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Post by Cbats on Dec 9, 2011 8:58:09 GMT -8
I'm thinking what happened there is it was cheaper to have Mumford & Sons headline since they command not as large of a paycheck. They're not up to DCFC's level yet as far as crowds go, but they're certainly rising fast. I remember them playing at Noon on the main stage at Sasquatch the other year and having not a clue who they were. do you think dcfc agreed to play for gless if they were billed lower? That's not how concerts work......
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Post by wompwomp on Dec 9, 2011 9:05:08 GMT -8
I'm thinking what happened there is it was cheaper to have Mumford & Sons headline since they command not as large of a paycheck. They're not up to DCFC's level yet as far as crowds go, but they're certainly rising fast. I remember them playing at Noon on the main stage at Sasquatch the other year and having not a clue who they were. Mumford and Sons had an absolutely ridiculous crowd at Coachella this year, one of the biggest of the entire weekend. Pretty sure there were more people at Robyn than there were at Death Cab at sasquatch this year. Anecdotal evidence for sure, but Mumford are much bigger than Death Cab at this point.
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Post by matt on Dec 9, 2011 9:06:17 GMT -8
I remember them playing at Noon on the main stage at Sasquatch the other year and having not a clue who they were. They were the third act on the Wookie, and the crowd was packed. I'm not defending them, just stating facts.
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Post by Pea on Dec 9, 2011 9:08:16 GMT -8
I'm thinking what happened there is it was cheaper to have Mumford & Sons headline since they command not as large of a paycheck. They're not up to DCFC's level yet as far as crowds go, but they're certainly rising fast. I remember them playing at Noon on the main stage at Sasquatch the other year and having not a clue who they were. Everything about this post is incorrect.
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Post by alex on Dec 9, 2011 9:50:06 GMT -8
I'm thinking what happened there is it was cheaper to have Mumford & Sons headline since they command not as large of a paycheck. They're not up to DCFC's level yet as far as crowds go, but they're certainly rising fast. I remember them playing at Noon on the main stage at Sasquatch the other year and having not a clue who they were. Everything about this post is incorrect. Watching Mumford in the Banana Shack was the highlight of my July 4th weekend.
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Post by weenie on Dec 9, 2011 9:56:15 GMT -8
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Post by Pea on Dec 9, 2011 9:58:36 GMT -8
Hehe you said July 4th weekend.
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Post by know ID yuh on Dec 9, 2011 10:05:03 GMT -8
Silly Canadians.
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Post by alex on Dec 9, 2011 10:11:21 GMT -8
I was going to say Victoria Day originally, but thought that might be a little too Canadian
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Post by Pea on Dec 9, 2011 10:17:00 GMT -8
And yet you managed to sound extra super Canadian anyway haha
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Post by alex on Dec 9, 2011 10:21:18 GMT -8
I can't help it...
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Post by alex on Dec 9, 2011 11:55:07 GMT -8
The Dudes Christmas show is happening again at Republik, December 22nd. Last year was a great time, I'll definitely be back. Also, do any of you Edmonton folk know if Freezing Man is going to be back? A group of us came up last year and had an amazing time, but I haven't heard anything about them putting it on again. Haven't heard anything yet, but I'll let you know if/when I do. Farewell to Freezing Man December 9, 2011. 10:33 am • Section: Plugged In Edmonton’s Freezing Man Festival is melting into a puddle of nothingness. Organizers are pulling the plug on the music and winter celebration because of poor ticket sales. Less than 3,000 tickets were sold to last January’s inaugural party, which featured performers such as Major Lazer, Broken Social Scene and Chromeo, and carnival rides at the Edmonton Expo Centre. The venue can hold 8,000 people. “First-year attendance simply wasn’t strong enough for us to do it again at the same level,” says Martin Salloum, president and CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, and one of the producers of Freezing Man. “For us to downgrade it (in 2012) just wouldn’t do it justice.” The festival was the brainchild of Jefferson Starship manager Michael Gaiman, who wanted to encourage fans around the world to visit our winter city. (He’s based in Los Angeles, Calif.) Unfortunately, Salloum admits the event failed to land at least one big musical act that would encourage fans to make the trip to Edmonton. “We had a lot of medium names,” he says. Organizers were plagued with other problems, too. The carnival rides were supposed to be outdoors, but were moved inside because the weather was too cold, and one of the headliners, DJ Kaskade, got sick and was forced to cancel his set on the day of the show.
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Post by wompwomp on Dec 9, 2011 12:01:23 GMT -8
aww, bummer.
Thanks Alex
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Post by alex on Dec 9, 2011 12:09:25 GMT -8
no problem. I've voiced my concerns with the journalist covering the story. We have so many standalone winter events around here, yet nobody ever thinks to combine one or two. Instead, they just keep putting together single events that don't really draw anybody from out of town and are barely even covered by the local media.
We have a snowball fight tournament, which was apparently the first of its kind in Canada (huge in Japan) which would have been the perfect complement to Freezing Man...but they were held a month apart and in different areas of the city. You'd think that the event organizers would do a little research before putting up a pile of money for an event.
So frustrating.
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Post by davers on Dec 9, 2011 12:27:17 GMT -8
They only sold 3000 tickets to a concert with Major Lazer, Chromeo and BSS? Do people in Edmonton not like music?
In other news, I totally spaced about buying Steel Panther tickets and it sold out. Laaammmeee.
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Post by alex on Dec 9, 2011 12:33:32 GMT -8
To be fair BSS was here like 4x last year. That said, I don't blame the ticket-buying public as much as I blame the event organizers (if you can call them that)
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Post by romanticizer on Dec 9, 2011 15:32:42 GMT -8
They only sold 3000 tickets to a concert with Major Lazer, Chromeo and BSS? Do people in Edmonton not like music? Holy Balls...I wish I could have cloned myself to sell out that show... 1. I could be boogiing in multiple places at once (yes, I pluralized boogie - like skiing). 2. I could get even drunker. 3. I singlehandedly could sell out a show and enjoy Chromeo in unprecedented Clonovision. Hell yes!
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Post by know ID yuh on Dec 9, 2011 17:52:29 GMT -8
ATTN PORTLAND.
Scalpers over bought for the Portugal. The Man show at the Crystal Ballroom tonight. There are about 500 tickets available on craigslist for this "sold out" show. People will be lucky to get $10 for their tickets. Ripping off scalpers is tons of fun.
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Post by emptyfox on Dec 9, 2011 17:56:38 GMT -8
K what the fuck is with Portugal. The Man's tour schedule.
December 4th - Zurich December 9th - Portland, OR December 14th - Fairbanks, AK December 16th - Anchorage, AK January 23rd - Antwerp
So weird. Play Vancouver you assholes!
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Post by Pea on Dec 9, 2011 18:35:01 GMT -8
Makes sense. They live in Alaska and Oregon.
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