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From	scotthomewood@cs.com
Subject	Re: concert start times
Date	Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:16:36 -0400

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Wouldn't part of the problem be the attempt by the club to maximize their hours of operation? If the show ends at 10:00 pm, so does the money coming in to the bar because that's when people will leave. If a bar is open until midnight or 1:00 pm, music usually runs until an hour before or so, giving bar owners time to empty the place before they close or clean or whatever. If a club ius known to have a show, usually no one would want to arrive after the show is over, so I believe a lot of it is simply the clubs/bars trying to keep money coming in right up until closing time.

Scott Homewood



-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@gmail.com>
To: audities@smoe.org <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 7:29 am
Subject: Re: concert start times


I also go to far less shows these days because when the main act doesn't get on until 9:30 then that means I don't get home until midnight and with a child that's just not practical. 
 
Anyone want to set up a club with a crèche? 
 
Sent from my iPhone 
 
On 9 Mar 2009, at 01:28, Bill Sherlock <bdsherlock@sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
 
> Hi all, 
> 
> I recently had the sad experience of passing on a show that I would > have loved to see (Explorers Club) due to its advertised show time. > To wit, the show began at 9:30 PM with two openers. Let's say band > #1 got 30 minutes. Then there's, let's say, 20 mins. setup for > opener #2. They play for 45 minutes.
 Another 30 mins. setup for EC > and we're at 11:30ish. They play for 90 mins. and the show ends at > 1:00 the next day. 
> 
> This show was on a Wednesday. I have 2 kids to get off to school the > next day which means that I have to be up by 6 to pack lunches, make > sure they eat something for breakfast, etc. Not an easy thing to do > on 5 hours of sleep. I am 45 years old and would have loved to have > seen this show, but logistically it was just not feasible. The > questions I have for any music pros are these: Why do these shows > start so late? Am I not the target demographic (probably not but I > love to hear some discussion on this)? 
> 
> I had the pleasure of seeing the Kaiser Chiefs last fall. Their show > began at 8:30 and was over by 10:00. Is this not usually doable? 
> 
> Thanks for any and all responses. 
> 
> Bill 

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