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Whether you waited in line to buy a ticket for Bob Dylan’s concert last week, or you sat in your dorm room lamenting the fact that this generation lacks a poet of its own, it is nearly impossible to argue that the Undergraduate Council and the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) don’t deserve kudos for their accomplishment. True, some concert-goers complained about Dylan’s lackluster vocal abilities and less than enthused presence, but in the most important ways, this concert was a satisfying success—demonstrating without a doubt that...
Most obviously and most importantly, the concert sold out—a major feat in its own right. Well-publicized both on and off campus—the concert’s organizers should be commended for a job well done. Even with the capacity crowd, there were no major incidents. Considering previous concerts held on campus, such as the infamous Verve Pipe show in 2002 and the numerous last-minute failures that never materialized at all, the council and HCC should be proud of the great strides made in planning and promoting this event—especially considering...
Even more impressive, the council actually made $15,000 it had budgeted to lose—though to be sure, it did spend an additional $15,000 subsidizing tickets for students. Nonetheless, the financial windfall proves that these large concerts need not necessarily be viewed as a sacrificial trade-off for other events. If the council and the HCC plan carefully, they should be able to break even—if not turn a profit—on future concerts, and that money could be funneled back into other campus events and activities. Considering that tickets to campus shows...
...general public at significantly higher prices, and that Dylan’s appeal with older members of the community had something to do with piquing outside interest, but this practice is by no means necessarily bad. The bottom line is selling more expensive tickets to non-Harvard concert-goers means cheaper tickets for undergraduates, and as long as the practice does not come at the cost of undermining the student-centric, community-building nature of the show, we see no problem. Provided that enough tickets are set aside for students at a discounted rate, the council and the HCC should...
...council and the HCC have made serious headway in an area that has been an historical embarrassment for student planners in years past. The Dylan concert was an excellent event, and praise should be bestowed where praise is due. We look forward to seeing where concerts at Harvard can go from here...