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The prices for big name concerts are absurd, but I'm not sure there's much profit for anyone else. Are people spending crazy money on Taylor Swift at their loc

by duxup 2y ago

The prices for big name concerts are absurd, but I'm not sure there's much profit for anyone else. Are people spending crazy money on Taylor Swift at their local mega stadium, also hitting up local music venues? Seems unlikely.

hsbauauvhabzb 2y ago
I think Taylor swift is an edge case on the demographic and genre of her music. Metal, hip hop, country etc I’m sure would all see cross-overs.
- duxup 2y ago
  It would be very interesting to see someone study music fandoms and where their dollars go / what they do.
WalterBright 2y ago
Let's face it. There will never be more than a handful of musicians making pots of money. And those won't be making it on CD sales or streaming.
- bdangubic 2y ago
  they still make CDs???! :)
  - WalterBright 2y ago
    Oddly, the price of CDs seems to be rising. I'd expect them to be falling.
    - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
      By how much are they going up, and how does that relate to inflation? The production and distribution costs of CDs aren't going to improve much, the volume of them (production and sales) is a fraction of what it was (around the 2000s, pre-Napster).
  - ddingus 2y ago
    And vinyl! People like both and there are tons of players out there. Heck, the car I just got has one. (Used 2001 model My granddaughter absolutely loves CD media. She looks at the notes for the couple I have cases and liner notes for. She decorates the ones we made with her tunes on them. And working the SONY player has shown her the allure those techy looking vacuum, phosphor displays [1] coupled with buttons, dials and the little noises the thing will make, all combine to make for a fun experience just operating the thing. I wonder what she will make of hidden tracks... [0] [0] https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/90s-hidden-tracks/ https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/90s-hidden-tracks/ [1] https://youtu.be/PkPSDOjhxwM?si=ldymG0ts31iabCQ8 https://youtu.be/PkPSDOjhxwM?si=ldymG0ts31iabCQ8
GuB-42 2y ago
I don't think it is unlikely. I think those who go to mega-concerts are the same who go to local venues and festivals, or at least, the overlap is significant. It is more about going or not going to live events in general. It is just that for Taylor Swift in particular, I don't know if this genre is well represented in local venues.

by duxup 2y ago

hsbauauvhabzb 2y ago

I think Taylor swift is an edge case on the demographic and genre of her music. Metal, hip hop, country etc I’m sure would all see cross-overs.

duxup 2y ago
It would be very interesting to see someone study music fandoms and where their dollars go / what they do.

WalterBright 2y ago

Let's face it. There will never be more than a handful of musicians making pots of money. And those won't be making it on CD sales or streaming.

bdangubic 2y ago
they still make CDs???! :)
- WalterBright 2y ago
  Oddly, the price of CDs seems to be rising. I'd expect them to be falling.
  - Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    By how much are they going up, and how does that relate to inflation? The production and distribution costs of CDs aren't going to improve much, the volume of them (production and sales) is a fraction of what it was (around the 2000s, pre-Napster).
- ddingus 2y ago
  And vinyl! People like both and there are tons of players out there. Heck, the car I just got has one. (Used 2001 model My granddaughter absolutely loves CD media. She looks at the notes for the couple I have cases and liner notes for. She decorates the ones we made with her tunes on them. And working the SONY player has shown her the allure those techy looking vacuum, phosphor displays [1] coupled with buttons, dials and the little noises the thing will make, all combine to make for a fun experience just operating the thing. I wonder what she will make of hidden tracks... [0] [0] https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/90s-hidden-tracks/ https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/90s-hidden-tracks/ [1] https://youtu.be/PkPSDOjhxwM?si=ldymG0ts31iabCQ8 https://youtu.be/PkPSDOjhxwM?si=ldymG0ts31iabCQ8

GuB-42 2y ago

I don't think it is unlikely. I think those who go to mega-concerts are the same who go to local venues and festivals, or at least, the overlap is significant. It is more about going or not going to live events in general. It is just that for Taylor Swift in particular, I don't know if this genre is well represented in local venues.