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Cost of Throwing a Party / Festival
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Danrennt98
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Posted : Sep 23, 2011 18:18:23
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Hey everyone!
I'm thinking one day of throwing a really good party, But I have no idea what all goes into it besides the obvious.
So like a single night party with 3 international headliners and 3 local djs.
If you throw parties how much do they generally cost?
And for one nighters is it more difficult to find an outside place or just throw a party in a club/art gallery?
Thanks in advance for the insight!
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Kabayun
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Posted : Sep 23, 2011 19:19
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The location (city) and size of the venue will dictate how much it will cost, so it would be hard to give you relevant info without knowing where you intend to do the event, and how many people you think you will draw...
From my experience, throwing a one nighter in NYC for 2-400 people with 2-3 headliners is easily between 4000-8000 dollars, depending on whether you use a club or underground venue, whether you do a bar, and how much the fees/flights for your headliners costs... (but only about half is needed for upfront expenses)
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Ascension
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Posted : Sep 23, 2011 19:46
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I'll start by advising you to know what you're getting into first before you book a huge party. If you haven't tested the ground to see how many people you can bring out you have no way of knowing what the turnout will be. Trying to go all out on your first attempt may not end too well. Imo it's best to start with something lower risk and smaller in size (like having just local acts), then go from there. If there's already a good scene and you can work with other local promoters that would be your best option to do something successful (if they're willing).
Venue will be your main cost. Then there are your headliner's booking fees/other expenses. Then there is sound and dj equipment/lights if you need to rent them. Then maybe a VJ. Depending on who you know to deco you may pay someone. Depending on who is local, maybe a few bucks to some live acts if you can or if they ask for it beforehand.
Outdoor parties are pretty much always more work than indoors. In most areas they're also harder to find. There's also the element of weather which plays a role here in the midwest.
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Danrennt98
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Posted : Sep 24, 2011 04:45
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Yea this is a purely hypothetical question, I'm from the NY/NJ area.. and was just curious to see how much parties generally cost in different parts of the US. And what unknown to most/hidden costs there are.
Are outdoors more trouble because of the neighbor problems? or finding someone that is willing to give up their land for a night?
though I will eventually have a nice party :-P |
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emilybobemily
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Posted : Sep 24, 2011 19:18
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unfortunately... if Aumshantiaum is from CA... all of these events we have discussed would involve an outrageous amount of travel/expense |
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paradigm
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Posted : Sep 24, 2011 22:16
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there are always infrastructure costs to consider as well. Especially if outdoors.
Do you need to rent porto-potties?
Is there power? Do you need a generator? How big of a generator?
How much stuff is for the party is there? Do you need to rent a Ryder truck to transport stuff?
What about waste? Is their garbage collection? Do you need a dumpster or can it be hauled out
While venue, sound and talent costs(including airfare) can be the big expenses. All the little shit adds up fast. Aside from primary infrastructure, little shit can also include stuff like duct tape, zip ties, trash cans & bags, toilet paper
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emilybobemily
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Posted : Sep 24, 2011 22:33
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hmm. not sure how that post got in this thread... ignore that |
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dreadieg
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Posted : Sep 28, 2011 15:34
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it cost money and you're going to lose money. if you get over 20 people expect a serious loss.
this is why i do small things instead of large ones.
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aXis
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Posted : Sep 28, 2011 16:41
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20 people are djs. |
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ohmy
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Posted : Oct 3, 2011 22:28
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i think we threw AUM festival in ARkansas for about 50 dollars....
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MR VOMERS
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Posted : Oct 3, 2011 22:30
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bwahaha
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robomarket
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Posted : Oct 3, 2011 23:32
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or you can team up with already established promoters to share cost/profit. if there is any.
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