Comments on: SXSW Updates: Wristband Discussion, Reveille Magazine, Spin

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By: fontboy

fontboy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:42:40 +0000

@alimogator: Yeah, it still needs the Austin billing address. But somehow I managed to get mine today and live down the road in SA. hmmm… technology is a great thing.

By: bonghitwillie

bonghitwillie — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:16:51 +0000

i want a show that is open to the public but badges and wristbands are banned.

By: alimogator

alimogator — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:15:20 +0000

Not sure if it requires the Austin billing address. Seems it might.

By: alimogator

alimogator — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:13:01 +0000

Just got a text saying they will sell 600 more wristbands at http://wristband.sxsw.com tomorrow (Thursday Feb. 28th) from 12pm to 7pm for the “local” price of $139 a pop. First come first serve. I already got mine in the first wave. Good luck!

By: fontboy

fontboy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:01:45 +0000

thanks jwill. I just wish they would go on sale a bit sooner since I have vacation time planned and a hotel paid for already. I guess the day parties are looking better all the time.

By: jwill

jwill — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:23:05 +0000

@fontboy:

from austin360.com:
“The good news: everyone who entered the SXSW wristband lottery, which closed today at 9 a.m., got one. SXSW director Roland Swenson estimated that 3,500 of the 4,000 allotment were sold. The other 500 will go into the pool of wristbands which will go on sale a couple days before the music fest starts March 12. The price then will be $180 each, up from the advance price of $139.”

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:16:31 +0000

Why close the loophole? The out of towner’s money is just as green as the locals. If they sell wristband to the locals purely as a curtesy, they are missing the point of the thousands of people who come in and spend money and contribute more to the economy than than they take from it. It’s all about the $.

By: fontboy

fontboy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:18:36 +0000

Has anyone heard if they will be releasing a second wave of wristbands for anyone outside of Austin? I live in San Antonio and have made SXSW for the last 12 or so years and would hate to see going this year w/o.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:31:54 +0000

Speaking as a local who got one without having to skip work to wait in long lines…this distribution method worked great.

For those of you who beat the system, congrats…but hopefully they close that loophole next year.