"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 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 >> To: 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 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 >>> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> > > > Email message sent from CompuServe - visit us today at http://www.cs.com >> ======================================================================= >> Detailed Audities-List information: >> To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >> >> > >