OFFICIAL THIS IS HARDCORE 2012 FEST THREAD

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:10 pm

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$115 for 4 day pass via Ticketmaster-SOLD OUT!
$ 90 for 3 day pass via Ticketmaster
$ 18 for Thursday ONLY ticket via Ticketfly
$ 40 for Friday ONLY ticket via Ticketmaster
$ 40 for Saturday ONLY ticket via Ticketmaster (Currently sold out)
$ 35 for Sunday ONLY ticket via Ticketmaster

If you do the math correctly buying a 4 day pass gets you a great deal and you get 4 nights of shows.

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BUY YOUR TICKET AT A BOX OFFICE IN PHILADELPHIA

This year you will be able to get your 4 and 3 day passes as well as single day passes direct from the Electric Factory Box Office.
Factory Box Office located at 7th & Willow St Philadelphia, PA

You can also charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000

IF YOU WANT TO BUY A TICKET TO THURSDAY'S SHOW

Go to the Union Transfer Box Office
Thursday 12pm at 1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA

we're now on instagram as well... @thisishardcorefest

by **JareDestroyer** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:17 pm

Sunday's show...holy fucking shit now that's a lineup.

by **Tyburn** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:24 pm

Really hoping I don't have to work at all Thursday, I don't want to miss getting a ticket.

by **Dan Paulson** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:25 pm

Joe, I hate to already have 2 complaints about this year's fest (because I always enjoy it and think you do a good job) but, go.damnit, i hate ticketmaster so fucking much.

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:26 pm

Dan Paulson wrote:Joe, I hate to already have 2 complaints about this year's fest (because I always enjoy it and think you do a good job) but, go.damnit, i hate ticketmaster so fucking much.

Explain why the hate and then how it effects this is hardcore 2012.

by **Dan Paulson** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:27 pm

extra fees and it's hard to use

by **Dan Paulson** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:27 pm

mostly the fees, but it's still annoying to use.

by **openxmind** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:27 pm

Really wish I could make it to this.

by **but is she thick doe** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:28 pm

i thought i read in a previous year that you'd never have a band like harms way play the fest. glad that they are, I really want to go this year, haven't been in a few. way too much amazement for one weekend

by **Murtaza** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:29 pm

major props for always getting together shitbird lineups.

by **gregor samsa** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:29 pm

posting for at least 3 pages of cheesesteak politics

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:30 pm

Dan Paulson wrote:extra fees and it's hard to use

What part did you not read where they are "lowering" fees that was posted above didn't you read?

Annoying to use?
Its a website. Be happy. Just read the directions and you'll be ok.

When we were kids and there was big shows like this, you had to drive hours and hours and just hope you got tickets to get in or could sneak in.
The first time I got a "ticket" for a large out of town show, I was 16 and my Xmas present was a ticket to the AF reunion in NYC.
Until that show, I didn't use a ticket for anything that was "big"

Ticketmaster is by far the route for us to go with all the webcrashes we had with TIH and Ticketfly and Cock Sparrer and Ticketfly..

by **Shooksjuanstx94** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:31 pm

I finally found someone who will buy my ticket :smt001

One question. Just to make sure that I got this straight: if I am located in the US, will I get my ticket mailed to me OR will it be will call?

by **Snoopy & Woodstock** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:32 pm

hopefully I make it! :smt026

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:33 pm

but is she thick doe wrote:i thought i read in a previous year that you'd never have a band like harms way play the fest. glad that they are, I really want to go this year, haven't been in a few. way too much amazement for one weekend

I was a huge Harms Way hater. Partly because of my friend Charlie who sang for Convicted who some of the Harms Way members were also a part of and alot of it was based on them being a boring band that people got worked up about because the singer had big muscles and wore a ski mask.

I've booked them twice in a year and they are by far one of the few band that stopped trying to sound like everyone else and just got their thing going now.

I can admit I was a dick and I am very happy they accepted my apology and were willing to play TIH.

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:33 pm

Shooksjuanstx94 wrote:I finally found someone who will buy my ticket

One question. Just to make sure that I got this straight: if I am located in the US, will I get my ticket mailed to me OR will it be will call?

