MI, Detroit - May 28th, 29th and 30th 2005 :: FUSE ::*REVIEW*

no Friday nights this year?


oh well


i'm never there until 8pm on Saturday anyway.

:)

i can't fuckin' wait!
 
^ im sure they'll have after parties starting thursday night like they did last year (how can u have an after party for a festival that hasnt begun!)

i hear they are charging 10 a day, 25 a weekend for the fest... killer line up i guess we should have expected it.
 
frazh said:
For all you slackers who have not purchased your hotel room(s) yet, travelocity.com just reduced their prices for the Ponchatrain Hotel, which is located directly across from the festival, to $99 a night. Go there and book your room now. There is no way this price will last for long.
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and indeed they have not...

it's up to $109 now.

however, if you're willing to be about a $15 taxi ride away, HotelSt Regis is way friendlier and offering $89 a night, with Saturday being $79

this is on travelocity.com
 
frazh said:
Rumor has it that there will be a charge this year. Details to be released tomorrow. Apparently it is going to be something like $10/day or $25/entire festival.
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nope


pretty unforceable unless they spend money
to built constructs to keep over a million people out.
 
i hope you're right. The cost of security and the materials necessary to enclose hart plaza will probably not be worth it. Logistically, I just don't see how they are going to fo it. hopefully they make a statement about this today.
 
the charge

Detroit, Mi - The Detroit Techno Festival will officially proceed as scheduled May 28-30, 2005 Hart Plaza. One of Detroit's premier festivals, Fuse-In (formerly known as Movement) was threatened this year by a lack of funding and lower than expected
sponsorships. The City of Detroit, along with Detroit City Council, agreed to approve an enterance fee to help the Memorial Day Weekend Festival survive. Event producer Kevin Saunderson believes this last minute show of support will ensure the festival's success.

"I am ecstatic that Fuse-In will be able to take place this year, and I can't thank the City of Detroit enough for their vision and support," said Saunderson. "Charging a small fee for the event will allow us to continue to recognize Detroit as the "mecca" of techno by producing a good quality festival with a world-class line-up of performers." The festival will charge $10 per day or $25 for the entire weekend.

According to Lucius Vassar of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's office, "This is a victory for Detroit and fans of electronic music throughout the world. We value all of the festivals
that take place in Detroit and wanted to help this struggling festival continue," said Vassar. "Mr. Saunderson has a clear business plan to help this festival grow and thrive in Detroit and the attendance figures from past years speak for themselves." More than
600,000 people attended in 2004. The Fuse-In Foundation is commited to mobilizing
resources for philanthropy by ensuring a steady stream of funding for supporting and sustaining the vibrant collaborative process of new music creation and perfomance in Detroit.


So how the hell are they goin gto do it?

"Ticketing the festival raises a number of concerns, including security issues. According to the proposed plan, a fence will be erected along Jefferson Avenue to keep people from unlawfully entering Hart Plaza, and other entrance points will be policed by security personnel, Vassar said. The River Walk will remain open for the weekend, but security personnel will keep people from entering Hart Plaza via the public walkway."


http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm4055_20050505.htm
 
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man.....


altho the line up is sick, a part of me kinda hopes that
people actually don't show up....


oh well
 
broke ass

when your broke...your broke...:(

welcome to america...where inflation moves at the speed of sound
and .08 is not just a DUI, but the percentage of truth that we ever get from the U.S. GOVERNMENT. Betcha didnt know thats where the number came from didja?
 
I had the same initial thoughts, but this lineup would be at least twice this amount anywhere else in the world. Hart plaza will be no where near as crowded as it has been in the past and there will not be as much attendee diversity (no bums, few random detroit residents, few kids), but man, how can we bitch when arguably the best music festival in the US is just a few hours drive away. If people don't show up, Detroit goes the way of the dodo, and that would be a truly sad day.
 
wwell, b-c we've seen this kinda thing played out before.

sundance used to be free...

SXSW, i believe, used to be free...

once bitches start charging... it's downhill from there.

so, yeh, instant gratification says "hey, fuck it...
$25 for that line up...?"

but the reality is, in three years, unless the promoters
learn that we don't want to pay for for something that
has been historically free, it'll be $100

or worse.
 
im just hoping that the gate doesnt turn into a clusterfuck... also i cant romp around the plaza w/ a bottel of gin.... or can i :)
 
cravNbeets said:
im just hoping that the gate doesnt turn into a clusterfuck... also i cant romp around the plaza w/ a bottel of gin.... or can i :)
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hopes there's no bum rushing of tha gate....

if you get a fifth of something, tho, you can totally
sneak that bitch in... i had 2 fifths in me pocket
and got that bitch right in last year.


:)


oh, yes.. there will be mad drunkedness going down.
 
Nothin' goes together better with techno than messy drunk dancin' ;)

...And lines off of hot girls' titties :| =D
 
anyone got tickets yet? are they mailing them out if you purchase online or will there be will call?

cant wait to see some people i havent seen in a while and hear some amazing music. ups to the deee:)
 
only 3 more weeks, nice little vacation before school

i completely agree with whats been said about them charging. not a good sign (allthough i'm more than willing to pay 25 for the lineup on this weekend)

now all i have to do is sort out the suites in the 3 hotels i have booked and figure out which to stay in and which to cancel
 
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