Glenn Harveston is hands down a class-act guy. Every other festival promoter (nudge nudge, wink wink) should learn from Glenn's transparent practices. PPUSA being postponed was inevitable, it was only a matter of time. I also threw in $100 to the GoFundMe campaing, as I feel Glenn totally deserves ...

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Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:17 am

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Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:16 am

So, can we get at least 2020 After Movie?

We only got the Day 1 Recap, right?

I think they just posted a new one....? Saw it mentioned online (?) but didn't check it out.

Powerwolf and Dimmu Borgir come to mind right away as bands that SHOULD have been financially possible but have not performed. . . Watch UMC print magazine ads with all these bands before announcing the whole cruise is canceled :lol: Now THAT is pretty fucking funny. Fake-book 'em, Andy! :lol:

Sailors! Remember this time last year how frustrated we all were at the lack of news, announcements? Double guessing ourselves (some of us were) and what could be the delay. HA! I would gladly swap this Covid crap for that. Speculating what bands will be onbroad etc. I miss it. Cannot believe I am ...

Death comes to this topic! 2020 Dick: August 31st :death: Cardest: September 2nd <-- "you have no chance to survive make your time"* deathmetalpat: September 7th Pellaz: September 10th (for either a cancellation or postponement notice) Cowboy: September 24th Metalforever: September 30th Godflesh: Se...

Adding to my wishlist: COVID19 VACCINE :lol: :D :cry: :cry: :cry: I am not sure if they will be ready to go by January 2021. If they are, they might be a little too in demand to be on the boat in 2021. There ARE some hopeful signs and clinical trials.... In time for Jan. 2021? Probably not. But whe...

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Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:30 pm

Well, after a damn long time (and not by being personally informed), Tom Couture published our Meet N Greet photos on his website

Hallelujah! The thread is risen from the grave!

Been a while, returning to this.....

Ayreon, Electric Castle Live wooden box-set. Fantastic show, worth every penny for the trip and the box-set.

I predict he is waiting for Royal Caribbean to announce the cancellation of all January cruises. He can't be made to pay for something that Royal has cancelled or postponed. There's a legal concept called "force majeure" that might be coming into play, here. 2020 Dick: August 31st Cardest: Septembe...

I'll stick with my September 10th guess for now, although part of the reasoning behind that guess has gone up in smoke.

The Country Music Cruise that sails out of Fort Lauderdale normally in January, has postponed to November 2021: After careful consideration including consultation with the artists and our partners at Holland America Line, we have decided to re-schedule The Country Music Cruise to November 13-20, 20...

Glenn Harveston is hands down a class-act guy. Every other festival promoter (nudge nudge, wink wink) should learn from Glenn's transparent practices. PPUSA being postponed was inevitable, it was only a matter of time. I also threw in $100 to the GoFundMe campaing, as I feel Glenn totally deserves ...

Yes, that's definitely a possibility. Glenn hasn't ruled out crowdfunding to help recoup some of the losses, if it came to that. With the reduced amount of money I'm spending on travel, etc., I'd be happy to contribute to the cause, over and above the amount I already pay as a band sponsor (for Ihs...

Trip insurance isn't helping much either. We had ticket insurance through Allianz and it was only $15, so not a big deal, but since Graspop was postponed, I checked the rules in the terms in case the line up isn't something we'd want to do next year. Well in the terms it flat out says that pandemic...

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Tue May 12, 2020 2:10 pm

Would it be too much to ask from our fearless leader The Skipper to comment on the current cruise boat industry?

(I am so naive, I know)

Yes.

Yes, it would.

I'd also rather he postpone it than to have an all US lineup. I am already not happy losing EToS. Not a huge Aether Realm fan, so that is a downgrade to me personally. Me also...and I DO like Aether Realm. Yeah losing EToS is a major blow. I'm confident he could start a crowd funding and get a lot ...

In EXACTLY 8 months time, in a perfect world, we will be enjoying shows on the 3rd evening of 70000 Tons of Metal 2021 after spending the day in Jamaica. In a perfect world. But it's not a perfect world - how in the hell is that going to be possible in exactly 8 months time?? I just do not see it h...

A moot point for me anyway! Experts here in Australia are now saying that overseas travel won't open up for us until end of 2021! An OPTIMISTIC industry expert said: - "I think we might see some Asian and pacific ports open their borders to us from the start to the middle of next year,” - She expec...

I was really hoping ProgPower wouldn't be impacted, but with so much opening up way too early, I think we are screwed for that too... Glenn has several contingency plans in mind. He's on top of this. What can't be changed is that, IF he has to cancel OR the overseas bands have to be replaced, he'll...

