is clear channel evil enough to pull the plug on lollapalooza?
from a listserv somewhere:
We had a couple rentals for Lollapalooza (our business specializes in renting vans to touring musicians) and of course this is a big setback for us. From what I have heard the main problem wasn't ticket sales (Major markets were doing just fine, and Baltimore was already sold out). It was that Clear Channel decided they didn't want to support what is basically a liberal festival. With organizations like MoveOn.org doing major promotions over the whole tour (which in turn were being documented by VH-1 for a series) Clear Channel decided to pull the plug. Without Clear Channel there was no place to play, since as we all know, they own or control almost every large venue able to accommodate a festival of this size. The promoters aren't saying anything because they have to do business with these guys, but that's the back story as I heard it.
Sharky Laguana (ex Creeper Lagoon)
Co-Founder
Bandago Van Rentals
posted by jinners @ 12:11 PM
3 Comments:
yes, clear channel is evil enough to do that. but it doesn't make sense, b/c that's less money in their pockets.
actually clear channel will most likely not loose money. clear channel is a notoriously anal company that panders to middle america and the evangelical inbreads that populate it. that's their primary market. i could be wrong, but i don't think they have much to do with markets on the coasts, so in the long run a move like this should help them keep and solidify the revenue they currently generate from all the cousins with kids in nebraska and the likes. on a side note, clear channel cut howard stern loose recently and to me, this move smaks of a similar mind-set. scat turdly
Sharky Laguna is a Prick.
Talks great, but supports a confessed serial mortgage frauder, Casey Serin with ads and ideology.
When did ripping people off and ruining the neighborhood become cool?
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