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And bless, Luke Coombs paid for FREE Bike Valet parking at his two concerts! The Bike Valet is on Kowhai Intermediate's parking area, just off Sandringham Rd. Who would have guessed? Thanks Luke!!

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Amazing!

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"someone" should do an Aotearoa version of Song Exploder? Uhhhh. You? I'd listen!

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I would love to do that eh - would be fascinating hearing those stories.

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Trying to spot any trends between the major events succeeding vs the major events struggling - could it be something to do with audience intent?

Would it be unfair to say events like Fisher, Fred Again & festivals like RNV (for New Years) and Electric Ave (for the South Island) allow for audiences who use music as the backdrop for their own fun, rather than the music being the fun itself?

It might explain why events that sell tickets based on artist lineups may be struggling more than events that sell tickets based on other factors, like experience, social fomo etc?

Thinking out loud.

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Yep there could be something in that. But I also think with rising costs it's harder and more risky to put on multi-stage events with a bunch of mid-tier artists rather than one must-see artist. There are exceptions though! Like Homegrown and Electric Avenue...

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Two interesting barometers of the multi-stage sustainability worth investigation would probably be Port Noise & The Others Way - are they able to navigate the current climate? Very local heavy, though not entirely. Camp A Low Hum was *international and I assume did ok.

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The smaller scale probably means less risk, and I think niche festivals of those sizes are OK to survive. The bigger problem, one I'm investigating, is the problem battling police and authorities who oppose liquor licenses. Watch this space - lots to come on that...

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Love Song Exploder! In their defence (? not implying that you were attacking them, of course!) there IS an episode with Lorde already. And one with Kimbra, and a Crowded House one from last year, too (haven’t gotten around to listening to that one yet). There’s clearly scope for more, though in the general scheme of things, they’re definitely not ignoring NZ musicians 😊

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They have, it’s true, but there are so many other songs from here that would make for fascinating breakdowns. Perhaps with a different twist?

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With all due respect to Alien Ant Farm and the promoters of this festival but that band is not headline material so no wonder ticket sales were low.

Anyway, am looking forward to the Sex Pistols. The reviews of the shows in the UK with Frank Carter have been very good.

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They should have bought KoRn over!

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Idles was such a good show. It was fun, moving, communal, angry and joyous and I had the best time. There’s nothing like grinning at strangers in the crowd because you’re having a collective experience, stick it in my veins.

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And they just kept going too! It felt like they had to kick them off stage after two hours or they would have been there for three. Yep, agreed, fantastic night :)

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Im not really the target audience but I didn’t see any promo for that festival. I’m also baffled by the popularity of the Fisher shows. I swear I had never heard his name mentioned until those shows got announced, and really did not expect it to draw such big crowds. Was such a wide range of people too, from what I saw in my instagram stories. There were the normal influencers you’d expect, but then people like VJ Cooks.

Don’t get me wrong, it looked like a bloody fun time! I just did not know Fisher was so popular.

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I felt exactly the same way but I’m so glad I went - it was such a fun, and inclusive, night out. I bet he’s back to do it again real soon…

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That marketing material is clearly AI generated, no wonder they went under.

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