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Informal names for a concert include show and gig. Regardless of the venue, musicians usually perform on a stage (if not actual then an area of the floor designated as such). Concerts often require live event support with professional audio equipment. Before recorded music, concerts provided the main opportunity to hear musicians play.
The concept of a concert residency was established by pianist and singer Liberace with a 1944 debut in Las Vegas. [15] Nearly ten years later, Liberace had his own show at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, which reportedly earned "Mr. Showtime" around $50,000 per week.
There are two major elements [1] that characterise a guerrilla gig. The first is similar in concept to a flash mob, and involves a band or artist performing in an unexpected, sometimes unannounced setting, not designed to accommodate live music i.e a bus or subway train, parking lot, or building lobby. The second characteristic involves their ...
Gig-goers are taking part in an experiment which aims to make entertainment more sustainable through a series of concerts this weekend. Concerts by Massive Attack, Idles and Nile Rodgers are being ...
Live PA (meaning live public address, or live personal appearance) is the act of performing live electronic music in settings typically associated with DJing, such as nightclubs, raves, and more recently dance music festivals.
SofaConcerts An international platform for house concerts and unconventional live gigs. ConcertsInYourHome Worldwide network of house concerts and touring artists. Home Routes A non-profit organization dedicated to creating logistical tour routes for folk artists across Canada; The European House Concert Hub The European House Concert community.
There is something to be said about the immediacy of a live gig, and television’s inability to capture or replicate that. ... and it’s never coming back. But that doesn’t mean that what’s ...
Live 8, a large, international series of benefit concerts staged in 2005. A benefit concert or charity concert is a type of musical benefit performance (e.g., concert, show, or gala) featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis.