Ticket prices killing the Vancouver Rave Scene?!

[Hero.Skye]

Ticket prices killing the Vancouver Rave Scene?
I really dont have a clue why some other places around the globe are giving the scene a chance to grow and others are just being stuck up "business men" and charging an arm and a leg for ticket prices. Looking at these rediculous ticket prices, how could more people be interested in going to the next rave when they simply dont have the cash to spend on a $60+ ticket to see what, 3 headliners?!

In places like Calgary, London, even Dubai, they seem to know whats up and give the people a chance and a run for their money. It is pretty much killing the scene, high ticket prices aren't going to bring in more kids , its going to simply scare them away. And what completely shocked me were the $200 tickets that were being sold for Doom's Night, are you people out of your mind?! Goodness.

But hey, without high priced tickets, you kids wouldnt have ur lasers and fancy lights would you.

Anyways, lets see what u others gotta say about this.

[impure]

how the fuck can you say ticket prices are killing a scene where raves are OVERSOLD?
that means that there are more people than the venues allow who are more than willing to buy tickets.
sounds like a scene that's dieing to me.
you have to take into consideration the cost of putting an event on, and also the bylaws and police.
perhaps in other locations around the world the bylaws allow for larger parties and the cost is lower, which means they can sell more tickets for less money.
really now, from what i read and hear it's hardly a dieing scene.

[mikey]

If you want a safe, high production event with world class talent, then matha fucker ya gotta pay.

Go to a small under ground show and stop bitching and making posts that have been made a dozen times.

[Moon]

maybe it's a good way to sift out the poor and let the rich party without all that scum

muhahahaha

[clevich]

Originally Posted by k-pryde

maybe it's a good way to sift out the poor and let the rich party without all that scum

muhahahaha

then how are the 12 year olds getting in!?!?!?

[frankie_V]

^^ hahah thas true ... but yah i wouldnt mind if the productions knocked off a couple bucks... it does suck paying 50-60 bucks to go party... but i dont see that happening in the vancity rave scene

[tommy-boi]

Originally Posted by clevich

then how are the 12 year olds getting in!?!?!?

mommy paid for them or they stole it or from being a newspaper boy :D

[Gusto]

i had a job in grade 12, i don't know about you guys.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by mikey

If you want a safe, high production event with world class talent, then matha fucker ya gotta pay.

Go to a small under ground show and stop bitching and making posts that have been made a dozen times.

You took the words right out of my mouth...

And maybe if you stoped doing drugs a night out at the rave wouldnt cost so much :p

[Jeaninah]

Originally Posted by k-pryde

maybe it's a good way to sift out the poor and let the rich party without all that scum

muhahahaha

hahahhah very good point
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obviously if the ticket prices were only like $15-20(or any othe cheap price), you'd be paying for a $15-20 party, shitty visuals, shitty djs, and all the rest that comes with that.

[sh4un]

let all pay $100 2 watch djs play records and get high
haha raves are sooo stupid ill only ever support the local scene with small ticket prices. bringin in these overated djs is such a waste of $

we shood start bringin in live PA to actually justify these ticket prices

i havent been 2 a rave since 2003 btw

[Tayfoon]

Scene ?


What Scene ?

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by k-pryde

maybe it's a good way to sift out the poor and let the rich party without all that scum

muhahahaha

Actually, I've seen a lot more scum at bigger, more expensive parties than I have at smaller ones.


Oh, and I really hope this thread doesn't merit the standard promoter response about how apparently 'spoiled' ravers are in Vancouver. That is a disgusting attitude for a business to reflect to its customers.

[Kraig]

What's a rave?

[dabbler]

Originally Posted by rio

Anyways, lets see what u others gotta say about this.

ummmm, that's moronic?

first off, vancouver has some of the most expensive costs per person you can think of. a venue here that holds 1,000 people costs double or more than the same size venue in toronto. and that's not just for raves. it's just like that. add in more expensive cops than elsewhere (neccessary by law for large legal parties) and the fact that there just ISN'T a good amount of available LARGE venue's (when you get big, cheap venue's, you can charge less cause more people can come.)
fuck you don't even know. lots of people i know throw shows where their breakeven is only slightly less than the legal max capacity.

