Alice playing to 450,000 bikers...truth or fiction?
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Alice playing to 450,000 bikers...truth or fiction?
One of the news stories claimed AC played to450,000 bikers...rally at Sturges?...anyone have definitve info..AC seems to have said something about beating Kid Rocks record for outdoor audience or something...does this all tie together?
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MADAXEMAN like the last comment re counting...strange but true I used to live in Norwich for 23 years until 2005-I used to know someone who used the term mad axeman a lot and thought i knew you...however from your myspace picture you are not 22 stone and have not worked previously at Norwich Art Centre...but good day to you in Norwich anyway
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If that's the case, then I imagine the show was outdoors on a large field or something because I cannot see how a venue can hold 450,000 people.Mad Axeman wrote:'Sturgis' attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the locale apparently, and with a local population of 750,000 it is possible that Alice played to 450,000.
I wanna know who-the-hell counted 'em all
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During that event maybe, but remember that can be spread out over several long days. For instance, the Indiana State Fair brought in around 800,000 (or at its peak 900,000) people per year, in a city with around a million people (Indianapolis.) Yet, the bands are probably going to play to a tiny fraction of that around 5 to 10 thousand. For this event, I think there are even multiple concerts and other events going on at the same time (roughly) during that event, which seems to very big.Mad Axeman wrote:'Sturgis' attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the locale apparently,
No where near that. Sturgis has a population of between 6500 to 7000 people.and with a local population of 750,000
It's usually stats compiled by event ticket sales, etc.I wanna know who-the-hell counted 'em all
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Hmmm... Sorry GP and WYM, guess that'll teach me to make vain attenpts at humour. I did get the figures from a link from the 'Sturgis' website and totally realize that very probably Alice didn't play in front of 450.000 people. Someone probably heard that Alice played and that 450.000 bikers turned up at Stugis biker event. Added 2+2 and got=5.
PS Ive NEVER weighed 22 stone
Hiya recoop, I thought I was one of the only Coop fans in Norwich, now I am, coz you moved!!! Hope you havin' fun in York mate, if you ever visit Norwich again let me know mate.recoop wrote:MADAXEMAN like the last comment re counting...strange but true I used to live in Norwich for 23 years until 2005-I used to know someone who used the term mad axeman a lot and thought i knew you...however from your myspace picture you are not 22 stone and have not worked previously at Norwich Art Centre...but good day to you in Norwich anyway
PS Ive NEVER weighed 22 stone
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Oh right you are, ole' 'WickedYoungMan'.WickedYoungMan wrote:During that event maybe, but remember that can be spread out over several long days. For instance, the Indiana State Fair brought in around 800,000 (or at its peak 900,000) people per year, in a city with around a million people (Indianapolis.) Yet, the bands are probably going to play to a tiny fraction of that around 5 to 10 thousand. For this event, I think there are even multiple concerts and other events going on at the same time (roughly) during that event, which seems to very big.Mad Axeman wrote:'Sturgis' attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the locale apparently,
No where near that. Sturgis has a population of between 6500 to 7000 people.and with a local population of 750,000
It's usually stats compiled by event ticket sales, etc.I wanna know who-the-hell counted 'em all
Your stats are pretty much right on, this happens (numbers) pretty much at most events along this magnitude.
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