The next day, the weather was fine. The golf course, once neatly maintained with tough, resilient grass, now had its soft turf trodden upon by at least five figures' worth of footsteps—in truth, the turnout had far exceeded the organizers' expectations.
For one thing, the location was rather remote, taking a solid half-hour drive from downtown just to reach. For another, the five-thousand-yen admission fee was already steeper than the ticket prices for some live houses, yet the organizers still figured they would most likely end up in the red.
Not only that, nearly fifty bands of all sizes had rushed in from all over the country to perform. Travel and lodging expenses had to be partially reimbursed, a certain amount had to be paid out to each band based on their demo's view counts, and then they still had to shell out cash for the twelve headline bands themselves...
Chapter 159