Festival round up
So thought I’d do a brief write up of how I found the festival this weekend.
Atmosphere
First thing to say, it was a lot of fun. That many TRIH fans in one place is just lovely and I really enjoyed how friendly everyone was.
It also didn’t feel over crowded which helped as I’m not great in crowds most of the time.
Lucky with the weather which helped though I did get pretty sunburnt today (Sunday!) so if happens again I’m hoping for slightly cooler weather!
Plus great to bump into Tom :)
Venue
Amazing place, the grounds are beautiful and so well kept. Staff were great too. Location spot on in my opinion.
Merchandise
Not a bad selection - T-shirt designs were great. Jumper was a bit basic but the most popular item was the baseball cap - sold out first morning! Need more of them!!
Managed to get myself a T-shirt though to remember the weekend.
Talks
These were good though not incredible. Not sure if due to the venue but the two that focused on the Tudors were my favourite. I felt the 40 mins format didn’t work for some as the topics were too broad. For that amount of time I’d rather they focus on a specific story.
The best ones however were just Tom and Dom on stage together. More of that next time!
Value for money
This I feel was the main gripe. It was very expensive for what it was. £150 for a day ticket, £270 for weekend, or £995 for VIP(!).
Food and drinks also looked to be overpriced though I brought everything with me so didn’t buy anything myself. Can’t comment on quality / value.
I’d be asking for a refund if I’d paid for VIP - you get access to the seated area and free food but that seems about it? Might be more but that cost is ridiculous!
Compared to similar events I’d expect tickets to be closer to £50 for a day and £100 for weekend. With maybe a VIP ticket at £200 including a meet and greet with the pair.
Hopefully future events get a sponsor so tickets can be cheaper.
Next time?
At this price I prob won’t go again. Not to say it wasn’t fun just not value for money.
I’d also suggest they look at the selection of talks and work out how to make it work better. Perhaps they could host a couple of episodes about a specific topic? Could do four episodes (2 each day) of a four part series about the location (so Tudors of here again) for example with guests for each episode. I’m sure people here can come up with some good ideas.
Summary
Fun but too expensive for what it was. Needs more Tom and Dom together on stage rather than taking it in turns.