Sluggish Concert Sales

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that many concert tickets will be slashed in prices this next year, due to a shiiity concert season. Some concerts are even scrapping dates and tours all together like The Eagles and Lillth Fair.
Sure, mainstream concerts have taken a hit, but what about festivals, Shambhalas 2011 first tier was sold out a long time ago in record time I heard, Sasquatch's tickets are selling already.

Another thing Ive noticed is the shift in mainstream music. And who more appropriate to demonstrate the shift then the Black Eyed Peas, there new no.1 single "Dirty Bit" sounds like a raver song from 2 years ago. Perhaps the new mainstream is the Shambhala'ers. Last year at Sham, I certainly noticed that the "clientele" had changed over a bit, "Calgary-university-chinook-centre-boppin-average-people-talking huge shit about how wasted they are". Do you know what I mean. Sham was soooo mainstream and trendy. It makes me want to retreat and backoff and go find something more grassroots. The evolution of concert attending to that particular audience is gone raver. No one actrually listens to the new Rhianna, they downloard the Chew Fu remix verisons.

So, if you are a festival Id say you are in for a great year, if your band is headling the Saddledome, Id be scared.
Ohhhhh speaking of Festivals, and a shitty economy. the Fernie Music Fest, WAPITI, will be in your backyard and sooo affordably priced! Oh awesome! And so grassroots! Dont fight the guy in the Hooters shirt for a porta-pottie, just step into your backyard and buy an overpriced beer here! Support local!
(my shameless WAPTIT promotion is only going to grow over the next year because I really believe in the concept and the party)