3-1 "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band"

Let me discuss some thoughts I have on Musical concerts. In today’s day and age it has become a ritual of sorts to see ones favorite band in concert. But, what bands will hit it big this year? To understand, one must look at the factors that determine a bands’ popularity. In most cases it is the fan base and proceeds. If a band sells out at every destination on its tour, one can be confident in saying that band is popular. I will discuss one bands tour and why it has become a ritual of sorts to see them in concert.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have had quite a successful European tour this year. According to brucespringsteen.net nearly 1.5 million tickets have been sold and it is expected to grow to over 2 million with the newly released tour dates in the U.S. This is monumental in the music world. Bruce Springsteen is a contemporary singer and song writer and tours with the legendary E Street Band. His music is labeled as heartland rock. With the number of tickets sold it is very apparent that seeing these musicians has become a ritual. Even in 2008 the musicians had a large number of tickets sold.

Bruce Springsteen has become a household name and in most cases people love to see him in concert. A lot of people have even made it a ritual to see the man in concert every time he comes into town. Some people even travel the globe following the man’s tour place to place. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are defiantly successful musicians with a large fan base and a ritualistic following.

The idea that seeing ones favorite band in concert has become a ritual has been proven time and time again. I have shown this by explaining how it is true in regards to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. However, this is just one band of many. There are many bands with the same sort of ritualistic followings.

References

Brucespringsteen.net. (2009). EUROPEAN TOUR EARNS RAVES AS SPRINGSTEEN HAS
NOW SOLD OVER 1.5 MILLION TICKETS IN 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2009, from http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html