17Open questions and known gaps
The short version: What we looked for and could not pin down well enough to print. If you can source any of it, the corrections desk below wants to hear from you.
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25 things we could not source well enough
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- A full, current list of AEG and Goldenvoice festivals, including European events, from AEG itself
- How much of Insomniac Live Nation owns today
- A percentage split of a festival's revenue between tickets, sponsorship, food and bar, and VIP
- Pollstar or Billboard festival gross rankings for 2024 and 2025
- An audited cost breakdown for a named festival, including security staffing and insurance premiums
- How long after the main lineup festivals usually release their day-by-day lineups
- Boston Calling's official ticket tier price list for 2025 or 2026
- Official payment plan terms (deposit, fees, missed-payment rules) for Boston Calling or a C3 Presents festival
- A festival organizer's on-record statement for or against dynamic ticket pricing
- How many weeks load-in and load-out take at a city-park festival such as Boston Calling or Newport at Fort Adams
- Pit staffing ratios at the front-of-stage barrier in the US
- Shower provision rules at US camping festivals
- Generator counts at festival sites and US examples of festivals running on grid power
- The Purple Guide's own crowd density figure for standing areas (the guide is paywalled)
- The Purple Guide's medical staffing matrix for events of different sizes
- Counts of heat-illness cases treated at Bonnaroo or other festivals in hot years
- Whether UK festivals that signed Vision: 2025 actually cut emissions 50% by 2025
- Any US state rule requiring free drinking water at large events
- Current ADA program details for Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza (registration, companion tickets, fees)
- Current car camping, tent camping and glamping prices at a major US camping festival (other than Coachella)
- Date and terms of Live Nation's acquisition of Boston Calling Events
- How the Serbian government responded to Exit leaving Serbia
- An official organizer total for Rock in Rio 2024 attendance
- Lollapalooza Brasil attendance figures
- An official capacity figure for Boston Calling's Allston site