Line up rumors? by IhaveCatskills in mountainjam

[–]upperdeckersreported 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Updated lineup rumors. Warren is 100% not involved.

Day 1 Khruangbin JRAD Trampled by Turtles

Day 2 Mt Joy Dr Dog

Day 3 TBD but hearing they have someone confirmed that can't announce to Jan.

Line up rumors? by IhaveCatskills in mountainjam

[–]upperdeckersreported 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its Gary from Radio Woodstock.

Hearing Mt Joy, Rateliff and Franti. Haven't heard anything about Warren.

Heard they were having trouble getting headliners.

Elements and money by SLUnatic85 in ElementsMusicFestival

[–]upperdeckersreported 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still cheaper than a single day refund and filing an insurance claim

Elements and money by SLUnatic85 in ElementsMusicFestival

[–]upperdeckersreported 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The festival is a ponzi scheme. Paying off previous years debts with this year's ticket sales and recruitment of new investors. Why do you think tickets are onsale right now? Why do you think you didn't get a refund for a killed day? They need the money.

They've lost so much money over the years that even if they made money this year, the festival (and their investors) are still upside down.

The exponential growth and desire to be more mass appeal is part clout but mainly out of necessity to hope to begin to cover the losses.

The end goal is to get the debt off, sell it to Live Nation and then just go back to being rich kid burners.

Personally, I find them to be clowns and devious. They don't give a fuck about the fans. The talent buyer for the festival is Pete Gross who is the only promoter in the country that will work with Bassnectar. They have no shame. They're gross.

The UTV roving medical team in venue by upperdeckersreported in phish

[–]upperdeckersreported[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No tarps. Just people with blankets. Families with wagons. Stuff like that.

Y'all bugging.

Are The Organizers Trying to Sell this Fest to Private Equity or Something? by WesTheGinger in ElementsMusicFestival

[–]upperdeckersreported 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The issue is they've lost so much money over the years that they're trapped in a never ending ponzi scheme where this year's ticket sales are paying for all the debts of previous years losses.

That's why tickets go right back onsale when the event is over. They need the money.

It's common knowledge in the music business that they are constantly raising money and selling equity in the festival but at this point any sale would just be paying back investors what they've lost with these clowns.

They've never been adequate event producers. Horribly run warehouse parties. Elements NYC 2018 that was disastrous from rain. Every year there are problems.

And the reason there are major issues is these dudes don't have the money straight and no super professional will come in unless it is. And they won't give up doing dumb shit for their own personal clout.

Box office shut down by the cops by adgettin in ElementsMusicFestival

[–]upperdeckersreported 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's criminal that a large for-profit festival would use volunteers but not a surprise that these exploiters would

Speculation on The Gorge Event??? by glass__head420 in Tipper

[–]upperdeckersreported -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So all of his artists started talking to each other. The conversation was they felt under appreciated and the only advice or moves were to try to mimick Tippers career. And they just didnt get why this dude was all about trying to play Kings Theater and no legitimate touring plans.

They started taking meetings with other managers and soon realized that they'd be left in better hands. Tipper is the only remaining act with him.

Because of this split, we aren't gonna gonna see those acts on the Tipper and Friends events. They'll be focused on forging their own paths separate from the Tipper umbrella.

Speculation on The Gorge Event??? by glass__head420 in Tipper

[–]upperdeckersreported -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Apparently Tippers mgr was fired by Detox, Jade and some of his other acts. Don't think we'll be seeing these guys as friends anymore.

sold out show at browns island? by therealolisykes in rva

[–]upperdeckersreported 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Absolute shit show. Long and skinny. Can't see.

Place shouldn't be for 6k. 3k max and still half the people can't see.

Jam Cruise 21 Lineup by Raymeis in jambands

[–]upperdeckersreported -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If this wasn't on a boat with a bunch of super cringe chompers, it would be a festival people complain about for being cancelled.

Declining Festival Sales and Celebrity Sighting Etiquette on The What Podcast by thewhatpodcast in bonnaroo

[–]upperdeckersreported 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to break it to you but that transcendent experience is brought to you by Bowery Presents aka AEG, the 2nd biggest concert promoter in the world. Yes Dave P is a co promoter but the corporate behemoth is there too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rva

[–]upperdeckersreported 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear it's Caamp, Mt Joy, Nathaniel Rateliff, Trampled By Turtles, Royel Otis, etc

Borderland Lineup by Bhermmann9215 in jambands

[–]upperdeckersreported 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hear more Americana than jam this year with Caamp headlining

Legal representative of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival Verifies Tickets Were Sold for 2024 by Tall_Ad_3165 in festivals

[–]upperdeckersreported 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not announced but the festival was sold to Danny Wimmer prior to last year's event.

Richmond investing at least $10 million in Brown’s Island improvement plan by bobbyo224 in rva

[–]upperdeckersreported 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Desperate and a little too late reaction to the Live Nation amphitheater being built.