Roadburn 2010
To all Roadburn acolytes: We hope you are preparing for Roadburn 2010. We are in the middle of intense preparations, setting things up for what we think will be one of the best and most talked-about Roadburn festivals to date, with such acts like Triptykon, Shrinebuilder, Goatsnake, Candlemass 25th Anniversary show, Enslaved / Shining (NO), Thorr’s Hammer, Comus, Trinacria, Dream of an Opium Eater & Yob to name but a few.
To give you a brief update, we have some good news as well as some bad news, and the ugly truth.
Let’s start with the bad news. First off, it is with much reluctance that we have to announce an increase in ticket prices for Roadburn 2010.
We have tried to find ways around this, but every single one of them resulted in either compromising our vision for what Roadburn should be, or compromise the experience for you, the festivalgoer. Therefore, it will be necessary for us to increase the ticket price from €100 the last few years to €145 this year.
However, before you all revolt up in arms, some explanations, and this leads into the good news as well. First off, we received a lot of very positive feedback about some changes initiated at Roadburn 2009, such as moving the merchandise sales out of the 013 venue and into the neighboring v39 building. This provided us with a lot more breathing room in the 013, as well as allowing the dealers more room to bring in a variety of merch, music artwork and other ephemera.
Second, we did not want to compromise the laid-back atmosphere that Roadburn is renowned for by downsizing the space, which would make things uncomfortable for everyone (fans and bands alike). Additionally, we did not want to cave in to something obscene like corporate sponsorship, which would mean your having to watch your favorite drone band on the Yahoo Instant Messenger stage, or something equally demeaning to what our festival is all about.
As a result, by raising the price, we will remain 100% independent and free of being told what we have to do and how we have to do it. Roadburn is not a subsidized festival, and we receive no financial support from the government or taxpayers. Without such a price increase this year, the ugly truth is that we would not be able to continue with the festival as you know it.
Roadburn is widely recognized as one of the festivals with the best atmospheres where everyone is treated equally well and with the utmost respect. We don’t like having to raise prices, but we hope you can respect our decision and we aim to give you a great festival in return for your hard-earned money.
Now on to the good news. As part of the pricing increase, we will not only keep the v39 open for merch, but we have expanded into another venue just a minute’s walk from the 013, the Midi Theater (550 to 600 people capacity), which some of you have noticed from previous announcements.
This doesn’t mean that by adding a 4th stage we will add even more bands and increase the chance you miss the bands you want to see, but just the opposite: we will use this venue to host either a second set from a band whose performance was impossible to get into at the 013, or to provide a stark contrast musically to what’s going on at the same time on the main stage. The Midi also has a couple more spacious bars and areas where you can just relax and sit down, and it will only be open to Roadburn ticketholders, so you’re still among your special brethren.
The other good news is that due to this additional space and by maximizing the space in the 013, we will be able to increase the amount of tickets available this year from 1,750 to 2,350. We know how many of you tried desperately in vain to get a ticket for Roadburn 2009, and even we were surprised at how quickly it sold out, so hopefully this helps more of you get to see the event. The last thing we wanted to do was move to a larger venue, as we know that a lot of the charm of Roadburn has to do with the 013 venue and its proximity to the inner city of Tilburg with its nice bars and restaurants (ok, and its coffee shops too).
We assure you that we will do everything we can to keep the Roadburn experience one of the best festival experiences you’re likely to have and to preserve the camaraderie that our little festival has become famous for.
Walter on behalf of Jurgen & Roadburn
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100€ or 145€ doesn’t matter! I’ll be there!
Still a bargain. Just hope I can get a ticket this year!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, most changes are shite. More people means even less room in the corridors. And who cares if you watch bands on the Heineken Bat Cave stage? Really have to think about (trying to get) a ticket.
145€ its too mutch for me.and the campside 100€?
Honestly: this doesn’t make such a difference. It might for someone I reckon, and I’m sorry for them, but it’s still less than 50 euros PER DAY – anyone who went to a Tom Waits or Tool gig raise your hand!- and the special care you people at Roadburn put into this (even in just telling “us”) makes me proud and happy.
Benj: “More people means even less room in the corridors” is not true… when you add up a full extra venue!
Sorry don’t want to slam you but I think we, the audience, should use the same respect towards the festival as the festival does for us.
Take care y’all
i don’t give a shit about the price
but still worried about the direction the festival is going
for me roadburn is still a stonerrock festival
unfortunately these bands are harder and harder to find on roadburn
maybe we could take a look at the line up of dunajam for example
still my respect goes out to the roadburn crew, hell yeah
Yeah, what will the campsite ticket (inc. the bus fare) cost on the Roadburn festival 2010?
And the food and the merchandise?
Still going, but don’t kill yourself with getting too big Roadburn. Would be a damn pity!
Lepu, if i recall correctly there isn’t a camping site, if you want to go to one don’t worry about the bus fares. If you buy a bus ticket at one of the shops that sell em you’ll only pay up to 90cents max for a bus drive into the city. In regards to food, the 013 venue is smacked in the middle of the city so if you wanna eat something there are loads of places you can eat (cheap and expensive, from 4 euro’s a meal to 30 euro’s a meal).
Merchandise on these kind of festivals never has a set price as they are dealt with by independent cd/goodie/posters/whatever sellers.
Let there be DOOM! – The music isn’t too hard, can’t be. Duna Jam is too hippiesque i think, also showing some Garage RockNRoll Bands, thats bores me. And if you compare it – Duna Jam is way too expensive.
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Nice writing – but could you please give us a brief outline of what became so much more expensive during last year? Remember that the inflation rate is near ZERO – nearly everything got cheaper in comparison to last year!!! (Not to forget that the Dommelsch Zaal is kind of sponsoring too, isn’t it? However, the Dommelsch beer isn’t too cheap anyway…) As for me, I really don’t know if I’ll come this year…
Ok, I’ll swallow, and ofcourse I’ll be there!
But my biggest fear is that this price and capacity elevation will return anually.
I have to subscribe Lepu’s remark ‘ don’t kill yourself with getting too big Roadburn. Would be a damn pity!’.
I mean, you know you’re the best stoner/doom/sludge festival in the world, and I applaud the spirit to innovate and expand, but please, do not become overpriced or overcrowded. +50% on the prices and 35% extra tickets, seems like a hell of a lot.
The day you guys book metallica, I’m divorcing you!
Maybe I’m blind or just out of the know, but are Roadburn tickets going to be sold online? Since I live in the US I wasn’t sure how I could try to get a ticket.
Tickets will go on sale, Saturday, November 28th, 10:00 Central European Time
Roadburn Festival 2010
April 15-16-17, 2010
3-Day passes: € 145
+ service fees
2 ticket limit for 3-day passes
Roadburn Afterburner
April 18, 2010
1-Day pass: € 20
+ service fees
2 ticket limit for Afterburner passes
BUY YOUR TICKETS ON LINE:
This year, if you wish to buy your tickets online you will need a valid credit card. The authorized online ticket site is Ticketmaster.nl
We strongly advise against buying your tickets from other (online) ticket services. Counterfeit tickets will not be accepted.
More info will follow asap
I hope Roadburn won’t grow too big and more than this, please keep your focus on stoner…
I agree with Teo, I think the raise in price is ok: it is about €50 euro a day or €5 per band. Try to find that somewhere else.
But about the tickets, I don’t understand the 1-day pass. What is that? I thought there is only the 3-day pass and the afterburner and no other options? Can you explain this?
Keep up the good work!
Oh I see, didn’t read too good. the 1-day ticket is for the afterburner….