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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: anditsdiscontents on 14 May 2007, 03:26

Title: splendour
Post by: anditsdiscontents on 14 May 2007, 03:26

So, uh... I'm not going to Splendour In The Grass (Australian music festival). Becuase $200 ticket + $130 camping ticket + the torturous ticket buying experience + 9hr train trip was a bit much for me.

mainly the money.

but i'm disappointed, because to be honest i'm a sucker for poppy new wave stuff, and i'm going to miss my favourite international band, Bloc Party, as well as a whole lot of scenester bands that i'm curious about (Klaxons, Hot Chip, !!!) and the rest of the not-at-all-bad lineup, the specific details of which i can't recall right now.

But, i like to torture myself and i'm procrastinating over writing an essay, so... who's going? who are you gonna see? how many times did that ticket countdown cycle thing reset itself? and have the promoters won the scalping war by charging ridiculous prices and making everyone register their names, or are the tickets on eBay already?

Title: Re: splendour
Post by: valley_parade on 14 May 2007, 09:11

Bloc Party got totally meh. =/

I don't know if I'd want to see them anymore.

Title: Re: splendour
Post by: Joseph on 14 May 2007, 09:30

I saw them about two months ago, and they didn't put on all that great a show.  You aren't missing much, not if they keep on playing like that.

Title: Re: splendour
Post by: godinpants on 15 May 2007, 04:25

I thought splendour pretty much won out against scalpers last year with the birth date/id thing.

And that is way too much to pay.


Also, don't be telling me Bloc Party are crappy live, Im seeing them in august(think its then) they better pick up their act.
Or else ill be in a fist shaking mood.

Title: Re: splendour
Post by: Joseph on 15 May 2007, 06:47

The weren't crappy by any means, just not particularly exciting.  Could have been the choice of venue (it was shitty), but even then, they didn't seem fully into it.  Not after Final Fantasy, who opened, and always puts on a spectacular show.

Title: Re: splendour
Post by: anditsdiscontents on 18 May 2007, 01:46

yeah... bloc party sold out in nothing flat, so despite being eighth in line at ticketek in the middle of sydney, the guy in front got tickets.

me and my friend are going to see the shins instead.