“It seems to me like more people than ever have a chance to make some music and have it be heard,”
Posted by
JD (aka Jason Dean)
Dec 21 '22, 08:10
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That's probably not the main point of this Ringer article given that the title is: Is Live Music Broken? It’s Not Just Ticketmaster, It’s Everything.
Though my subject line does tie into this:
It’s an interesting time to have a tour breaking records for demand. In a moment when there is apparently a legitimate secondhand market to support $300 nosebleeds (plus another $100 or so in fees) at Swift’s upcoming shows, there is a simultaneous dearth of interest at a concerning amount of concerts. If you’ve been out there this past year, maybe you’ve seen it, too: underfilled rooms, particularly for midlevel bands, have never felt more common. This summer, I went to see an international act at the top of their game, playing in support of an album awarded Best New Music by Pitchfork—once a guarantee of a certain level of hype—and the room was maybe half full. Something is just off right now.
So while I'm totally guilty of being part of the problem of above by purchasing P!nk tickets (FH's Christmas gift) and Janet Jackson, I'm making the plea to go to a local show.
On a very much cheater basis, I've got Social Distortion tickets at the House of Blues but I've also got tickets to see Ingrid Andress and again on a at least half cheating basis Tove Lo.
At the same time, I shudder to think how much money I've paid to Ticket Master / Live Nation in purchasing those tickets.
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