Allright folks, let's get this little bit of unpleasantness out of the way, shall we? Buffestalo costs money. We strive to provide the best value for your summer entertainment dollar that we possibly can, and we definitely feel that we have accomplished that to date. We still, however, incur a significant loss every year. This is not a complaint - we love this fest tremendously and are happy with every single aspect of it since its inception, but we are trying to get this thing as close to being cost neutral as possible. We will never put Buffestalo on for profit.
Just to give you an idea, here are of some of the many things that are included in your attendance fee: mosquito spraying, port-a-potty rental, propane gas for the grills, boat gas, fireworks, PA rental for the bands, beer and alcohol (we have swung some significant contributions in this area, which I'll elaborate on later) decorations such as lights, torches, flags, and signage (much of which is destroyed every year), a cleaning crew to come through afterwards, and of course, the one thing we cannot seem to have enough of - FOOD.
Last year we spent many hours shopping for food, going on additional food runs, doing food prep, and cooking, and it always went as fast as it hit the table, in many cases before the people prepping or cooking the food had an opportunity to eat at all.
So here's what it comes down to. We will be charging a $40 attendance fee this year, for every adult who attends, regardless of when you come and go. For that fee, we will cover all of the above, to the best of our ability for the duration of Saturday, July 2nd, and Sunday, July 3rd. This is just slightly more than we asked for last year. Here's one significant difference for this year, however. We will provide the pig roast on Saturday as part of this fee. Beyond that all food will be bring your own. There will be grills available 24/7 and we should have ample ability to refrigerate food that people bring. As hosts, we ourselves will bring some additional food to prepare and share, but we ask that every single person who comes, bring something to eat and ideally to share. There is a grocery store about seven miles from the site of the party, and if you like, you can buy provisions there, but please plan to contribute in this regard. We truly feel this will be the easiest and most cost effective way of feeding the masses from everyone's perspective.
Feedback welcomed in the comments.
“When fans come to a Shitfits show, they get a band who gets up there and gives them all they’ve got,” says Blurzo. “We give them the real thing - that’s how we’ve always done it. At a show, everyone's just part of the band, there's no them and us - we're all us.”
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