Concert

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A concert is a live gig“.

Contents 1 Types of concert 1.1 Theatrical 1.2 Festivals 1.3 Concert tour 2 Revenue 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Types of concert

The nature of a concert will vary by bluegrass band may have the same order of program, mood, and volume, but vary in music and dress. In a similar way, a particular musician, band, or genre of music might attract concert attendees with similar dress, hairstyle, and behavior. For example, the hippies of the 60s often had long hair (sometimes in dread lock form), sandals and inexpensive clothing made of natural fibers. The regular attendees to a concert venue might also have a recognizable style, comprising that venue’s “scene”.

[edit] Theatrical

Some performers or groups put on very elaborate and expensive shows. In order to create a memorable and exciting atmosphere and increase the spectacle, the artist will frequently include additional entertainment devices within their concerts. These tend to include elaborate stage lighting; an image magnification (IMAG) system and/or pre-recorded video; inflatables, artwork or other set pieces; various special effects such as theatrical smoke and fog and pyrotechnics; and unusual costumes or wardrobe. Some singers, especially in genres of popular music, augment the sound of their concerts with pre-recorded accompaniment, back-up dancers, and even broadcast vocal tracks of the singer’s own voice. Activities which may take place during these concerts include dancing, sing-alongs, and moshing. Some performers well known for including these elements in their performances include: Pink Floyd, Jean Michel Jarre, Sarah Brightman and KISS.

[edit] Festivals

Concerts involving a greater number of artists, especially those that last for multiple days, are known as Warped Tour.

For a more complete listing of festivals from around the world, see: List of music festivals.

[edit] Concert tour

A concert tour is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities or locations. Often times concert tours are named, to differentiate different tours by the same artist and associate a specific tour with a particular album or product (for example: Bad tour). Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars (or the equivalent) in ticket revenues.

Different segments of longer concert tours are known as “legs”. The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In the largest concert tours it is becoming more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on the local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters.

[edit] Revenue

While admission to some concerts is free, it is common practice to charge money for concerts by selling charitable organization.

Additional revenue is also often raised through in-concert advertising, from free local concerts for local sponsorships to sponsorships from corporations during major tours e.g. 2009’s “Vans’ Warped Tour Presented by AT&T“. Both Vans and AT&T would have paid significant amounts to have their company names included at the forefront in all marketing material for the Warped Tour.

Concessions and merchandise are also often sold during and after concerts; often by the venue in the case of the former, and by the performing band or artist in the case of the latter.

As of 2011^[update], the highest grossing concert tour of all time is [3]

[edit] See also

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• Benefit concert
• Guerrilla gig
• House concert
• List of highest-grossing concert tours
• Live PA
• Performing arts presenters
• Recorded live track
• Rehearsal
• Rock concert
• Rock festival
• Smoking concerts

[edit] References

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