The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967

Frith, Simon; Brennan, Matt; Cloonan, Martin; Webster, Emma

doi:10.4324/9781315557182

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“…our participants invariably equated alcohol-free shows with gigs for those too young to drink and who consequently spent less). In addition, some policy-makers may equate unlicensed venues with drug use or other unregulated behaviour (Carey 1997;Collin, 1997;Frith et al, 2013). Nevertheless, it was clear from our data that more sober audiences encourage more sober performances.…”

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“That's cool, you’re a musician and you drink”: Exploring entertainers’ accounts of their unique workplace relationship with alcohol

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Emslie

2016

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 48%

“That's cool, you’re a musician and you drink”: Exploring entertainers’ accounts of their unique workplace relationship with alcohol

Forsyth

Lennox

Emslie

2016

International Journal of Drug Policy

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“…[V17; also V5]This subjective view, one influenced by the manager/owner's personal enjoyment of music, corresponds with the ‘enthusiastic promoter’ category identified by Frith et al (2013, p.15). They make the distinction between the ‘enthusiastic promoter’ and the ‘commercial promoter’, with the former being someone who promotes music ‘because they want to, because they enjoy the music’ (Frith et al 2013).…”

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“…This instrumental view, lying at the opposite end of the spectrum to the enthusiast/subjective views expressed by some venue owners, corresponds with Frith et al . 's (2013, p. 15) categorisation of the ‘commercial promoter’. Whereas commercial considerations were considered secondary (if at all) by ‘enthusiast promoters’, profits are at the forefront of commercially motivated promoters.…”

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Challenges facing regional live music venues: A case study of venues in Armidale, NSW

Bennett

2020

Pop. Mus.

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This article draws from a wider research project undertaken in 2018 in Armidale, a small regional city in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, to explore the challenges commercial venues face in presenting and maintaining a regular live music programme. An analysis of the main themes suggests that the issues regional venues encounter are often qualitatively and/or quantitatively different from those facing their urban counterparts. This research found that regulatory issues, such as licensing, planning and noise, were not considered major impediments to regularly hosting live music. Rather, finding and accessing affordable quality bands in the numbers and styles needed to keep audiences coming to gigs, and getting audiences to regularly attend and spend money in the numbers needed to sustain the gigs, were identified as ongoing difficulties. Although venues in larger metropolitan cities are often confronted with similar problems, these are not the sort of issues that stand out in the research in this area. Rather the regulatory environment is emphasised. By drawing attention to the non-regulatory challenges regional venues face, important new avenues of research are opened up that will benefit live music scenes across Australia.

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“…More broadly, research into live music has blossomed since it became economically dominant within music industries from 2008 onwards (Page 2009). The pioneering work in this ‘turn to live music’ has involved a concentration on the industry, rather than on performers per se, and in particular on concert promoters (see Cloonan 2012; Frith et al 2013). Importantly, related work has shown how intimately intertwined the regulation of live music is with the licensing of alcohol sales, as was exemplified by the Licensing Act of 2003 in England and Wales.…”

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‘I'm there to play music not break up fights': gigging entertainers’ experiences of alcohol-related misbehaviour by audiences and its impact on performance

2016

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Despite the fact that drinking and music often share a space, the relationship between alcohol-related misbehaviour and live music has received little academic attention. Music has been demonstrated to influence drinking behaviour and entertainers have been observed influencing (‘soft-policing’) drunken misbehaviour by audiences. However, to date research has not given voice to those providing this musical entertainment. Are they aware of the effects they have on audiences' drinking behaviour and does this impact on performances? Our qualitative research fills this lacuna by drawing on the experiences of gigging entertainers to explore how they deal with intoxicated audiences. Interviews conducted as part of this research highlighted a lack of preparation on the part of performers for dealing with disorderly crowds and/or the unwanted attentions of drunken individuals; they usually have to learn appropriate responses ‘on the job’. Success as a gigging entertainer was felt to be only partly founded upon artistic merit, with an ability to engage the (often inebriated) public being equally important. Although none had received formal training in alcohol issues as musicians, some utilised people skills (e.g. conflict resolution techniques) acquired via other employment. The authors ask if there is a place for training in alcohol-related issues to be offered by or integrated into music curriculums.

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The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967

Cited by 15 publications

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“That's cool, you’re a musician and you drink”: Exploring entertainers’ accounts of their unique workplace relationship with alcohol

“That's cool, you’re a musician and you drink”: Exploring entertainers’ accounts of their unique workplace relationship with alcohol

Challenges facing regional live music venues: A case study of venues in Armidale, NSW

‘I'm there to play music not break up fights': gigging entertainers’ experiences of alcohol-related misbehaviour by audiences and its impact on performance

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