Kevin - your original post was a bit overly dismissive of both who attends SXSW and the festival itself. SXSW is more than just a music festival - there’s also the film festival, interactive conference and education conference, which all precede music and are largely attended by professionals in those industries*. Trust me when I tell you that IA attendees my get their drink on, but they’re also very mindful of personal grooming and conference etiquette.
* I attended interactive for 9 years while with my previous employer, as at that time the education panels fell under IA. On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:28:16 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 11:19 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Doug Eastick, to Kevin, Fri. (3/06): >>> >>> Ultra music fest (EDM) in Miami has been cancelled. >>> >>> Many people planned to go to Coachella are waiting for a decision. >>> >> > The thing about Coachella that is different from many other big open > events is its proximity to nothing. Having been down there during the > festival a couple years ago, I noted then that the locals, for the most > part, don’t like the big crowds that clog the roads to the desert... they > aren’t beneficial for the local economy. Other events like Mod Week make > money for the locals. It isn’t Austin which counts on the money that SXSW > brings in. > > >>> >>>> >> *Billboard* (the full article is paywalled) noted "Most event insurance >> policies don't cover pandemic diseases like the coronavirus, meaning it's >> better for promoters to get shut down than do it themselves." >> >> Meantime, tents are up in Indio: >> https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-coronavirus-coachella-0309-20200308-muazroihgrdzlkopk7whjvseeq-story.html >> >> (link) >> >> B >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/46505903-4c3b-42cc-ad41-450b64d9ddf5%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/46505903-4c3b-42cc-ad41-450b64d9ddf5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42e70541-d8b4-49ce-85e3-c3a17a4c88bf%40googlegroups.com.
