The economic recession is changing the way concert promoters are luring fans to summer tours and outdoor festivals. We hear about discounts, payment plans and freebies from journalist Melinda Newman, who covers music and entertainment for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the site Hitfix.com. And we ask marketing professor Priya Raghubir of NYU's Stern School of Business how consumers respond to these tactics.
Tell us Has the recession changed your summer concert plans? Will you take advantage of discounts, freebies or layaway options?
Tell us Has the recession changed your summer concert plans? Will you take advantage of discounts, freebies or layaway options?
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Parking has become a huge problem these days, it is more you pay for parking in an year than maintaining your car.
But music is a sheer necessity for me and i will go anywhere for it.
www.musictodownload.eu
You're doing a segment on cheap or free shows, and I want to point out that my husband's bar in Williamsburg has great live music shows every night and there is never a cover charge or drink minimum to get in and watch the shows.We've been doing this for the past 5 years because we believe that music should be accessible to everyone. It is one of the best deals around for a night of music, and we have all different kinds of bands play. Check out the web site at
www.zebuloncafeconcert.com
F--k the PNC Arts Center. Everybody should take their own car. NO CARPOOLING! If I take public transportation (which there is none) why should I pay for "parking"? Why would I carpool?
And, 100% positive they will be collecting money for parking when you get there.
I wont go to a single thing there this summer specifically for this reason.
About ten years ago you could buy a $2 ticket to see the San Francisco Giants play a baseball game and would pay $10 for parking.
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