YOU DECIDE.

pick the option that works best for you.

by **but is she thick doe** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:34 pm

joehardcore wrote:
Dan Paulson wrote:extra fees and it's hard to use

What part did you not read where they are "lowering" fees that was posted above didn't you read?

Annoying to use?
Its a website. Be happy. Just read the directions and you'll be ok.

When we were kids and there was big shows like this, you had to drive hours and hours and just hope you got tickets to get in or could sneak in.
The first time I got a "ticket" for a large out of town show, I was 16 and my Xmas present was a ticket to the AF reunion in NYC.
Until that show, I didn't use a ticket for anything that was "big"

Ticketmaster is by far the route for us to go with all the webcrashes we had with TIH and Ticketfly and Cock Sparrer and Ticketfly..

dan paulson is an old man just like yourself, just saying haha
i think he just may be too old to figure out the internets

by **Shooksjuanstx94** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:35 pm

joehardcore wrote:
Shooksjuanstx94 wrote:I finally found someone who will buy my ticket

One question. Just to make sure that I got this straight: if I am located in the US, will I get my ticket mailed to me OR will it be will call?

YOU DECIDE.

pick the option that works best for you.

AWESOME. Thanks :smt001

by **but is she thick doe** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:35 pm

joehardcore wrote:
but is she thick doe wrote:i thought i read in a previous year that you'd never have a band like harms way play the fest. glad that they are, I really want to go this year, haven't been in a few. way too much amazement for one weekend

I was a huge Harms Way hater. Partly because of my friend Charlie who sang for Convicted who some of the Harms Way members were also a part of and alot of it was based on them being a boring band that people got worked up about because the singer had big muscles and wore a ski mask.

I've booked them twice in a year and they are by far one of the few band that stopped trying to sound like everyone else and just got their thing going now.

I can admit I was a dick and I am very happy they accepted my apology and were willing to play TIH.

that's awesome. hope I can make it :smt026

by **gregor samsa** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:36 pm

horror show should write new material

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:36 pm

but is she thick doe wrote:
joehardcore wrote:
Dan Paulson wrote:extra fees and it's hard to use

What part did you not read where they are "lowering" fees that was posted above didn't you read?

Annoying to use?
Its a website. Be happy. Just read the directions and you'll be ok.

When we were kids and there was big shows like this, you had to drive hours and hours and just hope you got tickets to get in or could sneak in.
The first time I got a "ticket" for a large out of town show, I was 16 and my Xmas present was a ticket to the AF reunion in NYC.
Until that show, I didn't use a ticket for anything that was "big"

Ticketmaster is by far the route for us to go with all the webcrashes we had with TIH and Ticketfly and Cock Sparrer and Ticketfly..

dan paulson is an old man just like yourself, just saying haha

Then he should be able to navigate a website that has literal million of users a year use without issue.

Having gone over this every year, I found that sites like ticketmaster who receive more traffic are the better way to do this, because we had HUNDREDS of people who had issues with ticketfly crashing and it really sucks to put this together and break someones heart when they had tickets in a cart and then they reset because the site servers can't process the sales for them.

by **Shooksjuanstx94** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:39 pm

Shit. Forgot to ask..do the $115 include the fees and everything else?

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:45 pm

Shooksjuanstx94 wrote:Shit. Forgot to ask..do the $115 include the fees and everything else?

No the $115 is the price you plus the ticketing fee which is under $10 bucks easily, as opposed to a normal ticketmaster ticketing fee of almost $20.

They are matching ticketfly's pricing for this and its a great deal for everyone.

TIH 2012 costs $ to get in.
Your $115 pays alot of people..you pay the bands who are bringing your ass out to Philadelphia, you're paying the staff to work it, you're paying the rent that allows the building and parking lots to be used at our discretion, it pays the nearly $20,000 in city taxes for having such an event in their beautiful city and a myriad of other things.

This is really the lowest I could physically charge without having to worry about losing $.

the average hardcore "fest" is 300-500 kids. They charged $30 for 1 day of UB
S&F is like $35 a night I believe
I am pretty sure BnB was $40 this year and last year.
ECT was $40 a night last year.

