Solid take. As someone who works in the live event industry, this definitely hits home. You mentioned Ticketmaster and Livenation fees, and those fees are killing the live music experience. It should not cost an extra $15 to order a $20 ticket online. Most of the time, the bands charging $10-20 per ticket are struggling as it is, and rely on touring to keep afloat. When Livenation (read: corporate scum of the Music Industry) slaps on that fee, it scares people away from checking out a new band or just hitting the venue to drink and watch music while paying a little extra than a typical bar cover. I don’t work for Livenation, and they are ruining the experience for almost everyone involved but themselves and their top top clients.
In your last paragraph, with the stereo system and smoking weed, more people are actually doing that. It’s called “couch tour” and you can stream high quality, pro-shot videos of the best live bands in the world (IMO, Phish and bands like them) for just $20 (it varies, but $20 is the average I’ve paid). Certainly a game changer for those who want to experience the music in a comfortable setting with good buddies. For music fans, it’s the same as watching a sports game. I recommend it one of these weekends.
Actually made an account to comment on this. This post is the truth Duda.
I graduated college a year later than my best buds (financial issues made me stay an extra semester) and I’m pursuing an industry that won’t make me as much money as my friends currently are. However, I don’t care at all because I love what I do. These guys are frankly miserable and use their big paychecks to show off and buy happiness. It’s all about being in good company and getting by with the things you need. Sure luxuries are nice, but it’s not a damn race. Better to be slow and steady than crash and burn. Great take.
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Keep in mind that Lindsay Buckingham was fired and it isn’t the classic lineup… Still great but a different vibe.
Solid take. As someone who works in the live event industry, this definitely hits home. You mentioned Ticketmaster and Livenation fees, and those fees are killing the live music experience. It should not cost an extra $15 to order a $20 ticket online. Most of the time, the bands charging $10-20 per ticket are struggling as it is, and rely on touring to keep afloat. When Livenation (read: corporate scum of the Music Industry) slaps on that fee, it scares people away from checking out a new band or just hitting the venue to drink and watch music while paying a little extra than a typical bar cover. I don’t work for Livenation, and they are ruining the experience for almost everyone involved but themselves and their top top clients.
In your last paragraph, with the stereo system and smoking weed, more people are actually doing that. It’s called “couch tour” and you can stream high quality, pro-shot videos of the best live bands in the world (IMO, Phish and bands like them) for just $20 (it varies, but $20 is the average I’ve paid). Certainly a game changer for those who want to experience the music in a comfortable setting with good buddies. For music fans, it’s the same as watching a sports game. I recommend it one of these weekends.
Keep up the good work!
Actually made an account to comment on this. This post is the truth Duda.
I graduated college a year later than my best buds (financial issues made me stay an extra semester) and I’m pursuing an industry that won’t make me as much money as my friends currently are. However, I don’t care at all because I love what I do. These guys are frankly miserable and use their big paychecks to show off and buy happiness. It’s all about being in good company and getting by with the things you need. Sure luxuries are nice, but it’s not a damn race. Better to be slow and steady than crash and burn. Great take.