Gary Bongiovanni
Gary Bongiovanni
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I think it's a great event that can help bolster Chicago's reputation as being a great music town.
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You don't normally see three huge acts like that out touring in the same year. McCartney and The Stones alone really helped drive up ticket prices.
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McCartney and the Stones alone really helped drive up ticket prices.
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I think there's a pretty widespread understanding now that we've pushed the upper limits of the ticket price and the public has pushed back.
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You have to figure that's not a healthy sign for the industry overall.
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Some of the deals guaranteed (performers) a sellout, ... That's a dumb way to run the business.
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We keep pushing the envelope on ticket prices and I think it's finally gone beyond the pale a little bit. Consumers are voting with their wallets and they're keeping them in their pockets.
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Tribal-operated casinos have realized that that's a very good way to bring in traffic to their casinos. They're looking for people to come in and spend money on gambling, not just go to a concert.
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Tom Petty kept his price very low compared to his contemporaries. Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire did, too, when they paired up for a tour, and it was very successful.
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He goes back and plays the same markets repeatedly and just develops a good, loyal following. It's an organic development, not based on MTV or radio hype, and that's the best kind of artist development.
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Business (nationwide) is actually up substantially compared to the first quarter of last year.
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Whats going to happen when theyre gone? Its a legitimate concern in the industry, ... Theyre a huge percentage of our business.
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What's going to happen when they're gone? It's a legitimate concern in the industry. They're a huge percentage of our business.
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Traffic, access, noise, residential protests are problems with outdoor amphitheatres, especially those like White River that are built in rural areas. The traffic issues have to be resolved because ultimately, it's the customer experience that determines whether White River is successful in the long term.