Sydney Stereosonic details emerge!

martyt says...

wat a money making crap concept, one love should be ashamed of themselves by doing this, worse idea ive ever seen, shame on you onelove shame on you, why test this crap concept in sydney, do it in melbourne

JackT says...

I actually dig this concept a lot more to be honest! Manning Bar has quite a decent sound system too. Woo

mr_doobi says...

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as if this is good, nothing beats a festival. it will just be like goin to a club. sydney has gone sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo down hill. NOT HAPPY

jarrardscott says...

why the fuck is hell on with a load of shit electro house artists.

JayCee99 says...

we just couldn't find a suitable venue in sydney so we are bringing quality acts with quality shows look out next year :)

HungryHippo says...

obv could not secure a venue

macky says...

too bad for those who want to see a different variety of artists, now they have to buy seperate tickets for each show!! wat a rip...

mr_doobi says...

i am honestly so shocked by this. i cant belive it. IM MOVIN TO MELBOURNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! such a joke

waXology says...

I really dig JackT, he's awesome! :)

Spekman says...

as sh!t as this is i dont think you can really blame them, couldn't get a venue... actually i guess they could have tried earlier lol... OH WELL!!! next year hey....

ally_146 says...

so what, we pay $45 to see two acts where in other states they pay less than $100 for a festival with all acts??? ridiculous.

BigGroovyFcuker says...

manning bar ftw

Spekman says...

and YEAH!!! CROOKERS AT MANNING BAR F#CK YEAH!!!

totemi says...

if you dont like you dont have to come. How can you go past the value of these shows. And yes we had venues but in the end, if we cant do the right venues we want, why go and do it? When we come to Sydney in a daytime festival format, we want to do it our way and do it right. There is no point doing the same old venues everyone else does as that is NOT what Stereosonic is about. We are trying to keep an ethos across the country with Stereosonic, so Satellite is our concept for this year. Better than the acts not coming to Sydney at all. PVD, Infected and giuseppe will romp it at Home, Bookashade and Popstars will be awesome, the Friday Manning Bar gig is the best value Ive seen and Carl Cox and Friends will be a cracker. Some people wont like it, a lot of people will. You can't keep everyone happy. Oh well. There's other festival to go to at that time if thats what your into :)

blonde_chimbo says...

What a waste of time. here i was looking forward to stereosonic FESTIVAL and its nothing but a pathetic way to score promoters a bit of extra money (its not like they fkn dont get enough off us from festivals anyway). honestly. your holding 4 events and you have the audacity to ask for $50 per event...yes, given that most would only go to 2...but regardless. what has become of sydney clubs and festivals. they're all just as money hungry as each other. first it was increasing covercharge to a Bullshet price. then the drinks...and u cant tell me that whole price increase was forced by the government... and now over charging us for tickets to so called "festivals". Its people that make up stupid events like this, that dishearten the sydney festival goers.

vinh_ says...

what a weekend or two! Week 1 Harbourlife Carl Cox Week 2 PVD Crookers Global Gathering

Semo says...

this is putrid i dont think any1 in syd will like this.. no 1 wants to wait till next year either jc99 one love you suk.. sydney is the biggest city

JackT says...

I for one don't mind seeing DJ Hell and Vitalic in intimate surrounds.

blinded says...

so gay

muli_ says...

JackT makes me m0ist!

angy says...

JackT, wanna hit that! bow-chicka-bow-wow

humdingaling says...

shrugs if i only wanted to see one artist then...that would be awesome why pay for things you dont want to see =) if i wanted to see all of them...then i am well and truly shafted =\ not much of a festival feel if its just going to be seperate like this. plus i would have to spend twice the amount of money getting drunk *lawl***

JackT says...

Muli, you always know what to say

Huggz says...

Stop your complaining people. There are already so many festivals happening at this time of year. Plus Stereosonic was planned to be on the same day as Global Gathering and probably realised they couldn't compete as they both pull the same crowd. this idea is much better. The Manning Bar show should be ace - DJ Funk, Spank Rock DJs and Dave Nada!

JackT says...

Booka Shade at the Enmore - that's cool too. That Gaelic Club show was uber-messy.

stu_jacks88 says...

Future purposefully put Global Gatherings on the proposed date of Stereosonic festival in Syd in an attempt to keep Onelove out of the Sydney festival market. Success to Future it seems. The satellite method seems to be the best that could have been viably done (financially for Onelove and enjoyment wise for punters) by Onelove this year. If you want to pay for the acts; then do so. If you dont think its worth it then dont go. Just remember that theres always stuff going on behind the scenes which have influence on the events you attend.

nevernever says...

lol yeh thats great for the ppl who would rather have a night stuck in a club instead of a day/night festival.....very very dissapointing, why does sydney hav to get stuck with this s**t

DJ_LG says...

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!! They've gotten rid of all the electro garbage so I can go see my fav trance artists for a third of the cost. Hopefully they'll have the main room just for PVD(3hours) and Giuseppe (2hrs) and Infected (2hrs)

Authorised says...

FAIL

TroyShaun says...

haha loving the way this turned out, wouldn't have gone if it was a festival but the line ups are really good, and over two weekends. well done.

cassfarrugia says...

so shit... this is worst thing i have ever heard

homebassfriday says...

COME TO HOME, we have the BEST line up!!! Paul van dyk and infected mushroom, how can you say no!!!

