Good BBC article.
A lot of venues have closed since the pandemic. We lost our main theatre for very odd reasons, we had a lot of the big names played there. We still have the sister venue which is run by a charity with Lottery money and additional donations when buying a ticket. However, it's only tribute bands/acts or comedians for their warm-up gigs before going on tour. We no longer have legacy rock bands or cult punk bands playing locally.
Driving to theatres is so tedious and hotels are not cheap anymore.
Most councils want nothing to do with venues but they are happy to be landlords who take's over the buildings.
Big arenas are 50/50 you pay big bucks to get in but end up watching a gig through a monitor or some prick's phone. I have seen Iron Maiden tickets for next year going for nearly £100, not long ago £100 could have gotten 2 or 3 Maiden tickets.
Springsteen is pretty much sold now, if fans are paying a small fortune to see Springsteen for about £175 and added fees for hotels, travel and food will they treat themselves to another concert or holiday later in the year? I would not be surprised if the tribute band The Sound Of Springsteen sells out in a lot of theatres next year.
Honey might be able to tell: Out of interest what view would fans get at the top tier of The Kop without looking at a monitor?
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