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Old 02-15-2012, 02:09 PM   #1
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Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

Overall, do people think Alpine being on a Friday and Saturday this year effect attendance levels, whether it be positively, negatively or negligibly? (It's usually at Sat/Sun affair). Correct me if I'm wrong, but historically Saturday sells out and Sunday there is normally some lawn room left over.

Not an important life altering question, but I'll be curious to see what happens on Friday. Any historical precedent from other venues?
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    i don't know about alpine, but WPB sat shows usually sell out faster than the fri show. it was that way back in the day too when it was sat/sun, but they've been fri/sat since 06' or so
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    Old 02-15-2012, 02:41 PM   #3
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    That would make sense to me. Was there noticeably less attendance or just a slower sellout?
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    Gonna be weird not having alpine saturday and sunday. But motherfuckin bring it
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    Gonna be weird not having alpine saturday and sunday. But motherfuckin bring it
    That is what I say!

    I'm pumped about Friday Saturday this year!
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    Old 02-15-2012, 02:47 PM   #6
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    Gonna be weird not having alpine saturday and sunday. But motherfuckin bring it
    Me too friends. Doesn't hurt I have the week of from dental school to prepare for the extravaganza...
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    Old 02-15-2012, 03:05 PM   #7
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    Got my vacation approved 2 weeks ago. Booked my hotel then too. Super pumped
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    mostly slower sales, i would say. still seemed like a sellout to me by the time the show started up. it didn't seem any less boss for tailgating purposes, but again it's wpb. this year is the first time i'll be going to alpine (<-me), so wpb is all i have to go by. I'd assume most folks who have real jobs may be unable to get there on a friday like they would a sunday, imo. good good times none the less.
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    Old 02-15-2012, 04:28 PM   #9
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    if its affected at all, it would only be slightly. IMO, i think both nights will be a near sellout. tailgating on friday may take a hit, but the shows shouldnt
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    Nah. I'll just take off Friday instead of Monday, and I assume that's what others will do if they normally tailgate before both shows.
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    i took off thursday/friday from work. so i have from the forth all the way through sunday. baller.
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    where do people generally stay from out of town going to Alpine. poppin my cherry this year
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    For camping theirs bong campground to the sout, I usually stayed at kettle moraine state forest (pine woods unit) when I lived in Madison, but now I live in milwaukee and it's only a half hour drive.
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    Old 02-15-2012, 07:32 PM   #14
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    Man typing on an iPad is hard...
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    These dates fucked me out of N1 at alpine
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    Re: Will Alpine being Fri/Sat effect attendance?

    i doubt it. this isn't much of a change as it's on the front end of a weekend instead of the back end. people take off friday instead of monday.
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    These dates fucked me out of N1 at alpine
    Really? This is the first time I've read anything like that from you. Haven't seem you post about it all over the tour section or anything.
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    Nah. I'll just take off Friday instead of Monday, and I assume that's what others will do if they normally tailgate before both shows.
    Exactly, given its a holiday weekend this is what I'm doing, which makes it much easier for me.
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    Really? This is the first time I've read anything like that from you. Haven't seem you post about it all over the tour section or anything.
    Op's question was will it effect attendance.....in this case it will, as i wont be there!
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    its funny to me that alpine people think its the end of the world that their shows are friday sat.
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    its funny to me that alpine people think its the end of the world that their shows are friday sat.
    It was just always something that could be counted on, like the rising and setting of the sun. Now whos to say when it will be next year....
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    its funny to me that alpine people think its the end of the world that their shows are friday sat.
    Not the end of the world, just different. Might free up as many people As it screws over. It has been Saturday/Sunday like tides over the years, so I'm sure this threw a wrench in some people's plans.
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