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Fans at a recital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado, stan or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a video game or an entertainer.
Some fans write fan fiction ("fanfic"), stories based on the universe and characters of their chosen fandom. This fiction can take the form of video-making as well as writing. [25] Fan fiction may or may not tie in with the story's canon; sometimes fans use the story's characters in different situations that do not relate to the plot line at all.
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. [1] [2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, [3] [4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, [5] [6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
Though fan groups have existed for as long as musicians have elicited screams from their adoring audiences, the social media era has elevated the statuses of these groups and given them more power ...
Regarded by journalists as one of the largest, most devoted, and influential fan bases, Swifties are known for their high levels of participation, and cultural impact on the music industry and popular culture. They are a subject of widespread coverage in the mainstream media.
We always throw around the term home-field advantage, especially when the weather turns cold and the schedule becomes shorter. For some teams, being on familiar turf is almost a guaranteed victory ...
Star Trek fans disagree on whether to use the term Trekkie or Trekker. [2] The Oxford English Dictionary dates 'Trekker'—"A (devoted or enthusiastic) fan" of Star Trek— to 1967, stating that it is "sometimes used in preference to trekkie to denote a more serious or committed fan". [60] '
The fan community in the English-speaking world began in the 1970s and steadily grew. According to Japanophile Fred Patten , the very first fan club devoted to Japanese animation was the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, which began in Los Angeles in 1977. [ 5 ]