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...theater, may not be so lucky. Broadway producers anticipating a rough 2009 are pulling the plug on big shows like Legally Blonde and Hairspray, and new shows are having trouble finding backers. In the concert world, "everybody's nervous," says Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Pollstar. "It defies logic to think people worried about losing their houses are going to buy three-figure concert tickets." Music agents and managers are cautioning their clients to think small in 2009, at least when it comes to prices, Bongiovanni says. Some venues, like the DTE Energy Center outside Detroit...
...multiracial and gender friendly and features some of the top acts in hip-hop, pop, rock and dance music. Many industry veterans believe it will be the very definition of a noble failure. "Idealistically, it's a great concept," says Gary Bongiovanni, editor in chief of tour industry bible Pollstar. "Whether it's financially practical is another matter...
...senior agent with the Creative Artists Agency, which is booking this year's H.O.R.D.E. music festival: "I don't think any of us anticipated how strong the movie summer would be, which always takes away entertainment dollars." And it was already a weak year. According to the trade magazine Pollstar, over the first six months of 1996 the top 10 tours took in $152.5 million--compared to $225 million over the same period...
Which rock 'n' rollers ranked as the most successful road group in the U.S. during the first half of this year, grossing more than $22 million in concert receipts? Guns N' Roses? No. New Kids on the Block? Not even close. According to Pollstar, an industry magazine, it was that indefatigably truckin' '60s band the Grateful Dead. "They have consistently been one of the top five touring acts for the last five years," says editor Gary Bongiovanni. During the first half of 1991 the Dead, whose oldest members will soon be eligible for senior-citizen discounts, claimed...
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