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Music is losing a generation of young men. This is bad.

Alan Cross 0 Comments 338 Views

I’m currently on a speaking tour of Western Canada and many of the questions I get from audiences has to do with the state of live music. They’re concerned about the usual stuff–high ticket prices and bots among them–but there’s also the issue of artists having issues drawing crowds.

Midia Research has noticed the problem, too. They’ve identified that live music is losing young men.

Why aren’t young men going to gigs as much as they used to? Is live music become dependent on young women. Read up here.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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