I'm not surprised this didn't sell or work out. I'm in my early 50's and watched a Woodstock documentary in the 1980's -- that's about it. I appreciate the significance of that original event. I have no idea what the tickets were selling for $$-wise for the new events. My 'high popularity' retro concert was Paul McCartney at Coachella 2009.
I've been to Coachella 5 times since 2008. (It is kind of a family event as my brother (and variations of his family) have gone for a decade). *THAT* is the current high-end event to go to -- acts, weather, selection, etc. The shift of 'attending concerts' to 'attending festivals' is the current decade-thang for music and concert goers. [I will not talk abut social-media-influencers]. For most of the fests, you can pay $300-400 USD for the gate ticket and see 3 days of shows. Compare that to a single arena show for $100 (?) and a 3 day thing is a deal (even if you can't see all the stages happening). As for accommodations, decide on your tent, car or hotel -- YMMV. some big ones.... of the top of my head. . Coachella . stagecoach . Outside Lands (san fran) . Osheaga (montreal) . (insert local music fests) . Ultra music festival (Miami, plus international) . Austin City Limits btw - if anyone wants Betamax-HiFi copies of Coachella live feeds from the past 3 years, contact me. I may know a guy that can dub you a copy. On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:33 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:09 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The Aug 16-18 fest, planned for Watkins Glen International (the >> IndyCar/NASCAR course) in central NY state, blew a deadline to begin >> selling tickets. >> >> The Bethel Woods Center, the site of the original event, earlier scrapped >> a parallel event, but still plans to commemorate with separate-ticketed >> gigs by Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (16th), Santana + the Doobie >> Brothers (17th), and CCR founder John Fogerty (18th). >> >> >> https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8509091/woodstock-50-festival-cancelled?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social >> (link) >> >> https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/the-museum/woodstock50anniversary >> (link) >> > > It's something to contemplate the arc of Woodstock mythology. For so long > it was a defining act of '60s youth and a symbol of a coming together of > the counterculture. Now it feels so far in the rear view mirror and has > little if any significance for young adults. It's no wonder they can't sell > tickets. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
