Richmond VA wanted a Foo Fighters concert so they Crowdsourced it
Foo Fighters Agree to Play Unscheduled Crowdsourced Show
Richmond, Virginia fans unite to bring the band back for their first show in the city since 1998
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-agree-to-play-unscheduled-crowdsourced-show-20140614
The Crowdtilt Open campaign was launched in March by Andrew Goldin, a freelance creative director and copywriter, who sought to bring the band back to his hometown for their first show in Richmond since 1998. Goldin and his fellow organizers, Brig White, John McAdorey and Lucas Krost, set a goal of selling 1,400 tickets at $50 each to the hypothetical concert in order to convince the band to return. Donors' credit cards would only be charged if the show sold out, and the contributions would be returned if the band didn't agree to play.
As of Saturday, the campaign had raised $70,026, surpassing its goal of $70,000. Two local businesses, Brown's Volkswagon and Sugar Shack Donuts, each donated $5,000 to the campaign and plan to give away all their tickets.
"Rather than waiting, and waiting and waiting for our favorite band to come to us, we're making it happen," Goldin said in his mission statement. "We're selling tix to a Foo Fighters concert that the band doesn't have scheduled yet in the hopes that they'll come to our great city and play a show. Then if the band comes we all rock out. If they don't come, everyone gets their money back. Every cent. So buy your tix, spread the word, and let's make some rock-n-roll history."
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