#Stadium Musicals

[feddy-34]

STADIUM POW WOW - THE HALLUCI NATION FT. BLACK BEAR (2016)

[deadpoets]

GEORGE HARRISON The Beatles backstage at Shea Stadium

[twixnmix]

Chaka Khan preparing to open for the Rolling Stones at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on June 6, 1975.

[jestersprivilege]

Julien Baker at All Things Go Nyc 2024

Pls credit me as this is my video from my camera.

[miles-crow]

Drew my favorite Cats cats today to cheer myself up :3

[omtai]

it feels everytime mcr does something major everyone has got to complain for the next week and a half. feels like christmas dinner daily on tumblr the way everyone’s fighting all the time

[worldwarxp]

Bob Marley Getting Ready For The Wonder Dream Concert!

Bob Marley and The Wailers preforming a soundcheck a couple hours before the Wonder Dream concert would begin. The event was a benefit concert to raise funds to help blind people. (Jamaican Institute For The Blind). They would end up receiving 23,000 dollars.

Photographer: Kwame Brathwaite

Location Of Photograph: National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica. 10/04/1975

[lottiestudying]

18.02.2024—magical night in melbourne for taylor swift 💜

[mattgrayyes]

I highly recommend this fascinating documentary which details all the people, work, and logistics required to run what’s possibly the largest and most complicated stadium tour in the world.

You don’t even have to know Rammstein or like their music to enjoy this!

[jeffcbliss]

Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters - BMO Stadium; Los Angeles CA (8-11-24). @foofighters

Photo: Jeff Bliss

[archbudzar]

I can't deal with you, every time you look at me it opens wounds

[deadpoets]

GEORGE HARRISON The Beatles backstage at Shea Stadium

[sbrown82]

Tina Turner on stage with the Rolling Stones during their “Tattoo You” American Tour at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia (1981).

[twopoppies]

Last week, the Black Keys, a band best known for soundtracking car commercials and occasionally fistfighting fellow Nashville resident Jack White, canceled the entire North American leg of a scheduled arena tour without explanation. Why would a band without a major hit in years think it can sell out arenas in tertiary markets? No one can be sure, but the touring business is in trouble, and part of the reason is ego.

Going on tour used to be a non-negotiable part of a life in music—a way to interact with fans, make money, and see the world. But nowadays, artists either want to play arenas or stadiums or do a residency, playing multiple nights in one city at the same venue, à la Harry Styles and Adele. Every week, another artist goes viral on Twitter for low ticket sales, with a screengrab of a Ticketmaster seat map awash in blue.

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So, who do we blame? Is this the fault of corporate mega-promoters like LiveNation (which produced the Black Keys’ tour) booking artists into the biggest venues possible, then jacking the price of everything from tickets to parking to concessions, all regardless of what the market will bear, while tightening their grip on the marketplace to the point that the Department of Justice is preparing to sue them in federal court for antitrust violations? Is it agents and managers gassing up the artist? Is it just the artist's desire to sell out these giant venues? Maybe all of the above.

If you’re going out on the road and you’re big enough to even consider booking an arena show, why not do three nights in a prestigious venue like Radio City Music Hall or the Beacon Theatre instead? It provides fans with a more intimate experience, and every night will feel full. The Black Keys eventually released a statement. They didn’t blame anyone. They didn’t whine about how hard touring is. They just said they were recalibrating after a successful European run playing venues like Brixton Academy in London and the Zenith in Paris. It was the right approach. We all know it was ticket sales, but no artist should be ashamed of taking your lumps, switching things up, and selling tickets.

Big streaming numbers look great online but don’t necessarily translate to ticket sales. A touring business has to be built, returning to the same cities every year. A career cannot rely solely on the algorithm. Being great live will get people through the door and keep them coming back. These offline collective experiences are few and far between these days; buying tickets and going to shows is essential and valuable. They just don’t all need to be in arenas.

Full article here

[sunsetsixx]

ATTENTION. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. NEW CRÜE MUSIC IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2024

[taysfolklores]

emptying out my camera roll (3/?)