Gary Bongiovanni
Gary Bongiovanni
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Ten or 20 years ago, the acts that sold a lot of records were also the big concert ticket sellers. You don't see that correlation today.
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That's very good business. Bruce Springsteen is grossing a similar amount of money, but he's playing smaller places at twice the ticket price.
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McCartney and the Stones alone really helped drive up ticket prices.
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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.
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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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You don't normally see three huge acts like that out touring in the same year. McCartney and The Stones alone really helped drive up ticket prices.
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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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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 stigma of playing in casinos is long gone. They've improved over the years.
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Florida tends to be one of those places that people like to play in the winter,
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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.
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You have to figure that's not a healthy sign for the industry overall.
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Tribal-operated casinos have realized that that's a very good way to bring in traffic to their casinos. They're looking for people to come in and spend money on gambling, not just go to a concert.