming that is the worry amongst those of us who have evolved passed said beings.

considering the post above if that's the worry, someone probably said the same thing about Glastonbury or t in the park once, it's the quality not the size of the crowd that makes the difference.

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 10th May, 2011

Can anyone confirm this is the case?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 10th May, 2011

i dont think i ever saw any nude chicks, since it was byron in the middle of winter.

but i saw a lot of people wearing very little clothing, which is one of the things that is wrong with Splendour - people go to be seen, and to be fashionable.

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 10th May, 2011

I agree with the business stance on the previous page, but thought I'd throw this into the mix as well.

The psychology of punters deciding they want to go to Splendour has become harder and harder. To try and save up the $$ for months prior only to possibly completely miss out on tickets entirely is something that I'm betting many people didn't want to deal with this year. Splendour have found themselves in a hard place where the investment (while many agree is worth it) is too hard to justify compared to the disappointment of missing out after saving up to go

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 10th May, 2011

I just don't get who would want to watch loads of cool but relatively unknown indie bands then finish the day watching bloody coldplay, for me, splendour should be more like Green Man in the UK - forget the big headliners, and focus on a lineup that makes sense from top to bottom.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 10th May, 2011

I honestly like this line up from top to bottom.

bhutos said on the 10th May, 2011

I'm going to partially reverse my position a little (re being top heavy) and say that if instead of Kanye they announced Radiohead I don't think we'd be having this conversation.

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 10th May, 2011

that's because practically everyone who likes indie likes radiohead

but at the same time by spending the (let's say) seven figure sum it would take to get radiohead over to play it, you are still looking at super high ticket prices because they are trying to punch above their weight at the top of the bill. I'd be happy if the top end had bands who could fill the hordern or enmore, rather than acer arena or the SEC.

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 10th May, 2011

Everytime i look at the line up i get excited about an act i have overlooked previously. Should still be a very, very, good weekend.

It will be very interesting to see Splendours next move though. Last year EVERYONE wanted to go to Splendour. This year, not so much.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 10th May, 2011

that's because practically everyone who likes indie likes radiohead

but at the same time by spending the (let's say) seven figure sum it would take to get radiohead over to play it, you are still looking at super high ticket prices because they are trying to punch above their weight at the top of the bill. I'd be happy if the top end had bands who could fill the hordern or enmore, rather than acer arena or the SEC.

you mean PLANTING a seven figure amount of trees right?

i agree with you re headliners. but i think splendour is trying to change its image away from a strictly indie vibe towards a wider reach in the same way BDO has recently, in their case away from a rock focus to a more pop friendly focus. in a financial sense it has worked for them but in terms of integrity i don't think it has.

personally i think coldplay was a poor choice, people keep harping on about their 2002 headlining spot and how great it was but thats basically like comparing apples with oranges. they are a completely different band now. on the other hand i think kanye was a great catch (slight bias here) he is hardly doing any shows at all this year so for him to come down here i think is a fairly big deal.

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 10th May, 2011

Look at this from a strictly business point of view.

You have a product. That product will sell for whatever the market is willing to pay for it. You put that product out on the shelf, and it sells out really quickly, because you had a good product, and you sold it really cheaply.

So you put out more of the product (possibly with a few changes), but you charge a little more. It still sells out. SO you keep increasing the price, until it doesn't sell out any more. This means you've found your price point - the price which people are willing to pay for your product. So you can reduce the price a little - you'll make less money, but you'll retain your reputation for having a sell-out product. Or you can keep the price up a bit, make a little more money, and lose the reputation.*

This is exactly what Splendour has done. The problem is, they only get to put their product out once a year. Most products you can change the price of any time, but these guys only get one chance per year to guess what the market is willing to pay.

So, it seems like this year they've found their price point. COngrats to them. Now it just remains to be seen what they'll do with that info - bring the price down a little, to get back their "sells-out-in-20-seconds" branding, or keep it where it is. My money is on keep it where it is, especially if it sells out by the date of the event.

* - if you were making a physical product, there'd be third option of just make as many of the product as you can afford to do, which has it's own risks when suddenly noone wants them any more, and you've got a warehouse full of them.

This.

If demand is greater than supply then obviously they're going to alter the price until demand = supply. That's how markets work.

