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| ArdChieftain |
 Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:06 pm |
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There are some amount of spas on that bloodstick forum.
Well done Alan for speaking out. Aye, the merch percentage screws you. At one festival we ended up losing money on merch[ you have to book an extra bag on the plane].
I'm surprised the bigger promoters aren't offering the bigger bands less, or maybe they are?
Fair play to Bolt Thrower for their stance. Do any other bands do this? |
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| Kandy Avanagh |
| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:31 pm |
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| Im not all against fests having some sort of commison on selling merch but 30% is fucking crazy |
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| c.r.u.d |
| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:38 pm |
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| Yeah I totally agree with Alan too. Its not like Bloodstock are just starting out anymore. They saw their biggest crowd @ it last year nearly totalling 12000 people so they're maybe not making millions like some festivals but they must be making enough so that they can pay bands. This is very disapointing news as I know that Primordial would have pulled a decent crowd. I'm actually shocked that Bloodstock would even stoop to this. |
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| dawals |
| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:43 pm |
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| Did Bloodstock really have their biggest crowd last year? They were discounting tickets near the end, doing 2 for 1 etc. Doesn't sound like something you would do if tickets were selling well. |
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| c.r.u.d |
| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:58 pm |
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dawals wrote: Did Bloodstock really have their biggest crowd last year? They were discounting tickets near the end, doing 2 for 1 etc. Doesn't sound like something you would do if tickets were selling well.
Yeah it appears so. I went 2 years ago & there was around 10000 @ it. I think the 2 for 1 tickets bumped the crowd up @ the last minute. |
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| Nephin Records |
| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:28 pm |
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Ive been saying this a lot lately it seems everyone else in the music biz is making money except the bands!
I'd sooner leave the merch at home than charge €30 for a shirt & give most of it to a promoter who isn't even paying you.
If a promoter wants to give a band a slot without a fee then there shouldn't be a % on the merch simple as that.
Some awful sly sneaky cunts in this business. |
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| Trevmetal |
| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:15 pm |
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| open face surgery |
| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:35 pm |
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| the whole primoridal thing is scum baggery of the highest order. |
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| c.r.u.d |
| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:23 pm |
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| Fek me thats some starting lineup. Still think it sucks about the whole Primordial thing though. |
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| GOATLORD |
| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:33 pm |
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| That explains at Hellfest this year - doom set up in the middle of the field with their shirts and merch and sold the shirts for 10€ a go - granted they were white on black shirts but of as good quality garment if not better than the "big" bands merch being sold for at least twice the price. The bands need to strike back and maybe this will get the ball rolling. The merch is getting far too expensive and again this is not the band's fault but long gone are the days when you could go to a gig have a beer, buy a shirt, program cd etc.. and come home with change. Everyone is losing out here - the merch stands dont seem to do the business like they used to |
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| c.r.u.d |
| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:51 pm |
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GOATLORD wrote: That explains at Hellfest this year - doom set up in the middle of the field with their shirts and merch and sold the shirts for 10€ a go - granted they were white on black shirts but of as good quality garment if not better than the "big" bands merch being sold for at least twice the price. The bands need to strike back and maybe this will get the ball rolling. The merch is getting far too expensive and again this is not the band's fault but long gone are the days when you could go to a gig have a beer, buy a shirt, program cd etc.. and come home with change. Everyone is losing out here - the merch stands dont seem to do the business like they used to
Yeah especially with the festival ticket prices going up too. I remember 5 years ago getting a Wacken ticket for 50euro. It must be @least 140 euro for a ticket now. Thats some price hike! |
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| matty_the_emo_slayer |
| Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:59 pm |
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GOATLORD wrote: That explains at Hellfest this year - doom set up in the middle of the field with their shirts and merch and sold the shirts for 10€ a go - granted they were white on black shirts but of as good quality garment if not better than the "big" bands merch being sold for at least twice the price. The bands need to strike back and maybe this will get the ball rolling. The merch is getting far too expensive and again this is not the band's fault but long gone are the days when you could go to a gig have a beer, buy a shirt, program cd etc.. and come home with change. Everyone is losing out here - the merch stands dont seem to do the business like they used to
Hospital Of Death who opened on the thursday were doing the same at Bloodstock this year, shirts were something like £6 I remember my mates telling me |
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| Zero Squiggles |
| Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:58 pm |
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| Definitely heading to this next year. Craicin' lineup already and had an excellent time at the 09 one. |
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| ste_t |
| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:14 am |
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| Robbing bastards, thats a cunt of a thing to ask any band. The merch does seem to be going up at gigs, I used to purchase a shirt at every gig I attended but not anymore |
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| H |
| Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:38 am |
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| The merch concession thing is a cancer that's spread from the US....it's a joke. |
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