Where has the money been spent?

[jonnyx]

This festival over the two locations, generates arguably as much money as the other festivals.

I can’t believe much of this pop-shit-bollocks are costing that much?

So where the f**k has all our money gone?, surely there’s a big pile of it somewhere?.

[rhysieg]

This festival over the two locations, generates arguably as much money as the other festivals.

I can’t believe much of this pop-shit-bollocks are costing that much?

So where the f**k has all our money gone?, surely there’s a big pile of it somewhere?.

[jonnyx]

That’s the same Oasis that haven’t sold out any of their tour dates, and that so many people are trying now to ditch tickets for, that they’re now going for far less than the original price on eBay?.

But apart from them and the Killers – where have they spent our money?

[rhysieg]

regardless of the ticket sales oasis are still a very expensive signing. the v budget will have been massively depleted (and imo wasted) just from oasis.

[Sonofjackass]

Q. Where has all the money gone ?

A. Second homes in the Bahamas

[Flaminglippy]

Its bizarre. Thinking about it, they effectively have to pay for 4 days worth of bands compared to T and Oxegen (ie having to cover the Saturday and Sunday at each site...presumably having Oasis for 2 days costs more than say T would have to pay them for playing one day). Mind you, in saying that, Reading has to do the same thing plus theres an extra days worth of music...and look at who they've got on the Saturday, Prodigy followed by Arctics...brilliant!

Its where all the sponsorship money goes that amazes me...they had 19 last year! Think JJB pulling out must have had a big impact, but presumably that wasn't a last minute thing??

[Carpetburn]

Its bizarre. Thinking about it, they effectively have to pay for 4 days worth of bands compared to T and Oxegen (ie having to cover the Saturday and Sunday at each site...presumably having Oasis for 2 days costs more than say T would have to pay them for playing one day). Mind you, in saying that, Reading has to do the same thing plus theres an extra days worth of music...and look at who they've got on the Saturday, Prodigy followed by Arctics...brilliant!

Its where all the sponsorship money goes that amazes me...they had 19 last year! Think JJB pulling out must have had a big impact, but presumably that wasn't a last minute thing??

[jamesbduk]

The same happened in 2005 - in so far as they blew the budget on Oasis and we got landed with Scissor Sisters as a headliner. But I had a damn good day then, The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand, Goldfrapp, The Music, The Hives.....what I'd do to see them added......

[Carpetburn]

You can justify a few bad choices if the rest of the line up is decent.

And 2005 (in comparison to 2009's tall pile of shite) was feckin brilliant...

(God, I'm depressed )

[Gaaz]

That’s the same Oasis that haven’t sold out any of their tour dates, and that so many people are trying now to ditch tickets for, that they’re now going for far less than the original price on eBay?.

But apart from them and the Killers – where have they spent our money?

[thetime]

looks like they have put all there money in the headliners which I hate. Id rather an average headliner and a good quality lineup throughout.

but at least theres a few stages and lots of bands/groups/manufactred pop. sonisphere is really expensiv and thats basically one stage of bands each day.

[Animaal]

looks like they have put all there money in the headliners which I hate. Id rather an average headliner and a good quality lineup throughout.

but at least theres a few stages and lots of bands/groups/manufactred pop. sonisphere is really expensiv and thats basically one stage of bands each day.

[thetime]

Point taken, but my god, the acts!

Edited June 3, 2009 by thetime

[Flaminglippy]

good lineup, lots of creeping to the wife I think. Latittude middle of july, leeds end of august, squeese in a day of v and sonisphere start of august. Theres going to be alot of creeping from now till then to keep her sweet.

[PaulDavis]

but then again, do you think they are saving some cash for the 15th anniversary?

I can see Blur and The Arctics headlining next year and that will take a bit of cash

[theramm]

They'll do f**k all for the 15th anniversary. They didi nothing special for the 10th so why would they for the 15th?

[Flaminglippy]

but then again, do you think they are saving some cash for the 15th anniversary?

I can see Blur and The Arctics headlining next year and that will take a bit of cash

[GuffGuy]

If the Arctics headline I'd have to seriously rethink my decision not to go again...