Q: How many people does it take to fill up the Roundhouse for a weekend?
A: 2709

That’s right! 2009 SMASH! attendance figures, for all you curious statistics checkers. Over the weekend of August 8+9 last year, we had 2709 unique attendees come through our doors. Breakdown as follows:

General attendees: 2330
Artists and helpers: 82
Vendors: 115
Media: 33
Guests: 38
Committee: 45
Volunteers: 50
Other: 10

Saturday total: 2025
Sunday total: 1401

Total weekend attendance (spread): 3426

Stay tuned for more SMASH! 2010 news as it becomes available! We’re looking to return in early August as usual, and will let you know when our date and location are confirmed. And for all you newly graduated HSC students, be sure to check out the many University Anime clubs that are out and about. You can find links and more information at the AnimeSydney forums.