The price of the tickets for Humo's Rock Rally 2012

The subjet of my blog today will be the price of the tickets for Humo’s Rock Rally.

In the first round of the Belgian contest Humo’s Rock Rally there are 100 bands that play in in 10 venues in Belgium, well in Flanders actually.

So in every venue, there are playing 10 unknown bands. Each band can play 3 songs.

Every band has family and friends that want to see them play live because Humo’s Rock Rally is one of the most important rock rally’s of Belgium.

The venue and Humo know that these people will pay for the tickets no matter how much the ticket is. In the first round the tickets were 12 euro.

Think about it, these are bands that normally play for free in a bar. And in the bar they play 30 or 40 minutes.
In the Humo’s Rock Rally the bands play 15 min (or 3 songs) and you have to pay 12 euro.

So if every band invites 30 people, there will be 300 people who paid 12 euro.

The venue has 3 600 euro profit on the tickets because they don’t need to pay all the bands that are playing there.

In the first round there is 3 600 x 10 venues = 36 000 euro profit.

The price only increases with time..

In the 2^nd round there are still 20 bands, divided in 2 venues. A ticket for the Humo’s Rock Rally semi finals was 15 euro.

Because this is the semi finals the bands will bring even more people to the show.
So, if every band takes 40 people, there will be 400 people who paid 15 euro.

The venue has 6 000 euro profit on the tickets because they don’t need to pay all the bands that are playing there.

In the semi finals there is 6 000 x 2 venues = 12 000 euro profit.

And then there are the finals.

There are 10 bands that play in the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. This is what everyone has been waiting for.

Every band takes as many people they know to the finals. If every band takes 80 people, there will be 800 people who paid 17 euro for a ticket.

The venue has 13 600 euro profit on the tickets because they don’t need to pay all the bands that are playing there.

So, if we do the math.

36 000 + 12 000 + 13 600 = 61 600 euro profit.

73 600 euro profit earned on bands that you don’t have to pay.
I hope you see my problem now..