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Post by Busey Nobus on Feb 17, 2011 21:42:31 GMT -8
So, the burning question on everyone who missed out on buying a ticket's mind that I have talked to is: is there any way I could just get in and buy some tickets in the camping area LIKE THE LAST TEN YEARS?! I am really hoping that there is because a lot of good Sasquatchers will not be adding to our fun if they can't. Any good ideas?
P.S. Buying tickets from some asshole scalper is not the kind of answer I hope to hear.
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Post by zombiemaegan on Feb 17, 2011 21:53:37 GMT -8
I have been doing a lot of research this year.. more research than I have done in previous years, and from what I read, I think they might be streaming people into the campground differently this year because I read something about going through the parking lot and there being a half an hour waiting area for friends but you get kicked out after half an hour... sooooooooooooo.. it almost looks more like they will be more careful.
That being said, there is going to be a lot of people getting to the campground at the same time... so who knows...
I must say, I like where they had us enter last year.. it was nice to come in from that side. I was talking with emptyfox about this too and I was wondering if there might be MORE cars this year because camping is included. I knew people who purposely squeezed 4 people into a vehicle because then they didn't have to pay extra, and this year, since camping is included, people won't have to cram in their cars as tightly... we'll see how it goes, but I am already stressing out a bit.
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Post by Busey Nobus on Feb 17, 2011 21:57:13 GMT -8
We might as well all bring our own buses this year with the way they took away all of the incentive to carpool (other than fuel costs and good company) I've said it befor and I'll say it again, I hope Honda provided a whole shit load of those carbon credits that live nation brags about!
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Post by wolfhat on Feb 18, 2011 0:22:33 GMT -8
Obviously I can't say for sure, but every year they tweak how camping works, and every year it seems like their "best laid plans" ultimately fall apart. A few years ago they offered different camping passes for people who wanted to show up on different days. That didn't take. Then they made you buy a weekend long pass and they'd give you money back if you left early, but my guess is that was too much hassle. Last year they streamlined it and just sold one type of pass to all general campers and they still had long lines. Some of my friends just drove right in, past the kiosks, and never showed anyone their passes. Not intentionally, I mean they bought passes and all, but they were all but waved right in. Last year's plan was about as simple as you can make it (1 car needs 1 pass) but they still fucked it up. My guess is that this year they'll be under prepared, unorganized, and/or 16 years old and it will be exactly the way it's always been. In theory, yes, each person should have a ticket in order to enter camping, but my guess is excuses like "my boyfriend has my ticket, but he's already inside" will work like a charm. That is, if they even ask.
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Post by Fig on Feb 18, 2011 2:09:17 GMT -8
AMEN SISTA! Go ahead and quote this...I want my post to be your 500th
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Post by wolfhat on Feb 18, 2011 2:22:20 GMT -8
I'm not sure if you're talking to me, but my 500th post is mine. All mine!
OK, to bed, for reals this time.
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Post by Abominable on Feb 18, 2011 10:03:24 GMT -8
Not be a total buzz kill, but I'm not sure I like the whole "I don't have a ticket so I'm just going to show up and try to get one while camping" mentality. Having a few thousand people partying (and likely partying very hard) all day in the camp grounds because they couldn't get a ticket to the show seems like a bad idea.
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Post by Busey Nobus on Feb 18, 2011 10:08:03 GMT -8
I'm not sure if you're talking to me, but my 500th post is mine. All mine! OK, to bed, for reals this time. Was this like whatching when your car rolled over to 100,000 miles? Some day I too will horde my 500th post
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 18, 2011 10:08:11 GMT -8
It IS a bad idea, which is why they are trying to prevent that by not selling camping passes individually, and premiere only as an 'upgrade'. It's worked in the past, and in the past it has caused massive fucking problems. I wouldn't count on getting away with it this year. I really hope this new ticketing structure will keep non-festival goers OUT of the campground.
