rockavlon
19-01-2005, 03:00
CURRENT BANDS DON'T FIRE THE INTEREST OF CONCERT GOERS:
A few interesting comments about the last US Summer touring season. Pretty much states the obvious, but hopefully those in positions of power will get the message:
"The summer 2004 season was so poor -- experiencing as much as a 40% dip by some estimates -- that a team of student researchers at Boston University's College of Communication undertook to find out why the dip happened in the first place and whether there was hope for a comeback. According to their survey, the dip was the result of significant concertgoer disappointment: 52% of those surveyed believed that there are not as many artists they want to see in concert anymore while 72% believe that ticket prices are just too high. Even more telling is the fact that an overwhelming 70% feel that ticketing agencies make a "fortune" from concerts."
So, concert tickets are too expensive and the band occupying today's Top 50, quite simply, do not deliver a great live show like the bands we all know and love can.
sxoliaste.....
A few interesting comments about the last US Summer touring season. Pretty much states the obvious, but hopefully those in positions of power will get the message:
"The summer 2004 season was so poor -- experiencing as much as a 40% dip by some estimates -- that a team of student researchers at Boston University's College of Communication undertook to find out why the dip happened in the first place and whether there was hope for a comeback. According to their survey, the dip was the result of significant concertgoer disappointment: 52% of those surveyed believed that there are not as many artists they want to see in concert anymore while 72% believe that ticket prices are just too high. Even more telling is the fact that an overwhelming 70% feel that ticketing agencies make a "fortune" from concerts."
So, concert tickets are too expensive and the band occupying today's Top 50, quite simply, do not deliver a great live show like the bands we all know and love can.
sxoliaste.....