Interesting post from M&S on facebook.

[oddfired]

I thought this might be of interest to some.  It was posted by M&S on their facebook page:

We’ve heard from many of you recently with issues regarding ticketing for Mumford & Sons shows.

As musicians and gig goers ourselves, we hate seeing tickets for our shows up on sites within minutes of going on sale at double and triple face value just as much as you do. We don’t control these sites. We can’t guarantee the tickets are real. And we don’t benefit financially.

The fact remains that ticket reselling in one form or another is legal in the vast majority of situations, which distorts the market and encourages speculation. In the absence of government legislation, the best we can promise you is to do everything we can to make the ticket-buying experience as fair and affordable as possible, and to work with promoters and ticket-selling companies to keep tickets out of the secondary markets.

To that end, we are working on new ways to ensure that as many tickets as possible end up in the right hands. Some will undoubtedly work better than others, so we ask that you bear with us if it takes an extra few minutes to get into a venue, or if the purchasing page requires an extra step. We believe ultimately we can create a fairer experience that will benefit everyone. Everyone but the touts and scalpers, that is.

In the meantime, thanks as ever for being amazing and in the immortal words of Bryan Adams: ‘Everything we do, we do it for you.’

See you on the road.

M&S

 Listening to: Whispers In The Dark

[BluegrassDustin]

I couldn't have said it better myself...

[completejohn]

I couldn't have said it better myself...

Should we read that as a hint????  Saturday night's headliner is BRYAN ADAMS?!?!?!?!?!?!

 Listening to: "I got my first real 6-string..." Bryan in the summer of '69!

[Mandhoe]

Well said Mumford and Sons!  That being said, please no M&S at the 40th please!

[Dr.Phil]

I, on the other hand, would be thrilled to see M&S in the lineup. Sunday night in the freezing rain two years ago is one of my absolute favorite memories.

[Mandhoe]

I definitely respect M&S' songwriting skills, novelty, and energy.  They just seem like one of those bands you only need to see once, just my opinion.  Their set in the rain/snow 2 years ago was quite unforgettable, then Robert Plant and Band of Joy came on and KILLED IT!

[FaceOnMars]

I definitely respect M&S' songwriting skills, novelty, and energy.  They just seem like one of those bands you only need to see once, just my opinion.  Their set in the rain/snow 2 years ago was quite unforgettable, then Robert Plant and Band of Joy came on and KILLED IT!

^ ditto

[ShatteredArm]

I, on the other hand, would be thrilled to see M&S in the lineup. Sunday night in the freezing rain two years ago is one of my absolute favorite memories.

Mine too, but please no M&S until after the craze dies down....

[aaronacp15]

All of the tickets/passes for TBF will likely be sold out before they even announce who's playing. So the "craze" that you speak of shouldn't change anything about who attends the festival. With that said, I would love to see Mumford on Sunday.

 Listening to: Old Crow Medicine Show- Down Home Girl

[ShatteredArm]

All of the tickets/passes for TBF will likely be sold out before they even announce who's playing. So the "craze" that you speak of shouldn't change anything about who attends the festival. With that said, I would love to see Mumford on Sunday.

It'll make tickets much more difficult to find for those who don't get them on time, need more than they initially thought, etc... The secondary market will be a mess, and any scalpers who decide to participate this year will be rewarded handsomely.  If there's a NG show, it could make the NG lotteries more difficult, possibly for other shows besides that one (because if you're traveling to TRide, you might as well see another show while you're there).

At any rate, I think it's moot, because I'm sure Planet Bluegrass wants more bang for their buck.  I'd rather see several really awesome, but less popular, bands than one pretty good band that blows the whole budget.

[aaronacp15]

The lineup didn't have any big name bands last year. Any chance they saved some money from last year and applied it to this year's budget? Probably isn't the case, but it was a thought that I had.

[LadyPictureShow]

The lineup didn't have any big name bands last year. Any chance they saved some money from last year and applied it to this year's budget? Probably isn't the case, but it was a thought that I had.

[Auntie Hope]

The lineup didn't have any big name bands last year. Any chance they saved some money from last year and applied it to this year's budget? Probably isn't the case, but it was a thought that I had.

Really? You said that? In public? Hummmm.......

Define "Big Name Band", in your opinion, please. I'm sure I'm not the only one that's curious here.

Auntie Hope 

 Listening to: Delma - and his big name band. :-)

[Hot Sugar]

The lineup didn't have any big name bands last year. Any chance they saved some money from last year and applied it to this year's budget? Probably isn't the case, but it was a thought that I had.

Could not have said it better myself.

[aaronacp15]

Let me clarify,

Fogerty is legendary, but when he isn't playing Telluride he's traveling the country stopping in whichever casino will have him. Just because you've been around a long time doesn't mean you demand a high price tag. You guys act like Neil Young played last year or something. Sorry to offend, but the glory days have passed for Fogerty. Either way, like I originally said, he was a blast live because he's a great entertainer. With that said, it was just a thought, and I'll stick to it.