Ty for the link chrismack.. i'll view it when i get home cause my work comp is a crippled piece of sh*t and doesn't have flash

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it would have been unfair to have party at cne
isnt raves banned there??

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Only 4 more days...I've been thinking about my set a lot, wondering what to play! I can't picture the crowd at that time, except for the few people I know who will be there who've asked me to serve em up some proper, funky techno.

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Originally posted by chrismack Hey: Official capacity for all the rooms we will be using will max out at about 3,600 people. Add to that the massive 10,000 person patio (which is now our 2nd DJ space - and a highly produced venue in its own right.) and capacity shouldn't be an issue. The crowd we are expecting will be much more mixed than previous years. Some will want to party with Barry Harris, some will want to mellow out in one of the lounges, some will be attending specifically to dance to our second room DJs.

While I certainly want to see this party succeed (know a number of people involved with it), I'm still a bit skeptical about this all.

Where does the 3,600 capacity come from? The Docks' own website says that inside licensed capacity is 2,583, and this has been well documented in the media as well as a condition for them keeping their license.

Also, while I agree the patio is massive and can house any excess capacity required, you did mention that due to noise regulations, at 3am it is being shut down and moved inside. This essentially eliminates this excess capacity unless you think the majority of party goers want to just chill outside as opposed to go to listen to the music.

Sounds like there could be 1 of 3 scenarios going on here:

1) Ticket sales aren't even close to approaching the 3-4,000 mark, let alone 8,000, in which case capacity isn't too much of an issue.

2) At 3am you're expecting 1/2 the attendees to go home (certainly hasn't been the case at the predecessor Unity parties).

3) There's been a not-so-minor operational mistake made in choosing the location, and the ramifications haven't totally been thought through yet.

(I'm guessing there's a good possibility that #1 is at play here, for much the same reasons the previous Unity parties were moved from the various CNE locations to Guv / Kool Haus in the past year or two).

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Originally posted by Pettiscool it would have been unfair to have party at cne isnt raves banned there??

In the past, the Unity parties were always exempted as the events were classified as being "cultural" and thus, didn't have the restriction apply to them.

Hey:
I'll try to respond to your questions.
First, we never really intended to sell 8,000 tickets. That was just the capacity of the Automotive Bulding. When I last checked (about 4 days ago) our ticket sales were a couple percent lower than Unity's best year. Not bad for a first year effort, we thought.

That said WE ARE NOT UNITY. The party is different, the crowd is different. The vibe is different.
Many people are showing up to see the main show (which will be Fashion Cares quality, since many of the same players (including the choreographer, costume designer, music arranger, etc.) are involved.) A lot of people are likely to leave at that point. Other have told me that they don't intent to even be there for the main show and are more interested in the late night dance party aspect of the program.

This was all by design. We want there to be something for everyone. The circuit boys will arrive late and party late. Others are coming to see the 2nd room DJs only and could care less about Barry Harris. Still others come for the spectacle of a massive, high production event, and leave early because Pride Day is the next day and they want to be able to enjoy it.

As far as capacity goes. We have spoken at length to the team at The Docks and we have no concerns about capacity. The official numbers we have been provided are different from the ones you quoted. I wonder if the renovations affected these (The room that used to be called Tides officially doesn't open till Friday, and it is a huge space - almost as large as the main room).

Cheers

well explained chris...should be a great night..lookin forward to it.

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