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Sounds Familiar<\/h1>\n

The Carlos Stein column<\/h2>\n

On the subject of gig attendances, on the Leicester music scene, \u00a0versus other towns, I learned that Nottingham has an above average number of 30 something year-olds. This makes perfect sense and tallies with our research because, if Leicester has a diverse range of age groups, the ages above and below 30 are of different generations and would follow different trends for example: older ones may have children to care for, or may have more health issues. Younger ones would probably mingle with the 20 somethings on the student focussed outlets? Dunno, just a thought.<\/p>\n

6th October<\/p>\n

Playing in Crowd Cuckoo Land Pt.1:<\/h2>\n

Scroll down for Pt.2<\/p>\n

Know Your Crowd<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s the mysterious force which promoters, venues and artists have been trying to master since the dawn of music and although the commercial music industry appears to get it right most of the time, this is due only to the power of targeted mass marketing among the gullible public \u2013 even then, they pay dearly when they get it wrong.<\/p>\n

OK. So, you’ve got a paid gig in town where a \u201ccrowd of at least a 100\u201d is \u201cguaranteed\u201d every night. So the gig will go like a dream then? Probably not. Nothing can be guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Do your research and get to know your crowds with our quick guide:<\/p>\n