Burn recession proof

Lifeisshort · Post by **Lifeisshort** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:12 pm

Do you think ticket sales are down this year? Considering the ecomony and after BMorg reintroduced ticket sales at the gate, I can't help but think people maybe skipping the burn this year????? Lets be honest, it is not an inexpensive event to attend, especially if you come from across the country or aboard.

Absolut Jeenyus · Post by **Absolut Jeenyus** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:14 pm

$360 at the gate. Wowee...

This is the part where I feel super happy that I bought mine in January.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:40 pm

They don't call it Burning Money for nothing.

Token · Post by **Token** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:21 pm

From the Afterburn Reports: Attendance by Year.

1990: 800
1991: 250
1992: 600
1993: 1,000
1994: 2,000
1995: 4,000
1996: 8,000
1997: 10,000
1998: 15,000
1999: 23,000
2000: 25,400
2001: 25,659
2002: 28,979
2003: 30,586
2004: 35,664
2005: 35,567
2006: 40,000
2007: 47,097
2008: 49,599

We will see.

Looks like slow sales at the box office with less than 36K tickets sold. Add to that ~ 8K of low-income, scolarship, conclave etc. tickets ...

We might make low - mid forties this year.

Oldguy · Post by **Oldguy** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:53 pm

ooooh, number...make head hurt.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:55 pm

I'm not going this year but it isn't for lack of wherewithal. Just too busy with work and nobody to watch the kids; I am a single dad.

Next year at Black Rock.

Absolut Jeenyus · Post by **Absolut Jeenyus** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:01 am

geekster wrote:I'm not going this year but it isn't for lack of wherewithal. Just too busy with work and nobody to watch the kids; I am a single dad.

Next year at Black Rock.

Big ups on the single dad...

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:28 am

Oldguy wrote:ooooh, number...make head hurt.

Hit head with stone - bad numbers go away.

Ooh, goose eggs!

Lifeisshort · Post by **Lifeisshort** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:39 pm

In fact, I bought 4 tickets when they went on sale at the holidays. Two memebers of our group are not going this year because of financial considerations.

Does anyone know how I can sell the remaining two tickets ??????????????????????

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:51 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:
Oldguy wrote:ooooh, number...make head hurt.
Hit head with stone - bad numbers go away.

Ooh, goose eggs!

yeah, they don't hurt as bad......

djsiago · Post by **djsiago** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:08 pm

i will save any penny , and do everything it takes to make it to the playa , i will bee there for as long the event is happening , i regret i didnt know about it before 2007 but happy for the rest of my time , burning man is the world biggest syrup of so many talented worlds it is not just a festival , it is the biggest love projector on the planet , burn me

Red Dirt Mother · Post by **Red Dirt Mother** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:23 pm

I think that when times get tough the need to party is more pressing.