Hello all,
I was amazed at the effort and thought put into this contest. There were some amazing rosters pieced together along with a few that had me scratching my head. I have absolutely no doubt that several of you will second guess my choices (what else is new eh?). I made my selections based on the following criteria:
1. Marketability: Will it sell tickets? You have to appeal to not only the hardcore facebook/forum fans, but the casual prog/power fan as well that sell those last few hundred tickets.
2. Balance: You cannot stack it with 10 power bands and 2 prog openers. Did you alternate the slots just enough to keep everyone in the room (or at least close).
3. Perception: Was your roster listed in an order that made sense from a popularity status for here in the U.S?
4. History: How well did the bands go over in the past that you picked?
5. Roots: Did you go with the all commercial lineup? Or did you stick to the festival roots with lower bands that deserve slots? Album sales do not automatically indicate draw in some situations.
6. Relevance: Call it the Onward affect. Nobody cared about that band when they were active so why should they care now?
7. Savings: Did you save any money at the end? If you did, you got bumped ahead of those that didnt all other things equal.
8. X-Factor: If you have paid attention over the past decade, there are a handful of bands that I will never work with again. If you named one, you were automatically disqualified.
9. Personal preference: I simply liked the roster. Right or wrong, Id be lying if I didnt say that my personal taste dictate a choice sometimes.
We are going to make this as easy as possible in terms of deciding the winner. Simply cast your vote in this thread within the next 48 hrs. We will add up the votes between the forum, facebook, and email and post the winner Friday. Please be respectful and only vote once on the forum or Facebook. If I find two votes, they both get thrown out.
#1
Friday:
Vanden Plas $9
Sonata Arctica $9
Leprous $4
Angel Dust $3
DGM $3
Borealis $1
Saturday:
Blind Guardian $10
Angra $6
Freak Kitchen $5
Andromeda $3
Amaranthe $3
Haken $2
Total Cost: $58
#2
Friday
Sabaton $9
Jon Oliva's Pain $8
Voyager $5
Leprous $4
Adagio $1
Manticora $3
Saturday
Nightwish $10
Redemption $7
Mustache $5
Kingcrow $3
Wuthering Heights $2
Lanfear $2
Total Cost: $59
#3
Friday:
Nightwish $10
Gamma Ray $9
Nightingale $4
Leprous $4
Communic $2
Vangough $1
Saturday:
Blind Guardian $10
Amorphis $9
Threshold $7
Haken $2
Adagio $1
Suspyre $1
Total Cost: $60
#4
Friday
Nightwish $10
Redemption $7
Tyr $7
Seventh Wonder $6
Sinbreed $2
Theorcracy $1
Saturday
Blind Guardian $10
Circus Maximus $6
Mercenary $5
Stormwarrior $3
Secret Sphere $2
Borealis $1
Total Cost: $60
#5
Friday
Blind Guardian $10
Pagan's Mind $7
Circus Maximus $6
Amaranthe $3
Jag Panzer $2
Saint Daemon $2
Saturday
Nightwish $10
Seventh Wonder $6
Delain $6
DC Cooper $4
Secret Sphere $2
Theocracy $1
Total Cost: $59
#6
Friday
Nightwish $10
Royal Hunt $9
Ark $5
Angel Dust $3
Cage $1
Raintime 1
Saturday
Iced Earth $10
Conception $9
Voyager $5
DC Cooper $4
Wuthering Heights $2
Theocracy $1
Total Cost: $60
#7
Friday
Blind Guardian $10
Conception $9
Angra $6
Leprous $4
Zero Hour $2
Adagio $1
Saturday
Helloween $10
Riverside $7
Ark $5
Spiral Architect $4
Theocracy $1
Vangough $1
Total Cost: $60
#8
Friday
Nightwish $10
Vanden Plas $9
Mercenary $5
Diablo Swing Orchestra $4
Pathosray $1
Borealis $1
Saturday
Blind Guardian $10
Sabaton $9
Voyager $5
Andromeda $3
Halcyon Way $1
Suspyre $1
Total Cost: $59
#9
Friday
Sabaton $9
Redemption $7
Circus Maximus $6
Amaranthe $3
Theocracy $1
Vangough $1
Saturday
Nightwish $10
Pagan's Mind $7
Voyager $5
Iron Savior $4
Adagio $1
Borealis $1
Total Cost: $54
#10
Friday
Symphony X $10
Redemption $7
Circus Maximus $6
Jag Panzer $2
Zero Hour $2
Pyramaze $2
Saturday
Blind Guardian $10
Iced Earth $10
Leprous $4
Haken $2
Red Circuit $2
Lanfear $2
Total Cost: $59
I was amazed at the effort and thought put into this contest. There were some amazing rosters pieced together along with a few that had me scratching my head. I have absolutely no doubt that several of you will second guess my choices (what else is new eh?). I made my selections based on the following criteria:
1. Marketability: Will it sell tickets? You have to appeal to not only the hardcore facebook/forum fans, but the casual prog/power fan as well that sell those last few hundred tickets.
