Gary Bongiovanni
Gary Bongiovanni
amount artists bring casinos chances explosion good money pay seen
You're benefiting from the explosion of the casinos. They give artists chances to be seen in new markets, and the casinos can pay a good amount of money to bring in these acts.
casinos improved playing stigma
The stigma of playing in casinos is long gone. They've improved over the years.
alone drive helped mccartney stones ticket
McCartney and the Stones alone really helped drive up ticket prices.
business compared last quarter
Business (nationwide) is actually up substantially compared to the first quarter of last year.
arena business sellout surprised
I would be surprised if they (Bon Jovi) go and do sellout business in every arena they play.
coming fans good mean neil record seen
Neil Diamond's fans aren't coming to see him just because he may have a record coming out. They know that the guy's been around a long time, and he's always going to put on a good show. It's the same with Springsteen. Just because you've seen him before doesn't mean you don't want to see him again.
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It's easier to sell 10,000 seats if you're in Philadelphia as opposed to 10,000 seats in Grand Forks because you're surrounded by millions of people.
advertising stretch
It's not that much of a stretch to be advertising on the PGA.
almost business cliff
It's almost like the business went off a cliff and it has not come back yet.
looks side stretched top
It looks like they may have stretched some on the top side in Pittsburgh.
care fine line loyal moves ticket
It makes sense to try to take care of your loyal fans, but it's a fine line before that moves over into just a way to up the ticket price.
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There's certainly jazz there, but you've got Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett and everything else there.
chicago compared fire kept low petty price tom wind
Tom Petty kept his price very low compared to his contemporaries. Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire did, too, when they paired up for a tour, and it was very successful.
beyond consumers envelope finally gone keeping pale prices pushing ticket voting
We keep pushing the envelope on ticket prices and I think it's finally gone beyond the pale a little bit. Consumers are voting with their wallets and they're keeping them in their pockets.