In few hours, Bravocon tickets will go on sale. Tickets range from $125 for one day of long lines, to all three days for FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS with some extra perks. Oh and this does not include the surprise fees for…?
Bravo is about to rake in the dough. The Bravolebs are only being paid their daily stipend, which for most of them is not much at all. I’m not sure, because I haven’t really been paying attention to the hype, but I don’t think any RHOA will be there.
The only way I would consider this is if I lived in NYC or close to it. I’d spring for a day pass for $125. Who is it that is going to pay $1,500 for a three day pass, plus fees, plus airfare, plus hotel for…. who knows what? Lunch with Reza Farahan? I mean, if I were in the area, I’d drop $500 for drinks at The Regency. Hell I’d fly up for that if I could, which I can’t because, Banjo.
Anyway, the reason for this post is because I’m actively recruiting spies for event. The more the merrier. So, let me know if any of you plan to go! I’m TamaraTattles on the g mail or just let me know here!
Bravocon? Really? Did the Bravo exec’s notice all the coins RuPaul is making off DragCon and decide to do their own knock-off? For me, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
While I’d consider forking over some $$$$ for a weekend at DragCon, I just don’t get why I should dump even $100, let alone $1,500 (??!!), for this nonsense. Hell, I don’t think I could even blow $30 on a cocktail at Vanderpump Vegas, and I don’t even have to fly for that!
Exactly
So this makes it even crazier: The last DragCon charged $40 for a day pass, $70 for a full weekend pass, and $300 for a weekend-long VIP pass. Now mind you DragCon consists of a Friday night preview and day-long programs Saturday and Sunday. Still, I find it outrageous that for the price of a full VIP pass to see talented queens who performed on an actual talent show (that yes, also gets manipulated by producers, but you still have to show some actual talent to get on Drag Race in the first place), it’s only worth basic admission for yet another opportunity for Bravo to up-sell its fans.
I mean, are there that many people who’d pay this much (let alone $1,500??!!) to boost Comcast’s profit margin?
Is this the first one? Or did they announce this a really long time ago?
Dang! If my sister wasn’t coming down in 2 weeks to Tennessee for my daughters wedding, she would totally go! Great idea recruiting spies! TT never rests people!!
The event is November 15th – 17th. That would be a nice time to be in New York City!
This is the first year.
They do not tell you what you are even buying into. Basically the description is “lots of Bravolebs will be here and you can take photos.” There are a few things like Luann’s Caberet show BUT THAT IS A WHOLE NUTHER TICKET!
I’m thinking this is going to be Fyre Fest 2.0.
And I need witnesses!
I need your witnesses too! It sounds like a hot ass mess that I can’t afford to go to. But, I would think if you have that money to spend, there are much more interesting things to do in NY than BravoCon. What would you do with three grand in NYC?
As many Broadway shows as I could see at the half price TIX stand! Or shopping at Eatly. Meeting up with a girlfriend I mine that I never talk to anymore and taking her out to dinner. Or walking the beltliine and handing a dollar to the first three hundred people I pass. Or 30 ten minute foot massages in Chinatown. I’d pay 300 for ONE of those these days. Or feeding some homeless people to have dim dum with me in Chinatown. Buying weird knock off shit in China town. Going into to a NYC salon and saying, “just do what you think is best.”
Oh sorry. I misread the question I thought your said $300. With $3,000, the best tickets to as many broadway shows as possible. A night in the penthouse at the Four Seasons. I think that may cost more than 3k. Dinner at Per Se and Eleven…whatever street it is, A shopping spree at Eatly. Maybe a dress made by Christian Sirano. Okay maybe scarf made by Christian Siriano. Something needs to be left over for foot massages from old Asian ladies in Chinatown I swear if you go to NYC on a limited budget Go in any of the oddball places and get a foot massage in Chinatown, They are all so wierd and so different (laying in a room with men getting God knows what in the beds next door to an old man putting Jesus only knows in the water. But if you walk the city from sun up to sundown all you want is for your feet to stop hurting enough to keep moving and more prescription hemmoroid cream for your chaffing sweaty fhighs…
I may have more answers tomorrow. I like thinking about this and these are all things I could do at a later point.
Well not all of them. Not the Four Seasons. I mean I could, but it would be dumb. But maybe a room on the ground floor near the traffic. I like to spend time in my hotel room. Watching all the yellow cabs down below makes me happy.
But the answer is, if I had three grand to spend in NYC NOT A DIME would go to the misogyny channel.
