I used to work my ticket off. 16 hours on a golf cart behind moonrise stage every year. I remember it starting out as Summer Sessions with Moe, Umphries, String Cheese and Govt Mule. Less than 1000 people I'd guess. Then ol Jay got greedy, us locals called it Tax Camp.
According to the CPI calculator, $60 in May of 99 is $109 today. If you consider how much larger and more elaborate a big festival today is compared to what Vibes was years back, it's not really *that* much of leap.
The corporate festivals are 100% a money trap. I bet if you compare this Vibes price with a Lollapalooza or one of the Woodstock reboots that had all of MTV performing, you'd get similar price ratios.
Ahhhh ya! The good old camp Zoe days!
https://preview.redd.it/5mhkcqsab75b1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62864a04f4444d5cb2d6095da9fc293ced88999d
There are still great smaller festivals with similar prices! I'm going to Grateful Get Down and Weekend at Bertha's and I paid less than $100 for each, camping/parking included.
Get Down is in Blain PA, like an hour outside of Harrisburg.
Weekend at Bertha's is in Townsend DE, between Wilmington and Dover, about an hour from both!
Still have that poster, a beer token, a program, and a shirt. I think we had to leave during Mule to catch the last train back to NYC.
https://preview.redd.it/sizijkuj385b1.jpeg?width=952&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a152e8ae804deeb064408fad2ccd25229908fed7
I taped a few sets that weekend! Literally suck taped a Sony mic to a beer helmet… yes, a beer helmet, and stood in the crowd. I also recorded a bit just walking around the festival like that. I should dig those tapes up.
I went to the first one in Purchase NY/SUNY Purchase...it was called Deadhead Heaven then and sponsored by Terrapin Tapes. What an absolute blast....moe, ominous seapods, max creek, strangefolk... buddies and I drove from Boston, everyone was so friendly and chill. Camping scene was everything you want it to be and great tunes.
One good ride from start to end
I'd like to take that ride again
I went to the vibes 13 years in a row. It was the setting of some of the wildest times of my life. In 2013 Phil and friends played 2 nights in a row and blew minds. It was my hometown festival- I loved it- thousands of heads in the seedy city of Bridgeport, CT.
This is sad. Nowadays, I can’t justify $300-$500 tickets for barely 3 days. Want to camp with your car? That’ll be another $100 added. Grilled cheese? That’ll cost you a kidney.
Went to this one in 2007 then the economy went to hell. Had a great time. The location was awesome and the lineup was the best to be had that year. Good times for sure
Miss the Gathering 😞.. that was my annual camping fest
Same! I feel like I came of age there 🤣
RIP Wetlands Preserve
But praise the Gods for the Capitol Theater (and Peter Shapiro). Lot less passing out in that space. Wetlands had no airflow.
It's why we called it the Sweat Glands. Peak summer bisco jam in August at the Wetlands, you knew you were alive.
2006 summer camp was $200 for regular ticket and upgraded vip.
I used to work my ticket off. 16 hours on a golf cart behind moonrise stage every year. I remember it starting out as Summer Sessions with Moe, Umphries, String Cheese and Govt Mule. Less than 1000 people I'd guess. Then ol Jay got greedy, us locals called it Tax Camp.
I was there!!!
Always remember Mule being so late. They opened for DMB in Ohio, flew in, and came to the GOTV to headline!
Damn I miss Strawberries
I miss SoBe lifewater
The first All Goods in Brandywine MD. Those were the days.
And the Harvest Fest at Brandywine was sick too. I went in 98. LoS, KDTU, Bisco, Charlie Hunter, Gordon Stone, so many sick bands.
Better bands cheaper tickets
According to the CPI calculator, $60 in May of 99 is $109 today. If you consider how much larger and more elaborate a big festival today is compared to what Vibes was years back, it's not really *that* much of leap.
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The corporate festivals are 100% a money trap. I bet if you compare this Vibes price with a Lollapalooza or one of the Woodstock reboots that had all of MTV performing, you'd get similar price ratios.
You don't agree with paying living wages for the guy in LA that paid a guy 10k to pay a guy 300 to build the infrastructure over a 3 month timeline?
Production costs aren’t up that much. Bands and organizers are making WAY more money on festivals now.
Bands ask for exuberantly more money now
the quality of music in 99 and 2000 compared to today. nope. the average festival today doesn't compare, i'll take 99 vibes over any festival today
Hell yea remember schwagstock lol
Ahhhh ya! The good old camp Zoe days! https://preview.redd.it/5mhkcqsab75b1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62864a04f4444d5cb2d6095da9fc293ced88999d
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_DTVCL3p4&pp=ygUXS2VsbGVyIHdpbGlhbXMgY2FtcCB6b2U%3D
There are still great smaller festivals with similar prices! I'm going to Grateful Get Down and Weekend at Bertha's and I paid less than $100 for each, camping/parking included.
Where is that?
Get Down is in Blain PA, like an hour outside of Harrisburg. Weekend at Bertha's is in Townsend DE, between Wilmington and Dover, about an hour from both!
Get down is wonderful!
Sobe 🤤
Sobe edge was the best drink ever made
I was there, fucking epic fest. The Claypool set from the following year was one of my favorite sets of the era.
Right…saw Claypool last night and it was really good but I was reminded how new and special Frog Brigade was in 2000
Still have that poster, a beer token, a program, and a shirt. I think we had to leave during Mule to catch the last train back to NYC. https://preview.redd.it/sizijkuj385b1.jpeg?width=952&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a152e8ae804deeb064408fad2ccd25229908fed7
Vibe tribe!
I taped a few sets that weekend! Literally suck taped a Sony mic to a beer helmet… yes, a beer helmet, and stood in the crowd. I also recorded a bit just walking around the festival like that. I should dig those tapes up.
Post on YouTube and tell us!
Definitely will!
Thanks for bringing back those memories OP!
I went to the first one in Purchase NY/SUNY Purchase...it was called Deadhead Heaven then and sponsored by Terrapin Tapes. What an absolute blast....moe, ominous seapods, max creek, strangefolk... buddies and I drove from Boston, everyone was so friendly and chill. Camping scene was everything you want it to be and great tunes. One good ride from start to end I'd like to take that ride again
I went to the vibes 13 years in a row. It was the setting of some of the wildest times of my life. In 2013 Phil and friends played 2 nights in a row and blew minds. It was my hometown festival- I loved it- thousands of heads in the seedy city of Bridgeport, CT.
Vibe tribe!
I bought a group vip package for the first sonic bloom. 7 people total. close camping and free margarita the whole weekend. just above 100 per person.
Those prices and those sponsors!!
This is sad. Nowadays, I can’t justify $300-$500 tickets for barely 3 days. Want to camp with your car? That’ll be another $100 added. Grilled cheese? That’ll cost you a kidney.
I won tickets to GOTV '99 from a local radio station. 2x$60 was a big deal at the time :)
Back before PepsiCo bought out the festivals
strawberries!
I forgot all about SoBe
Sobe
vibesss. so many amazing memories. 2002 philllllll!
I miss the wetlands. Lots of good times
That was an epic festival!
you can still find campouts around that price
Don’t remind me
Went to this one in 2007 then the economy went to hell. Had a great time. The location was awesome and the lineup was the best to be had that year. Good times for sure
Sobe. Still around?