<![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate" - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate" - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:04:51 EDT Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:04:51 EDT http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2811858 @supastah:

Right on. Being an artist does not mean one can dictate the manner in which they will live. You don't deserve a life of ease simply because you recorded an album.

A major premise in that first piece of evidence is also that ticket prices (like cd prices) have soared. If '72 Stones adjusted for inflation is $30, why are today's big acts (not nostalgia tours) already 2-3 times that before fees?

goldsoundz

]]> 33:316107:c2811858 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:04:51 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2809146 They call the Pepsi Center "The Can." Genius!

Reidicus

]]> 33:316107:c2809146 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:26:24 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2807187 Soon to be classic quote from Sean Agnew on the linked thread:

"As I am typing this the tour manager from The Klaxons is screaming at me because his band" are going to have to sit around for two hours between load in and sound check. It's this prima donna bullshit that ruins things for everyone. I just wanna be like "yo nigga, motherfucing Defiance:Ohio sold twice as many tickets as "your band" did this week - shut the fuck up and load in your own gear"

Cos

]]> 33:316107:c2807187 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:21:17 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2806717 omg! oink users are such hippies! you know how to zing em Maura!

SabreFanCS

]]> 33:316107:c2806717 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:55:03 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2806527 This reminds me of a poster I saw recently for an upcoming Cure show here in Dallas.

The poster read as follows:

"A first-ever Cure tour featuring shows in an intimate setting......Live at American Airlines Center!" *

* American Airlines Center also known as the stadium where the Dallas Mavericks games, Ringling Bros. Circus and J Lo. tour dates also occur

PS - I just googled this information and apparently The Cure cancelled their fall tour. Maybe AAC was too intimate.

amandacobra

]]> 33:316107:c2806527 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:44:38 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2806245 where in this does it say that making money touring is a myth? what i'm hearing is that the market doesn't value some bands as highly as the bands would like them to. that doesn't mean they can't make money, but it does mean they won't be gazillionaires and live in the predetermined opulence they expected. look, if fugazi can make a living on touring, then the model is proven. they're not wealthy, and don't want to be, but they make their money and get to live and survive as musicians without working at starbucks. sorry, marron 5, but that might be as much as you can ask for and maybe all you can expect.

supastah

]]> 33:316107:c2806245 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:27:21 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2805789 Here's how I see it:

With about two seconds' thought, I bought a $100 ticket to see My Chemical Romance at Maxwell's in NJ. There was no question: the place holds 200 people. I did not, however, but a $100 ticket to see them open for Bon Jovi at a huge arena that same week. Why? Ignoring the Bon Jovi factor, it was a *huge arena*, and I don't want to go to shows like that.

Actually seeing the band, feeling the energy, and being surrounded by people who really care is a good thing. Being one of thousands in a huge arena where you can barely see the band? I'll stay home and listen to my iPod.

pixie/serpent_sky

]]> 33:316107:c2805789 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:57:56 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2805398 Hard to complain about a trend away from sheds/arenas and toward theatres/clubs - at least as a fan.

mike a

]]> 33:316107:c2805398 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:34:08 EDT <![CDATA[Concert Industry Rushing To Make Shows More "Intimate"]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-dept%27/concert-industry-rushing-to-make-shows-more-intimate-316107.php#c2805147 there is indeed an overall trend toward smaller venues. live nation has spoken about how they are closing some larger venues and concentrating on medium-sized venues. as far as merch, i would expect bands/labels/companies to have an estimate of what to manufacture based on the tour, size of venue and ticket sales. there many be a slowdown of merch sales at concerts (although internet sales may be picking up, who knows?) but there really shouldn't be an oversupply. (i assume, maybe irrationally, that people will act rationally and order for proper stock levels.)

coolfer

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