In other news, I am single,frugal,have no kids if I had a family it would be different. So the upside is I may actually do all of those things. But I won’t have anyone to share it with.
um, still here!
Oh yeah! I would let you buy me drinks. Maybe. If I wasn’t so tired from all the walking. I mean probably, yeah!
Although, I figure you should have been more prepared for this event. You could have made T-shirts and bought up a lot of tickets. BUT DID YOU DO THAT? No. No you did not. So now Frye Fest 2.0 shall happen without my free advertising.
Just read beyond where I commented! Completely with you. But on the other hand, fingers crossed, we hear some fun stuff!
Oooh, the Four Seasons! And my feet would be killing me because I’d love every second of maximizing my time! I’ve always wanted to try one of those fishes eating off my gnarly foot skin! Yay! I’m in for the off Bravocon NYC experience.
Try babyfoot – a product you can get on amazon – it makes a lot of dry skin flake off your feet. Soak them for at least 30 mins in warm water before applying it to make it more effective. I dragged my husband to the feet-eating fish as we called them one time. It was funny, it really tickled, but feet were not any softer afterwards. This was in Virginia.
Kenya Moore will be there FYI.
We love love love Eataly. It is too much trouble to visit now that we don’t live in the suburbs and just go for the weekend. They have this small batch butter from a small farm in Italy. The wrapper even names his cows. It was amazing. Like no other butter I have ever had even when traveling in Europe. I have seen it at one other gourmet store, but I can no longer remember where.
Chef with orange clogs who shall not be named and his empire partner had a small market in Westchester long before Eataly. You could not do a true grocery shop there, but we bought ingredients for special meals and prepared foods on occasion. You would have loved it, too, TT. D’Artagnan was just the tip of the iceberg. I think it was well to closure even before his legal issues.
If you ever make it to NYC area, you also need to check out Citarella. They sell some items mail order. No where near as massive as Eataly, but a fantastic shopping experience. It ranks up there with original Dean and Delucca (May they Rest In Peace).
The costs for BravoCon are actually not out of line with NY and SOBE Food Festivals. I always want to go to NYCFF and was so excited when Greenwich CT got their own, but $300/day and $1500 weekend to hear chefs speak and not really even get food samples burst my bubble.
No idea how much a Broadway show costs these days, but that’s where I’d be…and I love and would love to meet a lot of HWs! I do hope we get a lot of day trippers as well as the VIP passengers retelling their experiences here!
This almost makes me want to rewatch the Fyre Fest documentary on Netflix. Is there any chance Netflix and/or Hulu might be willing to do documentaries on Bravocon if/when the shit hits the fan here?
Now that’s something I’m willing to pay for. (And thankfully, my Netflix subscription costs way less!)
I expected more details on what to expect at this point, I can’t see spending $300 without more info. I do live close enough to take a train in for the day, so I may end up with a one day ticket for Saturday. I think it’s going to be a hot mess, but I’m having a bit of fomo at the idea of skipping it altogether………
If you can afford the ticket without causing yourself financial issues, I am all for YOU going. Just go knowing it will probably be a mob full of old ladies that will likely result in disappointment. Think of it as an experience as in “I was there for the disaster that was BravoCon” buy a day pass and come home.
The thing is there are a LOT of people on social media trying to figure out how to get the money to go see their favorite “celebrity” who are going to be disappointed I think. Because they don’t know what there are buying. And this is lot of money for most of them. They aren’t spending $300 to wait in endless lines, buy overpriced food (another thing that hasn’t been explained, the site says something like yeah, food and drink will be available for purchase) all to wait in line for selfies?
Again, if I could take a train and go for the day, I WOULD TOTALLY DO IT (at least in theory, I don’t always do well in crowds though I learned how to navigate them at the age of six, lately they bother me) knowing full well it was a waste of money. But I have money to waste her and there. I usually try to use it as a pay it forward/random act of kindness because I have been blessed with someone who cares about me despite knowing pretty much every horrible attribute I possess and still thinks I deserve nice things sometimes. But this would also have been a business expense. LOL. I really WANT to go from a reporter perspective. Because I think this is going to be a colossal nightmare. Andy other convention tells you right up front what you are purchasing, what the workshops are, suggests hotels nearby (the site says “stay tuned for hotel partnerships, and stay tuned for food and beverage information) they are selling wristband for an event no one know a damn thing about.
That’s another good point you’re making, TT. Whether it’s ComicCon, DragCon, or any other major entertainers’ convention, they typically let you know who’s performing/presenting, what’s happening on the main stage, what and when the breakout sessions will be, and what to expect from the vending areas. But for whatever reason, Bravo’s not telling fans much of anything beyond where the main venues are. What on earth are they hiding?
