September 21, 2016 There’s nothing like a concert to get your blood pumping. Before you go crazy for the band, however, you’ll need to plan ahead to ensure the best experience possible. Here are just four tips for future concert attendees.
Live Music tagged concerts, live music, tickets June 21, 2016 This article looks at the need for innovation to tackle the issue of fans being ripped off when they buy gig tickets. “As an industry we need to be innovative and tackle the issue head on to support genuine music fans and make it easier for them to get hold of the tickets that they want when they go on sale and at a reasonable cost to them.”
Live Music, Music Business tagged Consumer Act, Dice.fm, Gigs, Songkick, Twickets, Waterson Report, We Got Tickest, live music, tickets, touts April 25, 2016 I am a muscian who recently read this article on The Guardian about musicians who scoff at their young female fans. Even before reading it, though, I’ve heard many people elude to it: musicians having young female fans takes away some sort of credibility. I even accepted this to be true as a teen girl myself, while listening to a song on repeat for hours, obsessing over every word and its possible meaning, and becoming entwined with the music and personal life of the artist. It seemed that any musician on a poster in my room instantly and undoubtedly became laughable.
Fans tagged Fans, Marketing, demographics, live music, music fans February 18, 2016 Camping at a festival sounds exciting and fun, but without proper preparation, the trip could turn into quite the fiasco. To avoid this scenario, campers need to be ready for the adventure they are embarking on. This could take some research of the area and learning the basics of camping, if new to the scene.
Festivals tagged Advice, camping, festivals, live music February 11, 2016 Festivals and concerts would be a great time for live music, but some people use them as an excuse to do drugs. In fact, we hear about drug deaths and drug overdoses every year at concert festivals. Along with the injuries and arrests, it can turn an awesome time at a concert into a sad experience. Because the law prohibits drug-friendly concerts, many organizers of these events enforce a zero-tolerance policy. You do have some who turn a blind eye, but they get shut down eventually.
Live Music tagged Live, case study, concerts, drugs, harm reduction, live music December 16, 2015 America has some serious talent and music lovers know the best jams these days happen outside the major cities. Once upon a time, bands had to make it to musical meccas such as Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, or Austin to draw crowds and make a name for themselves. Not anymore! The following places are some of the best cities in the United States to catch some fresh acts and good times.
Advice tagged america, cities, getting gigs, gig, live music November 19, 2015 By Spencer Ritchie from Berklee’s Music Business Journal, thembj.org.
Nielsen recently published its annual Music 360 Report, detailing consumer spending in music, especially subscription services. According to Nielsen, the appetite for music in the United States is high. Apparently, 91% of the US population is listening up to 24 hours of music a week, a much larger number than reported for similar surveys in the 1990s.