People may have bitched about the price being too high last year, but they still bought enough tickets for it to sell out in a few hours, so obviously the price was going to go up again. I don't know why people are so appalled about it.

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 10th May, 2011

MUZIK SHUD BE FREE MANG!!!
Or something

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 10th May, 2011

information wants to be free. its true, it told me so itself.

T15lee

T15lee said on the 11th May, 2011

Tickets are expensive, but like people have said previously if you look at the bands you will see individually and put that cost together it works out.
As amazing as last year was, I am looking forward to checking out more of the festival this year and relaxing, rather than running from stage to stage and stressing over what I am going to miss. I saw so many bands last year, but didn't enjoy it as much as my previous 2 splendours in general.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 11th May, 2011

That doesnt always work out. For example, for the $1000 I could have spent on Splendour, I will instead see them in Brisbane, fly to Sydney or Melbourne and see them again, and still come out ahead.

T15lee

T15lee said on the 11th May, 2011

True, not always, but I’m also writing from the perspective of someone living in a regional town away from major cities, so to see bands in one place over a couple of days is a big plus.

grattan

grattan said on the 12th May, 2011

The REAL reasons

http://www.messandnoise.com/images/3020581/640x336-c.jpeg

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 12th May, 2011

my first thought about down ticket sales was definitely, "It's because Kanye West doesn't have a floor tom."

mooney88

mooney88 said on the 12th May, 2011

This. Some of my most enjoyable moments at splendour last year were the things alot of people might have missed, like the smaller bars etc.

P.s. I love floor tom.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 12th May, 2011

After Kanye sees this, it won't be long until he has the greatest floor tom of all time.

OF ALL TIME!

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 12th May, 2011

His floor tom will have grillz

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 13th May, 2011

This. Some of my most enjoyable moments at splendour last year were the things alot of people might have missed, like the smaller bars etc.

P.s. I love floor tom.

That's a coincidence, mine too:

[URL="http://wegaveitseven.com/?p=139"]Seven bands you might have missed at Splendour In The Grass

benr3

benr3 said on the 13th May, 2011

Whoever is responsible for this line needs to be taken out the back and shot!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 13th May, 2011

I think you missed the bit where the author stuck his tongue into his cheek at the start of the article and then didn't remove it.

grattan

grattan said on the 13th May, 2011

Way to miss the point there!

sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 13th May, 2011

Are you seriously that dense that you don't get that joke?

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 13th May, 2011

even sarah is weighing in, unlucky benr3.

therat

therat said on the 13th May, 2011

Spicy McHaggis

Spicy McHaggis said on the 13th May, 2011

That's a coincidence, mine too:

[URL="http://wegaveitseven.com/?p=139"]Seven bands you might have missed at Splendour In The Grass

Yo Gumbuoy, I really really enjoyed this article. I missed a few of these bands and am going to hunt down their albums on the weekend.

Demosthenes

Demosthenes said on the 13th May, 2011

[url=http://www.collapseboard.com/in-numbers-splendour-in-the-grass-2011]A slightly more serious examination of Splendour's ticket woes by Bris photographer Justin Edwards (who a few here might remember).

bhutos said on the 13th May, 2011

"As for “hands out” for media passes, it’s not like I’m in PR and going to spend the weekend in the VIP tent quaffing champagne, it’s not like I’m from FasterLouder HQ and I’m going to spent the weekend swanning about like I own the place, talking down to people and turning up late for interviews with the festival’s headliners"

riiaaaoowww.

grattan

grattan said on the 13th May, 2011

mmmmm.... yep that's really got us nailed - we do little except quaff champagne, swan about and annoy Kanye.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 13th May, 2011

I've had it up to hear with you Faster Louder bourgeoisie with your fancy champagne and all that swanning. What about the little guy?!?

Down with the imperialistic regime! Rise, rise the Peoples United Front of Faster Louder!

sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 13th May, 2011

Totes.

In fact, ere is a picture of me swanning around backstage at Splendour last year. I cropped Florence out of the photo.

http://www.champagnecomedy.com/episodes/underarm.jpg

grattan

grattan said on the 13th May, 2011

Sarah is drunk Judith Lucy?! Now I'm just confused... or maybe the bubble are just going to my head.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 13th May, 2011

One time FL met John Stamos on a plane and he told them they were pretty.

sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 13th May, 2011

True story.

