Gary Bongiovanni
Gary Bongiovanni
business compared last quarter
Business (nationwide) is actually up substantially compared to the first quarter of last year.
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I would be surprised if they (Bon Jovi) go and do sellout business in every arena they play.
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It's almost like the business went off a cliff and it has not come back yet.
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Its success will depend on how it is perceived by the public. Artists don't want to come across as overtly ripping people off.
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The baby boomers really continue to support and fuel the concert 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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It used to be that there was a pretty good relationship between a big-selling concert act and big sellers on the charts. But over the last 20 years, there's been a real divergence.
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Whats going to happen when theyre gone? Its a legitimate concern in the industry, ... Theyre a huge percentage of our business.
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What's going to happen when they're gone? It's a legitimate concern in the industry. They're a huge percentage of our business.
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The public has shown they will pay a big premium for artists they really want to see.
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Florida tends to be one of those places that people like to play in the winter,
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Traffic, access, noise, residential protests are problems with outdoor amphitheatres, especially those like White River that are built in rural areas. The traffic issues have to be resolved because ultimately, it's the customer experience that determines whether White River is successful in the long term.
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There's nothing in the wings that I'm aware of that hasn't been announced. I don't know if there'll be any more Cream dates.