alt Hacker NewsIt does, and I think they’re aware:
> Your life won't be any less rich if you go see a local band instead of Taylor Swift.
Do you disagree? If so, why?
It does, and I think they’re aware:
> Your life won't be any less rich if you go see a local band instead of Taylor Swift.
Do you disagree? If so, why?
Ah yes, the bands that can gather more than 1000 fans at a concert are all Taylor Swifts.
One of my favorite bands I've listened to since their first album is First Aid Kit. On their 10th anniversary they had several sold-out concerts at Globen [1] in Stockholm. Should've I just stopped immediately once they crossed the threshold of 100 fans worldwide? But they are a local band, they are Swedish.
In August I'm going to a concert of a Finnish band called Steve'n'Seagulls. They will play in Karlstad, a small Swedish town. They sell their tickets through Ticketmaster. Boycott I say! They are on the same level as Taylor Swift! (137k monthly listeners on Spotify, compared to Swift's 102 million).
Okay. What about bands that have been around since before Live Nation? Should I skip Radiohead, Guns'n'Roses and Sting because there's literally no way for them to tour except to book LiveNation-affiliated venues?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicii_Arena