For what we put together and how we make it happen, we pay bands the most we physically are able and we bring in as many extra perks as possible, but it is a financial enterprise so there has to be $ to make it happen.

Maybe one day I'll get all this crazy scion or trident money and I'll run a fest that we can get behemoth, lynyrd skynyrd, cocksparrer, judge and manower to all headline...

Until then its hardcore shows and trying to make everyone happy

by **Shooksjuanstx94** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:48 pm

joehardcore wrote:
Shooksjuanstx94 wrote:Shit. Forgot to ask..do the $115 include the fees and everything else?

No the $115 is the price you plus the ticketing fee which is under $10 bucks easily, as opposed to a normal ticketmaster ticketing fee of almost $20.

They are matching ticketfly's pricing for this and its a great deal for everyone.

TIH 2012 costs $ to get in.
Your $115 pays alot of people..you pay the bands who are bringing your ass out to Philadelphia, you're paying the staff to work it, you're paying the rent that allows the building and parking lots to be used at our discretion, it pays the nearly $20,000 in city taxes for having such an event in their beautiful city and a myriad of other things.

This is really the lowest I could physically charge without having to worry about losing $.

the average hardcore "fest" is 300-500 kids. They charged $30 for 1 day of UB
S&F is like $35 a night I believe
I am pretty sure BnB was $40 this year and last year.
ECT was $40 a night last year.

For what we put together and how we make it happen, we pay bands the most we physically are able and we bring in as many extra perks as possible, but it is a financial enterprise so there has to be $ to make it happen.

Maybe one day I'll get all this crazy scion or trident money and I'll run a fest that we can get behemoth, lynyrd skynyrd, cocksparrer, judge and manower to all headline...

Until then its hardcore shows and trying to make everyone happy

I gotcha! I wasn't complaining at all though, if that's what my post showed hahaha. I was just making sure I had enough money for everything. I got around $125 on budget, so I should be fine then

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:50 pm

No, I am just explaining so maybe if people read the thread, they'll see that this $115 is really a stupid move for me because basically 1000 people are getting a show for free, but I want as many people as possible to come to as many days as they can go/afford/make it to.
Its hard to rationalize to "kids" why things are what they are.
I don't make the rules, I follow the guidelines and I try to make everyone happy
So if I write that out, its an explanation.

by **intricateprocess** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:51 pm

thank you in advance for giving me the best weekend of the summer. missed out on the kickstarter, thursday cant come soon enough so I can secure this weekend

by **MIKExT** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:04 pm

how many more tickets are available compared to last year? dost thou predict it to sell out just as fast? I'm asking because i'm not sure if i can buy my ticket right at noon on thursday.

by **joehardcore** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:08 pm

MIKExT wrote:how many more tickets are available compared to last year? dost thou predict it to sell out just as fast? I'm asking because i'm not sure if i can buy my ticket right at noon on thursday.

I don't predict sellouts. they happen, but I am always on the side of caution that we won't have anyone buy tickets. Every show we've ever had a sellout for I am happy with and usually surprised as I don't expect that many people to come.

As for this year vs. last year- There are enough tickets that EVERYONE should be able to get them.
Unless I am wrong that is.

by **ZaneHeavner** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:11 pm

I wish Earth Crisis was on the other days or that I could afford all 4. Either way I can't wait.

by **Tyburn** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:12 pm

intricateprocess wrote:thank you in advance for giving me the best weekend of the summer. missed out on the kickstarter, thursday cant come soon enough so I can secure this weekend

by **oldorder** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:14 pm

joehardcore wrote:No, I am just explaining so maybe if people read the thread, they'll see that this $115 is really a stupid move for me because basically 1000 people are getting a show for free, but I want as many people as possible to come to as many days as they can go/afford/make it to.
Its hard to rationalize to "kids" why things are what they are.
I don't make the rules, I follow the guidelines and I try to make everyone happy
So if I write that out, its an explanation.

