New Jersey’s Bamboozle Festival will make their long-awaited return next year, and today, festival creator John D'Esposito gave some major updates about the event.

The first announcement was the reveal of NFT ticketing for Bamboozle Festival. D'Esposito said:

“NFT ticketing will be the platform the festival uses for ticketing. Through this platform, fans will find low ticket prices and most importantly - reduced ticketing fees. NFT's will allow us to send our fans digital and handcrafted artwork, daily lineups, set times and so much more we are so excited to share with all of you. The NFT's will also offer "easter eggs" and some great games for all the fans to have fun with.

I know NFT ticketing will be new to most of you, but the experience and process will be NO different than any current ticket companies employ. The future of ticketing is in NFT, not TicketMaster or any major ticketing company. NFT's allow us to engage and be closer to our fans, and their experiences.

Fans who purchase Tier 1 tickets will be the first to meet Clown Arthur's brother, as he will be flying in with our new logo and a special message from Bamboozle.

Bamboozle 3 day weekend passes will begin at $346.90, including all taxes and fees. Prices will jump at phase 2 and 3 of our lineup announcement. I do not believe in jumping prices without reason, so as we add more bands, the prices will jump up. We will also offer SINGLE DAY tickets, but they will not be available until after phase 3 announcement.”

Another major announcement was the removal of a PR firm. Instead, D'Esposito will reward fans who promote the event with Bamboozle Bucks, which can be used to purchase tickets. The founder stated:

“Lastly, I am not gonna use a PR Firm for Bamboozle's announcement.

I'm gonna take the $2,500.00 we would get charged by a PR company - and give that money to fans who promote and work the Bamboozle Festivals first announce via their socials, family, friend, media contacts and any unique marketing strategies the fans will create.

Fans will get paid via Bamboozle Bucks, which they can use to buy tickets, merch and/or food.”

The lineup announcement will be revealed soon. While waiting for the lineup, read up on what acts we think would be perfect for next year’s event.