Republished from Ye Ol' Blog:
Given my too short stay in Australia, it was deemed necessary I check out Melbourne's festival scene as Canada's state of affairs has led to attending headlining tours-only. With the geographical isolation of Oz, a rarity of international acts coming through leads to excessive admission charges to make up for visa and travel costs. Next month Welsh band Future of the Left is $47AUS at The Corner. I paid $15CDN in Toronto at ElMo. $10US at Austin's Beauty Bar in 2009. So dropping $150 for Harvest Festival in Melbourne of more than a handful of desirable bands hooks into my opportunity cost appreciation. And the lineup for this festival was a doozy for overseas acts Down Under
My prospective schedule for the day:
- Kevin Devine 12:30 - 1:15PM
- The Walkmen 3:00 - 4:00PM
- TV on the Radio 4:00 - 5:00PM
- Mercury Rev 5:00PM - 5:30PM
- Death in Vegas 6:15 - 7:00PM
- The National 7:00 - 7:45PM
- Mogwai 7:45 - 8:15PM
- Portishead 8:30 - 9:45PM
- The Flaming Lips 9:45 - 10:45PM
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Given my too short stay in Australia, it was deemed necessary I check out Melbourne's festival scene as Canada's state of affairs has led to attending headlining tours-only. With the geographical isolation of Oz, a rarity of international acts coming through leads to excessive admission charges to make up for visa and travel costs. Next month Welsh band Future of the Left is $47AUS at The Corner. I paid $15CDN in Toronto at ElMo. $10US at Austin's Beauty Bar in 2009. So dropping $150 for Harvest Festival in Melbourne of more than a handful of desirable bands hooks into my opportunity cost appreciation. And the lineup for this festival was a doozy for overseas acts Down Under
My prospective schedule for the day:
- Kevin Devine 12:30 - 1:15PM
- The Walkmen 3:00 - 4:00PM
- TV on the Radio 4:00 - 5:00PM
- Mercury Rev 5:00PM - 5:30PM
- Death in Vegas 6:15 - 7:00PM
- The National 7:00 - 7:45PM
- Mogwai 7:45 - 8:15PM
- Portishead 8:30 - 9:45PM
- The Flaming Lips 9:45 - 10:45PM
…
