Official Guess the First Announcement Date Thread

by **Pellaz** » Sat May 19, 2018 2:00 pm

Okay, everyone, time to guess away!

I'm gonna guess June 4th.
Andy could post a pre-emptive "SoooOOOooOOOooOOOooon" before then, however.

The winner receives free meals in the Windjammer for the duration of the cruise (when it's ever open, sheesh), free pizza at Sorrento's (more of a curse than a blessing), and the undying adulation of your peers...for at least five minutes.

by **meshuggah** » Sat May 19, 2018 3:36 pm

Fireworks will start a day early on July 3rd

by **DrinkMoxie** » Sat May 19, 2018 6:03 pm

June 28

by **Cardest** » Sat May 19, 2018 10:15 pm

May 26

That would be the 250 days to go, day!

If not that day, then, honestly, there is no excuse! hehe

by **TPH** » Sun May 20, 2018 8:24 am

June 6th

by **Godflesh** » Sun May 20, 2018 11:49 pm

meshuggah wrote:Fireworks will start a day early on July 3rd

This guy is the reigning champion.

by **Pellaz** » Mon May 21, 2018 5:02 pm

Godflesh wrote:
meshuggah wrote:Fireworks will start a day early on July 3rd

This guy is the reigning champion.

HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING.

by **Godflesh** » Tue May 22, 2018 12:33 am

Pellaz wrote:
Godflesh wrote:
meshuggah wrote:Fireworks will start a day early on July 3rd

This guy is the reigning champion.

HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING.

It is falsely believed that the Infinite Improbability Drive in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is based on an Italian restaurant, but in fact, most of the improbability comes from guesses in this very forum.
Nonetheless, I stand with Meshuggah’s guess.

by **Cardest** » Tue May 22, 2018 8:42 am

But, does that mean gold class members get that email on the same day?

If I recall, we had a very early start to grab tickets in 2015.

For those who live on the other side of the world, the earlier the announcements, the better.

by **Pellaz** » Tue May 22, 2018 3:49 pm

Godflesh wrote:
Pellaz wrote:
Godflesh wrote:This guy is the reigning champion.

HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING.

It is falsely believed that the Infinite Improbability Drive in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is based on an Italian restaurant, but in fact, most of the improbability comes from guesses in this very forum.

"Two to the power of 500,000 to one against and FALLING!"

Nonetheless, I stand with Meshuggah’s guess.

by **Cardest** » Wed May 23, 2018 3:00 am

26/5 mm...after seeing that water slide pic today on the Twitter page, I felt a rumble!

I just hope it's the official announcement of when/where/what info.
Tix on sale update can come in June or July, he he he.

Like the sound of those prizes Pel

Hey Brisby!
Bringing your kids?
Awesome!
Metal munchkins?

Let's see their wish-lists too Dallas!

2012 survivor
2013 survivor
2014 survivor
2015 survivor

by **mbob** » Wed May 23, 2018 6:33 am

That picture is not of the Independence. It is our old ship Liberty. Here is what the back of the Independence looks like now. The orange ball looking thing is the virtual trampoline park.

by **UltimoAviso** » Wed May 23, 2018 8:16 am

June 8th - Happy Friday sailors!

by **Speedy** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:25 am

5 July

by **Cardest** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:38 am

It's like a ghost town on here.

I don;t even know what dates to take off work yet. I know it's ages away, but, dammit....

1993 Big Day Out
1993 Metal for the Brain
1994 Big Day Out
1995 Big Day Out
1995 Livid Festival
1996 Metal for the Brain
1997 Big Day Out
1997 Metal for the Brain
1997 Glenworth Valley
1998 Metal for the Brain
1998 Glenworth Valley
1999 Metal for the Brain
1999 Big Day Out - Milton Keynes version
1999 Glenworth Valley
2000 Big Day Out
2001 Metal for the Brain
2003 Big Day Out
2007 Soundwave
2007 Fields of Rock (Holland)
2007 Hellfest
2007 Loud Park (Japan)
2008 Soundwave
2008 Kaltenbach OA
2008 Super Bock Super Rock & Bruce Air 666
2009 Soundwave
2009 Mayhem Festival (Albuquerque)
2009 Loud Park
2010 Soundwave
2010 Uni-Rock (Istanbul)
2010 Rockharz
2011 Soundwave
2011 No Sleep Til...
2012 70000 Tons of Metal
2012 Soundwave
2012 Getaway (Gavle)
2013 70000 Tons of Metal
2013 Soundwave
2014 70000 Tons of Metal
2015 70000 Tons of Metal
2016 Roadburn
2017 Inferno
2019 you know it

