Re: ABR Festival 2019 - Who's Going
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:36 pm
Enjoyed it last year, looking forward to this one. Motoring up from Devon on Friday morning.
Top weekends fun.
Top weekends fun.
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Alphadog43 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:42 pm I have booked up, can't wait. I think my last ABR rally was in 2010 in the lake district.
Oblix wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:41 pm £160 for two tickets, at the risk of sounding like a winge..
this event is loosing it’s focus, this is supposed to be for the bikers, not for commercials, i struggle to understand the prices when compared to two years ago, when the scale of numbers should be balancing facilities costs out.
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I’m certainly looking forward to this. However if I had not got the early bird ticket I too would be thinking twice. But I’m a tight arse!Alun wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:17 am
Let’s see if I can help with your struggle…
The event 2 years ago was in a farmer’s field with no services near Banbury and we had a great time. Last years event was in the same field, we were full (sold out) and up to the limit of a temporary events notice (a legal requirement) and we still had a great time.
However, there was no more room to expand at the farm and once you go above 500 people you need a full events licence (a serious legal requirement) at which point things change massively for an organiser. Moving on…
I decided that if we were to go bigger then it needed to be in a Grade A venue in order to offer the best Festival and services that we can whilst always keeping an eye on the price – I’ve organised annual rallies over the past 10 years ranging from free of charge to the current.
This year’s Festival is in a Grade A venue, Ragley Hall and Estate is a magnificent setting for an event and a wonderful location for a weekend of motorcycles, mates and camping. Plus, the services have been massively upgraded - think £11k bill for toilets and showers alone. And most tickets were sold at the early bird price of £39 and then at the discounted price of £59 which, in my opinion, is good value considering the upgrades from previous years.
We are also laying on loads of attractions and things for people to do and experience. For example, every motorcycle manufacturer is coming along with a fleet of test bikes and most are bringing their riding skills schools which are all free of charge.
The event is not losing focus, but it is changing, it had too, and judging by ticket sales and the response from riders and the support of the industry it appears to be a change that in the main is welcomed. That said, I’m also long enough in the tooth to realise that you can’t please everyone, but I’ll give it my best shot.
The nature of my work doesn’t allow me to take advantage of early bird offers to book something 6 to 8 months ahead. Now i do appreciate the need for the planners to get visibility over the commitment to such an event, there are ways other than skyrocketing the prices , like sponsors free gift for the first 200 tickets etc but if we’re totally honest, £79 is not the cover charge, £39 is!Cone wrote:I’m certainly looking forward to this. However if I had not got the early bird ticket I too would be thinking twice. But I’m a tight arse!Alun wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:17 am
Let’s see if I can help with your struggle…
The event 2 years ago was in a farmer’s field with no services near Banbury and we had a great time. Last years event was in the same field, we were full (sold out) and up to the limit of a temporary events notice (a legal requirement) and we still had a great time.
However, there was no more room to expand at the farm and once you go above 500 people you need a full events licence (a serious legal requirement) at which point things change massively for an organiser. Moving on…
I decided that if we were to go bigger then it needed to be in a Grade A venue in order to offer the best Festival and services that we can whilst always keeping an eye on the price – I’ve organised annual rallies over the past 10 years ranging from free of charge to the current.
This year’s Festival is in a Grade A venue, Ragley Hall and Estate is a magnificent setting for an event and a wonderful location for a weekend of motorcycles, mates and camping. Plus, the services have been massively upgraded - think £11k bill for toilets and showers alone. And most tickets were sold at the early bird price of £39 and then at the discounted price of £59 which, in my opinion, is good value considering the upgrades from previous years.
We are also laying on loads of attractions and things for people to do and experience. For example, every motorcycle manufacturer is coming along with a fleet of test bikes and most are bringing their riding skills schools which are all free of charge.
The event is not losing focus, but it is changing, it had too, and judging by ticket sales and the response from riders and the support of the industry it appears to be a change that in the main is welcomed. That said, I’m also long enough in the tooth to realise that you can’t please everyone, but I’ll give it my best shot.