Remember the day you had options when the headliner couldn’t perform? There were ways to save the day for the entrepreneurial risktakers in the concert business. Experience helped tip the scale. Mike McGee had an experience in Lakeland, Florida, in October 1975, that turned out quite differently than originally planned. It was the first time […]
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THE ART OF THE MERCH DEAL IN THE 80’S
When the hottest band on the road insists on a sweetheart merchandise deal, a venue manager has to build his case thoughtfully, always assuming reasonable people will be reasonable. It was 1985 and Van Halen was playing the Houston Summit. At the time, it was standard for major arenas to ask for 40 percent of […]