When I look at this from a fan perspective, I get pissed. But when I look at this from my journalist’s perspective, I see a good story. Now that I’m thinking of it, I’m also hoping some bloggers/journo’s sneak in to see for themselves what actually becomes of this.
Fear and Loathing at Bravocon!!! yes, just do it! what’s Ralph Steadman doing these days (the illustrator.)
He’s probably still puking in shoes and stealing mini bars of Neutrogena. And chasing after the most expensive little white tornado.
Here’s hoping that you’re successful cuz I am dying to hear about it!
I’ve seen people talking about this on social media, I actually thought it was a joke, like those seating charts that have been flying around.
It sounds like Vidcon but much more expensive. I was considering going until they announced the cost of tickets, plus it sounds like there is going to be a lot of upsale events that are not included with the ticket cost, so I’m going to pass. I can’t wait to read about other people’s experiences, though!
I live super close. Debating taking one for the team, can’t go for the whole time but will definitely be there at least one day of the weekend. Will give a full report.
I don’t understand the ticket pricing. Usually the first time events tickets are less expensive knowing there will be upsets and disorganization. They don’t know if people will show up for the event so lower pricing helps. RuPauls I want to go to his event. I’ve become uptight and uncomfortable with myself. That is exactly where I need to go. I know I would have so much fun and laugh all day.
I will make the sacrifice. If you all want to start a Go-fund-me for the trip, I will go. Hahahahaha!
I was considering going but then Travis Tritt and the Charlie Daniels Band announced a concert in Atlantic City and for the $300 I can get front section seats. I’m off to see my country boys but if I stumble on more money I’d probably take the train up just to go to NYC in the fall. I live in NJ and have only been to NYC once in my life!
I would only do it if everyone dressed as their favorite bravolebrity. Also I can take the train in so not looking for the whole shebang . Foot massages in Chinatown are everything
I’m thinking I should go with a sign that says “I <3 TamaraTattles" and see how many of them I can get to take a picture with it.
The venue locations are slightly inconvenient though.
This is a great idea. 🙂 A T-shirt would work better. They might take your sign. 🙂
I like some of their show, but naw. Kenya Moore and Lee Ann Locken posted last week on their IG they were going to be there. I guess you will be able to know which Bravolebrity will be in attendance, if they did the included the announcement on their social media page.
LVP was recently in my area doing a bottle signing and it was insane. So I can only imagine how many more people will show up to this and act even more uncivilized than my local suburban moms did!
Talk about not playing to your audience.
The people who can afford the $1500 are on the show not watching the shows on Bravo.
Stupid.
Shame on you Bravo for pricing out your main demographic. It should not cost more than $25 a day.
great point JoJo! The Bravo execs decided to chase the younger viewer demographic (18-25ish) and now they want to do this BravoCon?! They obviously didn’t think this through and I can’t wait to see how this turns out.
Well the $1,500 ticket packages sold out immediately.
Bravo really missed their window with this. They should have done this a couple years ago when all of their shows were still pretty decent. They are on the decline now, guess they are trying to salvage whatever they can.
I do love my Bravo and would love to go, but so far it seems like a clusterfuck without any real info on what ticketholders receive. I’ll see how this first year goes and let them work out the kinks and maybe attend next year if they have it.
I’m giggling at the thought of the people dressed as their favorite “star” wearing statement necklaces, bad weaves, and Ramona blue.
Tickets are already sold out.
Wow.
And resale tickets with ?Vivid are $11k for the weekend!
I read that tickets for the 3 day pass sold out in less than a minute
Ticket sold out and it seems they mostly went to scalpers who are now selling them upwards of $9,000!!! That’s ridiculous.
I’d rather save my money for TTCon. Workshops will include:
Playing with Banjo 101 – You’ll get a 30 minute lesson in how to play the musical instrument. (Sorry, the real Banjo’s personal appearance fees were astronomical!)
Guided Tour of the WLS (Window Licking Section) – You’ll have the opportunity to wash the windows of the WLS (they’ve been licked a lot over the years).
This is a good idea. I’d charge $1500 for the opportunity for y’all to sit in a room with me while I told you how wrong you are. 🙂 $3000 for LVP stans, $20000 for “Proud Trump Supporters”.
