Kort festivalnieuws en bevestigingen #15 Drop hier dom je plaatjes

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Op dinsdag 18 april 2017 15:03 schreef Cyanide- het volgende:
Oh please, dat er festivals anno 2017 nog met zo'n copy/paste line-up aan durven te komen. Ik mag toch hopen dat daar niet iemand zit die daadwerkelijk betaald krijgt om 'programmeur' van dit festivalletje te spelen...

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Op dinsdag 18 april 2017 15:02 schreef indiaantje89 het volgende:
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Ook vrij standaard

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Op woensdag 19 april 2017 09:46 schreef Lord-Ronddraai het volgende:

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Waarom ook twee keer neerzetten dat het gratis is. Dat is toch al 20 jaar ongeveer hun enige pluspunt. Daarbij klopt het niet want je kunt tegenwoordig geen fuck meer meenemen het terrein op. Terwijl ik vroeger altijd erheen kon zonder 1 drankje of hapje te kopen door het zelf mee te nemen.

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Op woensdag 19 april 2017 07:47 schreef KingRadler het volgende:
Als Kensington zo goed is why staan ze niet op Buitenlandse festivals.

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Op woensdag 19 april 2017 11:33 schreef Cyanide- het volgende:

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<insert Werchter recensie>

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Op woensdag 19 april 2017 11:33 schreef Cyanide- het volgende:

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<insert Werchter recensie>

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Op woensdag 19 april 2017 15:31 schreef Cyanide- het volgende:

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Mwah, dat valt mee, ze sluiten zelfs gematigd positief af. Verder is het toch gewoon inhoudelijke kritiek op het soort muziek dat ze maken, en hoe het hier zelfs ook vaak wordt genoemd; 13-in-het-dozijn poprockliedjes voor de massa?

http://www.humo.be/rock-w(...)p-rock-werchter-2016

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VESTROCK twitterde op vrijdag 21-04-2017 om 14:00:25 Meer goed nieuws! Ook de VESTROCK 2017 line-up is compleet! ??! O.a. Maxi Jazz, Bill Ryder-Jones en King Kong... https://t.co/HKWDrERabI reageer retweet

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metropolisfstvl twitterde op dinsdag 25-04-2017 om 11:30:14 Dit zijn ze, de eerste vijf namen voor #mf2017: #AltinGün #BeachSlang #IDLES #Joseph #Priests check… https://t.co/0e3iahCCHn reageer retweet

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orangefeeling twitterde op donderdag 27-04-2017 om 10:01:06 The #RF17 schedule is ready including 5 new additions: NAS, Cult of Luna, Young M.A, Freddie Gibbs and Trap Them: https://t.co/QJ889TD860 reageer retweet

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Fyre Festival Cancelled, Stranded Attendees Label it a Scam

After tapping a handful of Insta-models, such as Emily Ratajkowski, Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and Elsa Hosk, to promote Fyre Festival on Instagram in December 2016, the music festival in Exumas, Bahamas is being labelled a “hoax” and a “scam." According to reports, organizers left festival-goers stranded at the Miami and Exumas airports and failed to provide other accommodations as promised in its pricey weekend packages before cancelling the festival in its entirety after guests arrived on Thursday evening.

Set to take place on a remote island in the Exumas on Fyre Cay, Fyre Fest was the brainchild of rapper Ja Rule and entrepreneur Billy McFarland. But the event - scheduled to make its official debut on Friday and for which tickets cost between $1,500 and $250,000 – got off to a rough start as soon as guests began to arrive on Thursday.

The festival grounds were littered with barely erected tents and piles of trash. The gourmet meals that festival-goers were promised consisted of sad-looking cheese sandwiches. The guests' luggage was thrown from the back of a truck onto the ground, and security was nowhere to be found when attendees began engaging in verbal and physical confrontations.

Blink-182 announced that its members were pulling out of the festival, telling fans on Twitter that they were worried that festival organizers would not be able to provide the production needed for their performance. This is just the latest blow in a series of setbacks for the festival, which was supposed to last for two weekends, and be headlined by musicians from from G.O.O.D. Music, including Tyga, Desiigner and Pusha T.

According to one festival-goer's account: So, Fyre Festival was a complete scam. We arrived at Exuma International Airport and were told to get on buses if we are staying on site. So, Megan, Tobi and I get on our bus to go to what we think will be the ultimate glamping experience - king sized beds, solar powered lightbulbs, furniture, etc. What actually happened is that we go to a semi-constructed tent, a tiny stage and a huge line of very worried looking people who needed to check in to find their bags.

Unfortunately, they did not let us pick up our bags at the airport as we were told they would be waiting for us in our tents. That was a lie and it took us from 6:30 to 9:45pm to get our luggage back. Aside from this, the tents weren't even built yet, so of course there was not furniture inside (as promised). I spoke to a woman who had paid 10k for a VIP Villa Package - she was promised an exclusive villa, VIP access, and an upgraded culinary experience - instead she got a partially constructed tent and all of the stuff she put inside it was stolen.
Every single staff member had no idea what was going on which meant that all information we were told was wrong or contradicted what we had been told before. I didn't see any food but there were people going around encouraging people to drink. Obviously right off the bat we tried to leave but since it took us almost 4 hours to find our bags, we were stuck there and then lost the staff member who promised us a full refund as he (rather conveniently) did not pick up the phone.

So, now we are at Exumas International Airport waiting for a flight to Miami to arrive that was supposed to be here 2 hours ago. All of the flights from Miami to Exumas have been cancelled due to the deception, and the ones that are coming to Exumas from Miami have been labeled "rescue missions."

An article earlier this month in the Wall Street Journal stated that as of late March, Fyre's "organizers missed a series of deadlines to make advance payments to performers. Last week, some artists still hadn’t been paid what they were owed based on the terms of their contracts, according to people familiar with the matter, but the event’s promoters in recent days made progress in catching up with payments, and in some cases have paid acts in full."

The publication also reported that fans who had purchased VIP ticket packages, including airfare to and from the festival, were "nervous as the festival’s 'concierge' team has been slow to provide them with logistical details."

A source told Page Six, “It feels like [the event's organizers] have good intentions, but are out of their league … Several companies bailed on working with them because they were very disorganized. They don’t return calls.”

According to a statement provided by Fyre Festival on Thursday evening, "Due to over capacity on the island, we need to cancel all existing flights to ensure the safety of our guests. Fyre will reach out to every passenger individually to sort out details."

As for what festival-goers can expect in terms of a refund, the Fyre Festival website states, "All sales are final. There are no refunds." However, Reddit posts and tweets have already begun circulating amongst festival-goers regarding a potential class action lawsuit, which will almost inevitably be filed against the festival's organizers if they refuse to issue refunds to ticket holders.

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Op vrijdag 28 april 2017 15:56 schreef indiaantje89 het volgende:
Dit moet toch wel het festival van het jaar zijn: http://www.thefashionlaw.(...)label-it-a-scam-hoax

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Het houd ook Reddit en Twitter goed bezig:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/fyrefestival?src=hash
https://www.reddit.com/r/fyrefestival/

En het VIP eten:
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Op vrijdag 28 april 2017 20:43 schreef richolio het volgende:
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60 euro

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2017 22:18 schreef indiaantje89 het volgende:

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Klinkt ok, maar in 3 dagen is het toch een beetje weinig hoor .