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| From | Rub Wrongways <rub@rubwrongways.com> |
| Subject | Re: concert start times |
| Date | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:12:00 -0400 |
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"I'd be happy to pay more to see the music and buy less beer."
Unfortunately there aren't enough of you to go around.
Here's a take on the whole thing from a Henning Ohlenbusch of School for the
Dead:
http://schoolforthedead.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-are-these-shows-so-late.html
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Matt Whitby <matt.whitby@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd be happy to pay more to see the music and buy less beer.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On 9 Mar 2009, at 14:16, scotthomewood@cs.com wrote:
>
> 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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