Suppose the fact that the Saturday night tickets took so long to sell tell you that nae fecker's interested in seeing Idlewild
They should have put Eddie Reader on at the Vic and Idlewild in the Picture Hoose, or the Ailsa
I'm sure the organisers will know (cos it asks you for the details on ticketweb) but it would be interesting to know not only where people come from, but actually how many people attend the festival who've got absolutely NO connection to the toon at all - as opposed to toonies who live all over the place and are just heading back for the weekend?
So much competition with the other events now, especially when you compare it to other small 'town' festivals such Skye (KT Tunstall, Fun Loving Criminals, Mylo) and Wickerman in Dumdrennan (where?? Exactly!) but about 12,000 will be going there this year to see a slightly more alterantive line up New Model Army, The Alarm, Marky Ramone, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, etc.
Maybe next year there'll be a big tent on the saturday night with U2, Chili Peppers, Coldplay and Madonna - but the survivors night will still sell out quicker