I'm not a fan of going to see live music, mostly because I found that fans were increasingly trying to make a show that was for someone else, about themselves. Reading this, I can't imagine being a fan of someone that's bigger than an indie venue; it just seems like a perpetual hell of dealing with people and industries who truly don't care about you, and have unlimited demand to cope with you bailing.
The fan program "to be entered into a draw to have a chance to..." stuff is just insidious and stupid. Something that a suit put together with the most flowery language of "fan access and respect", but in another breath mentioned how much it could be used to squeeze fans, to thunderous applause.
I'm not a fan of going to see live music, mostly because I found that fans were increasingly trying to make a show that was for someone else, about themselves. Reading this, I can't imagine being a fan of someone that's bigger than an indie venue; it just seems like a perpetual hell of dealing with people and industries who truly don't care about you, and have unlimited demand to cope with you bailing.
The fan program "to be entered into a draw to have a chance to..." stuff is just insidious and stupid. Something that a suit put together with the most flowery language of "fan access and respect", but in another breath mentioned how much it could be used to squeeze fans, to thunderous applause.
Really interesting explanation of something I'd noticed but never looked into - thank you! Great read.