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Old 09-18-2015, 09:43 PM
 
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I know they have a cap but Bayfest has had a cap at 50,000 for a few years. Even is there wasn't a cap, I doubt it would be as big as Bayfest unless they added more stages and until it gained more attention.
I think the City of Gulf Shores has serious reservations about it getting any bigger.
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Old 09-19-2015, 10:15 AM
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Location: Pine Grove,AL
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I think the City of Gulf Shores has serious reservations about it getting any bigger.
I never knew they had a cap, but I do remember the city contemplating not renewing the Festivals contract because it wasnt family friendly enough.
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Old 09-20-2015, 03:12 PM
 
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Bayfest and Hangout Fest pretty much have had the same artist play at them.
You need to throw in a *some* in that sentence somewhere. Anyone can look at the two lineups over the past few and see which festival was more current/relevant and what demographics they were aimed at.
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Old 09-20-2015, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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You need to throw in a *some* in that sentence somewhere. Anyone can look at the two lineups over the past few and see which festival was more current/relevant and what demographics they were aimed at.
Exactly !
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Old 09-21-2015, 09:29 AM
 
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I did not read all the replys, but the fact is Mobile is, broke and turned off the FREEEEEEE money.
Good Job Mayor!
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Old 09-21-2015, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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I did not read all the replys, but the fact is Mobile is, broke and turned off the FREEEEEEE money.
Good Job Mayor!
Fact check for trolling dummies part 1.

1.Mobile gave Bayfest 100k
2. Mobile is not broke , the city has a balanced budget and is doing well financially.
3. The city has approved $200 million for infrastructure.
4. Bayfest is a privately owned and operated. The city is just a sponsor. Bayfest ended due to the those who run the organization inability to adapt.

Last edited by PortCity; 09-21-2015 at 11:31 AM..
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Old 09-21-2015, 11:08 AM
 
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The lineup was abysmal this year! It was all over the place. There were only a few acts that I wanted to see but none of them were enough to draw me to purchase tickets like in years past. I received the email that it was canceled today and I was very shocked. I was working on a contract for a sponsorship an hour before the Bayfest folks emailed me to let me know that it was canceled. Too bad... I was looking forward to a weekend in Mobile. The hotel seemed more than stressed when I called today to cancel my reservation.
Hrm. From the article: "Top acts included Johnny Gill, Seether, Kip Moore, Shinedown, George Clinton, Randy Houser, Three Days Grace, Justin Moore, Cage the Elephant and Chrisette Michelle."

Seether, Shinedown, Three Days Grace, and Cage the Elephant are all very good acts, and most are popular with the 20-30 somethings.
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Old 09-21-2015, 02:41 PM
 
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I did not read all the replys, but the fact is Mobile is, broke and turned off the FREEEEEEE money.
Good Job Mayor!
Bad, bad troll.
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Old 09-21-2015, 03:07 PM
 
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My spouses band was slated to play and it was odd, he received an email last Tuesday from a rep at Bayfest asking how many are in his group for passes, where he needed to go, food preferences, etc. and Wednesday he saw on the Facebook page that it was cancelled. I'm not big into music festivals but I enjoy Bayfest because I like Mobile, so it's a bummer. On the bright side, since my spouse is from Mobile and his band played in the area before he moved, he was able to get 2 gigs at venues downtown the same weekend as Bayfest so it isn't a completely wasted trip.
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Old 09-21-2015, 09:56 PM
 
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Shouldn't compare Bayfest and Hangout. Hangout is a national festival that brings people from all over the country to Gulf Shores. Bayfest is more regional. Hangout sells out every year with ticket prices approaching $250 a piece for general admission. There might be 2 or 3 bands a year on Bayfests' lineup that have played a daytime show at the Hangout Fest. This year the only ones I can think of are Cage the Elephant and St Paul and the Broken Bones. The only 2 acts I wanted to see actually. Bayfest compares more to City Stages in Birmingham and SpringFest in Pensacola. Good city festivals that brought people to town but don't have the deep pockets to make it grow and evolve. All of those lasted roughly 20 years. Mobile needs a fresh idea. I think anyone who paid attention knew Bayfest was in trouble but I think what shocked everyone was doing it 2 weeks before this year. I was expecting them to cancel it over the winter.

I just want whatever comes in to drop the -fest suffix. Let's come up with a name like Bonnaroo and SXSW.. Something original.
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