pROCKfest Cancelled!! (Nov 7-9, Germany)
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Topic: pROCKfest Cancelled!! (Nov 7-9, Germany)
Posted By: Jared
Subject: pROCKfest Cancelled!! (Nov 7-9, Germany)
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 08:11
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**NEWS JUST IN ** It is with great regret, that I have just had word from the organisers, that thie year's festival has been cancelled, for what are becoming very familiar reasons; low ticket sales and the possibility of bankrupcy....
For more information, please see their MySpace page at:
http://www.myspace.com/prockfest - http://www.myspace.com/prockfest
I'm sure I don't need to say that getting behind these festivals is vital, if we wish for future, live progressive music to flourish....
------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 09:57
yes - that's sadly true - such a festival nearby my hometown - and now cancelled  I could enjoy both forerunners in 2006 and 2007 - it was amazing ... too little ticket pre-orders this year - it would have been a financial disaster. So organizer Udo Grasekamp had no other chance as to pull the emergency break ... Hopefully this is not the final end of this festival ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 12 2008 at 10:06
^^having been on the periphery of a UK festival which, earlier this year, was forced to be cancelled with 6 weeks to go for exactly the same reasons, I have every sympathy with the Organisers... .
they will be going through hell right now, and our thoughts and understanding should go out to them at such a difficult time...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: October 13 2008 at 03:20
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That's rough! Udo put on a well planned and well executed festival, it was great and there was in that first year a good sized turn out (about 500 each day I seem to remember) It's sad to hear thing's are not good for him this year, he is truly one of the good guys. Who was on this year's bill? |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 13 2008 at 13:42
Asia, Infront, Carptree, Forgotten Suns, Quantum Fantay, Final Conflict, Lady Lake, Krabat, Leap Day ...
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