Copied from the DPR mailing list: Music on the CCB Plaza
Kevin Slater
saulecker at gmail.com
Wed Sep 10 11:45:46 EDT 2008
I dunno... I've shown up to more than one show where the opening band
(IMO) blew donkeys and I basically sat at the bar drinking beers
waiting for them to go away. My thinking is that if anything it
would INCREASE bar sales. Isn't there some famous saying about "just
get them in the door"?
k.
On Sep 9, 2008, at 8:47 PM, local506 at gmail.com wrote:
> Although I think some interesting ideas have come up, I'm more in
> agreement with Ross - people are choosing to NOT see opening bands,
> not showing up late AND hoping to catch the entire first act. So as
> much as I think a financial reward could entice more folks to PAY
> early, I could also see those very people paying early AND going
> elsewhere to wait for the second or third act to play. Basically, I
> don't think a financial reward is going to get people to come out and
> see something they are not interested in seeing - heck, if that were
> the case, all of our free shows would be sell-outs...glenn
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