Riot Fest 2021 (September 17-19, Chicago IL) Tour • Page 276

Lollapalooza released their set times in early June, well over a month prior. Pitchfork released their set times nearly a month out for this years festival. Both festivals have had people drop close to the start of the festival (Lollapalooza was making changes due to artists dropping up until the start, for example. Pitchfork just had Cassandra Jenkins drop out a week before the festival.) so they could easily release it and then make changes as needed.

 

I tried and had no luck getting this site to do anything useful

 

I have yet to sell my tickets :/

 

I mean, I guess they could? But every festival operates festival and Riot pretty much sticks to the same schedule each year. I wish it dropped earlier too, but I've come to assume it's going to drop within 1-2 weeks from the festival.

 

Anyone with single day or 3-day GA tickets shouldn’t have any issues in terms of selling them on any resale site as they physically have the tickets. The problem is with VIP and above as you don’t actually have a physical ticket, rather you go to the tent at the festival and get your wristband. I do believe if you find a buyer, they will switch the name on it to theirs, but then that opens up the possibility of scamming on either end.

In terms of the lyte website, it doesn’t physically let you list it for any price. When you go to sell, it will match you up with someone that wants tickets at a “fair market price.” If no one is currently looking for tickets, then you can have them email you once a buyer appears. Since tickets are back up for sale on the riot fest site, it’s near impossible for anyone to sell regular tickets on there as it’s cheaper to just buy them through riot fest.

I am one who actually had luck selling through lyte though. I had a deluxe vip ticket that I finally got notified I had a buyer after two weeks of waiting for a match. Unfortunately the money doesn’t get returned back to you until the day after the festival, however.

 

That's a frustrating set-up, TBH! But it's something. Annoying that they won't let you sell the tickets at a rate you specify. Especially if it won't let you sell it below initial ticket purchase...

It's just wild looking at the IG thread right now. There are people looking for/selling passes directly in that thread as if they didn't even read the post. Haha. But if the site is proving useless that was bound to happen.

 

The fact that they have made numerous announcements/tweets and have not pinned any is keeping me hopeful for an announcement about the fest coming. Although it may be getting a bit late for today.

 

Isn't there some precedent for late announcements? I thought there were some announcements a few years ago that didn't come out until like 7/8PM CDT.

 

Bought a 4 day pass off some rando for $130.

 

I mean, it's happened. But that's definitely not the norm. And it's usually the full line-up not a schedule drop, map announcement, etc.

 

they have released the lineup late numerous times. I also don’t think that the time for this announcement is as big of a deal since it will mostly just be for people already going instead of one that would drive ticket sales.

Edit: They just need to release everything or at least tell us when the announcement will be because my productivity has really taken a hit today!

 

Honestly, I think the fact that it won't impact ticket sales in a major way makes a night time announcement less likely. Why not just wait until the AM to do it during regular business hours? I'm sure some people will buy a ticket or a pass when they see the schedule but it's not a large percentage of people...

The only thing it's really affecting is the productivity of the nerds in this thread. Haha.

 

this could wind up being the most spacious riot fests to date. the amount of people saying they arent going even if they cant sell their tickets seems crazy high. but also the internet isnt real life, so who knows

 

In my experience, the Internet is very much not an accurate reflection of anything as far as festivals go. I feel like every year we hear that sales are underwhelming, people are pissed about XYZ, and they are in serious financial trouble.

...And every year the festival sells really well and comes back the next year with an impressive line-up.

Honestly, I think most of the people on this thread are fairly reasonable and respectful in part because we have a "support group" of sorts to complain to one another about when shit doesn't go our way. Haha. So we don't need to lash out at the festival.

Imagine you're in your early 20s, Riot is your first festival and you've just dropped tower much on tickets and a hotel and you have your parents in your ear going "It's not safe, you probably shouldn't go." And you don't even know ChorusFM or Facebook groups about this kind of shit exist. Of course you're going to bitch about it on the Internet.

 

thats exactly why they won’t put out set times yet haha. trying to get a few people who don’t realize clashes are a thing

could be worse- coachella puts out set times like 2-3 days before

 

Honestly, I would bet the plan all along was to release mid-week. Or even on Friday. Most of the announcements thus far have come late in the week. It gives them the most time to address any changes they need to make (and I'm still convinced they'll be replacing DinoJr).

It's easy to say "they can just change it," it's probably far easier on the festival to lock it down and then release it. People tend to aggressively complain when shit changes after its announced. As we've all learned this year...

And things might still change. But waiting longer this year makes all the sense in the world, IMHO. I'm still wanting it ASAP, though. Haha.

 

I could see them doing it Thursday. 1 week out

 

I'm telling you they're doing it Warped style this year. Find the inflatable John Stamos to find the set times after you walk in.

 

I'm not sure what the importance of "uno" is but this is intriguing, hah.

 

I'm also not sure if Uno has any specific significance, but it's definitely a creative way to force a "1312" in there hahaha

 

I checked out all weekend so I'm late... but I'm kind of surprised we haven't seen band names that are just emojis yet. ††† was as close as I've seen so far

 

its from when they last played in 2019, after the success of the jerry lee lewis and village people 'unconventional pits' people tried to create other ones, and 'playing uno in the middle of the anti flag pit' was the only one that kinda worked, and the band seemed to get a kick out of it.

 

I think they tried to do it in 2018 during Sum41 but it didnt work

 

I was at both. I’m not sure it didn’t work, I just don’t think anyone was really seriously playing. I think a lot of people were just throwing the cards around and pretending to play. For the rest of the set some people were taking reverse cards and just handing them around and the game became “trick some other poor sap into taking your reverse card”.

but it was definitely fun and it clearly got a reputation after the anti flag one