Regular gigs down, Owngigs up?
There was an interesting piece on the Radio 4 Today Programme on Monday about the credit crunch causing bands to scale back tours – as they couldn’t predict or guarantee that fans would turn up in the same numbers. This seems like something that Owngig is well suited to provide. We gather information on who’s interested in seeing a band, and where they are – which solves the problems of demand for the gig owner.
It would certainly have got Lily Allen out of a pickle, after it was revealed recently that the star had bought tickets for her own concert after fearing that it wouldn’t sell out.