The Kintyre Forum

Just been on the CONNECT website. Watched a slide-show of the photo's from yesterday-looks amazing. Sooo wish I was there especially after seeing there was a Kopperberg tent!! Heard the atmosphere was electric last night. I think this event has maybe a lot to do with our own Music Festival not being as successful this year.

I came down on the bus from Glasgow to the town on Thursday and it was full of people going to Connect. Just seemed a great atmosphere and Inveraray was starting to buzz then when we stopped.

Would love to go but...

Slideshow of photos is at the following link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/connectmus ... 806405306/

the ice maiden wrote: I think this event has maybe a lot to do with our own Music Festival not being as successful this year.

I agree Ice Maiden - I know a few folk who didn't buy tickets for Justin Currie as they were heading to either Connect, Retrofest or Cowal this weekend!

Only the Justin Currie concert was undersold. All the other concerts - 5 in total - were sold-out. So in terms of ticket sales, the MOK Fest was a resounding success for the organisers. We possibly misjudged the level of interest in the main act - but every one is human and mistakes can be made.

Mack wrote:Only the Justin Currie concert was undersold. All the other concerts - 5 in total - were sold-out. So in terms of ticket sales, the MOK Fest was a resounding success for the organisers. We possibly misjudged the level of interest in the main act - but every one is human and mistakes can be made.

I'm sorry Mack that you feel (not you personally) that you made a mistake! I absolutely loved Justin Currie and think it was a great choice but I guess, like the stranglers last year, and maybe even Idlewilde the year before, you are either a fan or you are not! Us girlies at the front of the stage had a blast . You can't please all of the people all of the time! I didn't buy tickets for the saturday last year as I didn't really know the Stranglers but I have been supported every other saturday night since the festval began....is it just that we are getting older and the younger ones aren't showing such an interest? Not the first time I have had that conversation in the lead up to this years weekend? And maybe that's why the friday night ceilidh is getting bigger.....I think you are doing a grand job committee and if you want any help or anyone else to take the stick just shout!!

Connect was fantastic. I only managed a day and a half this year, but still managed to pack in a heck of a lot. Great atmoshpere, friendly, relaxed and not too big, so easy enough to get from stage to stage. Bit of a mud bath by Sunday afternoon, but didn't spoil it. Any fellow Campbeltonians I saw there were also at MOKFest, so don't think one really takes away from the other. Ticket sales for Connect were down too - perhaps people just tightening their belts with the credit crunch?!