2011

by **bodomdragon** » Thu May 24, 2018 11:47 am

July 6th

by **ExtraneouS** » Thu May 24, 2018 12:39 pm

Well last year war July 6, and the year before was July 7, so this year will probably be July 5.

by **Jaimie38** » Thu May 24, 2018 5:45 pm

June 12. No reason...

Can't wait to crash the ticket system again!

by **cegr80** » Thu May 24, 2018 11:52 pm

June 1st

Website · by **Azazel101** » Fri May 25, 2018 7:44 am

June 9th!!!

by **Pellaz** » Fri May 25, 2018 4:01 pm

"And remember, whoever guesses the exact price gets BOTH showcases!"

Revised list, to better handle you Europeans' backwards way of writing numerical dates

26 May -- Cardest
1 June -- cegr80
4 June -- Pellaz
6 June -- TPH
8 June -- UltimoAviso
9 June -- Azazel101
12 June -- Jaimie38
28 June -- DrinkMoxie
3 July -- meshuggah and Godflesh
5 July -- Speedy, ExtraneouS
6 July -- Bodomdragon

I'm thinking the July folks are probably gonna end up a lot closer to the mark.

by **Pellaz** » Fri May 25, 2018 4:05 pm

mbob wrote:That picture is not of the Independence. It is our old ship Liberty.

Lol at 70K using the wrong ship's photo.

Here is what the back of the Independence looks like now. The orange ball looking thing is the virtual trampoline park.

by **mooyagi** » Sat May 26, 2018 7:40 am

Pellaz wrote:Looks cool, but things might be a bit more cramped if we decide to have the 70K Forum meet'n'greet in the back by the sports court again.

Forum meetup in the escape room? We might miss a few (all) shows.

by **Cardest** » Sat May 26, 2018 7:25 pm

haha looks like my 250 days, prediction was off.

by **Godflesh** » Tue May 29, 2018 12:28 am

Pellaz wrote:less pizza might actually be a bonus. Even Royal Caribbean fans on CruiseCritic compare it unfavorably to CiCi's or frozen pizza

Christopher Bowes from Alestorm asked me this year in an elevator if the pizza was good, while I was eating it. Asking a Frenchman anything while he’s eating is akin to asking a lioness “how’s the zebra?”
I replied “No. Yes. It’s so bad it’s good.”
To his defense, his girlfriend this year was very civil and polite.

by **Phoenix** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:42 am

Godflesh wrote:
Pellaz wrote:less pizza might actually be a bonus. Even Royal Caribbean fans on CruiseCritic compare it unfavorably to CiCi's or frozen pizza

Christopher Bowes from Alestorm asked me this year in an elevator if the pizza was good, while I was eating it. Asking a Frenchman anything while he’s eating is akin to asking a lioness “how’s the zebra?”
I replied “No. Yes. It’s so bad it’s good.”
To his defense, his girlfriend this year was very civil and polite.

Must be a different person. He married the one most of us dislike, after all.

by **acidbasement** » Tue May 29, 2018 8:14 am

July 25

by **mbob** » Tue May 29, 2018 8:17 am

July 2

by **Phoenix** » Tue May 29, 2018 3:54 pm

7/7 Again.

You can bring on the announcements now, Andy my dude.

by **headlinerluxi** » Wed May 30, 2018 12:57 am

still enough time, as we will not book before end of july as last time....when we decide to go
time to save money....
so first announcements will be end of june....

by **Pellaz** » Wed May 30, 2018 12:52 pm

Cardest wrote:haha looks like my 250 days, prediction was off.

I think a lot of us will end up being a little too optimistic.

