How do concert meet and greets work

Instead, they make an effort to stick around after their shows each night to meet as many people as they can manage. Four stops on their current tour have sold out , and low ticket warnings are in place for a few others. But in the long term will those people be there for you when you maybe really need them? On their current North American tour, pop band LANY are randomly selecting 15 to 20 fans each date to attend soundcheck and hang out with the group.

He first brought the idea to LANY in as a means of connecting with fans safely; they were immediately on board. Similarly, Troye Sivan had members of his team scout fans in the audience to bring backstage after the show on his Bloom tour for a free meet-and-greet experience. They paid buku bucks for this experience.

But only the fans really know what they want to get out of it. Maybe they want live approval of their Stan Smiths Say it again directly into their Snapchat! They want Drake to tell them their girlfriend is hot. Despite all the upstanding things fans swear on the internet, when they arrive it's all transaction. Any request that comes to their minds is totally acceptable because they paid for the chance. The money is an investment for opportunity. You paid for a live audience and the hope that this entertainer will make your dreams—whatever they are—come true and nobody is going to stop you, not even the artist themselves.

To be fair, as with anything else, there is a hierarchy to things. New artists can benefit very much from a fan meet and greet. It's a time to meet all the peeps that gave you those thousands of Soundcloud spins and are willing to spend the money to get you high on the pyramid.

These fans are the ones who will eventually convince others that you most certainly deserve to be seen in an arena. These types of meet and greets can be jovial and communal. The artist is learning just as much about the fans as the fans are about the artist. But if your career continues to go up, you're meeting folks at the rate of a DC bartender. The meet and greets become one of several fan interactions in your schedule.

And the more powerful you get, the more the fans feel entitled. You have your own label now? They want to rap for you and get a deal. You have a Kardashian level social media? They want to be tagged in—for their paintings, their outfits, for their asscheeks. Logistically, serving this mindset quickly becomes complicated. If you are unable to attend, please email the purchaser name, a contact phone number, the date and show and a shirt size for each ticket to [email protected] within 30 days after the show.

Merchandise fulfilled by mail is subject to a shipping charge. We will contact you to coordinate your order. A: No. At 30 minutes past show time, we call for the band. The band will arrive shortly thereafter typically minutes. A: That depends on the number of guests.

Once the band arrives, we begin with the photo session and then transition to the autograph session. We will take your photo with the band. We want to ensure we get the best shot during the photo session and to ensure band members are not distracted from your interaction during the autograph session.

Q: How many items can I have autographed? A: Each guest may present up to 2 items to each band member to be autographed. Note, the two items can be different for each band member. Q: Are there any autograph restrictions? A: YES. In general, you must be able to hold the item during the show or make individual arrangements with the venue staff for storage.