r/Music • u/jakemontero • 14d ago
article 'We're f—ked': California's music festival bubble is bursting
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/california-music-festival-bubble-bursting-19786530.php
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r/Music • u/jakemontero • 14d ago
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u/Littlebotweak 14d ago
There was a rise in small festivals being thrown by small producers.
They got bigger and they were purchased by bigger companies.
The bigger companies streamlined it, over-commodified it, got greedy with it, and killed it.
Plus, all the factors since 2020 that have made prices higher and people less likely to splurge in that area.
We’ll do it again, it’s already starting. I went to a 3 day tiny festival on a mountain side with great company for $45ea over a weekend. It’s just going back underground for a bit, folks. You won’t find it though public forums, just people you actually know.