Rodrigo
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Mark said:I think they work in the UK and Europe because it's not that far to travel. In the US... blimey! I mean, ProgPower seems to do ok, but then it's not a HUGE festival (attendance-wise)...
In the US a festival like Donnington or even Wacken would just not work. The Milwaukee Fest has been going on for quite some time but its always held indoors and from what many people tell me its one of the most disorganized events.
Promoters just dont have the balls to do a festival for just one date or a weekend (face it the bands that do the Euro shows have virtually no appeal outside of the metal community) and since the US is so big it just wouldnt work to get many people in order to get a festival the size of the Euro ones because of travel costs.
Prog Power works because its held in an indoor club that holds like 1000 people (I think).