Music
Aus music event has poor ticket sales?
Published Monday, Feb 14 2011, 05:26 GMT | By Rebecca Davies
Half price tickets for Good Vibrations went on sale just before the start of the event, it has been reported.
Promoters of the Sydney festival, which saw acts such as The Ting Tings performing at Centennial Park over the weekend, reportedly decided to cut the prices of the tickets in a bid to boost dwindling crowds.
Justin Hemmes, who organises the event, revealed to The Daily Telegraph that he never got involved in festivals to make money, saying: "[They] are not a profitable business - you do it for the passion.
"I know it might sound w*nky but I just want to throw the ultimate party for people... it's the buzz. Last year was our most successful year ever."
It is believed that only 25,000 tickets rather than the usual 40,000 were sold for this year's event.
Promoters of the Sydney festival, which saw acts such as The Ting Tings performing at Centennial Park over the weekend, reportedly decided to cut the prices of the tickets in a bid to boost dwindling crowds.
Justin Hemmes, who organises the event, revealed to The Daily Telegraph that he never got involved in festivals to make money, saying: "[They] are not a profitable business - you do it for the passion.
"I know it might sound w*nky but I just want to throw the ultimate party for people... it's the buzz. Last year was our most successful year ever."
It is believed that only 25,000 tickets rather than the usual 40,000 were sold for this year's event.
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