Gary Bongiovanni
Gary Bongiovanni
shocked
You're not getting (Madonna), but Fresno is. It shocked me as much as anybody.
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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.
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I think there's a pretty widespread understanding now that we've pushed the upper limits of the ticket price and the public has pushed back.
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I think everyone was surprised. I don't know that anybody expected the Pixies to be bigger today than they had ever been.
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I think it's a great event that can help bolster Chicago's reputation as being a great music town.
define
Part of it is going to be how you define jazz.
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Part of it is fate and just random, but it's also fueled by the fact that last year was such a bad year for the industry. This year, a lot of acts were reluctant to go out right away,
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He goes back and plays the same markets repeatedly and just develops a good, loyal following. It's an organic development, not based on MTV or radio hype, and that's the best kind of artist development.
deals dumb guaranteed run
Some of the deals guaranteed (performers) a sellout, ... That's a dumb way to run the business.
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There was a period of time when all anyone wanted to do was play outdoors. That's not the case anymore,
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These older acts are the gravy train, but someday that train is not going to run anymore, and no one really knows what to do when they're gone. Of the young acts, you have someone like Coldplay who does quite well, but where will it be in 10 years? That's hard to say.
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If (Des Moines) supports the shows and they do well, it's all good for the reputation of the arena and the market.
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The Killers are exploding. They're going to be an arena act by the end of the year.