Soundwave-replacement festival Legion is evolving at a rapid-fire pace. It was just days ago that the event dropped its first lineup announcement,and another three big-name acts were added to the bill just earlier today.
Now, the festival has evolved once again.
Though previously devised as an 18+ event, organisers have just announced that they’ve rejigged the logistics to allow punters of all ages to attend.
“Once again, the fans have spoken!” Legion organisers posted on Facebook. “We decided to make the event 18+ for a number of reasons – but A LOT of you spoke up. So we went back to the drawing board and moved some stuff around and we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve managed to make it work.”
Those under the age of 15 will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, though.
Australia’s first fan-funded heavy music festival is still a fair whack short of its whopping $3.25 million crowdfunding target. At the time of writing, fans have pledged almost $136,000 with 19 days remaining in the campaign.
The official festival dates for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth have also been announced, with Legion organisers mapping out the exact budget breakdown required for each event (below).
The festival will only be able to use the crowdfunded cash if it successfully hits its lofty crowdfunding goal, and punters wanting to lend a hand to help this happen can do so via Legion’s Pozible campaign here.
Once again, the fans have spoken! We decided to make the event 18+ for a number of reasons – but A LOT of you spoke up….
Posted by Legion Music Fest on Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Legion Festival 2016 Lineup (So Far)
DevilDriver (USA)
Front Line Assembly (CANADA)
Aversions Crown (AUS)
Joining…
Devil You Know (USA)
Darkest Hour (USA)
Battlecross (USA)
Caligula’s Horse (AUS)
Darkc3ll (AUS)
Rick Dangerous And The Silkie Bantams (AUS)
Dream on Dreamer (AUS)
Legion Festival 2016
Saturday, 26th March 2016
Melbourne (AA)
Tickets: Legion Pozible Campaign
Sunday, 27th March 2016
Sydney (AA)
Tickets: Legion Pozible Campaign
Monday, 28th March 2016
Brisbane (AA)
Tickets: Legion Pozible Campaign
Friday, 1st April 2016
Adelaide (AA – Club mini-festival)
Tickets: Legion Pozible Campaign
Saturday, 2nd April 2016 – 15+
Perth (AA – Club mini-festival)
Tickets: Legion Pozible Campaign
LEGION FEST 2016 BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Melbourne $1,025,000
Sydney $1,025,000
Brisbane $1,025,000
Adelaide $100,000
Perth $100,000
Total: $3,275,000
MELBOURNE, SYDNEY & BRISBANE BREAKDOWN
SITE COSTS $250,000
Fencing
Toilets
Tents
Turf
Electrical
Vendors
Parking
Permits
Transport
PRODUCTION COSTS $200,000
Audio
Lighting
Video
Staging
Generators
Backline
Barricades
Freight
STAFFING COSTS $100,000
Police
Event Staff
Ticketing Staff
Cleaning
Runners
Ambulance
Doctor
Management
Security
Catering
Traffic Management
Sound Monitoring
ARTIST COSTS $475,000
Artist fees
Visas
Riders
International travel
National Travel
Accommodation
Freight
Ground Transport
ADELAIDE & PERTH BREAKDOWN
COSTS BREAKDOWN (Adelaide/Perth)
Each mini-fest’s event costs can be broken down into the following:
PRODUCTION COSTS $20,000
Venue Hire
Audio
Lighting
Video
Staging
Backline
Barricades
Freight
STAFFING COSTS $20,000
Event Staff
Ticketing Staff
Cleaning
Runners
Management
Security
Catering
Sound Monitoring
ARTIST COSTS $60,000
Artist fees
Visas
Riders
National Travel
Accommodation
Freight
Ground Transport
