Is 2009 really a good year for touring?

[Montrealrocks]

I had this question going for a while now in my head.

With the economic context of 2009, is it a good year for bands to go on tour in 2009?  I mean, with all the lost jobs, and people having less and less money, is it a good thing that bands  take the road in 2009?  Are the bands on tour will have less crowded places?

Juast a question.

What do you think about it?


I am sure a lot of people that lost their jobs don't have 100$ or 150$ to spend on a rock show no?

[Gaymo, the Hobbit]

Then someone else who has the money will go. Easy as that.

[MeanBone]

i think they should wait a couple of years and see how the economy goes before heading out on tour

[axl32rose]

Then someone else who has the money will go. Easy as that.

Exactly!!!,  right on the money!!

Any year is a good year to tour for Guns N' Roses,  The name is legendary itself, people will go!!!

[mrlee]

or bands could try charge decent prices.

I hate bands who rip the fans off. Any band that charges more than ?35 to go to a gig is pushing it.

[jarmo]

It's never a good year.....

Things can always be better.

I don't mean the economy. Just things that are related to touring.



Maybe it'll be harder for those big acts to justify their $300 tickets though...




I think a rock concert can be a way for people to escape the real life for a night.

You go out to see a concert and can forget about bills, your job and whatever for a few hours.





/jarmo

[ppbebe]

and get recharged again. 


maybe rock is rececssionproof.
I hear notable movements in rock sprung up during recession times.

[Beefy]

This state of the economy doesn't really matter in my opinion.  Here in the UK anyway people are still attending gigs, sporting events etc in similar numbers to what they were before.  Demand for these sorts of events almost always massively outstrips supply so even if in the current economic climate demand does drop I doubt that it will drop to a level where it will be satisfied by supply.  Take for example the recent sale of AC/DC tickets for the UK tour, I was one of the lucky few to get a ticket for their gig at Hampden, a 60k+ seated stadium with standing room on the pitch, in June in the 8 MINUTES that it took for all the tickets to be gone.  It was a similar story for their other gigs at Wembley and the like and also a similar situation with other bands who are embarking on large scale tours this year.  Morale of the piece is that I really don't think a GnR tour will be any different, there will always be enough people willing to part with the cash to go to a gig even during a recession.  What's more if you look at the social demographic attending gigs then you'll see that groups such as students make up a large proportion of the attendees and students are skint anyway so they won't be put off from going.

[The Dog]

Then someone else who has the money will go. Easy as that.

Bingo - supply and demand.

[mrlee]

i think if a band. Definately gives one kick ass fuckin show. And its brilliant. For defo.

Then those guys will succeed in these times because they will be worth the money.

Thats why i wont go see Oasis live cause they are boring live.

[SLCPUNK]

Are people not going to sporting events right now? Other concerts?

[doooodickiebr]

2009 is the year to tour if you just released an album...nuff said.

[doooodickiebr]

It's never a good year.....

Things can always be better.

I don't mean the economy. Just things that are related to touring.



Maybe it'll be harder for those big acts to justify their $300 tickets though...




I think a rock concert can be a way for people to escape the real life for a night.

You go out to see a concert and can forget about bills, your job and whatever for a few hours.





/jarmo

that's exactly why i go to live shows.  awesome point!

[33]

I think a rock concert can be a way for people to escape the real life for a night.

You go out to see a concert and can forget about bills, your job and whatever for a few hours.

/jarmo

I completely agree with you there Jarmo. Things like concerts will be a release for people in the current climate!

Mike

[lennonisgod]

The band could always tour in smaller venues, or at least at the beginning of the tour to see how things go. It would also be nice to get ticket prices a little lower.

Regardless of the economic situation right now, if people want to go see their favorite band in concert, they will find a way. If people stop spending money, that will do nothing but further hurt the economy (that topic is best saved for another time and another forum)... so yeah I think 2009 is as good a year for a tour as any. That was a good question though.

[Montrealrocks]

It is damn true that charging 150$ for a ticket is a total ripp-off.

Bands that do are:

Ac-Dc
Aerosmith
Metallica
so on


At least GnR was 75$ AND thay had 6 hours of non stop rock concert, and strippers....

Wich is WAY better than any other acts mentioned.

Britney Spears is charging 150$ too...

I can't beleive people are buying 150$ tickets to go see Britney SPears.....

[ppbebe]

the bad economy probably makes people choosier than before, which i think isn't so bad for music and gnr.

[lennonisgod]

I can't beleive people are buying 150$ tickets to go see Britney SPears.....

Or Aerosmith...

[Skunk]

I can't beleive people are buying 150$ tickets to go see Britney SPears.....

Or Aerosmith...

I've paid that money to see Aerosmith. They're a great live act. I don't see them everytime they're around though and probably would if it was cheaper.
Concert tickets can be expensive, but to me it's worth the experience when compared to money spent at movies bars restaurants or whatever.

[don_vercetti]

I read that the big acts are all doing well, because a lot of people will shell out whatever money to see the really big bands.  And small acts are doing well, since they're still nice and cheap so people will be prepared to pay a little bit for what could be a great night.  It's the middle sized acts that are suffereing from this recession.

And Guns N' Roses is still a big band, so I think they'd do well to tour this year.