High Dive Bar & Venue is giving people a chance to take advantage of its concerts while still saving some extra cash.
For the first time, the downtown venue will be selling season passes for unlimited access to all High Dive and Glory Days Presents concerts scheduled for the fall season.
“That’s an awesome deal for the amount of shows they host,” said 23-year-old Anthony Tran-Son-Tay, a UF business graduate student. “It’s something I would most likely invest in.”
High Dive season passes are being sold only on TicketWeb through July, or until they are sold out, for $119. However, the price rises $10 every Monday, according to High Dive’s TicketWeb webpage.
Patrick Lavery, the owner of the High Dive promotion company Glory Days Presents, said he couldn’t say how many tickets are left, but it’s very limited.
Aside from shows, the pass also includes other special bonuses such as a High Dive koozie, special offers and discounts, an invitation to a private holiday party in December, no under-21 fees and permission to skip the line, according to TicketWeb.
Running anywhere between $5 and $20, High Dive, at 210 SW Second Ave., holds a number of concerts every year for any kind of music lover, or people who just want to come out and try something new, Lavery said.
“There’s a good collection of bands throughout the year, so there is something for everyone’s preference,” Tran-Son-Tay said.
The passes are only valid for shows scheduled from Aug. 18 to Dec. 30 and do not include charitable events or shows hosted by outside promoters.
Jose Pineiro, who is a part of the local band Duppies that plays regularly at High Dive, wrote in an email that the shows are generally great, and it’s a great deal for the consumer and the venue, but for local bands it might be harder to get a profit out of it.
It’s customary for High Dive to have new, entry-level bands sell a set number of tickets, and any profits from extra attendance goes to the band. The pass will make it harder to get that number, Pineiro said.
Lavery declined to comment on the effect the season passes would have on what bands take home.
Tickets bought online will be available for pickup around Aug. 1 at High Dive.
[A version of this story ran on page 11 on 7/24/2014 under the headline "Season passes for sale"]
