Downtown Austin
Doesn't Want to Buy Ticket Too Far in Advance
RECEIVED Sat., Feb. 16, 2008
Dear Editor,
After coming across the ad in the Chronicle stating that the Austin City Limits Music Festival tickets would go on sale Groundhog Day, I happily reported to the website to check out the lineup. To my dismay, no lineup was to be found.
ACL is one of my favorite festivals that I more than enjoy when I can afford it. Last year I bought my ticket the day they went on sale, which was a week after the Statesman had a front-page article about the headlining bands. I was ecstatic about last year’s lineup. A few months after purchasing my ticket I find out Amy Winehouse would not be attending and then, as we all know, the White Stripes wimped out the Tuesday before their Friday show. I only use the word wimped because I do not find “anxiety” a legitimate reason to not play on such short notice, after coming out with their first album in 1999 and being on who knows how many tours since then. They should know better than that.
Here I am today contemplating whether to buy a ticket or not, with no word from the White Stripes since September. I am assuming they will pick a great lineup due to upset fans last year; however, now I’m faced with the fear of one of those bands pulling out and the heartbreak that goes with that.
After coming across the ad in the Chronicle stating that the Austin City Limits Music Festival tickets would go on sale Groundhog Day, I happily reported to the website to check out the lineup. To my dismay, no lineup was to be found.
ACL is one of my favorite festivals that I more than enjoy when I can afford it. Last year I bought my ticket the day they went on sale, which was a week after the Statesman had a front-page article about the headlining bands. I was ecstatic about last year’s lineup. A few months after purchasing my ticket I find out Amy Winehouse would not be attending and then, as we all know, the White Stripes wimped out the Tuesday before their Friday show. I only use the word wimped because I do not find “anxiety” a legitimate reason to not play on such short notice, after coming out with their first album in 1999 and being on who knows how many tours since then. They should know better than that.
Here I am today contemplating whether to buy a ticket or not, with no word from the White Stripes since September. I am assuming they will pick a great lineup due to upset fans last year; however, now I’m faced with the fear of one of those bands pulling out and the heartbreak that goes with that.
Hannah Swaab