Festivals, etc.
Please allow me to apologize for the momentary lapse in posting yesterday afternoon.
I was under the gun to turn around a centerpiece for the Today section on large scale music festivals.
I talked to Seth Hurwitz, who booked Virgin Mobile Festival, MS poster ryan97ou and some industry folks for the piece.
Seth didn't think the new All Points West Music & Arts Festival will compete with the Virgin Mobile Festival. What do you think?
(Photo by Kenneth K. Lam/Sun Photographer)
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
Comments
I don't think it will make too much of a difference...you also have to figure that with gas prices as high as they are it will also impact the number of people in this area that would want to drive to Jersey when you can get almost the same show here in Baltimore
Posted by: Wheelsee | June 17, 2008 10:17 AM
The two are completely different and won't have any effect on the other. You'll have some Radiohead fans go up to NY, but other than that, it's really two different markets throwing a large scale outdoor concert.
Bonnaroo, Coachella, and now Lollapallooza are serious events, but Virgin Mobile Fest and All Points West are just newer versions of HFStival and the likes.
One question Sam...how did you leave out New Orleans Jazzfest in your comparisons of festivals...you clearly have not ever been, so book you tickets now and prepare to have the best few days of your life!
Posted by: Eutaw Street Historian | June 17, 2008 10:35 AM
Jazz Fest is the best damn thing in the world. I totally agree with ESH!
Posted by: colleen_baltimore | June 17, 2008 11:02 AM
I am strongly considering driving up to All Points West as apposed to staying here for Virgin. For the same price, it offers 2 nights of Radiohead, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, The Black Angels, New Pornographers, Kings of Leon, and many more quality acts.
I've gone to Virgin both years, and have been fed up with the high ticket prices, high costs of food and beer, and the general feeling the concert is put on to achieve maximum profit, not to entertain. That combined with a poor lineup this year, I only hope that 2009 brings vast improvements to the festival.
Posted by: Brett | June 17, 2008 1:43 PM