Something I'm curious about on a larger scale is how to handle metal shows, period, in the coming years. More than any other public even (discounting orgies and the like), the presence of a mosh pit and the constant screaming/crowdsurfing has to be incredibly conducive for spreading this kind of th...

Don’t forget all the seats removed, that can pack a few hundred, plus the overflow. They key word being “seats”. I think 1800 is accurate. Easily. Especially with people packed into the aisles, etc. I remember it was packed for Blind Guardian back in 2015 and I had to stand along the back wall...an...

Interesting to see how the competition are handling it. Monsters of Rock cruise - still going ahead, a fair lineup announced already, but have said they are delaying doing too much due to Covid Shiprocked - going ahead, pre-bookings open, general bookings open today (HEAPS sold out already), and ha...

I'd put the odds of 70K happening next January as scheduled as no more than 30%, for the reasons already cited. Really hoping I'm wrong. --And if it IS scheduled, I expect some REAL problems selling it out considering everyone's financial uncertainty. Depending on how much cruise travel recovers aft...

"China has won World War 3 without firing a single shot."

Gratch wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:47 pm

New Aeternam and Igorrr albums are both fucking brilliant.

I heard the new Aeternam on the boat....and I concur.

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Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:11 pm

Children of Bodom is officially no more. Alexi did not own the rights to the name and the others called it quits and would not let him use the name. He is starting a new band called Bodom After Midnight.

Darn.

people are speculating that life might return to somewhat normal around September. so I'm guessing nothing will be announced until at LEAST October. I'm sure Andy is working around the clock to get bands, and obviously holding off on announcements, since he likes to do that anyway. :lol: :lol: I'm ...

Can you rule out AMON AMARTH? Or DIMMU BORGIR? would love to see COB None of those bands can be officially ruled out, but: -- Amon Amarth played 70K the first year, and hasn't returned. They've consistently been one of the highest-requested bands every year lately; at this point we wonder if they a...

Psycho Festival did an update tonight that they still plan to have their big festival in Las Vegas this August 2020 ! Hopefully it works out, it is a great festival ,in a fun city ! :shred: I honestly think it is too early to tell. Crossing my fingers for it to happen, of course. Already got my tic...

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Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:02 pm

70K 2021 style.

"WOW! WHAT A LINE! Is this the line for the merch? DAMN"

"Nope. Line for the hand sanitizer"

"Guys! GUYS! I heard a rumor there was some toilet paper available in that bathroom on Deck 11 aft!"

Some scientists are now saying that the social distancing may have to last "a year or two". I think it will come down largely to protecting the more sensitive groups: the elderly, the infirm, the chronically ill, etc. It's way too late to keep the virus contained, so it will run through much of the...

It has to be the Independence. It is the only ship scheduled to depart from Fort Lauderdale on the 7th. There are 2 other ships but they are not a line that would charter this cruise. Cruise schedules are set over a year in advance. I can't imagine they will be moving another ship to that port on t...

Yeah, we should change this thread title to "Your Last Gig" Okay, that actually brought a smile to my face. A sick, resigned smile, but a smile nonetheless. :P It will be tough for a while, but for most of us, This Too Shall Pass. And if you are spending less money on going to shows and festivals, ...

Now, it has to on a different boat, since Royal Caribbean is offering the independence on their regular schedule on those dates No ,this happened before and the cruise disappeared,the people who were booked got their cruise cancelled.The 7-11 block actually confirms it is the same ship. They are no...

Wow, your timing is absolute shit. WTF, you have been at this for over 10 years and you announce this during a global pandemic with most cruise lines shutting down. No offense, but you all need to get help running this thing. The cruise is great once on board....before hand, not so much. Yeah, it's...

Seven Spires said they are willing to do the cruise and will accept if asked. I really like those guys. Their emergency fill-in performance at ProgPower USA two years ago was just about as smooth and professional as could be, considering they had almost no time to prepare and assemble the band toge...

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Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:29 am

Cancellations rolling in ,Katatonia ,Bloodbath and King Diamond probably any band inside the EU .

They could still fly direct from the EU to Mexico, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcMhx1FnYnE Life on the UMC front, on a day when every other event and festival is on a low note for sure. Hang in their guys, it will get better, it will just take a while. "Son, this is what used to be called a "public gathering". It's what people did in the days b...

Hasn't had an impact on prices this far out unfortunately for us Aussies. If 70K was early January again flights are still around $2k+ return to Miami from Brisbane, if late Jan/early Feb around $1,800. HOWEVER flights have dropped to ridiculous levels if willing to travel in the next few months! I...

So, anyone else worried that this won't get better before the summer music festivals start and they'll get cancelled? I'm supposed to be going to Graspop, but I haven't even booked our flights yet cause there's been a lot of issues surrounding cancellations and refunds. In my line of work I often h...