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Post by Busey Nobus on Feb 18, 2011 10:17:02 GMT -8
Not be a total buzz kill, but I'm not sure I like the whole "I don't have a ticket so I'm just going to show up and try to get one while camping" mentality. Having a few thousand people partying (and likely partying very hard) all day in the camp grounds because they couldn't get a ticket to the show seems like a bad idea. People will party (VERY hard) if thats going to be a problem, wildhorse should be the destination. If someone goes in with just a one day pass they will likely party even harder then someone who has to pull it together enough to find a ticket the next day.
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Post by zombiemaegan on Feb 18, 2011 10:45:36 GMT -8
I'm glad we're bringing an RV this year so we can lock up anything valuable.. I'm not gonna lie, the older I get, the more paranoid I get!
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Post by Abominable on Feb 18, 2011 11:02:07 GMT -8
Not be a total buzz kill, but I'm not sure I like the whole "I don't have a ticket so I'm just going to show up and try to get one while camping" mentality. Having a few thousand people partying (and likely partying very hard) all day in the camp grounds because they couldn't get a ticket to the show seems like a bad idea. People will party (VERY hard) if thats going to be a problem, wildhorse should be the destination. If someone goes in with just a one day pass they will likely party even harder then someone who has to pull it together enough to find a ticket the next day. I have no problem with the way people party at Sasquatch, but if you can't find a ticket on CL/ebay, don't just show up and hope for the best.
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Post by ithaca on Feb 18, 2011 11:15:58 GMT -8
people seemed more tame at sasquatch than at bonnaroo i would say. we kind went to bed early every night last year(1:30-2am) and had no problems with people partying, sure we could hear it, but it wasnt threatening or annoying.
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Post by emptyfox on Feb 18, 2011 11:17:12 GMT -8
People will party (VERY hard) if thats going to be a problem, wildhorse should be the destination. If someone goes in with just a one day pass they will likely party even harder then someone who has to pull it together enough to find a ticket the next day. I have no problem with the way people party at Sasquatch, but if you can't find a ticket on CL/ebay, don't just show up and hope for the best. Especially not this year when there are a very limited # of single day tickets floating around. In years past you had 25,000 chances for a single day ticket/day. It's probably safe to say there will be 2,500 or less per day this year.
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Post by Busey Nobus on Feb 18, 2011 11:48:23 GMT -8
People will party (VERY hard) if thats going to be a problem, wildhorse should be the destination. If someone goes in with just a one day pass they will likely party even harder then someone who has to pull it together enough to find a ticket the next day. I have no problem with the way people party at Sasquatch, but if you can't find a ticket on CL/ebay, don't just show up and hope for the best. I thought we were trying not to support the scalpers
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Post by ithaca on Feb 18, 2011 12:15:19 GMT -8
yes, dont buy from stubhub or scalpers for 400-500 dollars, but wait to buy from regular people on craigslist or ebay for like 300-350.
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Post by wolfhat on Feb 18, 2011 14:08:59 GMT -8
It IS a bad idea, which is why they are trying to prevent that by not selling camping passes individually, and premiere only as an 'upgrade'. It's worked in the past, and in the past it has caused massive fucking problems. I wouldn't count on getting away with it this year. I really hope this new ticketing structure will keep non-festival goers OUT of the campground. I agree with this, I don't think that came across in my last post. I think that having all-inclusive tickets will definitely discourage people from showing up to camp w/o tickets in hand. And, as emptyfox said, there were fewer daily tickets printed this year than ever before, which will also discourage this behavior. The point I'm trying to make is this: seeing how efficient/competent the Gorge staff have been in years past I don't see them turning away as many people as they should given the rules.
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Post by interstateeight on Feb 18, 2011 14:58:44 GMT -8
wolfhat I appreciate your dedication to these threads but you have gotta work on being more concise.
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Post by wolfhat on Feb 18, 2011 15:43:16 GMT -8
I'll try that on and see how it fits. My "history of gorge camping" post was probably a bit TMI.
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