Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Ticket flurry expected
‘The last few weeks are really important for sales’
THE organisers of music festival Carnival Fifty Six today said they expect a surge of ticket sales in the next few weeks.
Founder Craig Blyth spoke to the Tele with just over a month to go until the event kicks off.
Festival-goers will be entertained by more than 100 artists across seven stages during the two days at Camperdown Park.
Last week, the Tele revealed a site map for the festival, which is set to be held on August 12 and 13.
Craig says he’s pleased with the ticket sales so far, and expects a late flurry by concert-goers.
He added: “We are comfortable with how the ticket sales have been going.
“The last three weeks or so are really important to us in terms of selling tickets and that’s when we are expecting a number of people to finalise their plans and buy tickets.
“I am really excited to see it all come together.”
Hundreds of staff members are set to start work at the park from August 3 in a bid to get everything set up in time for the projected 15,000 revellers.
It is set to be the biggest music event in the city since Radio 1’s Big Weekend took place at Camperdown in 2006 (left).
Craig previously said there was never a better time for music i n t he city and added: “Events like ours, and the ones in Slessor Gardens, are all part of making Dundee great again. “I think this is probably the most exciting time for live music in the city and concerts at Slessor Gardens are not competition.
“It’s just great to see the city hosting big events.”
Tickets for the event are available at carnivalfiftysix.co.uk.