Why Do Fans Love the Rock and Awe Of Surprise Shows?

The surprise show is one of the greatest things that can happen to a concert fan. And one of the reasons I love surprise concerts is because they catch fans completely off guard. And whether the surprise concert lasts for only one song or goes on for an entire set, fans always get lifted off [...]

Are We One Step Closer To a FANS Concert Model?

  It’s been a busy week for stories that involve putting the fans in the driver’s seat in the music industry.  First, it was Glastonbury’s early sell out then I read this story about Public Enemy calling on fans to front money for their next album and giving fans a share of the profits. Both [...]

Is Glastonbury 2010 Sell Out Good For Fans?

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 [...]

Grab Your Headphones…(It's a Silent Disco)

Silent Disco? Hmmmm…? I’ve heard about this as I’ve chatted with other rock writers at festivals this summer, so I thought I take a deeper look into the what and how’s and why’s of this clubbing experience that started in the Netherlands circa 2005. According to Wikipedia, silent disco began as a: The idea of [...]