Daytripper 2015

dzilla

PTH2009 wrote: »

The human league would also be a perfect fit for 2016 daytripper. There playing at a feile festival in Belfast and it's similar acts to daytripper.

The one thing I find about daytripper it's always full of washed up former big bands but it sells. There's a big MOD/ska following in waterford. We are never going to get a big act such as Bruce Springsteen, ed sherran, kings of Leon etc unless a rich businessman comes on board and a proper venue is chosen. Walsh park would be suitable

I don't think it is particulary about getting acts to suit the differing music tastes in town, more like its getting whatever acts are available for that date. There are so many festivals happening europe wide in the summer so a lot of the best bands are booked and have commitments to other other organizers. With regards walsh park, what we have is purpose designed and suitable and centre of the city I wouldn't move it from there

ec18

dzilla wrote: »

. With regards walsh park, what we have is purpose designed, suitable and centre of the city I wouldn't move it from there

.....................it's a car park

Wanderer78

The Bowling Alley wrote: »

€6 for a pint and €2 for a can of coke is a bit much but that's what you pay in Slane and all the other festivals so can we really complain?

yes we can and should. its bloody too much. they should be encouraging families into these fecken things. sounds like it all went well though which is good

lertsnim

The Bowling Alley wrote: »

€6 for a pint and €2 for a can of coke is a bit much but that's what you pay in Slane and all the other festivals so can we really complain?

Of course you can. It is still price gouging regardless of who else does it.

deadybai

Cant believe it was 6 quid for a pint. Can this country not do anything without being a greedy c**t? Encourages people to bring their own drink too. Ridiculous. I havent been to a concert in a while now but I never paid over a 5er for one.

dzilla

ec18 wrote: »

.....................it's a car park

Where u born with those special observant traits?

wellboytoo

It looks like it is going to be on the Water side next year in the old Gas works, ye might as well start complaining now, about the price , the toilets , the smell of the Gas works!!(bet not too many of ye remember that!).
They screwed up on the bar this year they admitted it on the Monday morning, give them a break, at least they are trying to do something not sitting on their wholes (sic) just complaining.
€6.00 for a pint is less than you pay in most City Centre Dublin pubs, and for this they had to build bars, toilets , get power to them,man the above, do H & S etc and hope the weather is good and the crowds come, it's called taking a risk, and one should be paid for it, get over it, and as for someone complaining about the price of beer at a concert he says he wasn't at !!! Jesus give me strength,

Wanderer78

wellboytoo wrote: »

It looks like it is going to be on the Water side next year in the old Gas works, ye might as well start complaining now, about the price , the toilets , the smell of the Gas works!!(bet not too many of ye remember that!).
They screwed up on the bar this year they admitted it on the Monday morning, give them a break, at least they are trying to do something not sitting on their wholes (sic) just complaining.
€6.00 for a pint is less than you pay in most City Centre Dublin pubs, and for this they had to build bars, toilets , get power to them,man the above, do H & S etc and hope the weather is good and the crowds come, it's called taking a risk, and one should be paid for it, get over it, and as for someone complaining about the price of beer at a concert he says he wasn't at !!! Jesus give me strength,

hahaha legend

lertsnim

wellboytoo wrote: »

€6.00 for a pint is less than you pay in most City Centre Dublin pubs

Unless Daytripper happened in the centre of Dublin, what does that have to do with anything?

dzilla

Are there any festivals that have cheap pints? This is not a new phenomenon just the reality of pricing at events where it is a sellers market. More luck to them

run_Forrest_run

€5 for a pint at the gigs in the Marquee in Cork.

CardBordWindow

Twas €5.50 for a pint at AC/DC and The Frames at the weekend. (both in Dublin)

dzilla

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

€5 for a pint at the gigs in the Marquee in Cork.

Bar setup in the marquee is run over a number or months with 10+ gigs.... more return from bar as its is earning money for weeks and does not just have a 2 days window. Your not comparing like with like.

Smell the glove

wellboytoo wrote: »

It looks like it is going to be on the Water side next year in the old Gas works, ye might as well start complaining now, about the price , the toilets , the smell of the Gas works!!(bet not too many of ye remember that!).
They screwed up on the bar this year they admitted it on the Monday morning, give them a break, at least they are trying to do something not sitting on their wholes (sic) just complaining.
€6.00 for a pint is less than you pay in most City Centre Dublin pubs, and for this they had to build bars, toilets , get power to them,man the above, do H & S etc and hope the weather is good and the crowds come, it's called taking a risk, and one should be paid for it, get over it, and as for someone complaining about the price of beer at a concert he says he wasn't at !!! Jesus give me strength,

There are a few bars in Dublin that charge that price, not many.
Mostly just the bars smack bang in temple bar square.

wellboytoo

Smell the glove wrote: »

There are a few bars in Dublin that charge that price, not many.
Mostly just the bars smack bang in temple bar square.

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Firish-news%2Fthe-715-pint-that-people-rarely-complain-about-29724868.html&ei=Py2eVcDZDYOa7gbj-4LQBg&usg=AFQjCNFrkX9GPZCyQGSU_nbDxvsj4QcxHQ&sig2=1A38id_9vD41bAvhNjgNtA

ec18

dzilla wrote: »

Where u born with those special observant traits?

