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| Via facebook.com/BoycottUltra |
Is Ultra Music Festival, like, the Guantanamo Bay of music festivals?
It must be, because buying early-bird tickets is torture, bro.
Alright, that was just for the LOLs. But if you looked at the sensational new Facebook page Boycott Ultra Music Festival, you'd think UMF was just the meanest .
It seems the raving masses aren't on their love drugs and they're
hella pissed about what they see as evil tricks and scammery. Now,
they're fighting back the only way they know how, with ironic "Likes"
and all the bitching a fuzzy-booted youngster can muster.
"We just heard that the owners of Ultra were spotted on a trip in
Antarctica," the page announces. "Apparently it's so cold down there
that they actually have their hands in their OWN pockets for a change.
#boycottultra - Join the Boycott Ultra Music Festivalcause."
Damn, that was a wicked burn, yo. But let's look at the facts.
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| Via facebook.com/BoycottUltra |
| Boycott Ultra protester in a crib. |
UMF released a limited amount of early-bird tickets at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday for $149.95. Unsurprisingly, considering the insane number of
EDM fanatics who consider this festival to be Shangri-La, the servers
were overloaded and tickets were near impossible to snag.
But snagged they were, and those left out in the cold got really
vocal and angry. The Ultra camp quickly apologized and thanked the fans,
as well as made a second round of tickets available.
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| Via facebook.com/BoycottUltra |
Currently, general-admission tix cost $399.95, plus fees.
Now that ticket prices are higher, though, the servers are running
smoothly. But apparently, it's not because of decreased demand in the
face of a price hike. Nah, it's just because UMF is really, really mean
and hates dance music fans. Obvi.
"UMF dangled $150 early bird tickets over our heads and laughed at us
all as the server crawled along, eventually crashing. The price quickly
rose to $500 per ticket and then miraculously, the site loads fast!
Join the cause, BOYCOTT ULTRA!"
That's the official Boycott Ultra Music Festival page description.
The final ticket price they've come up with includes taxes and fees and
rounds up by $10.
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| Via facebook.com/BoycottUltra |
The page has some support. It's garnered more than 5,000 "likes" in
less than five hours, according to its own post. And now it's membership
is headed toward 7,000.
So, what is the ultimate goal? Are the ravers trying to shut Ultra
down? Are they trying to force them into lowering ticket prices?
It's not actually very clear. But what is clear: The ravers against
Ultra don't want to fork over anymore cash, and they're ready to leave
Peace Love Unity and Respect at the door to get what they want.
Credit : Miami New Times
