Metal Sludge Gossip Board

Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:47 pm Yeah, all you guys do is throw beer bottles full of piss at the talent... y'know, basic tomfoolery.

Spongie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:17 am The lion’s share of the organizers’ priority and focus is spent acquiring and advertising the biggest bands possible, to drive revenue.

A distant afterthought is the quality and safety of the actual festival experience.

demolition23 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:39 pm Maybe this isn’t an accurate perception, but it seems to me that every year there’s a string of stories about American festivals that wind up being debacles.

From fly by night promoters who are either scam artists or well-meaning incompetents, to oversold and undersold shows, to horrible locations and limited planning around seasonal weather patterns, there always seems to be a string of high profile shit-shows.

By comparison, the European festival season always seems to go off pretty smoothly, barring the mud at Glastonbury.

What’s the deal?

Spongie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:17 am The lion’s share of the organizers’ priority and focus is spent acquiring and advertising the biggest bands possible, to drive revenue.

A distant afterthought is the quality and safety of the actual festival experience.

Mister Freeze wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:10 am Not sure what you're talking about. The U.S. has a history of successful, trouble-free music festivals, dating back to Woodstock and Altamont.