LOl,
I think TT is correct that this will be Fyre Fest 2.0. I would pay $1,500 to actually rub elbows and visit with Ramona or Luann or Kyle etc but I’m certain it will be nothing even close to that even for the highest priced ticket. I bet the $1,500 tickets will be stuffed in a huge auditorium with a small panel of bravolebrities way up on stage. There’s no way I would pay anything just to visit with other Bravo fans. I can chat with the best fans on the best site right here on TT for free!
Based on the virtually non existent descriptions, the $1,500 tickets and the $600 tickets are for the most part exactly the same events as the $100 tickets it’s just they both get VIP fast lanes to get in. But essentially that is two thirds of the tickets that have VIP lines. So the cheapest tickets will probably get in just as fast if not faster. The more expensive tickets IIRC correctly added a ticket to some of the other events that are not part of the main conference. Bravo has less than three months to figure out what they are doing.
Also, it seems the tickets were bought up by scalpers who seem to think they can quadruple the already ridiculous ticket prices.
Like I said. It’s already a shit show.
Yep…a total shit show. I hope there are some TT fans who got tickets and will report every detail! I think you are right that they haven’t provided more detailed descriptions of ticket levels because they still have no idea how this is all going to come together.
My favorite show , Schitts Creek, has been all over the country and Canada for the last year at least doing this. When they came to Boston I did not even attempt to go…if I didn’t go for a group of people I absolutely love in every way shape and form I would not go for a bunch of people who are no more than celebrity prostitutes. Ugh….But I bet they will make a killing.
I love love love that show. Have you ever noticed the mother and son only wear variations of the color black and white? The mother occasionally adds like a silver sequin as the white.
Oh my gosh…I can recite lines LOL. Yeah, I love her fashion sense she is one of a kind. So glad to see a Schitthead here! <3
Schitts head here.
LOOOOOVE that show!!
Mommy loves Schitts Creek!
WHY isn’t BRAVO sending you a ticket(S), back stage access, (viewing from behind a curtain!) and a travel stipend??? You are one of their best sources for advertising, not to mention in the insipid language of modernity, an INFLUENCER. Get the TT fucking access. And a costume/incognito outfit included. Are you BRAVO people insane? Money, honey…
They could not pay me enough to go to this shit show. If I were in NYC there a HUNDREDS of things I would rather do.
…..but if they do send you a ticket, PLEASE go and give us all the tea!
They are not going to send my ratchet site a ticket.
https://tamaratattles.com/2017/06/15/andy-cohen-says-tamaratattles-com-is-rachet/
They did once try to entice me into recapping Top Chef but I hate Hugh Acheson or whatever his dumb name is. And I don’t need cheap cookware
https://tamaratattles.com/2014/07/10/bravo-garners-four-primetime-emmy-nominations/
Also, I was in the thick of the crazy then and wrote a post titled TOP CHEF SEATTLE CAN EAT A BIG SACK OF DICKS. So they really didn’t seem to care who posted as long as someone did. The sack of dick link is in the second link if you are interested.
Hugh A hasn’t been on Top Chef in FOREVER… It’s still a great show. I wish they would do a cookbook for every season. I get inspiration from the dishes, but wish I had the recipes. It’s about the only Bravo show that seems authentic now that Below Deck Med has gone over to the dark side. (I do not see Capt. Lee putting up with that crap.)
I know. I’ve been recapping it ever since he left. For like years now.
https://tamaratattles.com/?s=Top+Chef
I was here back then! I can’t imagine that Bravo expects respect- I mean, it’s not journalism. Plus, it’s not the #1 trash network, E is, in my opinion. Besides, any publicity is still publicity.
I also agree that I’d rather do almost anything else in NYC than go to that.
If I had that type of money 300.00 – 1500.00…. It would be to buy another shi h tzu.
Banjo was free. Purebred dogs have way more issues. Try letting a dog choose you at the pound sometimes. It’s pretty wonderful.
And by free I mean he got fleas and that whole experience is cost me about $700 this month. Don’t ask. 🙂
You can get just about any breed from a breed-specific rescue foundation. For a nominal fee (spay and neuter deposit and shots).
I’m going hopefully on Saturday if we can manage to get tickets, they sold out in a minute for the three days.
Unless they add a lot of “surprise” last-minute guests, I may get one of my fondest wishes granted. For scalpers to have to sell the tickets for rock-bottom prices. I would rather hang out in cool places where interesting people MIGHT go to eat, etc., than to pay for a glorified autograph session. Q & A would be a bust because many of the Bravlebrities have IQs in the mid-two figure range. And few have quick wits, even if the IQ is higher…
Plus a lot of them can’t comment on “ongoing legal issues”. Allegedly.