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An inspiration to us all
An investigative tipster sent us a surprisingly thorough list (PDF) of artists and their booking prices from music agency Degy Entertainment. According to Degy, booking Lupe costs $65,000–$80,000, which looks roughly in line with Bacchanal’s rumored budget. This makes him not quite the cheapest headliner in recent years. Here’s the cost of the past few years’ headliners, according to Degy:
- Macklemore (2013): $200,000–$300,000 (Dayum. Someone made it big. But this is definitely not what Bacchanal paid to get him, since this list is for 2014 and Macklemore has acquired more fame since he graced Low Plaza.)
- Big Gigantic (2012): $35,000–$50,000
- Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion: $75,000–$100,000
And here are some acts we (maybe) could have gotten this year for the same price as Lupe:
- B.o.B.
- Jason Derulo
- A cheap Selena Gomez concert
- An expensive DJ Pauly D concert
- 8 Kreayshawn concerts
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@Anonymous Dirty Projectors
@Sparkles Should’ve gone with the Selena Gomez concert
@Matt 106425 is how much moneys we give Bacchanal
http://cuactivitiesboard.org/budget.php
@Anonymous grizzly bear would’ve been cheaper. and then what everyone else said.
for shame, bacchanal committee, for shame.
@Anonymous We could have gotten A$AP and we fuckin got Lupe.. What sick sick joke
@Degy isn't real I graduated 2 years ago and work in the music industry. Degy is not a real agency and most of those prices are not accurate. Some are, but most aren’t. Asap Rocky is currently charging in between 125k and 150k
@Anonymous CAN WE PLEASE HAVE 8 KREAYSHAWNS
@Honestly; Bacchanal was fun this year, but I had much more fun at Yale’s Spring Fling. Betty Who, Ja Rule, and DIPLO?! Not trashing on Columbia, just saying we need to choose a better lineup.
AND WHY CAN’T WE HAVE IT AT NIGHT
@Anonymous “we”? but you’re not even on the columbia network.
@Yale Spring fling was fun If you love a healthy dose of mud and rain
@Yeahhhh, but I went to UPenn’s Spring Fling, and they had Guetta. Fucking dope, and I’m not even a huge Guetta fan. Bacchanal was a freaking non-factor compared to it. And, yeah, my best friend went to see Diplo at Yale and she won’t shut up about it. Sorry, but even as a Columbia student, I have to admit that we’re severely lacking.
@Peaches Also, are you telling me that for the price of one Lupe Fiasco, we could have had an A-Trak, a Danny Brown, and an MIA?
@things everyone should know about bacchanal before complaining: 1. bacchanal falls on the same weekend as coachella (severely diminishing any chance we might have for better music)
2. cu realizes this but refuses to change the date of bacchanal
3. cu also realizes that more money would probably mean better acts
4. but they refuse to give bacchaboard more $$$
5. to make up for this, other schools charge for their spring concerts
6. cu doesn’t.
@Hatsumomo Peaches, I’ve loved you from afar and now knowing that you’re into A-trak and Danny Brown, I can’t help but love you even more.
Senior Ball?
@Peaches Sorry for being such a heartbreaker, but my one and only love will forever be Kanye West. Also, sure, I guess?
@Hatsumomo Actually heartbroken right now </3
@dream on http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/lupes-fiasco-the-performers-we-wish-we-had-for-bacchanal
@wow a steve aoki crowdsurf could’ve been a possibility…
@Peaches Kanye only costs two Bacchanals… surely we could sell Uris or something…
@Peaches Oh, no never mind, Kanye costs like 6 Bacchanals… can we trade him (or his daughter) naming rights to NoCo?
@Anonymous “North West Building”
@ugh wait… jason derulo? :'(
@Wait a second.... So you’re saying we could have gotten Childish Gambino for around the same price??
@Anonymous arctic monkeys too
@Valued Customer There are contingencies not accounted for in this list–what if a band is currently on tour/out of the country (which I think is the case for Arctic Monkeys). What if the Bacchanal Committee just has terrible decision making skills?
That being said, I spent a disturbing amount of time figuring out what we might have had for Bacchanal. Wavves, which was the headline a few years ago, was only 5-10 thousand? And that is after releasing a new album.
@Damn Odd Future would’ve been awesome (and within the budget)
@Can we just have “Snoop Dog/ Lion” Again!?
@Peaches It’s S-N-double O-P D-O-double G, not S-N-double O-P D-O-single G
@i would've rather seen 8 kreayshawn concerts vs 1 lupe one
@Bwog Who do you think I am? I don’t need a link to know my Kreayshawn.
@An inspiration to us all? Definitely not.