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[gaojun]

The rock concert tour industry seems to about to expire, along with its aging stars. Is this a bad thing? Isn't it a little sad that The Boss now has to wear kneepads when he slides across the stage?

Last year, according to the concert trade journal Pollstar, 6 of the 10 highest-grossing tours starred artists in their late 50's or 60's, among them

Comments

[spazska]

No. The uber-concert is garish and obscene, and I can't wait until it and the major label contract both die in a fiery heap of irrelevance.

-Kyle

[gaojun]

Yeah, I can't help but derive a little pleasure from watching the pop music industry crumble.

[mechagodzilla12]

I wonder who's to blame for those skyrocketting ticket prices?

Anyway, whether or not it's a good thing, the über rock show is going the way of the Cadillac car. It's bloated, gaudy and prohibitively expensive. The spectacle doesn't hold it's weight in the entertainment world anymore.