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Is the bar scene turning the audiences away?
I hear alot of local bands complain about low attendence at their shows in the local area, and the ones that say they have huge, big, crowds with hundreds of people are just straight up lying about that, trust my research on this one.
Unless they have lucked out and got a gig at the chili cookoff or something like that, the bar scene crowds are just going to the toilet.
My thought is to not complain about it, but, to change the audience addendences for local bands, but, to do that we have to find out what the root of the problem is,
I would be interested in knowing what other types of venues, that are not bars/nightclubs, might attract the most audiences. Would bands get more audience attendence if they were not in a bar/nightclub atmosphere?
I have attended several outdoor / lawn concerts in the area, most sponsored by local town governments, and I have to admit that these "Outdoor Concert Series" programs are the biggest hit in town. Even venues that are outdoors like Gilligans Pier for instance, that place is packed even when the band sucks, repeatedly!
I have yet to see one of these outdoor programs that did not bring in audiences of 200 or more, so, maybe there is something to this idea. When was the last time your band brought in a crowd of 200+?
This is a serious question, and to you jokers/ego maniacs out there who want to reply and tell some bold faced lie that your band draws 200+ at most shows... Please find something else to do besides respond to this posting.
Basically, there's an epidemic going around in the local club scene, and we need to find an alternative medicine for the cure.
Problem one is that bands have poor attendence and rather put thought ahead to figure out what the problem is, they find it easier to just make up and excuse, you know, like the famous one around here, "There was big concert at Nissan", or MCI, or something really lame like that, or "It was too hot and most people stayed home", boy, I've heard those before a few times.
Problem two is "PROMOTION", too many bands already assume that everyone knows who they are, well that's a crap pile, so maybe the problem is just simple good ol' adverstising, most bands lack that these days, maybe it's just the bands fault, in most cases it is, but, that still does not rule out the "atmosphere" part of this post.
Problem three is"AGE" the ages that want to see bands are too young to get inot the bars, and the other ones are too old for the atmostphere but not the music. Think about these for a bit. The working classes, let's say, 25 to 45, are working people and just at the age where the bar scene is just not their thing anymore.
I hear alot under 21 audiences looking for more places to see bands perform, and alot of older crowds doing the same thing, they both love to see live bands play their music, but, THEY CAN'T GET IN THE VENUE! or...
Too old for the smoke and grime.
Maybe more coffee house, outdoor/lawn concert, commmunity center, performances? What do you think? where would you be willing to see more performances by local bands?
I hear alot of local bands complain about low attendence at their shows in the local area, and the ones that say they have huge, big, crowds with hundreds of people are just straight up lying about that, trust my research on this one.
Unless they have lucked out and got a gig at the chili cookoff or something like that, the bar scene crowds are just going to the toilet.
My thought is to not complain about it, but, to change the audience addendences for local bands, but, to do that we have to find out what the root of the problem is,
I would be interested in knowing what other types of venues, that are not bars/nightclubs, might attract the most audiences. Would bands get more audience attendence if they were not in a bar/nightclub atmosphere?
I have attended several outdoor / lawn concerts in the area, most sponsored by local town governments, and I have to admit that these "Outdoor Concert Series" programs are the biggest hit in town. Even venues that are outdoors like Gilligans Pier for instance, that place is packed even when the band sucks, repeatedly!
I have yet to see one of these outdoor programs that did not bring in audiences of 200 or more, so, maybe there is something to this idea. When was the last time your band brought in a crowd of 200+?
This is a serious question, and to you jokers/ego maniacs out there who want to reply and tell some bold faced lie that your band draws 200+ at most shows... Please find something else to do besides respond to this posting.
Basically, there's an epidemic going around in the local club scene, and we need to find an alternative medicine for the cure.
Problem one is that bands have poor attendence and rather put thought ahead to figure out what the problem is, they find it easier to just make up and excuse, you know, like the famous one around here, "There was big concert at Nissan", or MCI, or something really lame like that, or "It was too hot and most people stayed home", boy, I've heard those before a few times.
Problem two is "PROMOTION", too many bands already assume that everyone knows who they are, well that's a crap pile, so maybe the problem is just simple good ol' adverstising, most bands lack that these days, maybe it's just the bands fault, in most cases it is, but, that still does not rule out the "atmosphere" part of this post.
Problem three is"AGE" the ages that want to see bands are too young to get inot the bars, and the other ones are too old for the atmostphere but not the music. Think about these for a bit. The working classes, let's say, 25 to 45, are working people and just at the age where the bar scene is just not their thing anymore.
I hear alot under 21 audiences looking for more places to see bands perform, and alot of older crowds doing the same thing, they both love to see live bands play their music, but, THEY CAN'T GET IN THE VENUE! or...
Too old for the smoke and grime.
Maybe more coffee house, outdoor/lawn concert, commmunity center, performances? What do you think? where would you be willing to see more performances by local bands?