Comments on: Your Personal Live-Music Itineraries: Are They Feeling The Pinch?

By: pumpfake13

pumpfake13 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:12:00 +0000

Wow?! Layaway for concert tickets?!

Yes, this is just the beginning from a fan/consumer side.

But what about the whole real estate side of things for the festivals?

With the whole Rothbury 2009 continuing to unfold, I wonder when more festivals will be running into the same issue.

[www.mlive.com]

@ owenmeany: I'm not even sure Ecstasy dealers will be making a profit at festivals this year. sorry dude :(

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:07:25 +0000

I plan on covering my Coachella costs by selling Ecstasy to raver kids on site. Can’t knock tha hustle!

By: Poubelle

Poubelle — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:09:57 +0000

Even if the economy weren't bad, I already blew most of my money on tuition and textbooks. Traveling to shows has never really been an option with my budget. And it's not like this summer Chicago will be completely lacking in music options (even if, as Moomintroll notes, there may not quite as many these days).

So I guess I really don't prove anyone wrong, unless somebody actually thinks broke college students aren't cheap.

By: dreamsneverend

dreamsneverend — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:00:56 +0000

I am sticking closer to home, no trips to festivals across the country from me. I am in Tampa, so Miami’s WMC/Ultra will have to do along with a supplement of touring shows that will visit the bay area.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:57:35 +0000

I probably won’t see as many shows as usual this year, but it’s only partly about money – we’ll be moving from the Seattle area to Eastern Washington (about 3 hours east of Seattle) in about a month, so unless it’s someone I’ve absolutely GOT to see (Prince, Van Morrison, a magically-out-of-retirement Bowie, or possibly U2 if the new material is worthy), I’ll be skipping most of the Seattle concert schedule. On the plus side, I’ll be much closer to the Gorge…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:02:24 +0000

It seems that most of the live music I see is of the much smaller scale; I probably haven’t had more than a half dozen actual paper tickets in my hand in the past year. Maybe more, I forget. Anyway, I’ve noticed that recently I’ve been seeing a lot, an awful lot, of last minute notices of cancellation, or venues looking for a band for tomorrow. Um, not sure if I’m still on topic, or why I’m up this early.

By: kicking222

kicking222 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:52:23 +0000

Despite being unemployed, I plan to go to… well, every concert I feel like going to. Though I have no current income, I am aided by the fact that I have almost no material possessions- they’ve never been my thing- and the only purchases I ever make are games for my Xbox 360 (which I got for my birthday, and which I don’t buy games for until the games have been out for a while and dropped to $20) and concerts. So while not having a job completely sucks, I’m lucky that I can still keep my habits for the only two things- music and games- that I enjoy enough to actually spend money on them.

By: ObtuseIntolerant

ObtuseIntolerant — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:20:21 +0000

I will be setting aside a chunk of my tax refund for '09 concerts. I'll be traveling for one or two I assume. These shitty times are no moment to stop throwing caution to the wind and enjoying oneself.

I do find big fests a bit of a rip off though...

By: moomintroll

moomintroll — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:59:43 +0000

"I suspect that the low Albarn/Coxon quotient of the Coachella lineup will result in more than a few people suddenly realizing that they need to be a bit more budget-conscious about future trips to the desert"

I comment way too much about Blur/Albarn on here don't I?

Yeah, it's a slight relief that Coachella isn't what I thought it would be this year. I have zero self control when a band I really love is playing, so if Blur (or Bowie) was going to be there I was definitely going. It would have been great to go but if I was thinking responsibly it's best to save the money.

That being said, I don't really plan on cutting back my concert going too much (barring any change in my employment situation). I've already got tickets for Morrissey, Primal Scream, and Antony And The Johnsons. I'm also probably going to go to Lollapalooza again this year (since it's down the street).
I think that the problem is going to be the lack of shows to go to. I've noticed a lighter live music scene here in Chicago, bands are going through money problems too and touring is expensive.

By: beanmaru

beanmaru — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:40:41 +0000

It is nice that Coachella is setting up a layaway plan, but my un-employed self still cannot afford to go. I have to cut back on shows in general. I’ll most likely miss Bamboozle Left and I am definitely missing non-festival shows due to my own personal economic crisis.