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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 24, 2012 9:14:13 GMT -8
Can it be an EDM festival? No. |
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Post by Pea on Apr 24, 2012 9:16:56 GMT -8
I just realized EDM could also stand for "everybody does molly" and it would totally work.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 24, 2012 9:20:33 GMT -8
I actually think it would be wonderful to start a festival, but not easy. Venue would be difficult. But if you got a really good headliner and then focused on more localish bands it would be cool. I agree that if someone were to actually put some sort of business plan together that Kickstart would be a way to get it funded.
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Post by Lump on Apr 24, 2012 10:25:03 GMT -8
If this really turns into a thing, I will try my hardest to put my arts management degree to use.
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Post by Lump on Apr 24, 2012 10:25:39 GMT -8
And I will headline too, but just know that $500,000 is my band's guarantee. And I'm really cutting you guys a deal here.
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Post by Lump on Apr 24, 2012 10:26:10 GMT -8
(That first comment really is serious though.)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2012 10:35:21 GMT -8
My parents have 40 acres of cow pasture. We have a venue!
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Post by Pea on Apr 24, 2012 10:46:40 GMT -8
This thread is still happening?
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Post by stamper on Apr 24, 2012 11:00:34 GMT -8
This thread is still happening? If WSS still came here, this SIG would be tailor-made for him. |
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 24, 2012 18:27:10 GMT -8
Can it be an EDM festival? No. Well, Shax can headline the dance tent in any case. |
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Post by Blacksmile on Apr 24, 2012 18:49:56 GMT -8
Daughtry cost upwards of $200K!!! WTF is that all about?
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 24, 2012 21:12:52 GMT -8
Well, Shax can headline the dance tent in any case. Hahah literal LOL. I'll throw in my 2 cents. I've helped throw a few raves ranging from 200 person to 3000, and I have some friends that work for/own some of the bigger concert promotion/production companies in Canada. Booking and paying for the talent is the least of your problems. Venue, staff, equipment/staging, and insurance require way more money and planning than the bands. If this is something you're genuinely interested in Geno, I would suggest trying to get in with an already established company to learn the ropes and/or throw some small gigs to get a feel for it. |
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Post by alex on Apr 25, 2012 11:17:52 GMT -8
I've had this dream many, many times. I've got a scenic urban venue in mind that would be easy to expand into a sort of lollapalooza meets SXSW thing (no camping, no parking) and I know a guy who has put on 1 day (15 band) festivals before.
The problem is the money and the political red tape (permits, neighborhood sign-off, blah blah blah).
Trust me. If I ever win the lottery, this is happening.
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Post by Lump on Apr 25, 2012 11:28:30 GMT -8
Fun related story, me and a friend are actually talking about doing a Hopscotch-esque festival in Charleston, but it would be kind of a non-profit thing that mostly focuses on local talent and getting music foundations to fund it. I assume what everyone's talking about here is probably more of a straight-up business music festival though.
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Post by Geoff on Apr 26, 2012 20:45:49 GMT -8
. I assume what everyone's talking about here is probably more of a straight-up business music festival though. Yeep But I really want to do this. We need to figure out all the necessary information and we'll get this shit goin. |
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Post by Drew on Apr 30, 2012 11:40:43 GMT -8
You guys are dreaming small and realistic. Kickstarter is for big ideas.
I say we let HG curate the main stage, Pea the Dance Tent, and FD the weirdo stage. Fuck local bands and shit, let's make it a dream lineup every year. The best bands aren't the biggest, we know that, you don't need a Radiohead every year to make a bomb festival. Make it the kind of festival Tom Waits wants to play at. Get bands nobody even calls but everyone has heard of or listens to. Have bands every other festival gets play special sets. Put it in a wild and unique venue, make the tickets cheap and unscalpable. A real dream festival. That shit would go viral.
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Post by Geoff on Apr 30, 2012 11:48:59 GMT -8
You guys are dreaming small and realistic. Kickstarter is for big ideas. I say we let HG curate the main stage, Pea the Dance Tent, and FD the weirdo stage. Fuck local bands and shit, let's make it a dream lineup every year. The best bands aren't the biggest, we know that, you don't need a Radiohead every year to make a bomb festival. Make it the kind of festival Tom Waits wants to play at. Get bands nobody even calls but everyone has heard of or listens to. Have bands every other festival gets play special sets. Put it in a wild and unique venue, make the tickets cheap and unscalpable. A real dream festival. That shit would go viral. This is what I was shootin for. Like seriously. If we can get support on kickstarter we can get this thing going for sure. Plus, there are tons of Portland bands that would be able to play the first year. We don't have to go all dream fest the first year, just get a decent lineup and work from there. |
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Post by Geoff on Apr 30, 2012 11:49:33 GMT -8
Also, I was thinking of calling it "Freak Fest". Eh?
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Post by Pea on Apr 30, 2012 11:58:10 GMT -8
Not unless you want people to confuse it with Freak Night that takes place in Seattle.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 30, 2012 12:20:49 GMT -8
Also, I was thinking of calling it "Freak Fest". Eh? We'll have to do better than that. A good festival name is preferably a.) a non-copyrightable nonsense word with b.) at least two (but preferably more) syllables which can c.) by appended by any number of other words that might be used in conversation, so that people can stomp around the campground shouting it at the top of their lungs. |
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