Eventful + whither Touring 2.0?
Some of you have already discovered this Eventful widget at the top of my Tour page and even used it. Thanks! I have Brad and Jonathan to thank for inspiring me to give Eventful another try. I'm just gonna let it cook for awhile and see what happens.
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I had to cancel a gig last week and as a result I've been thinking about touring and performing in general. For many of the thousands of musicians now reaching a global audience via the web, and for millions of listeners discovering new music via the same, I think the traditional model of touring is pretty broken.
For a lot of musicians, touring is like interstellar travel, requiring copious amounts of cheap energy and free time -- and that's when you're not being ripped off, having gear stolen, or broken down on a highway in Nevada. C'mon, this the Web 2.0 era. Where's the indie touring revolution? Things like Eventful are a step in the right direction, but it seems there's a lot more that could be done.
Previously: Show in OR tonight