Event Interest Question
Good neighbors of Pottstown! I'm a productions professional who has worked around the area for over a decade. I've always had a dream of building the live events world in town because growing up here there was never anything to do. Now we have bars, a few venues, and a rising number of businesses to go to. There is a draw for folks to come and hang out.
So here are my questions: If someone organized an all day BYO music event 12am-10pm on a Saturday in Riverfront park featuring regional local performing acts, artist vendors, and charity organizations focused on the folks in the greater Montgomery County area: How much would you be happily willing to pay for all day wristband access to the event if you knew the majority of the admission goes to the event's costs and to pay the performers, not to line the organizers (in this case myself and some local events pros) pockets? As a business how much would you be willing to invest to have your name on the event? Would you provide more if it meant improving the lighting, sound, being able to secure food and drink vendors, and paying the artists more?
If the cover was $20 dollars for the full day, sponsorships started at $100, and vendors could sign up for a low cost table fee and NOT have to give up a cut of their earnings? Would you show up? Would you tell your friends to show up? What if there were twelve 30 minute sets from a variety of genres of bands, 10-15 minute variety acts between sets (drag, comedy, solo performers, side show acts), a one hour touring act headliner, a dozen or more local artisans, and the event was the first week of June?
None of this is real yet but all of it can be! This town is what WE make it.