2. Balance: You cannot stack it with 10 power bands and 2 prog openers. Did you alternate the slots just enough to keep everyone in the room (or at least close).
3. Perception: Was your roster listed in an order that made sense from a popularity status for here in the U.S?
4. History: How well did the bands go over in the past that you picked?
5. Roots: Did you go with the all commercial lineup? Or did you stick to the festival roots with lower bands that deserve slots? Album sales do not automatically indicate draw in some situations.
6. Relevance: Call it the Onward affect. Nobody cared about that band when they were active so why should they care now?
7. Savings: Did you save any money at the end? If you did, you got bumped ahead of those that didnt all other things equal.
8. X-Factor: If you have paid attention over the past decade, there are a handful of bands that I will never work with again. If you named one, you were automatically disqualified.
9. Personal preference: I simply liked the roster. Right or wrong, Id be lying if I didnt say that my personal taste dictate a choice sometimes.
We are going to make this as easy as possible in terms of deciding the winner. Simply cast your vote in this thread within the next 48 hrs. We will add up the votes between the forum, facebook, and email and post the winner Friday. Please be respectful and only vote once on the forum or Facebook. If I find two votes, they both get thrown out.
#1
Friday:
Vanden Plas $9
Sonata Arctica $9
Leprous $4
Angel Dust $3
DGM $3
Borealis $1
Saturday:
Blind Guardian $10
Angra $6
Freak Kitchen $5
Andromeda $3
Amaranthe $3
Haken $2
Total Cost: $58
#2
Friday
Sabaton $9
Jon Oliva's Pain $8
Voyager $5
Leprous $4
Adagio $1
Manticora $3
Saturday
Nightwish $10
Redemption $7
Mustache $5
Kingcrow $3
Wuthering Heights $2
Lanfear $2
Total Cost: $59
#3
Friday:
Nightwish $10
Gamma Ray $9
Nightingale $4
Leprous $4
Communic $2
Vangough $1
Saturday:
Blind Guardian $10
Amorphis $9
Threshold $7
Haken $2
Adagio $1
Suspyre $1
Total Cost: $60
#4
Friday
Nightwish $10
Redemption $7
Tyr $7
Seventh Wonder $6
Sinbreed $2
Theorcracy $1
Saturday
Blind Guardian $10
Circus Maximus $6
Mercenary $5
Stormwarrior $3
Secret Sphere $2
Borealis $1
Total Cost: $60
#5
Friday
Blind Guardian $10
Pagan's Mind $7
Circus Maximus $6
Amaranthe $3
Jag Panzer $2
Saint Daemon $2
Saturday
Nightwish $10
Seventh Wonder $6
Delain $6
DC Cooper $4
Secret Sphere $2
Theocracy $1
Total Cost: $59
#6
Friday
Nightwish $10
Royal Hunt $9
Ark $5
Angel Dust $3
Cage $1
Raintime 1
Saturday
Iced Earth $10
Conception $9
Voyager $5
DC Cooper $4
Wuthering Heights $2
Theocracy $1
Total Cost: $60
#7
Friday
Blind Guardian $10
Conception $9
Angra $6
Leprous $4
Zero Hour $2
Adagio $1
Saturday
Helloween $10
Riverside $7
Ark $5
Spiral Architect $4
Theocracy $1
Vangough $1
Total Cost: $60
#8
Friday
Nightwish $10
Vanden Plas $9
Mercenary $5
Diablo Swing Orchestra $4
Pathosray $1
Borealis $1
Saturday
Blind Guardian $10
Sabaton $9
Voyager $5
Andromeda $3
Halcyon Way $1
Suspyre $1
Total Cost: $59
#9
Friday
Sabaton $9
Redemption $7
Circus Maximus $6
Amaranthe $3
Theocracy $1
Vangough $1
Saturday
Nightwish $10
Pagan's Mind $7
Voyager $5
Iron Savior $4
Adagio $1
Borealis $1
Total Cost: $54
#10
Friday
Symphony X $10
Redemption $7
Circus Maximus $6
Jag Panzer $2
Zero Hour $2
Pyramaze $2
Saturday
Blind Guardian $10
Iced Earth $10
Leprous $4
Haken $2
Red Circuit $2
Lanfear $2
Total Cost: $59