$115 is a steal for this lineup. And the individual day prices are all fair. Anyone that complains about them should get hit by a car.

by **SHON87** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:16 pm

can't wait

by **Ben!315** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:25 pm

http://thestorm315.bandcamp.com/
Really hope a lot of people can make it to the Thursday show and check us out. Can't wait to play, especially with all of the fuckin eses from Syracuse playing on one day.

by **yoonsangdood** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:05 pm

Joe, dost thou think the tickets will still be avaliable (4 day passes) at about 5-6 hours after the drop? haha.

by **hate5six.com** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:42 pm

yoonsangdood wrote:Joe, dost thou think the tickets will still be avaliable (4 day passes) at about 5-6 hours after the drop? haha.

We have no way of predicting this with any degree of confidence. Again, we never bank on selling out. At the same time, if you want to go you should not wait to get a ticket.

by **yoonsangdood** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:44 pm

hate5six.com wrote:
yoonsangdood wrote:Joe, dost thou think the tickets will still be avaliable (4 day passes) at about 5-6 hours after the drop? haha.

We have no way of predicting this with any degree of confidence. Again, we never bank on selling out. At the same time, if you want to go you should not wait to get a ticket.

Lemmydamn AP testing. :smt011

by **ChrisCobb** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:16 pm

Any idea how many you can purchase at a time? I know AN was a limit of 4.
Planning a trip with several buds.
Also that Scion Fest should be sweet, good thing I live in Fl!

by **Nick_Of_It_All** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:48 pm

Taking my lunch break a half hour early to secure my 3 day pass. Can't fucking wait, thank you for booking this great fucking line up joe.

by **grandemike88** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:49 pm

Posting to say I wish s&f could even compare to this is hardcore. I live on the wrong coast, I tell you what.

by **CJxxx** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:59 pm

$18 to see Mindset -> Max Pen -> Ringworm -> Earth Crisis -> Terror. Insane.

by **Yeadudeyea** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:01 pm

This will be my first year going and I think this is the absolute best line up. I get to see so many bands I've never seen and always wanted to see play live. This is so awesome, and I don't mind paying the $115 for this, I thought it might be a bit more actually.

by **iusedtohaveaheart** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:03 pm

Thank you for the heads up about the price. Looks like I have to set aside 40 dollars because I am only going Saturday. Gonna have to find a way to get to a computer on Thursday to buy tickets off ticketmaster.

by **BryanTXHC** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:04 pm

Hopefully it wont sell out in 3 hours.

by **Tyburn** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:22 pm

Is there anyone local that could get me a ticket? I'll pay you back the same day. I have no problem getting it myself, I'm just afraid I won't be able to buy one because I might be at work and wouldn't get off till 4 at the earliest.

by **chris.cmd.856** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:25 pm

In all reality, you guys shoulda been saving since last year's TIH, cause everyone knows that this fuckin ese has a strange way of being able to out-do the previous years line up. Iven been looking at this line up over and over since it was released and get the same feeling every time... much like the first time I listened to SOIA's Blood Sweat and No Tears tape when my brother brought it home from a DRI show back in 89. Im 30 years old and the last of my friends who still goes to shows (sometimes by myself) and listens to hardcore music. Its stuff like this, that keeps me into it and coming back. Well done Joe Hardcore.

by **deviancekicksin** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:35 pm

chris.cmd.856 wrote:In all reality, you guys shoulda been saving since last year's TIH, cause everyone knows that this fuckin ese has a strange way of being able to out-do the previous years line up. Iven been looking at this line up over and over since it was released and get the same feeling every time... much like the first time I listened to SOIA's Blood Sweat and No Tears tape when my brother brought it home from a DRI show back in 89. Im 30 years old and the last of my friends who still goes to shows (sometimes by myself) and listens to hardcore music. Its stuff like this, that keeps me into it and coming back. Well done Joe Hardcore.

hahaha I hear ya... I'm the last of my friends that go to shows too.. I always go by myself. No fucks given.

by **schmeloppy** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:59 pm

what hotels are people staying at?

by **Cryinheart** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:34 am

man, so excited

by **Worship** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:44 am

posting.

who was complaining about the prices? they are completely reasonable given the variables

by **done..** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:47 am

grandemike88 wrote:Posting to say I wish s&f could even compare to this is hardcore. I live on the wrong coast, I tell you what.

thats what planes are for!

im so interested in seeing how fast this sells out.

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