A question came up on the DC Craig's List Musicians site about declining attendance at live shows and it occurred to me that this would be an excellent subject for a blog. I have played live off and on for more than 25 years and I have some definite opinions about what's causing this and what can be done about it. But I also would really like to hear other musician's opinions on the subject. We're all in this boat together. We can either beat each other up trying to carve up a shrinking pie or we can put our heads together and come up with some ideas for growing that pie.
Now, I'm a realist, I know we're up against some pretty significant demographic and cultural trends so it's not like I think we're going to have a Eureka! moment and solve the problem. We'd have better luck solving world hunger. I'm just saying some bands do better than others, clearly there are some answers and personally I'd like to know what they are. If I can contribute a few to the community all the better.
So that's the topic, I'm looking forward to putting my ideas out there and getting some responses. Rock on.
Tony
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