No it's a super power I developed when people try over sell things. Like calling a car park a designed venue.

zurbfoundation

Don't these events usually only stock products from one drinks group, be it the Heino group or Diageo or someone? -Hence giving the brands a captive audience for the target audience they want to sell to, often a product that the consumer doesn't consume but purchases as there is no alternative, in the hope of recruiting new consumers.

This exclusivity plus the associated branding at music events is very sought after by drinks companies - you can be sure they are not giving the beer to the vintners at the same price as Daytripper is getting it for.

I would be of the opinion that for contracts like say the Point Depot (or what ever its called now) the drinks company pays the venue to be the exclusive stockist

So comparing the price point of the pint at the Daytripper event is not the same as comparing it to what you would usually pay for a pint in the local.

hardybuck

wellboytoo wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Firish-news%2Fthe-715-pint-that-people-rarely-complain-about-29724868.html&ei=Py2eVcDZDYOa7gbj-4LQBg&usg=AFQjCNFrkX9GPZCyQGSU_nbDxvsj4QcxHQ&sig2=1A38id_9vD41bAvhNjgNtA

Yeah, a pub in Temple Bar that charged so much it made news headlines. Far from normal. About €5.40 would be about right.

dzilla

ec18 wrote: »

No it's a super power I developed when people try over sell things. Like calling a car park a designed venue.

It is though. The car park was developed designed with the events as such taking place in them. Don't understand what your issue is here.

Max Powers

zurbfoundation wrote: »

Don't these events usually only stock products from one drinks group, be it the Heino group or Diageo or someone? -Hence giving the brands a captive audience for the target audience they want to sell to, often a product that the consumer doesn't consume but purchases as there is no alternative, in the hope of recruiting new consumers.

This exclusivity plus the associated branding at music events is very sought after by drinks companies - you can be sure they are not giving the beer to the vintners at the same price as Daytripper is getting it for.

I would be of the opinion that for contracts like say the Point Depot (or what ever its called now) the drinks company pays the venue to be the exclusive stockist

So comparing the price point of the pint at the Daytripper event is not the same as comparing it to what you would usually pay for a pint in the local.

Heino, i hope you said that taking the p with a silly south dublin dort accent

tonc76

Pints were €6.50 in Marlay Park last weekend.

Rather than pay €6 for a pint and then complain, don't buy it at all :rolleyes:

hardybuck

Maybe it's an Irish/UK problem.

A price of a beer in Glastonbury costs €6.
Rock am Ring in Germany: about €4
Sonar in Spain: €1

If the drinks companies are tendering to come in and supply the service there is probably little flexibility in price that they charge the end user, but this might be passed on to impact the ticket prices.

In general though, consumers behaviour is a major determinant of price. If you're not happy, don't buy.

Wanderer78

hardybuck wrote: »

Maybe it's an Irish/UK problem.

A price of a beer in Glastonbury costs €6.
Rock am Ring in Germany: about €4
Sonar in Spain: €1

If the drinks companies are tendering to come in and supply the service there is probably little flexibility in price that they charge the end user, but this might be passed on to impact the ticket prices.

In general though, consumers behaviour is a major determinant of price. If you're not happy, don't buy.

i think you could be right there. i suspect our taxes are probably higher on alcohol as well but we really do need to complain more about the price of alcohol here. this coming from a person that very rarely drinks. our governments must make a fortune from it

PTH2009

Will the gasworks place be bigger than Bolton street

O Riain

hardybuck wrote: »

Maybe it's an Irish/UK problem.

A price of a beer in Glastonbury costs €6.
Rock am Ring in Germany: about €4
Sonar in Spain: €1

If the drinks companies are tendering to come in and supply the service there is probably little flexibility in price that they charge the end user, but this might be passed on to impact the ticket prices.

In general though, consumers behaviour is a major determinant of price. If you're not happy, don't buy.

Considering a pint in a normal bar (not wetherspoons) cost about £4.00 - £4.60 in the UK I find it hard to believe that a pint was only £4.25 in Glastonbury..

wellboytoo

PTH2009 wrote: »

Will the gasworks place be bigger than Bolton street

From memory they hope to hold 9000

thomasm

Interesting article here on the costs of running a festival.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/09/cost-of-staging-music-festival

hardybuck

O Riain wrote: »

Considering a pint in a normal bar (not wetherspoons) cost about £4.00 - £4.60 in the UK I find it hard to believe that a pint was only £4.25 in Glastonbury..

There you go. Gives a fairly comprehensive comparison of festival costs internationally.

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/13/music-festivals-2015-compare-the-costs-of-the-worlds-biggest-parties

sydneybound

O Riain wrote: »

Considering a pint in a normal bar (not wetherspoons) cost about £4.00 - £4.60 in the UK I find it hard to believe that a pint was only £4.25 in Glastonbury..

I was at Glastonbury this year and pints of Thatchers cider was £4.50 or £4.85 depending on which bar you went to. Lager was the same price. I should know as I bought over 40 of them in the four days!

O Riain

sydneybound wrote: »

I was at Glastonbury this year and pints of Thatchers cider was £4.50 or £4.85 depending on which bar you went to. Lager was the same price. I should know as I bought over 40 of them in the four days!

Well then that's €6.25 to €6.75, not €6 like the other guy said.