The3rdPlumpDj says...

wow... for a second i thrt they were gonna do a satellite hook up or somink across each venue... but yeh just dif clubs... ah well i think it doesnt really matter... do you ever get to see all the acts that you would like to see in one fesitval??... ive been at if fo a while and i never have... to their credit tho... there has been way too many festies announced of late especially around that time... there is no point complaining about this set up... who can afford em all anyway??... after parklife its FD09 for me and im happy...

babbibelle says...

this is what happens when they leave it so late. they make it a whole bunch of clubbing nights at random venues, here i was looking forward to a festival! dodgy as.

Dim123 says...

So we would of paid $120 to see them all at a festival but pay $200 to see them separately. Ridiculous

shortino says...

nup dig it! love it! see your fav act in a good club environment for a real set! what more do you want! seriously guys nice conept! hope you funk up the production seirously! woot!

ehcoroche says...

im over the festivals anyway, being able to see who i want in a smaller venue suits me perfectly, booka shade here i come (definitly) and everyone else depends on variables, i was hoping for a sideshow...this should do

ashy5 says...

better line up than GG and harbourlife but noe theyve fucked it!

ashy5 says...

bullshit..wat a fucken waste of time! had an overall good lineup but to split it up like this...what a fucken joke. get ur shit together its a poor effort

dylanlindgren says...

fuck yeah... congrats to for this awesome setup... i know it was kind out of their control (not being able to find a venue) but yeahhhhh club night of booka shade vs festival set... club night is the cleeaarrr winner fuck shitty festivals

MattyL says...

Every time i go to a festival i pay $100 or whatever and i see 2-4 acts all day. Here you can pretty much pick and chose which ones you want to go to and pay half the price. Clubs are so much better to hear artists at as well. If it was a night festival yeah, i'd be annoyed but this cold actually turn out pretty well for Sydney. Blame FUTURE for their anti-competition ways if you want to blame anyone however.

Elliot G says...

even more glad i'm seeing the melb instalment now..

giacs says...

oh snap Giuseppe Ottaviani and PVD in one place without the shit crowd booom!!!!!!

NebSta7 says...

i think you people from syd don't appreciate a good club show... saw pvd twice last year.. once at metro and the other time at kryal castle... he absolutely blew the roof at metro whilst at kryal he was very average... i personally think you guys have scored big time for getting pvd at HOME.. if anything at least you will all avoid the crap crowd at big festivals

naan bread says...

I think it's pretty funny that when another festival is announced so many people on this forum are like *yawn*, yet when a festival tries to give you what you want i.e. club atmosphere and your favourite acts in one place, you all still complain... Basically whinging is the uber-cool trend of 08... Hats off to Totem for creating an interesting concept through an albeit unfavourable situation... Crookers, Hell, Vitallic, Devlin and Darko and the mighty DJ FUNK in one venue... pfft... I'm there will bells on... it's a no-brainer... And at least this way we won't have to hear hundreds of people WHINGING about set-time clashes...

MC-LOSTY says...

BRING ON PVD @ SUBLIME!

ayong says...

im somewhat supprised to not see Tank as one of SS venues. p.s I LOVE YOU jackT (joins bandwagon)

laurenborg says...

What does Satelite actually mean?

filou says...

manning bar? oh hell no! what's the capacity of that place? 300?

crasherboi says...

A GREAT LINEUP. but truly appauling organisation. honestly You cant run round town like the queen of F***ing sheba telling all the dedicated festival punters that your gonna feed their need. THEN. decide your gonna use 'an all new sattelite concept" to blla blhadoo dah day BOU! what the f*** is a satellite concept? Its nothing but an INTERSTELLAR justification of being poo. seriosuly we live on a MASSIVE f**king island which is barley populated. as if there was absoloutley NO other venues? It is good though that you have acknowledged that Sydney has major venue issues with every festival and its dog choosing centennial park or the even crappier fox studios posse. maybe i just have sand in my vag.... i dunno. This would have been a top notch festival. PLAY-ON

Stephanie1987 says...

Does anyone know the deal with the Enmore Theatre. I'm going to harbourlife and i'm keen to see booka shade, just wondering if anyone knows if i'll make it there in time, or do events there usually finish early?

simongoose says...

All you people whinging about this kinda proves the point that not many people go to festivals for the music anymore.... Otherwise you'd all be stoked you get to see your fav acts, in a much more intimate environment, with decent set lengths, HEAPS better sound and a more 'up for it' crowd for half the price. I reckon this idea shits on having just ANOTHER outdoor festival this summer. Good on ya Stereosonic for doing something different!

ambientlounge says...

actually this is better concept in all. PvD will be unbelievable at Home, with the right crowd :)

Toodle says...

haha sydney always gets the shit stuff compared to melb... badluck sons

m_xt says...

jenjenjen086 says...

that is sooo gay. Why does every other capital city get the real thing and we get satellite? Gay gay gay.

stereosonic2008sucks says...

Honestly, this is a complete disgrace and anyone who is not pissed off about it should think about this from the promoter's persepective. 1. They fucked up by not securing a venue 2. They're now trying to disguise their mistake and sell it to us at double the price in a completely different format from that which the label 'festival' entails. I work in a pub. If someone asks for a schooner of beer, and I pour Pure Blonde into four shot glasses, put one in the Pokies Room, one in the dining area, one in the toilets and one in the gaming room, charge them $2 for each one, and say "Hey man, congratulations, we're bringing you "quality beers in quality venues" , it's a satellite beer, get ready for it woohoo" I'd probably lose that customer for ever, and my job. They actually have people whose entire career is based on selecting venues for events. Why can't they get it right? And yes, before you say it, I am a sad loser, I signed up just so I could have this rant.

kirstiejo says...

Are these events live or broadcast via satellite? I'm hoping live coz I wana see The Crookers! tell me this is just the name of the events rather than the way we will see them!!!!!!!