Austin's SXSW Now A Worse Value Proposition Than Fyre Festival

[jberryhill]

The difference between SXSW and Fyre Festival is that, at Fyre, you got a tent and a sandwich.




https://pagesix.com/2020/03/10/sxsw-refusing-to-issue-refunds-after-being-canceled-due-to-coronavirus/

SXSW refusing to issue refunds after being canceled due to coronavirus

I get it, like the Bailey Savings and Loan, the money you paid is in Martini's place, but I'll give Billy McFarland credit for at least trying.

[cbdo2007]

1. All of these cancelled events are a financial nightmare...which is why businesses are backing out

early. My company just said nobody's traveling for the rest of the year...no conferences, no sales meetings, nothing. We typically send THOUSANDS of employees to conferences, but they are afraid they will be cancelled at the last minute with no refunds which is what we are seeing happening with events. It's a catch-22. Many companies rely on their conference or festival for the revenue, so without that revenue, they may cease to exist.

[cbdo2007]

2. And SXSW has already laid off 50 of its 175 full time employees due to this...

it is questionable if it will even be able to return in 2021.

[marble falls]

3. Didn't those ticket holders read the fine print that some nice young lawyer went through ...

all that trouble to compose?

Where did the notion that we all deserve favorable outcomes out natural event caused incidents come from?


There is no comparison between SXSW and Fyre Festival in any way shape or form and its a bit disingenuous to even suggest it.

[HarlanPepper]

4. The Fyre Festival tickets cost a lot more and nobody got their money back either.

[jberryhill]

5. But they did get the adventure of a lifetime

And a tent and a sandwich!