Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
After exploring the stories of these U2 fans, it obvious that their desire to experience the awe and granduer of U2 live is what saved the concert industry from another down year in 2011. At least that’s what the numbers say. According to Billboard, here’s a breakdown of the numbers in their Year in Touring [...]
After her performance of “Run the World (Girls)” at the Billboard Music Awards last weekend, many fans are wondering: is Beyonce an unoriginal copycat? Or is she showing that she’s Lorella Cuccerini biggest fan? And we’re wondering if she’s really that much different from artists like Jack White and Johnny Cash. Well, according to [...]
I was amazed when I read these stories about Glastonbury festival 2010 selling out even before they announced who’s playing. Was it a promoter ploy? Or a genuine case of fan diehard commitment? Then I read these Billboard and Gaurdian reports and remembered that last year’s Glastonbury festival did the same thing by selling out five months prior [...]
Lollapalooza officially announced its 2009 lineup yesterday. And according to Billboard here’s what festival founder Perry Farrell had to say about live music meeting our need to escape. “At Lollapalooza, we’re selling more tickets than ever,” Farrell told Reuters. “People need an even bigger excuse to escape more than ever and there is no better escape than going to [...]
I know you love live music because I know that you are willing to hand over your hard earned cash to hear it. It’s also speculated that in times of economic hardship, it’s the entertainment industry that tends to make out okay financially, mainly because with entertainment comes escape and live music , as we [...]
