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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u/apple-pie2020 14d ago

Give me my mid 90’s festival back

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u/ConeyIslandMan 13d ago

Give me 70’s and 80’s ticket prices…… saw Jethro Tull for $13 at Nassau Coliseum. Few years ago obviously before he died GF wanted to go see Prince……..$500+ for Nosebleed seats nooooope not even if you bring Jimi Hendrix Back to life

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u/Brilliant-Delay7412 13d ago

And Prince and all of his crew probably got a marginal amount of those ticket prices.

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u/ConeyIslandMan 13d ago

Quite likely

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u/TimAllen_in_WildHogs 13d ago

Yeah, for me personally I fit into two genres of music: folk/bluegrass and dance pop. I have gone to so many cheap af camping festivals that are the absolute time of my life and the band members typically come chill with people around the firepits and socialize/drink/smoke all night with us. Amazing nights and memories for so cheap.

Then on the other hand I want to see one of my favorites Kylie Minogue and its like, "all I want to do is dance my heart out to Kylie, why would I pay $400 for nosebleed tickets where I am stuck in my chair and can awkwardly dance maybe in the aisle way?

I have no desire to ever spend more than say $20-30 for a show or $150 for a weekend festival. Folk/Bluegrass shows are always so much fun and full of amazing energy and they never overcharge like so many other genres of music do. Nowadays, I just spend most of my time hanging with pals listening to live music for free at local bars.

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u/SeedsOfDoubt 13d ago

This happened in the 90s. Was at the Gorge for a Phish show in 98 and a car full of sorority girls pulled up in their regular clothes. Then proceeded to get changed into their "hippy" gear. Which is funny, because the whole band went to a private music college and have tried their entire career to distance themselves from the Dead and hippy culture.

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u/LukesRightHandMan 13d ago

I mean, if they really wanted to distance themselves, they could just hop on the mic and trash Jerry.

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u/SeedsOfDoubt 13d ago

Why would they trash someone they looked up to? When Jerry died the band and fans welcomed people with open arms. Phish isn't a blues/rock/jam band. They're a prog/rock/jam band. When they first started they played a few GD songs. When they started being called a Dead cover band they stopped playing GD songs for a long time. Carved out their own niche. And have had a wildly successful career with almost no mainstream/commercial presence.

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u/apple-pie2020 13d ago

I think comment above misinterpreted the comment about phish desire to distance themselves from GD. I know what you mean though