Which then begs the question – why is it so hard to operate a festival camp grounds? One would think that portos and water and a field with electrical should not be that hard – like just make nice with the local fire dept and police. Give a nice donation. I’ll tell you what though – insurance companies probably don’t want to touch a festie ground with a (insert phallus metaphor here).
This Wonderland Forest stuff is juicy, thanks for sharing. I hadn’t heard about the place but it sucks to have to pull the plug on all these shows, especially the Dogs fest. They are sick, I saw them at Peach a couple summers ago, pretty sure you were standing next to me.
The same thing happened with this place called the Woodlands in Charleston, and it was a permitting issue with the city. Too many people nearby were complaining about the traffic on the road leading there when they had big events. I think the noise was also a factor.
Unrelated, but i have this dream to one day own a festival ground in the middle of nowhere and host my own camping fest.
thanks again for testing it lol, the new platform is still under construction. for some reason it flagged your post for review and caused the bot to not respond, which i am looking into
@saraichinwag i guess i could do something like a customizable, automated newsletter where users can select which festivals or locations they want to receive updates from and then they will get a roundup every week of posts about that festival, or something similar.
the thing is, it would take me a solid amount of time to develop this, and right now i’m just working on getting the word out to the initial users looking for music festival news
do you think Festival Wire is the best source for music festival news on the web? can you think of any other sources that might top it? we are basically competing directly with Festive Owl, who is much more established but only uses social media
here at Extra Chill, we have a whole universe for music festival fans. we are just still relatively underground and not widely known. we have a strong niche following that has grown significantly over the years, and we keep expanding the platform to appeal to more and more people
yeah, @saraichinwag i guess you’re right. a lot of people are looking for something like a festival newspaper or wondering where can i get a news feed for music festivals. we are definitely solving that specific problem with the Festival Wire!
it’s a great place to get the latest music festival news, and the volume is not something that a human editorial team can keep up with
i talk about api costs, but in reality it costs me about $2 per day to run right now. that isn’t so bad, especially if we are able to spread the word to fans of music festivals who are looking for news
Getting a media pass to Bonnaroo has been one of my long-term goals with Extra Chill for years. I have now achieved that goal.
Bonnaroo has shaped my view of the world in a lot of different ways. I’m excited to write about it and share with y’all.
The first time I went to this festival I was just a kid, 2017, not long after college. I had the time of my life with three of my best friends. We went three years in a row, and then the pandemic fast-forwarded time, and life changed.
6 years have passed since I’ve been back, and now I’m at a point where I’ve interviewed several bands on the lineup, and it’s cool to see Extra Chill’s growth.
I could write a whole lot more about it but just know that I’ll be using this space to share my experience before writing the official Extra Chill review.
Chime in if you’re going to Bonnaroo too! Or if you just love the festival like I do. Cheers!
