I still think they just don't talk it up early enough. If they could make announcements earlier about who would be performing and what events they would have, it would give more time for people who are on the fence to request time off and save up money. When they don't announce anything until a month in advance, that might be too late for a lot of people to make a decision.

-Jules

90% of the ppl i met this year were first timers, maybe all the vets r just bored of it or need somethin new (more high profile lineups) to go

For sure.

LTB said
If that was a subpar gathering, i cant fuckin wait for next year

That's the spirit, homie! Gotta love this guy

Guest said
If your on the fence about GOTJ until they announce the performers then maybe you should just chill on that side of the fence. Seriously, You know GOTJ will be next year in August... hows that for some early hype? The Juggalos will be there and PSY acts will play, what more do you need to help you make your decision? Just stay home.

This year was of particular concern to a lot of people because of the Twiztid and Blaze situation. I heard more than one person say that if Twiztid wasn't going to be there (hence no Twiztid, no Dark Lotus and no Rydas) that they wouldn't go. So if they wait until a month in advance to announce that they will be there, that info is just too late for some people to make plans. Not everyone has it like that, and not everyone can plan a year in advance.

Seems like by April or May, you should know which of your main acts will be there or not (Twiztid, Blaze, Tech N9ne, KMK, hed(PE), anyone else on Strange or Sub Noize). Just go ahead and announce those so people can say "Ok, we know that it will be all the Psy acts plus these people, so lets definitely plan on going."

-Jules

U shoulda meetup massacred with us jules :(, next year tho eh?

Some of you seem to forget that before a few years ago the lineup was only released a month before the gathering. When the infomercials started coming out is when they started releasing earlier. And honestly @verytwiztidraven if all you're waiting for is to hear that sub/strange/psy acts are going to be there you can book your fucking ticket the day after the last one ends. We all know they will be there, the rest of us wait to hear the real lineup. This year sucked, and it came a little late regardless. I wouldn't put money on the twiztid/blaze situation if my life depended on it. When they finally released the list it just blew bags of fat hairy dicks. 

Nearly everybody that was mainstage/second stage I can go see at a city near me with no problem. Because those acts do 100 shows a year. What I want to see are those long forgotten acts that don't tour, or those mainstream acts that tour one month out of the year at midsize venues for some extra spending money. I feel that judging by this years attendance others feel the same way. The gathering never was a place to gain exposure, so these unheard of acts will continue to get slept on besides the 30 people that went to see them this year. And 25 of them already knew who they were. 

They may have spent a lot less this year, but they made a whole hell of a lot less on every front. I guarantee they won't pull that shit again. And the venue is fresh it isn't any more out of the way than any other previous year before hog rock. 

And yet what you're just saying is completely wrong. Try reading what I said first. Then take your next reply, write it on a piece of paper, ball it up, and eat it. Because it's just going to be shit either way. HAYOOOO