[wishbone]

take a fucking economics course.

[robyn]

Ravers need better jobs.

[thorn]

Originally Posted by Jeaninah

obviously if the ticket prices were only like $15-20(or any othe cheap price), you'd be paying for a $15-20 party, shitty visuals, shitty djs, and all the rest that comes with that.

Thats bullshit. The best parties I've ever been to have been small $15 - $20 parties. With wicked djs, wicked visuals and damn fine people.

[Rytalin]

Originally Posted by rio

Ticket prices killing the Vancouver Rave Scene?
I really dont have a clue why some other places around the globe are giving the scene a chance to grow and others are just being stuck up "business men" and charging an arm and a leg for ticket prices. Looking at these rediculous ticket prices, how could more people be interested in going to the next rave when they simply dont have the cash to spend on a $60+ ticket to see what, 3 headliners?!

In places like Calgary, London, even Dubai, they seem to know whats up and give the people a chance and a run for their money. It is pretty much killing the scene, high ticket prices aren't going to bring in more kids , its going to simply scare them away. And what completely shocked me were the $200 tickets that were being sold for Doom's Night, are you people out of your mind?! Goodness.

But hey, without high priced tickets, you kids wouldnt have ur lasers and fancy lights would you.

Anyways, lets see what u others gotta say about this.

Don't like like expensive parties?

Don't support them.


There are plenty of promoters around who throw small cheap parties, that IMO kick the shit out of big events as far as vibe goes.

[impure]

it's all a matter of opinion though.
what you like may not be what she likes and vice versa.

[ebbomega]

2004 was probably the best year I ever had raving.

But the only ticket I spent more than $20 for was Shambhala.

[BongMan]

the smaller raves are indeed much more enjoyable..

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by Jeaninah

obviously if the ticket prices were only like $15-20(or any othe cheap price), you'd be paying for a $15-20 party, shitty visuals, shitty djs, and all the rest that comes with that.

SHITTY VISUALS!

Yeah, an extra 50 dollars is so worth it for the lasers!!@#$



ps- if more expensive parties attracted a more 'high class crowd' can someone explain all the underaged hoochies to me? Sorry, did I miss the memo explaining how that was classy? If I tried leaving the house like that when I was that age I'm pretty sure my mother would tell me I looked like a cheap whore! :)

[Moon]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

SHITTY VISUALS!

Yeah, an extra 50 dollars is so worth it for the lasers!!@#$



ps- if more expensive parties attracted a more 'high class crowd' can someone explain all the underaged hoochies to me? Sorry, did I miss the memo explaining how that was classy? If I tried leaving the house like that when I was that age I'm pretty sure my mother would tell me I looked like a cheap whore! :)

haha well i was half joking since there are so many factors in vancouver that prevents that concept. but if we take a city like sydney for example, they don't allow anyone under 18 in. say if that was applied to the massives here, the lower number of underagers would make these parties all the less disturbing for the many many people out there who find parties nowadays pretty wack.

that would eliminate a large following of underagers for sure which could potentially hurt the scene more than needed, but the underaged kids who can compose themselves to act mature in a way to convince the bouncers to accept their fake id's will find a way to come in anyways... and possibly a more mature crowd can be seen...

but aside that massives are expensive cuz they actually pay the djs, fly in djs and pay for their hotel bills, staff, venue... etc etc. of all the underground parties i've played at, i've been paid ONCE! and they apparantly lost a shitload of money from paying djs 30-60 bucks each.

as for the younger sluts the massives attract... maybe they don't wanna be a dirty sketchy unsafe venues? hehe *shrugs*

[miss.myra]

^ haven't more people died in apparent 'safe, legal venues' in Vancouver than at 'illegal underground venues'?