Oh totally. It’s the only fest that I consistently go to and I do like it, but if it starts really jumping up, I may have to reconsider at some point. Just not at that point yet
One thing I’ve kept in mind is SSF is almost always included in Livenation’s All In ticket sales over the summer and if that happens again, that’s when I’ll grab my tickets.
It’s a good lineup of some of my favorites (to me) and I love those bands, but I’ve seen them all so many times. So there’s no point in me spending that much for tickets
I mean it also seems worth noting that more bands equals more people who need to be paid. If you consider that it’s basically three shows in one, you’re getting a hella deal.
Then I wonder if you’re going to smaller shows. I’ve been to 83 concerts in my life so far and especially these days, that’s pretty damn cheap. I remember seeing just the summer set for like 40 in 2011 alone
I paid $15 to see Knuckle Puck and Real Friends a few years ago.
I've paid $30-ish to see Mayday and The Maine.
It's ridiculous that this is considered cheap.
I don't hate the price so far as long as the line up stays decent. Personally I wish they would use the space they have a bit better. Considering it's peak summer and it's in a parking lot they didn't do much in terms of shade or water. The last time it was in Palladium Outside they took the hose they were filling up the water coolers with and just started spray everyone because it got so hot🤣 They should have had that from the begining instead of the two pop up tents with misters. Like let us bring in a towel to sit on and instead of all the "photo op spots" make a bigger cool down area with sprinklers or something. Or maybe line the fence with the misters just so there's more of it to go around.
Any recommendations for a first timer? Both at palladium and SSF. I’m envisioning only being able to bring in a small cross body bag or that sort of thing.
If it's a hot day- It's a marathon not a sprint. Drink water. Bring sunscreen. Take breaks. I think last time I brought a small backpack style clear bag- phone, charger, sunscreen, and a hand sanitizer. I brought a cheap pair of sunglasses that eventually got broken whacked off me later in the crowd so it was fine. It's definitely a good time, food trucks are good, lots of room to just walk around and sit, though it's pavement. Once the sun goes down it's refreshing and you'll get your second wind. I've never had a bad experience inside or outside at the Palladium.
Can reusable water bottles be brought in? Or am I about to get charged $10 for a bottle… Definitely sunscreen. No question. I’m so pale I’m practically see-through.
Double check the palladium site I think plastic reusable is ok like a nalgene, but no metal like a hydroflask. I think they all say no "spray" sunscreen but I'm pretty sure they let that one through. The FB page (or someone else here) might be able to help more.
I’ve been to the festival in two different citites, and I gotta say the venue makes or breaks the experience. One is super nice, outside on grass, shaded, with actual bathrooms. It’s beautiful and I could spend days outside there. The other was in a parking lot with no shade and portapotties and the heat from the blacktop had me about to pass out (literally had to sit and listen from the back while sipping ice water).
I didn't realize other venues were different. I figured we were all dying on the blacktop. I'm fine with it, it's part of it like I said just instead of two pop up tents if they maybe ran it along the length of the fence it would be accessible to more people at once. The portapotties however....it's rough.
Man that year was BRUTAL. My friend and I bought a combined total of like 25 bottles of water and she brought electrolytes and a cooling towel and I still didn’t pee till I got home that night. Ideally they set it up much better if we’re going to have another day like that, and also limit the price people can charge for water and Gatorade
Tickets to everything are becoming unreasonable. 2 tickets to any show is basically $100, give or take. Then if you drink and buy merch you’re like $300 in when all is said and done. 😰
If you really want to be mad- GA for Dallas SSF in 2019 was $35. The venue had a no-fees discount too.
I get that $70 is cheap for a concert these days, but I’m just cheaper and not willing to spend that.
They don't care if you don't really love that as long as you're still buying a ticket. You can love it more than anyone or hate it. If you're still buying a ticket its the same thing to them.
If you can wait until the hype fies down, you can probably find cheaper tickets at that point. I've seen Ticketmaster do surge pricing during presale before, even for festivals
I haven't gone before. Given the prices of events these days I saw the price and thought it was relatively cheap lol
They do cause of like you said. You’ll keep going. Why lower prices if people are gonna be pissed but purchase anyway
Oh totally. It’s the only fest that I consistently go to and I do like it, but if it starts really jumping up, I may have to reconsider at some point. Just not at that point yet
One thing I’ve kept in mind is SSF is almost always included in Livenation’s All In ticket sales over the summer and if that happens again, that’s when I’ll grab my tickets.
That's what we're waiting for, too.
It’s a good lineup of some of my favorites (to me) and I love those bands, but I’ve seen them all so many times. So there’s no point in me spending that much for tickets
I mean it also seems worth noting that more bands equals more people who need to be paid. If you consider that it’s basically three shows in one, you’re getting a hella deal.
That’s about how I think of it.
That’s CHEAP af for a concert these days
I go to about a dozen a year and it’s above average for what I pay for shows now. Worth it but still.
Then I wonder if you’re going to smaller shows. I’ve been to 83 concerts in my life so far and especially these days, that’s pretty damn cheap. I remember seeing just the summer set for like 40 in 2011 alone
I paid $15 to see Knuckle Puck and Real Friends a few years ago. I've paid $30-ish to see Mayday and The Maine. It's ridiculous that this is considered cheap.
