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Posted : Jul 2, 2008 12:04:00
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Hello! I had a question and was wondering about feedback. What do you all think about charging less for locals at big events due to being in an area isolated from "knowing" psy trance headliners. would people outside of the state be upset by this? is it reasonable?
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Moksa
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Posted : Jul 2, 2008 16:07
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Skeeve
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Posted : Jul 2, 2008 16:54
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I think he means local djs... having an area where you can hear just the locals, and don't have to pay a higher ticket price that would go with hearing international talent. |
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Ascension
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Posted : Jul 2, 2008 17:23
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paradigm
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Posted : Jul 2, 2008 17:27
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people have been doing cheap $5 parties since the dawn of time....
fish crawled out of ocean, turned into man, picked up decks, through a party and charged 5 bucks....
its great for locals only, but dont expect to get any turnout besides locals only... save for the occasional passer thru..
Id say it works great in a scene centerd in a metro-area,but for places like the midwest where half the mainstays of the crowd travel a few hours or more, you need to have something on the lineup to make it worth the trek
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Posted : Jul 2, 2008 19:04
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i was referring the AUM style idea of having a big festival but charging less for statewide residents that probably dont know who you are bringing anyway, and want to come just to dance but dont want to pay the extremely high fee (ex $70)
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David(KIVA)
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Posted : Jul 3, 2008 03:17
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So what your asking is
should people who love closer to a party pay less or are you saying those who travel to a party from far away should pay less?
I confused?
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electrictiedye
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Posted : Jul 3, 2008 05:49
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I've only seen this phenomenon in the second/third world ( I used to live in Egypt) where museums, parks etc. have a price for nationals and a price for foreigners. This is done in places where locals have significantly tighter budgets than foreigners. I can really only see this working for psy parties somewhere like India, Indonesia, Thailand, or Taiwan. I think the concept is too foreign for Americans to accept.
Now if you wanted to encourage environmentalism and ride-sharing I think people would be willing to accept discounts on HOV carloads if you offered a rebate/discount to cars with three or more people or something like that. Or offer cheaper tickets to people who agree to be listed on a central ride-sharing database. |
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Posted : Jul 3, 2008 06:35
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thanks for the feedback!  gives me some food for thought --PSYOWA AND BEYOND--
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Ascension
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Posted : Jul 3, 2008 16:19
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I assume what you're trying to do Chris is attract local "non-psy goers" to the party who wouldn't be attending an event because of the price (they wouldn't travel anywhere either since they don't know what is going on/what to expect). In that case it makes sense so you can hope they have a good time in a location that is close to them and cheap so they will come back to more/travel to other parties. I'd rather let a passer-by in for cheap than not let them in at all. At Sacred Earth one of the chefs was stomping it out saturday morning and said he really liked what he heard/saw there. Someone like that would have never been exposed to this had he not just been there to work so I assume the same effect can happen with locals who come by just to check it out.
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Axis Mundi
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Posted : Jul 4, 2008 02:41
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If money isn't an issue as far as funding goes then I think you should cut a break on people from out of town. Gas prices are outrageous and these people usually end up bringing a lot of "locals" in with them.
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electrictiedye
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Posted : Jul 4, 2008 03:44
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Best way to handle this situation is to act like a nightclub and hire a few local promoters who are paid per head they bring in. The promoters get to keep guestlists at the event for reduced admission and you check off the people who show up from their lists. Give the promoters between $3-5 per head. The promoters will have local connections and the out of towners will understand the guestlist concept and not get upset or feel that you're acting unfairly. You can also make an arrangement if there is a local college that people who show XYZ university student cards get a reduced admission. Also if you up the cover charge as the hours pass (for example $5 before midnight, $10 before 2am, $15 after) the locals who have less distance to travel are more likely to show up earlier and get in for less. Another way to go about this is to sell discounted tickets through local outlets versus the normal price in advance or at the door. Local establishments will be willing to comply since it will bring them business. You can approach a few local cafes or stores and propose that they carry tickets. Make a bulletin on your website or wherever else that tickets are available at these establishments. Since they are local establishments operating in normal business hours out of towners wont be as likely to get their tickets from them. This last method is commonly employed with special events raves around the world. All of the aforementioned practices are relatively common and easy to implement. |
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Basilisk
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Posted : Jul 6, 2008 00:21
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How about a membership programme with discounts for "frequent fliers"?
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Hidroponik
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Posted : Jul 9, 2008 21:55
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bodhi and i did a very small club night in san diego back in 2002. we only charged $5 at the door for local residents of san diego, we had to check id's anyway because it was a 21+ bar.
we advertised that if anybody drove down from Los Angeles or Orange counties, then they could get in for free.
it helped, we got a couple carloads from la each time, which was rare because it was on a Tuesday night about 20 minutes east of san diego.
but, alas, the bar got greedy and demanded too much money from us so we only did a handful of shows there.
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Eklypz
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Posted : Jul 11, 2008 06:11
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I think it matters on the area - in remote areas with no local scene ( such as where AUM and Expedition were) then yes. Especially Fairfield since you are trying to build something and there are many people that would be into psy trance ( the transcendental meditation people) perhaps if they were more exposed. Also, you are trying to earn goodwill with the locals so can do future events there.
In a place like SF & NYC then I would say no since there is an established scene there and growth is organic.
It just really depends on the situation imho. |
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