Then he played our bongos

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDPbm9UTfg/RpZG2deRJxI/AAAAAAAAIGw/bqRxIqMYZEk/s400/john_stamos.jpg

rodismdotcom

rodismdotcom said on the 13th May, 2011

I don't get all this hasn't sold out, the sky is falling in bullshit.

The event is what about 2 months off? It will sell out. Exactly when it sells out is purely academic.

And at $500 a ticket Splendour will make an even bigger pile of $$$ than from any previous event.

Basic c.*ntish economics dictates that:

If your event sells out before the gates/doors open - YOU DIDN'T CHARGE ENOUGH!!!

Which is why next year they will be charging even more...

shazie

shazie said on the 13th May, 2011

Has a festival ever reduced it's price for a ticket from a previous year? An Aussie festival, that is. Wouldn't think so but would be interesting to know if it's ever happened

Piko

Piko said on the 14th May, 2011

Not that i can recall. Though i remember paying what... $40 for homebake and $80 for BDO in the past? Surely insurance doesnt make up half the current ticket prices?

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 15th May, 2011

Why everyone needs so many theories? It's simple.

Too many $
Too little indie shit.
And too much recycling.

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 15th May, 2011

I think he's got it spot on there.

The only things he missed was what someone brought up in the comments:

Megan says:
May 10, 2011 at 2:26 pm
I like this analysis – though I would also note that the line up is somewhat skewed to a younger audience than other years. Bands like The Pixies and Janes Addiction who toured in other years would help bring in the higher earners from Gen X (Pulp doesn’t really count as they’re doing a national tour and Jarvis Cocker was recently here anyway). $523 to a 18 year old is an absurdly high cost.

And the fact that it's not just that the bands have been around a lot in the last couple of years, but they also haven't released anything new since then, so most people who were excited to see them tour their new stuff will have seen it already

grattan

grattan said on the 15th May, 2011

http://i.imgur.com/yPIWS.jpg

yetiite said on the 15th May, 2011

I just saw that. They sure take criticism well.

That's not only astounding, it's ridiculously stupid.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 15th May, 2011

Why are people constantly talking about Pulp doing a National tour? I remind you all:

http://frauleincindy.com/photo/1280/5390745256/1/tumblr_ll1b44ci2J1qznea1

...thus their only other show is going to be OTBS.

bhutos said on the 15th May, 2011

Bahahah. Well played SITG, well played.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 15th May, 2011

Hey, I did great in English.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 15th May, 2011

curious to know if any scalpers bought SITG tickets in hope that it would be an instant sell out..........

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 16th May, 2011

Kind of difficult for scalpers to buy SITG tickets considering how the ticketing system works

chico21

chico21 said on the 16th May, 2011

I think by vibe, they mean more casual appearences from the likes of which wear basketball hats with the rimmed tipped up like some sort of special child, stomping around the festival with a 'anything goes and the rest of you are ****s' air about them while they huddle in a tent with their six mates who all look exactly identical in the respect that they all follow the same routine at the gym which is biceps followed by more biceps, while not really give a whole shit about the music.

I could be wrong but I'm assuming that is the worry amongst those of us who have evolved passed said beings.

considering the post above if that's the worry, someone probably said the same thing about Glastonbury or t in the park once, it's the quality not the size of the crowd that makes the difference.

pfffffft that's ridiculous.

you never follow biceps with triceps.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 16th May, 2011

pfffffft that's ridiculous.

you never follow biceps with triceps.

-_-' good one chico :P

chico21

chico21 said on the 16th May, 2011

thanks oldgregg. it only took me about 5 days! probably missed the window of opportunity for that one, but I thought I'd do it anyway.

grattan

grattan said on the 24th May, 2011

Why are people constantly talking about Pulp doing a National tour? I remind you all:

http://frauleincindy.com/photo/1280/5390745256/1/tumblr_ll1b44ci2J1qznea1

...thus their only other show is going to be OTBS.

....

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 24th May, 2011

can't help but notice you're quite fond of using an ellipsis lately, grattan.

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