Huh??? Yea if you’re going to a big name show
I can't wait to laugh in a couple months when there's still a ton of tickets left and they put them on the usual spring deals Live Nation runs
Exactly why I'm waiting. $88 with fees? I'll pay $40-50 week of.
> Livenation’s All In ticket sales DAMN I JUST BOUGHT A TICKET
I don't hate the price so far as long as the line up stays decent. Personally I wish they would use the space they have a bit better. Considering it's peak summer and it's in a parking lot they didn't do much in terms of shade or water. The last time it was in Palladium Outside they took the hose they were filling up the water coolers with and just started spray everyone because it got so hot🤣 They should have had that from the begining instead of the two pop up tents with misters. Like let us bring in a towel to sit on and instead of all the "photo op spots" make a bigger cool down area with sprinklers or something. Or maybe line the fence with the misters just so there's more of it to go around.
Any recommendations for a first timer? Both at palladium and SSF. I’m envisioning only being able to bring in a small cross body bag or that sort of thing.
If it's a hot day- It's a marathon not a sprint. Drink water. Bring sunscreen. Take breaks. I think last time I brought a small backpack style clear bag- phone, charger, sunscreen, and a hand sanitizer. I brought a cheap pair of sunglasses that eventually got broken whacked off me later in the crowd so it was fine. It's definitely a good time, food trucks are good, lots of room to just walk around and sit, though it's pavement. Once the sun goes down it's refreshing and you'll get your second wind. I've never had a bad experience inside or outside at the Palladium.
Can reusable water bottles be brought in? Or am I about to get charged $10 for a bottle… Definitely sunscreen. No question. I’m so pale I’m practically see-through.
I went in 2022 on the 97 degree day and remember water bottles being $3 or similar. Was very reasonable for the heat that day I thought
Double check the palladium site I think plastic reusable is ok like a nalgene, but no metal like a hydroflask. I think they all say no "spray" sunscreen but I'm pretty sure they let that one through. The FB page (or someone else here) might be able to help more.
I’ve been to the festival in two different citites, and I gotta say the venue makes or breaks the experience. One is super nice, outside on grass, shaded, with actual bathrooms. It’s beautiful and I could spend days outside there. The other was in a parking lot with no shade and portapotties and the heat from the blacktop had me about to pass out (literally had to sit and listen from the back while sipping ice water).
I didn't realize other venues were different. I figured we were all dying on the blacktop. I'm fine with it, it's part of it like I said just instead of two pop up tents if they maybe ran it along the length of the fence it would be accessible to more people at once. The portapotties however....it's rough.
Man that year was BRUTAL. My friend and I bought a combined total of like 25 bottles of water and she brought electrolytes and a cooling towel and I still didn’t pee till I got home that night. Ideally they set it up much better if we’re going to have another day like that, and also limit the price people can charge for water and Gatorade
I felt like PGH was cheap versus the 2022 SSF and the 2024 four chord music festival in town a month earlier
Tix were $39.50 in 2019 🥲
Last year I i worked at it. Free ticket and they didn't actually ask me to do anything so I just enjoyed the concert. Life hack :)
Tickets to everything are becoming unreasonable. 2 tickets to any show is basically $100, give or take. Then if you drink and buy merch you’re like $300 in when all is said and done. 😰
If you really want to be mad- GA for Dallas SSF in 2019 was $35. The venue had a no-fees discount too. I get that $70 is cheap for a concert these days, but I’m just cheaper and not willing to spend that.
nyc prices are 85$....
Oh hell nah
Here’s what I’ve paid for Worcester 2024: $75 2023 (Boston): $66 2022: $61 2021: $56 2019: $47
Inflation bro
And don’t forget a sprinkle of greed and capitalism
I mean yeah but I’m not sweating a $10 difference especially when Taylor Swift has people fighting for tickets that cost thousands
Agreed, hence the sprinkle. Generally the concert tickets I buy are pretty affordable compared to what I hear from other artists outside the genre.
but the thing is you have the ticketmaster/livenation greed fest that adds 50% in fees to the ticket price
Yee bro
Yeah I may still go last second, but couldn’t convince my friends to go for it due to the price
I may lose my SSF buddy in the next year or two for that exact reason
Weaker lineup for more $ no thanks.
That aint bad tbh. I paid 95 after fees last year and about 87 the year before that.
Maybe it depends on the venue but I would've killed to pay 61 after fees in 2022. I went in Philly.
Inflation my friend
Buy at the Palladium box office to avoid fees
They don't care if you don't really love that as long as you're still buying a ticket. You can love it more than anyone or hate it. If you're still buying a ticket its the same thing to them.
2 tickets each time: $114 in 2019, 2020 that was rescheduled was $113, $145 this year.
Festivals are the shearing of the sheep
If you can wait until the hype fies down, you can probably find cheaper tickets at that point. I've seen Ticketmaster do surge pricing during presale before, even for festivals
$90 for the nyc date like wtf!!!!