I am intrigued and inspired by idea of “thinking small”, being more precise and pointed with those who are drinking. Lately I’ve thought of myself as a seller of ‘niche’ goods. This keeps coming to mind and I am unsure how to feel around that. But perhaps it’s not a bad thing. Thanks for getting my head to spin
that's interesting because I actually really enjoy Noah Kahan, went to his concerts when they were $50 at a small venue in DC a few times, saw him at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington two years ago, but his prices were so high I'm not actually getting tickets this time around. So while I get the idea, it kinda backfired for a pretty loyal customer. I'm also a pretty big consumer of wine and want the gamut, from cheaper backyard stuff to some nice bottles with aging potential. that said I'm definitely not in the cohort that has slowed drinking at all.
Maybe I'm a fickle consumer (very likely!), but also combine that with insane amounts of consumer debt (klarna, etc.), the picture might be a little muddy and hard to suss out.
But the point is that he probably can’t make it work charging $50 anymore. Just like I can’t afford to write for most magazines anymore bc they pay so little. This is the world that we’ve all let happen but now we’re all living in it.
Oh yeah, I'm not saying he has to play for $50, it was more illustrative that I've been a fan of his for a while and at some point I just can't justify it lol
There’s a smaller group of people who are willing to pay more for wine, and that group will “save” wine for people who just want to drink cheap wine. Not the other way around
The point is the bigger picture. Is wine a cultural experience worth spending $$ on, or is a cheap beverage. The market is telling us that most people don’t want cheap wine. They don’t want to consume wine as a beverage - that’s why there’s a wine crisis. And so….
I guess in the days of physical record sales those tours were there to generate record sales too (which could make good money even for indie bands!). Very different picture now
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman well worth it. Both fantastic artists.
Agreed
I am intrigued and inspired by idea of “thinking small”, being more precise and pointed with those who are drinking. Lately I’ve thought of myself as a seller of ‘niche’ goods. This keeps coming to mind and I am unsure how to feel around that. But perhaps it’s not a bad thing. Thanks for getting my head to spin
that's interesting because I actually really enjoy Noah Kahan, went to his concerts when they were $50 at a small venue in DC a few times, saw him at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington two years ago, but his prices were so high I'm not actually getting tickets this time around. So while I get the idea, it kinda backfired for a pretty loyal customer. I'm also a pretty big consumer of wine and want the gamut, from cheaper backyard stuff to some nice bottles with aging potential. that said I'm definitely not in the cohort that has slowed drinking at all.
Maybe I'm a fickle consumer (very likely!), but also combine that with insane amounts of consumer debt (klarna, etc.), the picture might be a little muddy and hard to suss out.
Expecting him to play for $50 is like expecting to pay $9.99 for a bottle of wine or a magazine expecting to pay someone $150 for an article
But the point is that he probably can’t make it work charging $50 anymore. Just like I can’t afford to write for most magazines anymore bc they pay so little. This is the world that we’ve all let happen but now we’re all living in it.
Oh yeah, I'm not saying he has to play for $50, it was more illustrative that I've been a fan of his for a while and at some point I just can't justify it lol
There’s a smaller group of people who are willing to pay more for wine, and that group will “save” wine for people who just want to drink cheap wine. Not the other way around
The point is the bigger picture. Is wine a cultural experience worth spending $$ on, or is a cheap beverage. The market is telling us that most people don’t want cheap wine. They don’t want to consume wine as a beverage - that’s why there’s a wine crisis. And so….
I guess in the days of physical record sales those tours were there to generate record sales too (which could make good money even for indie bands!). Very different picture now
It's true. But things change, just like in wine, right?