No Splendour For Clare

I'M RATHER UPSET TODAY. 

LIKE SEVERAL THOUSAND OTHER AUSTRALIANS, I LOGGED ON TO MY MOSHTIX ACCOUNT AT 8:55AM, EAGER TO SECURE MYSELF A SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS TICKET. 

SADLY, I AM NOT ONE OF THE 17,500 WHO WILL BE TRAVELING TO BYRON BAY IN JULY AND DANCE TO THE LIKES OF JACK WHITE, THE SHINS, BLOC PARTY, SMASHING PUMPKINS OR AT THE DRIVE IN. THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL INCLUDING DAY-TICKETS AND CAMPING SPACES SOLD OUT IN 43 MINUTES. HOWEVER I DO FIND THE CAPITAL LETTERS ARE MAKING ME FEEL BETTER.

An Original Sharpie Design On The Back Of My Lecture Notes

IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THE SPLENDOUR FACEBOOK PAGE TODAY, THEY WILL HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY WOES. MANY PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO SECURE THE TICKET THEY DESIRED. WHILE SOME BICKER OVER SCALPING (SOMETHING THAT SPLENDOUR ORGANISERS HAVE GENERALLY MADE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WITH SECURITY MEASURES) THE REST OF US HAVE RESIGNED OURSELVES TO THE INEVITABLE. ALTHOUGH THE FESTIVAL DID NOT SELL OUT LAST YEAR, THE WEEKEND'S CAPACITY THEN WAS ACTUALLY AROUND 30,000 - MAKING THIS YEAR A CONSIDERABLE DECREASE. PERHAPS ORGANISERS WILL HAVE TO RECONSIDER THEIR DEAL WITH THE BYRON BAY COUNCIL. IN THE MEAN TIME, I'LL JUST CONTINUE TO FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF AND LISTEN TO THE SHINS. 

NO SPLENDOUR FOR CLARE :(

Caring Is Creepy

The Shins