Jotunheimr wrote:I know what you mean. I was one of the 20 people watching Claim the Throne during Blind Guardian. I wish we could have an extra day but Andy told me that it would cost around an extra 25% of the cost.
Shelton wrote:Jotunheimr wrote:I know what you mean. I was one of the 20 people watching Claim the Throne during Blind Guardian. I wish we could have an extra day but Andy told me that it would cost around an extra 25% of the cost.
But we were still an awesome crowd for that set. Our circle pit was great. It was easy to crowd surf since you could give the front row warning before you passed the guy over their heads, and the keyboardist came off stage and we crowd surfed her. It's not the size of the crowd, it's the enthusiasm
Jotunheimr wrote:Shelton wrote:Jotunheimr wrote:I know what you mean. I was one of the 20 people watching Claim the Throne during Blind Guardian. I wish we could have an extra day but Andy told me that it would cost around an extra 25% of the cost.
But we were still an awesome crowd for that set. Our circle pit was great. It was easy to crowd surf since you could give the front row warning before you passed the guy over their heads, and the keyboardist came off stage and we crowd surfed her. It's not the size of the crowd, it's the enthusiasm
I died laughing when we were kicking around the innertube and it got stuck in the rafters
bodomdragon wrote:Hey Shelton, you are the guy who talked to my friend about his Voyager t-shirt, aren't you??
Phoenix wrote:Fuck I wish I saw you guys, but I went straight to Equilibrium after the muster drill and was either at shows, sleeping, in then hot tubs with the Canadians or laying down feeling sick the entire cruise. So yeah, there were a few too many bands, since the only food you could eat in a hurry was pizza.
I am never having that many carbs again.
Shelton wrote:Phoenix wrote:Fuck I wish I saw you guys, but I went straight to Equilibrium after the muster drill and was either at shows, sleeping, in then hot tubs with the Canadians or laying down feeling sick the entire cruise. So yeah, there were a few too many bands, since the only food you could eat in a hurry was pizza.
I am never having that many carbs again.
Likewise ran away to see Equilibrium and as such missed the meetup. But was worth the show. I think I spent the 2nd night in one of the hot tubs with the Canadians. We are now forever water friends
Phoenix wrote:Shelton wrote:Phoenix wrote:Fuck I wish I saw you guys, but I went straight to Equilibrium after the muster drill and was either at shows, sleeping, in then hot tubs with the Canadians or laying down feeling sick the entire cruise. So yeah, there were a few too many bands, since the only food you could eat in a hurry was pizza.
I am never having that many carbs again.
Likewise ran away to see Equilibrium and as such missed the meetup. But was worth the show. I think I spent the 2nd night in one of the hot tubs with the Canadians. We are now forever water friends
Which hot tub? The second night was the one where I jumped in the hot tub on the pool stage. The Canadians/Calgarians had it claimed that night, it was a very nice hot tub to be in.
bodomdragon wrote:60 bands is ok. Yeah, sure, I missed sets. I couldn't catch even one set from Arch Enemy or Primal Fear, and they were both must-sees for me. So what?? That means I was doing something even better! More bands = more fun. You won't see everything you want anyway.
EpidemicReign wrote:Agree. I'd say there were about 10 bands on the cruise that I would call "two-setters", and I only saw one of them twice. The spontaneous nature of the social environment had me doing other things that I never anticipated doing and I don't regret any of it.
Razor Ramon wrote:90 bands! More of a chance to get one from my list.
cowboy71 wrote:Wouldn't be "too many bands" I don't think, if they had the balance right.
Due to the lack of Power metal bands and symphonic bands I had a really easy time seeing all the shows I really wanted to see.
Mr.Kito wrote:Too many bands.
Too many people.
But the great issue, to me, was: the small bands were announced too late!
Andy should give a few big bands to make people run for the early booking, and then go to the "cripper award" bands. Would give people enough time to check them out.
If you give to the cruisers the small bands without time, they won't be able to check and the'll not want to see those bands. If you give the bands with almost sold out festival, few people will book because of them
Results: you get empty shows at the sphinx and overcrowded shows at the platinum and studio B. (specially if you have 60 bands, 3000 people and only 3 stages, because the 4th - and biggest - isn't ready.)
Also.. balancing the line up would help a lot. (and NOT changing the running order all the time, i know there was technical issues, but still... i was already sad about choosing between Annihilator and Arch Enemy, and Andy puts Amorphis at the same time.. 3 two setters happening all the same.. what a bummer)
broegaard wrote:I had to choose between PM and Artillery on the second show but I could catch Future World and Fear of Tommorrow.
I like more bands. Bigger boat and 90 bands are ok with me but UMC cant sell 6.000 tickets.
bodomdragon wrote:broegaard wrote:I had to choose between PM and Artillery on the second show but I could catch Future World and Fear of Tommorrow.
I like more bands. Bigger boat and 90 bands are ok with me but UMC cant sell 6.000 tickets.
I would never go for a bigger boat. I think Liberty is the biggest we can go for without losing a big deal of the magic this festival has. 6000 spectators and it would be much, much harder to meet people, we'd lose the "intimate atmosphere" that 70k provides.
Memnoch wrote:Or, you know, arrange a "70k girlie band edition" on the Majesty.
cowboy71 wrote:Memnoch wrote:Or, you know, arrange a "70k girlie band edition" on the Majesty.
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!
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