OPINION: The Hound reckons the decision
by Fieldays to hold the event in
summer turned out to be a bit of a
fizzer.
Not only were the number
of exhibitors down on the amount
who were usually there, but so
was attendance.
This year’s total
crowd size was estimated to be
only around 75,000 – compared
to the 130,000 or so who normally
turn up to Fieldays in June.
In
fact, one exhibitor reckoned the
crowd was so sparse they could
have fired a shotgun down one
of the roads and not hit anybody!
However, according to Fieldays
CEO Peter Nation, the low number
of attendees meant it was all about
“quality not quantity”.
One wag
told your old mate that Mr Nation
appeared to be channelling the
hapless lawyer Denis Denuto from
the Aussie cult movie ‘The Castle’,
claiming it was all about the ‘vibe’
rather than facing the reality!