26 May -- Cardest (ooops)
1 June -- cegr80
4 June -- Pellaz
6 June -- TPH
8 June -- UltimoAviso
9 June -- Azazel101
12 June -- Jaimie38
28 June -- DrinkMoxie
30 June -- headlinerluxi
2 July -- mbob
3 July -- meshuggah and Godflesh
5 July -- Speedy, ExtraneouS
6 July -- Bodomdragon
7 July -- Phoenix
25 July -- acidbasement

by **cowboy71** » Wed May 30, 2018 3:35 pm

I'm going to go with 4th of July :) Late June/early July has been the pattern the last few years:

2016 - 24th June
2017 - 7th July
2018 - 3rd July

26 May -- Cardest (ooops)
1 June -- cegr80
4 June -- Pellaz
6 June -- TPH
8 June -- UltimoAviso
9 June -- Azazel101
12 June -- Jaimie38
28 June -- DrinkMoxie
30 June -- headlinerluxi
2 July -- mbob
3 July -- meshuggah and Godflesh
4 July -- cowboy71
5 July -- Speedy, ExtraneouS
6 July -- Bodomdragon
7 July -- Phoenix
25 July -- acidbasement

by **Godflesh** » Wed May 30, 2018 11:51 pm

cowboy71 wrote:I'm going to go with 4th of July :) Late June/early July has been the pattern the last few years:

2016 - 24th June
2017 - 7th July
2018 - 3rd July

26 May -- Cardest (ooops)
1 June -- cegr80
4 June -- Pellaz
6 June -- TPH
8 June -- UltimoAviso
9 June -- Azazel101
12 June -- Jaimie38
28 June -- DrinkMoxie
30 June -- headlinerluxi
2 July -- mbob
3 July -- meshuggah and Godflesh
4 July -- cowboy71
5 July -- Speedy, ExtraneouS
6 July -- Bodomdragon
7 July -- Phoenix
25 July -- acidbasement

The odds are high, because we know the first announcement will be a headliner.
Dallas, would it be too much to ask of you to either find the latest headliner thread and refresh it, or start a new one with all the headliners to date?

by **Cardest** » Thu May 31, 2018 4:11 am

Did I say May 26?

Oops, I meant to say June 1.
I MEAN, July 3!

by **Pellaz** » Thu May 31, 2018 2:17 pm

Cardest wrote:Did I say May 26?

Oops, I meant to say June 1.
I MEAN, July 3!

WAITTAMINUTE.......

26 May -- Cardest (ooops)
1 June -- cegr80
4 June -- Pellaz
6 June -- TPH
8 June -- UltimoAviso
9 June -- Azazel101
12 June -- Jaimie38
28 June -- DrinkMoxie
30 June -- headlinerluxi
2 July -- mbob
3 July -- meshuggah, Godflesh, Cardest
4 July -- cowboy71
5 July -- Speedy, ExtraneouS
6 July -- Bodomdragon
7 July -- Phoenix
25 July -- acidbasement

by **Ethrivas** » Thu May 31, 2018 3:20 pm

1st of July

by **cegr80** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:14 am

Well, I missed!

by **Pellaz** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:55 pm

cegr80 wrote:Well, I missed!

Andy only has six hours to make my guess come true (using the PDT time-zone). Sadly, updating the 70K website doesn't really count as an announcement.

26 May -- Cardest (ooops)
1 June -- cegr80 (oops)
4 June -- Pellaz (there's still time, damnit!)
6 June -- TPH
8 June -- UltimoAviso
9 June -- Azazel101
12 June -- Jaimie38
28 June -- DrinkMoxie
30 June -- headlinerluxi
1 July -- Ethrivas
2 July -- mbob
3 July -- meshuggah, Godflesh, Cardest
4 July -- cowboy71
5 July -- Speedy, ExtraneouS
6 July -- Bodomdragon
7 July -- Phoenix
25 July -- acidbasement

by **cegr80** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:23 am

You're out, Pellaz! Neeeext

by **Cardest** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:13 am

I cannot remember if the tix go on sale to Gold members first, before bands are announced, or, bands start being announced before tix go on sale!

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