The End of Big Stadium Rockers?

edibervan

1ThoughtKnown said:

I am going to the next PJ tour in South America... that I can guarantee! Those shows on PJRadio sound awesome. I was at Trieste, Italy and that was amazing with 35,000 people. The energy was amazing. I'm with you there edibervan! Excellent post.

My friend, I don't mean to creat expectations, but what the world call "sing along" is a whole new concept for those who attend a big concert in Buenos Aires. And in São Paulo or Santiago the passion and the way people give themselves are not to be forgotten.

On the other hand, we may lack the comfort and acoustics one find in several smaller venues than Morumbi/Maracanã, Monumental or Nacional Stadium.

There's two sides for every story, that's for sure! =D
I am waiting to see Pearl Jam in any african country to properly decide what I like the most after seeing them in 5 continents!

But I really don't see Stadiums and big crowds ending anywhere around this south continent, that's for sure!

PJStatTracker

I don't agree with this article at all, I think he just sounds like an old man longing for the days of yesteryear.

He may be right that the huge ROCK bands that can fill arenas every time they tour and build a massive following of lifelong fans is dying, but there are always - as someone pointed out - the Lady Gagas and Miley Cyruses who can sell out arenas on hype or on the strength of one or two songs. They will have that ability for one or two years, and then it will be time for another new artist who will have the same ability.

And let's not forget rap - Kanye, Jay-Z, Eminem, etc. - they will be selling out arenas as long as they wish. None of these are shows that many of us want to go to, obviously, but people love going to big concerts. It won't stop.

1ThoughtKnown

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vaggar99

arena shows suck. bands play these for the money, but the sound and atmosphere are truly bad in most of these places. true theaters are always best. nothing like watching a PJ show in a beautiful outdoor venue like Irvine meadows or Santa Barbara Bowl.

TJ25487

I just read in Rolling Stone that festivals are the future as it is a win win for everybody. The promoters are guaranteed lots of ticket sales and the bands play to big crowds and they get paid well to boot. If anything I think that the real issue is that there aren't as many good bands like PJ around anymore to be able to sell out arenas. That is true for damn sure.

pjhawks

i think this same article was written in about 1998. it might not be rock per se, although I think someday rock will make a huge comeback, but to say big arena tours won't happen I think is a stretch. at least in my area kids today are huge on country which a good portion is leaning more towards rock these days than true country. many of today's country stars could/will be filling some of the void. and music will return to rock as it's main form at some point. rock musicians are too talented compared to other musical formats not to come to the forefront again. just a matter of the right time, right place, right band/guy/girl to set it off again.

TJ25487

pjhawks said:

i think this same article was written in about 1998. it might not be rock per se, although I think someday rock will make a huge comeback, but to say big arena tours won't happen I think is a stretch. at least in my area kids today are huge on country which a good portion is leaning more towards rock these days than true country. many of today's country stars could/will be filling some of the void. and music will return to rock as it's main form at some point. rock musicians are too talented compared to other musical formats not to come to the forefront again. just a matter of the right time, right place, right band/guy/girl to set it off again.

True dat!

PJStatTracker

plus how many of these type of bands emerge per decade? very, very few. This generation has some bands that can fill the seats - Muse, Arcade Fire, etc. Can any of those guys make it 20+ years and still sell? Dunno, but there will be someone around who will, for sure.

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