New ticket offer with free transport in the UK

[Kowalski]

http://www.rockness.co.uk/news/all-aboard-...ockness-express

RockNess and Event Scotland are offering people in the UK FREE travel to the festival when you buy a 3 day camping ticket. This offer means that you will not only get completely free travel to the most beautiful festival in the world but you will be dropped right on the doorstep. It really couldn’t be easier! So if you have been wanting to experience the festival which was described by Virtual Festivals as ‘a shining, colourful example of what a festival should be‘ but haven been concerned about the travel then this is the perfect solution!

Pick up points include:

Manchester

Liverpool

Preston

Blackpool

Leeds

Sheffield

Newcastle

[Paul ™]

In 2 minds about this..

Yeah could be to increase sales, but most likey to make aware of the event and local area if it is being ran alongside Event Scotland who do put a lot of money into various events.

I'd be pissed off though if I was travelling from one of those places and had paid for coach travel

[Alpha Kenny 1]

Yeah I dont think ticket sales are struggling but there just trying to get as many folk through the door as possible.

[Kowalski]

llcoolphil could get a bus from Preston...

[shenry]

yeah thats what i think nothing to do with them struggling, just making it more attractive to come to for people outwith scotland

[Guy Rope Tripper]

yeah thats what i think nothing to do with them struggling, just making it more attractive to come to for people outwith scotland

[Memory Man]

I'd be pissed off though if I was travelling from one of those places and had paid for coach travel

[Jim King]

guys

i thought id jump on this quickly.

this info is not correct and there is not free travel for the UK at all.

event scotland are behind a program as part of their international events program (which rock ness features) to promote ways to get non scots to come to Scotland.

the incentive that is out there for rock ness is that coach travel is on the inside of the ticket price from a few selected cities outside of scotland.

I'm getting this changed immediately so sorry for the confusion.

jim

[Paul ™]

Ever thought of being a politician Jim?

[Jim King]

Ever thought of being a politician Jim?

[Paul ™]

Scotland is still part of the UK unfortunately

Anyway cheers for clearing it up.. and yeah will look out for you on the Sunday for my free pint

PS - Can you answer the couple questions in the Q&A thread about front row tickets and site plans if possible? Just we are trying to sort out eFestival campsites and would be easier if we had the info

Ta

[Jim King]

Scotland is still part of the UK unfortunately

Anyway cheers for clearing it up.. and yeah will look out for you on the Sunday for my free pint

PS - Can you answer the couple questions in the Q&A thread about front row tickets and site plans if possible? Just we are trying to sort out eFestival campsites and would be easier if we had the info

Ta

[Paul ™]

defo. we should have an efests pint sunday night in howards end. im buying.

[Guy Rope Tripper]

You do realise now lots of people from here are going to turn up there..

[Disco_Fudge]

whilst I can't argue that its a bloody good offer for the folks down in en-ger-lund, its has to be said that event scotland haven't gone about this in the best way. My point being that if they want more non-scots to be coming offering free transport to a festival hundreds of miles away with less than 2 weeks notice probably isn't going to get that many takers. I may be wrong but who decides to go to a festival on a whim and give up 3-4 days of work, looking after kids, Uni etc etc with this notice this short?

Edited June 2, 2010 by Disco_Fudge